voestalpine AG Corporate Responsibility Report 2020 - Human Resources (optimized for printing)

SDG 4 – quality education SDG 5 – gender equality SDG 8 – decent work and economic growth SDG 16 – peace, justice and strong institutions

Our success as a steel and technology group is based on our employees’ particular expertise and high motivation. Hence voestalpine places great value in a respectful corporate culture as well as the diversity and individuality of its employees and their qualifications—all of which is reflected in the guiding principles of the company’s Corporate Responsibility (CR) strategy.

Corporate Culture

We create a respectful corporate culture in which we expect and encourage trust, diversity, self-determination, and personal responsibility. voestalpine’s culture, as a symbol of our Group-wide identity, is continually being refined in this sense.

Diversity

We value the individuality of all our employees and their capabilities—irrespective of gender, age, origin, creed, sexual orientation, or potential impairment—and create the conditions for equal opportunity as well as work that maintains people’s health and is appropriate to life’s different phases.

Training and Continuing Education

Targeted measures help voestalpine’s employees gain qualifications and thus broaden their career opportunities. We believe, furthermore, that both training young people and encouraging lifelong learning are long-term determinants of the company’s success.