Corporate Social Integrity

In times of accelerated technological and economic change, we believe that equal opportunities and variety are essential – not just for society, but for the company too. We value all people regardless of gender, age, sexual identity, health requirements, ethical or social background, skin color, religion, culture or ideology. The international nature of our business activities means that people from many different countries, cultures, religions and walks of life are employed in our company. They not only shape the profile, image and uniqueness of our company, but in our everyday business they also meet the wide range of requirements imposed by our customers, investors, suppliers and other stakeholders. We view the variety of our employees as a strategic success factor. It makes us appeal to customers and applicants alike. This holds tremendous potential for the continued growth of the Rheinmetall Group and is an opportunity to recruit and retain the best talent.

People living with a disability are in particular need of protection and solidarity in society. Their participation in work and training opportunities is an important expression and prerequisite for equal participation in social life. It is our aim to create a working environment that is based on individual commitment, cooperation and appreciation of all employees within the company. Our open corporate culture ensures that employees with health problems or disabilities are fully integrated in working life at Rheinmetall, where they have every opportunity to bring their talents and skills to the table and prove what they can do. Once again, the focus here is on developing existing strengths and potential. It is vital here that workstations are individually adapted to the type and degree of disability, allowing the employees concerned to achieve work of the same quality as that of colleagues without disabilities.

We champion self-determined and equal participation, and create the necessary working conditions for this. The first core principles and integration goals were formulated in a framework integration agreement together with the Group representative body for severely disabled employees back in 2002. In accordance with the action plan developed in 2018 for the German companies concerning the employment of people with disabilities, in February 2020 an inclusion agreement was negotiated between the Group representative body for severely disabled employees and the Group Works Council that, among other things, sets targets for recruitment and employment ratios of severely disabled trainees and people with a disability. A holistic assessment is carried out to check that workstations are designed in an integrative way. We also aim to ensure as much accessibility as possible on our site premises and during the recruitment process. Furthermore, we ensure that representatives for severely disabled employees are consulted during the planning phase for new building projects. Qualified teams at the locations monitor the process to ensure that the agreed regulations are implemented.