Sustainability
Our sustainability program is an integral element of our corporate strategy. It is IDT Biologika’s journey to set the path for our sustainable future regarding various environmental, social and governance factors with the clear ambition of putting the planet and people in the center of everything we do.
Our development and manufacturing processes are to meet the highest environmental, social, and governance standards. Read more about our commitment at a glance:
Environment
We are committed to apply energy saving measures as well as a sustainable procurement to minimize our impact both in how we produce vaccines, cell and gene therapeutics and biologics and how we avoid waste:
- Sustainable procurement: Procurement and supplier evaluation according to social, environmental and ecological factors
- Reduction of energy consumption: reduction of 1 % per year, in spite of rising production; switch to renewable energies
- Environmental-friendly transport
Social
Our talented workforce is a fundamental element of our success. We aim to provide them with a healthy, safe, and diverse working environment, fair wages and opportunities for growth and development. The promotion of safety is part of our corporate culture. With this, IDT fulfills its responsibility towards employees and society.
- Reduction of sickness rate by health & safety management
- Prevention and protection against discrimination
- Equal opportunities in respect of recruitment, selection, training, promotion, compensation and benefits
- IDT has a high proportion of female employees, e. g. total: 45 % male / 55 % female employees; managers 57 % male / 43 % female (HQ Germany)
Governance
IDT Biologika’s corporate governance counts with transparent organizational structures, processes and responsibilities. We wish to be a fair, reliable, and trustworthy partner for customers, business associates, and employees.
What are the main elements?
- Our risk-based Compliance Management System (CMS) with great focus on environment and social issues
- Our Corporate Code with a clear commitment to respecting human rights and dedicated goals in energy and sustainability policy
- Our Business Continuity Management (BCM) and the Information Security Management System (ISMS) as further elements of IDT´s sustainable corporate governance.
