On our path of sustainable and responsible management, we have already achieved a number of goals and mastered a wide range of challenges. We start where we have the power to change. We know that we cannot change everything directly, globally and all at once. But we can tackle and act. Together we are taking responsibility. Because: "FUTURE is what we make of it together".
In addition to our homepage, our sustainability matrix provides information on why Halfar sees itself as a sustainable company. Throughout the year, our company blog also provides exciting news about our daily work and our self-image. We report because it is important to us to show all our stakeholders: "Who we are, what we do and above all, why we do it".
SUSTAINABILTY AT HALFAR
Find out how we live sustainability in daily practice and which paths we take to achieve it. In accordance with the three-pillar model, divided into the fields of people, nature and product, we explain our sustainable actions and show how we take responsibility. An important component of this approach has been our climate strategy: Wherever possible, we avoid and reduce CO2 emissions; unavoidable emissions are offset in cooperation with ClimatePartner.
Shaping the present, living the future
Sustainability – a pressure point
At Halfar, we understand sustainable management according to the three-pillar model. This model is based on the idea that sustainable development, environmental, economic and social goals are implemented simultaneously and equally. It is also based on the assumption that the three aspects are interdependent. This means that the measures are only truly sustainable and thus viable for the future in their intersection.
Accordingly, we report on the three pillars: People, nature and product with their respective CSR impact areas: Market, Environment, Community and Workplace.
Accordingly, we report on the three pillars: People, nature and product with their respective CSR impact areas: Market, Environment, Community and Workplace.
Our goal is to show how we take responsibility and initiate change. We see ourselves as contributors within the framework of a task for society as a whole, which is named in the 17 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) of the United Nations. In this context, we have included the SDGs in our consideration in 2019 together with CheckN from the B.A.U.M. network.
Three-Pillars-Model
Accordingly to the three-pillars-model, we report on: Human, nature and product with their respective CSR impact areas: Market, Environment, Community and Workplace.
SDGs and corporate responsibility
Halfar is committed to sustainable development that takes equal account of the needs of individuals, the company and the environment. Therefore, in addition to the guidelines applicable to Halfar System, we are guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These 17 goals are at the heart of the 2030 Agenda adopted in 2015 and represent global targets for sustainable development. They encompass economic, ecological and social aspects of development and are consistent with our understanding of sustainable development. The SDGs apply to governments and civil society as well as to the private sector and academia. The 2030 Agenda serves as an overarching framework under which all structures, processes, ways of thinking and behaviour are to be rethought and aligned with sustainable development. We have incorporated the SDGs into our sustainability reporting and have created a detailed overview here:
Download SDG results matrix
Company Certifications and memberships at a glance
To ensure the achievement of objectives and compliance with the desired requirements, Halfar is audited according to the following standards.
- ISO 9001:2015
- ISO 14001:2015
- GOTS
- GRS
We also work with these certificates and generally recognised standards within our supply chain. We are furthermore a member of various organisations and participate in the overall social change towards more sustainability.
- Amfori BSCI
- Ökoprofit
Halfar stakeholder
As a responsible company, we are at the centre of a growing network and have sustainable relationships with our stakeholders. Stakeholders are all groups and individuals who have an influence on our company or are influenced by our business activities. The chart provides an overview of our stakeholders and our sustainable network.