Diversity and inclusion
An appreciative culture that is open equally to all people helps us to become more innovative and efficient and to attract and retain promising talents. Recognizing and appreciating diversity is therefore ingrained in our values, our guiding principles as well as our leadership principles.
GENDER DIVERSITY
Andrey Popov - stock.adobe.comGender diversity remains an important focus topic – with the clear target of increasing the proportion of women in the company. We sent an important signal in the reporting year with our commitment to the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEP), a joint initiative by U.N. Women and U.N. Global Compact. The seven principles to empower women in the workplace provide clear guidelines for how employers can promote gender equality. These include:
- equal pay for equal work,
- gender-specific measures for the promotion of women and
- zero tolerance for sexual harassment in the workplace.
The German Act on Equal Participation of Women and Men in Executive Positions in the Private and the Public Sector commits us to set targets in Germany for aspects such as the proportion of women at the two management levels below the Board of Management and to determine the target date for attainment of the proportion of women.
We have also set further targets above and beyond the legal requirements:
Among other things, we want the proportion of women in management positions to be at least 30 % by the end of 2030.
DIVERSITY THROUGH NETWORKS
Networks can make an important contribution to the promotion of diversity, equal opportunities and inclusion. WInX – our global “Women Initiative LANXESS” – connects women LANXESS across national borders. As part of this initiative, participants were able to network at virtual, hybrid and in-person events around the world.
With a “Male Ally Workshop,” the German women’s network showed that the engagement of male employees is also important for gender diversity and equality. The workshop gave rise to the "HeForWinX" network group for men who are committed to supporting the women’s network in the future.
LANXESS7 Women's Empowerment Principles
Did you know the 7 Women's Empowerment Principles?
- Establish high-level corporate leadership for gender equality.
- Treat all women and men fairly at work - respect and supprt human rights and nondiscrimination.
- Ensure the health, safety and well-being of all women and men workers.
- Promote education, training and professional developmnet for women.
- Implement enterprise development, supply chain and marketing practices that empower women.
- Promote equality through community initiatives and advocacy.
- Measure and publicy report on progress to achieve gender equality.
All further information about the WEPs can be found here.
