Who are our stakeholders?

Obereisenbach employees

VAUDE internal

• Balance of professional and private life 
• Safe workplace 
• Adequate payment 
• Advancement opportunities 
• Sustainable personnel development 
• Trust 
• Independent work Good workplace (ergonomics, lighting, industrials safety, fire protection) 
• Health promotion Internal communication 
• Flow of information, transparency 
• Leadership style 
• Clear and meaningful goals
• Good corporate image
  

• Employee talks 
  
• Quarterly exchanges 
• Meetings 
• Company feedback program 
• Dialog between management and employees 
• Intranet 
• Employee surveys
• Interface analysis 
• SWOT analysis
  

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Shareholders

VAUDE internal

• Regular reporting
• Reliable figures 
• Easy to understand presentations 
• Responsible business Profit expectation 
• Economic performance 
• Strong, future-oriented innovation
  

• Regular reporting
• Shareholder meetings 
• Presentation of company objectives and results 
• Visits to trade fairs
  

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Subsidiaries (Sales office in Spain, Holland, Franchise GmbH, Shanghai office)

VAUDE internal

• Clear goals and objectives 
• Reliable communication 
• Security 
• Stability 
• Timely coordination
  

• Regular reporting 
• Voting 
• Timely communication
  

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Suppliers (Fabrics and accessories)

Suppliers

• Clear goals and objectives 
• Timely payments 
• Good flow of information 
• Adequate quantities and prices 
• Procurement management
  

• Cooperation with and support from VAUDE Vendor Management
• Regular site visits, training on environmental management and social standards
• Focused on reducing climate-damaging emissions as part of the VAUDE Science Based Targets voluntary commitment
• Important input provider and participant of the VAUDE Green Shape Standard

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Producers

Suppliers

• Long-term, collaborative relationship
• VAUDE solvency 
• Clear guidelines, flow of information
• Functioning procurement management (utilization, disposition) 
• Assistance in implementation of social and environmental demands
  

• FW Audits 
• Regular visits
• Discussions with VAUDE QC Team 
• Annual meetings with the VAUDE production management 
• Annual producer assessment and discussions with top management 
• Training on labor laws and responsibilities S
• Spport from on-site employees
  

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Banks

Creditors

• Compliance with our covenants / agreements 
• Regular reporting 
• Reliability – completeness of figures 
• Liquidity tests Long-term corporate planning 
• Regular, open direct information 
• Risk management 
• Information on corporate decision making
  

• Regular reporting 
• Current communication 
• Bank reports 
• Annual “Bank Rounds” with a theme-based presentation
  

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End customers

Customers

• Products free from harmful substances 
• Fairly produced products 
• Good value for money 
• High performance / quality 
• Low carbon footprint 
• Modern (stylish) products 
• Products that support lifestyle choices 
• Transparency 
• Credibility 
• Transparent products 
• Corporate climate 
• Anti-corruption measures
  

• Responding to requests for information (e.g. Facebook, email, etc.)

• Surveys

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Retailers

Customers

• Good margins / good discounts 
• Good image 
• Brand awareness / demand 
• High quality Credibility of statements 
• Fair personal contact 
• High level of service (product level, sales support level, sustainability) 
• Active sales support 
• Ability to deliver 
• Flow of information (on sustainability issues)
• Partnership 
• Transparent information
  

• Benchmarking study 
• Personal interviews 
• Templates 
• Trade fairs 
• Annual talks with sales representative, division heads, and partially executives
  

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CCC, CIR, Inkota, Greenpeace,WWF, DAV, EOCA

NGO Social and Environmental

• Transparency 
• Credibility 
• Debate on critical topics 
• Partner for expert advice and marketing (WWF)
  

• Dialog
• Conferences
• Working groups
• Taking a political stance on sustainability issues

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Regional council, District administration, European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
tax and revenue office, Customs, Federal Environmental Agency, social insurers
bluesign® system, FW, myclimate, EMAS, TÜV, DGNB, ECG

Authorities

• Compliance
  

• Contacts 
• Dialog 
• Ad hoc and project based consultations
  

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bluesign® system, FW, myclimate, EMAS, ISO, TÜV, DGNB

External audits, Monitoring systems

• Collaborations regulated with contracts (services) 
• Credibility 
• Fulfillment of legally set objectives 
• Transparency Honest commitment 
• Better cooperation between business and producer 
• Improvement of working conditions for workers 
• Assumption of responsibility by brand 
• Cross-brand collaborations 
• Compliance with 
• CoC and the “living wage” 
• Database, reliable figures
• Reduction of climate burden 
• Compliance
  

• bluesign® system: Contracts, BSSL, Audits, Conferences, Work Groups 
• FW: annual “Performance Check”, CAP annual update 
• myclimate: annual carbon footprint , various talks, meetings and audits
  

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Federal Association Sustainable Economy,  BAUM e.V, ECG

Associations (with and without membership)

• Exchanges on relevant brand issues 
• Development of common positions and approaches 
• Expectations on the subject of sustainability: Expectations on sustainability issues: information sources, a pioneer, driving source for environmental social issues 
• Cooperations on sustainability aspects on a sector-political level
  

• Working groups 
• Conferences 
• Dialog 
• Collaborations
  

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Municipality, County

State

• Transparency 
• Communicative exchanges 
• Low emissions (noise, harmful substances, traffic, waste, wastewater)  
• Business tax revenues 
• Active in local issues (biodiversity) 
• Acceptance of municipal tasks: Kinderhaus, local swimming pool 
• Provision of attractive workplaces 
• Cooperation on transport concepts 
• Traffic planning 
• Local development 
• Promotion of local business 
• Environmental protection
  

• Community events 
• Inform community abut developments at 
• VAUDE Personal contact to mayor 
• Tours of the company 
• Working groups
  

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Government (national, state), politics

State

• Balancing professional and private life (part-time quota, women in part-time management positions, high birthrate) 
• Diversity, equal opportunity (foreigners, women) 
• Mobility concept 
• Energy transition 
• Sustainability 
• Companies in the community (civic engagement) 
• Biodiversity 
• Input and experience exchange on economic and sustainability topics
  

• Dialogs with politicians on a national and regional level
  

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Athletes, WWF, DAV

Sponsoring partner

• Performance 
• Transparency 
• Credibility 
• Positive image Brand awareness 
• Sustainability
  

• Events Dialog
  

• a combination thereof with at least 35 percent Tencel® or hemp

Institutions (IHK, family net, Career and Family)

Community

• Innovative employer
• Motivator /role model
• Attractive employer

• Personal contact within committees
  

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Media

Media

• Reporting transparency
  

• Contacts 
• Dialog 
• Interviews
  

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Universities, Colleges

Community

• Attractive employer 
• Internships and master degree positions 
• Discussion of critical issues
• Cooperation partner for Expert advice and marketing (WWF)
  

• College contact program
• Research and innovation project

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Social institutions i.e. workshops for developmentally disabled

Community

• Sustainability: diversity (employees with placement constraints)
  

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