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How we work for the common good.

Team

PEPVISION

Anchoring of sustainability goals in executive compensation

We can only achieve the transformation to a sustainable company together. Our top management lives the concept of sustainability in the company. By anchoring sustainability targets in their variable compensation, our managers set themselves very individual goals. In this way, we communicate the idea of sustainability across all levels of work and strengthen sustainable behavior among our employees.

PEPVISION

Balanced gender structure in the workforce and at management level

We want to achieve a balanced gender structure among our managers and throughout the workforce. Our management team, which consists of Ingeborg Neumann and Marcus Baumbach, is a good role model.

With flexible working time models and the option of home office, we try to attract female employees for management positions.

To further support the topic of diversity in the company, the Peppermint Group has joined the "Diversity Charter" initiative. More than 4,500 signatories of the charter, which was launched in 2006, are committed to creating a prejudice-free working environment and promoting equal opportunities for their employees.

By signing, Peppermint officially commits to the six points of the Diversity Charter:

1. create a corporate culture of mutual respect and appreciation
2. human resources processes accommodate diverse talent and performance needs
3. recognizing diversity internally and externally to the company
4. communicate the contents of the charter internally and externally
5. provide public information about activities to promote diversity
6. inform employees about the added value of diversity

Particularly in a diverse group of companies, it is important to create a large, lively whole from the diversity of locations, departments, interests, competencies and objectives. We have reaffirmed this focus with the Diversity Charter.

Employees in the company
650 +

(2023)

Gender balance in the workforce
52 % female

48% male
(2022)

53% f / 47% m (2021)

Gender distribution among management
33 % female

67% male
(2022)

35% f / 65% m (2021)

Safety and health

PEPVISION

Mission Zero, no lost-time accidents by 2030

When it comes to occupational safety and health protection, we focus on prevention and training. Our internal specialists for fire protection, occupational safety and health protection continuously plan, implement and monitor measures.

The health of our employees is important to us. That's why we offer them health promotion and prevention programs. These include, for example, health days or ergonomic workplace design. With all these measures, we aim to keep our workplace accidents as low as possible.

Mission Zero has been set - and yet accidents still happen. That's why we place particular emphasis on rapid first aid. We are proud that one in ten of our employees is trained as a first aider.

We use the Lost Time Injury Rate (LTIR) to compare accident occurrences at our sites. This enables us to map the accident frequency - taking into account the different shift systems.

In addition to the Lost Time Injury Rate (LTIR), in the future we will also use the Severity Rate (SR), which takes into account the severity of injuries, to expand the view of accident occurrence.
By including these metrics we obtain a more comprehensive picture of the accident situation at our sites and can take targeted measures to improve occupational safety. Our primary goal is to reduce the severity of accidents and ensure a safe working environment for our employees.

Social engagement

PEPVISION

We commit at least 0.5% of our earnings to bettering the common good in a variety of ways

Peppermint supports the society that sustains us. We see this as a great responsibility to engage ourselves socio-politically.

We support projects in the areas of art & culture, education, sports and politics as well as humanitarian aid and civil defense. We foster a corporate culture in which our employees are actively involved and their voices are heard. In this context, we allocate a budget to each site that can be used. This gives employees the opportunity to apply with projects in which they are personally interested and where they see a positive contribution to society. In this way, we want to ensure that donations are used sensibly and effectively, while at the same time encouraging motivation and commitment among our employees. In the past, we have supported a number of cultural and arts projects as well as local organizations working to help people in our country. Some examples include the Friends of the National Gallery, the Else-Heiliger Fund of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, local volunteer fire departments and schools. We are also involved on a voluntary basis in leading political associations such as the Federation of German Industries and the German Textile+Fashion Association.

When we get involved, we always emphasize exchange and cooperation between the arts, culture, politics, business and society. Particular emphasis is placed on young artists whose works open up a new and refreshing perspective on the world, as well as reflecting on socio-political processes in a sophisticated way and setting new impulses. Peppermint thus promotes unconventional and surprising thinking as well as the development of creative alternatives.

We love art. Art opens up new horizons and perspectives and encourages people to think outside the box. With sculptures, installations and paintings by artists, we create a working environment that promotes creativity and innovation. For us, art and business belong together!

Janina Roider

Flipflop_volcano.stl, 3D PLA Print and Flipflop Paint, 745 x 578 x 1000 mm (x – y – z), 2022
Location: Zwickauer Kammgarn GmbH in Wilkau Haßlau

Michael Just

LA-LA (1965)
Location: Zwickauer Kammgarn GmbH in Wilkau Haßlau

Hans-Christian Schink

Ba Be 1
Location: Peppermint Holding GmbH in Berlin

Veronika Kellndorfer

National Gallery, Ventilation Shafts
Location: Peppermint Holding GmbH in Berlin

Michael Just

Zirkulationsbedingungen, Es hätte Licht geben können
Location: Peppermint Holding GmbH in Berlin

Julia Schmidt

Auftragsarbeit und Moncler 1733/1749 / Decorator Il
Location: Ertex Jacquard in Rodewisch

Projects that are shaping change

From culture, education and sport to health and civil protection - these projects stand for courage, creativity and the will to make our society fit for the future through commitment. We want to inspire tomorrow's creative minds today to become part of an innovative team that lives change.

Inspiration through change

Peppermint is passionately committed to the art scene and supports the Endless Exhibition at Berlin's Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart. The exhibition brings together permanently installed works and stands for change and creative debate - values that drive us at Peppermint. With this sponsorship, we inspire future generations and contribute to the dialog about the challenges of our time.

Exhibition view “Infinite Exhibition”: Claudia Wieser, Something In and On Something Else, 2024
Approx. 400 cm x 280 cm x 120 cm, glazed ceramic tiles (10x10cm), aluminum, stainless steel, mirror glass on MDF, digital print on Alu Dibond
© Claudia Wieser / Photo: Jacopo La Forgia / Nationalgalerie - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

 

 

 

Bridges for diversity

We actively support the Freunde der Nationalgalerie e.V. and the Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft im BDI e.V..

Preserving cultural diversity is a matter close to our hearts. In this way, we not only shape change, but also create links between art, society and business.

Unleash talents

Peppermint supports the Else Heiliger Fund (EHF) of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, which supports artists through scholarships in decisive career phases.

In the spirit of Else Heiliger's legacy, our support helps to develop creative potential and strengthen the art scene in the long term.

Strong education for strong generations

Education is the key to a better future. This is why we specifically support educational projects in Saxony, Romania and the Czech Republic, such as the Seminar Oberschule Auerbach, the Friends and Supporters Association of the Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Grammar School in Rodewisch, the parents' association of Mesota College, scholarships for the Codlea school, the “Happy Kids” foreign language daycare center in Wildenfels and SUPŠSK Hořice. Our aim is to support young people on their path to a successful future.

Growing together with sports initiatives

Sport unites and inspires. By supporting initiatives in Saxony and the Czech Republic, such as FSV Silberstraße Wiesenburg e.V. and SPORTOVNÍ KLUB MILETÍN Z.S., we make sporting activities accessible to everyone. In this way, we enable young people to experience our values of team spirit, commitment and fair play at first hand - and at the same time open up ways for them to get to know our group better.

Strong together: for health and perspectives

We support health initiatives that strengthen the well-being of our community and young people in particular - such as the Zwickauer Kinderhaus-Verein e.V., the “Daruieste Viata” children's hospice in Romania and the charity run for a pupil suffering from muscular atrophy at the Käthe-Kollwitz-Gymnasium in Zwickau. In this way, we not only create a healthy environment, but also build bridges to the talents of tomorrow.

Commitment to the everyday heroes

We are actively involved in civil protection to ensure safety and support in our community. By supporting volunteers such as the Rodewisch volunteer fire department, the Förderverein der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Silberstraße e.V., the Miletin volunteer fire department, the Chemnitz water rescue service and the Feuerwehrverein Frankenberg e.V., we are strengthening structures that are indispensable to us all.