Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung & Soziales Engagement
Als innovatives und zukunftsorientiertes Unternehmen sind wir uns unserer gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung bewusst. Bei Wipotec setzen wir uns aktiv für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung und das Wohl unserer Mitarbeiter sowie der Gesellschaft ein. Verantwortung bedeutet für uns nicht nur der ressourcenschonende Umgang mit Materialien und der Einsatz für den Klima- und Umweltschutz, sondern auch die Förderung von sozialen Initiativen und das Engagement für faire Arbeitsbedingungen.
Wir leben Werte wie Respekt, Vertrauen und Offenheit und schaffen eine Unternehmenskultur, die Vielfalt, Gleichberechtigung und Gesundheit fördert. Mit unseren Projekten und Kooperationen, von der integrativen Betriebskindertagesstätte bis hin zu sozialen Fördermaßnahmen in der Region, möchten wir einen positiven Beitrag zu unserer Gemeinschaft leisten und nachhaltigen Wandel vorantreiben.
Erfahren Sie mehr darüber, wie wir Verantwortung übernehmen und gemeinsam mit unseren Mitarbeitern und Partnern eine bessere Zukunft gestalten.
Joint successes. Social responsibility.
Acting responsibly is our corporate contribution to sustainable development in the areas of activity relating to the market, the environment, employees, and the community.
We make a large positive contribution to our social obligation by making sustainability into an even more important element of our strategy. We strive to act responsibly and sustainably in all processes. We regularly discuss what sustainable corporate management means on many levels of the company. The results are implemented promptly. This also applies to the digitalisation of business processes and the assessment and avoidance of its social and environmental risks.
Our business ethics are also based on the principle that we do not tolerate corruption, bribery, or fraudulent business practices of any type. The motto here is being successful together and responsibly.
We consistently eliminate all activities that prevent fair competition. We comply with antitrust laws. Collusion is prohibited so that prices and terms cannot be influenced.
Creating values. For ourselves and others.
Our production processes aim to be as resource-saving as possible. Here, the "everything from a single source" principle helps to avoid unnecessary transport and storage expenses. Our level of vertical integration is exceptionally high and the number of suppliers is therefore limited.
We cover the entire value chain with an 85 % level of vertical integration: From basic research in the software and hardware sector to development, design, production, sales, and service. Everything under one roof.
When it comes to value creation, we do not limit ourselves to standard systems alone. It's no accident that our motto is "There’s no such thing as impossible". Which finally propels us to deliver top performances when implementing your specific requirements.
If we do need parts from suppliers, they are handpicked. They are mainly manufactured by small and medium-sized German enterprises. Technical parts are sourced 100 % from Germany and Germany's share of mechanical parts stands at 70 %.
And our component suppliers are often much more than just suppliers: We maintain partnerships and, like our customers, profit from sustained, long-term business relationships that we, as a sound, founder-managed business, place in the foreground of our day-to-day actions.
Creating values for others too: We are committed to fulfilling our social responsibility beyond our actual business activity by solving social problems. This includes our commitment to the community in the form of donations of cash, goods, or time. Employees we release from work take on tasks by contributing their expertise and supporting charitable or social organisations with their labour.
Making products safer. Protecting people.
As a hotbed of innovation with a worldwide customer base, we focus firmly on our customers' requirements. We know our customers and what they expect from us.
Their ideas and issues substantially determine our view of the market, the focus of our efforts and the direction of our activities regarding new products and technologies.
In many cases, our products contribute considerably to people's health and the safety of everyday products. It is also our aim to protect the health and safety of our customers and everyone who encounters our systems. We assess the health and environmental risks of our machines over their entire lifecycle.
We market and sell our machinery and systems in compliance with the relevant laws; we act sustainably in this respect and oblige our employees to adhere to ethical and moral principles.
Integrity and communication.
During the design stage, then in development and lastly in production, we make enormous efforts to consume less energy and other resources. We know our supply chain and where our supplier products come from. We ask our business associates to also comply with social and environmental standards.
We retain suppliers long term by involving them in our technology development and market success. This requires a close working relationship, combined with trust-based communication. Our suppliers have grown with us in the past and will continue to grow with us in the future. This approach builds trust and creates long-lasting partnerships.
We focus on companies from the region; in many cases these business relationships have existed for decades and are based on mutual respect. They are distinguished by mutual fairness and frequently lead to technology partnerships and other forms of close cooperation. Integrity ensures that employees, business associates and customers have confidence in the brand and our products.
At Wipotec itself, integrity is part of the corporate philosophy. Our values are practised by all staff, employees and managers. We promote integrity through staff selection and corporate culture.
In our company, integrity is also demonstrated by positive error management combined with working on solutions, by good communication with colleagues and customers, and by practising quality daily. It is important here that we always keep our promises. This behaviour results in customer loyalty and brand confidence; on the employees' part it results in identifying with the company, synonymous with motivation.
Management and employees work closely together at the point of value creation. In this way, employees in production can improve their processes themselves and optimise their effectiveness. The result is optimum use of resources and more efficient communication.
Helping people. Serving society.
What we are proud of: The machinery and equipment we produce, such as Wipotec checkweighers, effectively ensure the quality of products which are in everyday use. Our X-ray inspection systems guarantee the quality of food, thus protecting the lives of many people throughout the world.
Conserving resources and, especially in the case of food, preventing waste are some of our systems' most important quality features. Our globally competitive systems are also at the top of their respective product classes. This is how they establish our reputation as a world market leader. We have the implementation of far-sighted corporate strategy decisions to thank for our position in the market. Our innovative strength is also an important factor in this.
As a founder-managed company, compliance with good corporate governance is vital for our survival. It means that the management follows its own codes of conduct.
As a family-managed company with over 30 years’ experience, this includes enduring, long-term partnerships and always putting the customer first.
In the competition for the best talents in the regional labour market, we offer the more attractive jobs. In return, our investment in training, our support of universities and the promotion of dual study programmes are rewarded by the fact that we can attract many qualified specialists and people with great potential.
By sponsoring young people, the company is also able to satisfy the demand for management trainees of a rapidly growing company like Wipotec.
Bearing social responsibility. Fostering commitment.
Our social responsibility can be seen in our social commitment and the fight against social injustice.
In 2014, we opened a company-owned day care centre for children on our company site. A total of 55 children, including children under two and children with disabilities, attend the inclusive day care center and are cared for by a team of professionals.
In social terms, we boost the local environment and region, whether through cooperation with disabled workshop establishments or participation in community-supported sports events. Our talent promotion extends from cycling sponsorships and German scholarship grants to the funding of STEM school programmes to provide more young people with access to mathematics and science topics.
We encourage the voluntary commitment of our employees and support social project days for this purpose. Direct support ranges from disabled facilities and charitable organisations to sports promotion and animal welfare. Employees released from work by Wipotec implement social projects locally in relevant establishments.
We also promote education in the region by working with schools and universities, by awarding grants and supporting dual study programmes. The aim of setting up an "Environment – Technology – Social Services" skills centre is to inspire children and young people with enthusiasm for the exciting world of technology.
The systematic training and professional development of our employees and partners is a key building block of our strategy for optimising the sustainability of our production and supply chain. In addition to e-learning, we rely on specialist workshops for training and development at selected locations.
Lebenshilfe Westpfalz e.V.
“The positive aspects of a company-owned day care centre for children are remarkable in themselves but incorporating the integrative concept truly sets social standards.”
— David Lyle, Executive Director