OUR SUSTAINABILITY PLEDGES:

We select materials according to criteria of resource con­ser­va­tion, com­pli­ance with animal welfare and en­vir­on­ment­al com­pat­ib­il­ity. The dur­ab­il­ity of the products is another sus­tain­able aspect. The use of resource-saving washing and dyeing processes greatly reduces the use of water and chemicals and prevents the discharge of chemicals into wastewa­ter. We rely on strong partners such as GOTS, OCS, Amfori and our business partners.

The GERRY WEBER GROUP sources pre­fab­ric­ated goods from suppliers worldwide. In this context, we rely on long-term part­ner­ships and trusting co­oper­a­tion with our partners. Everything we do is based on the respect for human rights and com­pli­ance with accepted en­vir­on­ment­al and social standards.

To ensure maximum security in this regard, we con­tinu­ously analyse human rights risks at GERRY WEBER. Our suppliers undergo a strict selection and screening process; they must sign the Code of Conduct and the Social Com­pli­ance Agreement.

JOIN & STAY

WE WANT TO REACH YOU! WE WANT TO INSPIRE YOU! WE WANT YOU TO STAY!

Under the motto “WE ARE GERRY”, we jointly develop a value-based corporate culture. The working at­mo­sphere is char­ac­ter­ised by in­form­al­ity and flat hier­arch­ies. The focus is placed on a …

GERRY WEBER has in­tro­duced a com­pre­hens­ive and in­nov­at­ive mobile working concept for maximum flex­ib­il­ity, in­di­vidu­al com­pat­ib­il­ity and work-life balance. An average of 40% of the employees are on site, with many working mobile a few days per week from wherever it is con­veni­ent for them. This way, we express trust and personal re­spons­ib­il­ity to our employees and want to give them maximum flex­ib­il­ity in terms of time and place.

In­cid­ent­ally, we in­tro­duced a com­pre­hens­ive working time concept for flexible working hours already back in 2011. A COVID-19 taskforce installed at GERRY WEBER back in February 2020 has ensured maximum safety for our employees during the pandemic. The in­stall­a­tion of a testing and vac­cin­a­tion centre, which continues to offer free testing to all staff and an equally easily ac­cess­ible vac­cin­a­tion service, has con­trib­uted to a very low infection rate and a feeling of safety in the workplace.

It is our stated goal to reduce the en­vir­on­ment­al impact of our activ­it­ies to a minimum, and we are con­tinu­ously working to reach this goal. We have therefore taken measures to ensure resource-efficient pro­duc­tion and to reduce our carbon footprint. Also, we are working to implement the principle of the circular economy in various places and operate a com­pre­hens­ive energy and en­vir­on­ment­al man­age­ment system. Recent examples include the in­tro­duc­tion of carbon-neutral shipping within Germany or the pos­sib­il­ity for our customers to return their old clothes to our stores for recycling. Our strategic goals also include our will to continue improving in this area.

A com­mit­ment to society is an integral element of corporate re­spons­ib­il­ity and also an important aspect of our strategy.

In addition to the issue of inclusion, aspects such as diversity, equality and the pro­tec­tion of women’s rights are of par­tic­u­lar concern to us. In this context, we have also started co­oper­a­tions, e.g. with Terre de Femmes.

In addition, GERRY WEBER is in­tensi­fy­ing the co­oper­a­tion with or­gan­isa­tions promoting inclusion as well as equal op­por­tun­it­ies and diversity.

THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)

In 2015, the United Nations published the SDGs as part of the 2030 Agenda. They comprise a total of 17 goals with 169 as­so­ci­ated social, en­vir­on­ment­al and economic targets which are in­teg­rated and in­di­vis­ible. These 17 goals can be assigned to five areas of critical im­port­ance, the “5 Ps”: People, Planet, Prosper­ity, Peace, Part­ner­ship – to focus on the dignity and equality of humanity, to protect the climate and resources, to promote prosper­ity and peace for all and to build global part­ner­ships.

All countries (de­vel­op­ing countries, emerging countries, in­dus­tri­al­ised nations), civil societies and private sectors are called upon to address these issues, goals and targets. GERRY WEBER In­ter­na­tion­al lives up to this re­spons­ib­il­ity and has iden­ti­fied four goals to which we can and want to make an active con­tri­bu­tion. We have defined targets and measures whose degree of achieve­ment will be reviewed annually and adjusted if necessary.