For us, corporate social responsibility (CSR) means that we take corporate responsibility for people, society and nature. We take this very seriously: in the fundamental strategic direction of our company and in our daily work.
We accept social responsibility for the people who manufacture our products, for our customers who deserve high quality products, and of course, for our employees here at our headquarters in Tettnang-Obereisenbach.
We are convinced that we all share a passion for achieving sustainability. Therefore, we can trust our employees to be motivated and committed to working with us to attain our goal - economic success with environmentally friendly, socially responsible products.
We believe that people enjoy performing to their best, provided that the work environment is right. Therefore we create a climate of mutual trust and appreciation in our company - see „Culture of values and trust" - and invest heavily in employee satisfaction - see „Satisfied employees are motivated".
This commitment to a good working atmosphere also has an economic rationale: for the complex processes in the outdoor industry, we need highly qualified personnel as well as employees who are highly specialized. Keeping good employees in the company is crucial to our competitiveness.
Therefore, in addition to a respectful working environment, we also offer a variety of tangible incentives. For example, almost all of our employees have open-ended contracts which provides job security and shows them our appreciation. Options that help with the balance of work and family are of particular importance. See „Family company in the best sense“.
VAUDE is a family company and we see ourselves as one „big family", which is only possible in a culture of trust. This also means that we have an understanding of the personal circumstances of our employees. With flexible working hours and home-office days, we try to facilitate the balance of work and private life.
A particularly important point in the balance between work and family is child care. Especially in our rural, somewhat secluded area, there are few child care facilities. Therefore, we founded the VAUDE Kinderhaus where children between 6 months and ten years can be enrolled in a crèche group or mixed-age group for after school care - see „Creating added value through our commitment” „VAUDE Kinderhaus – our company childcare center”.
The VAUDE Kinderhaus is open to all children in the area.
