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The new trainees were also given a practical introduction
to the topic of occupational safety in a special industrial
health and safety day. The event provided more than 120
trainees with information on avoiding industrial accidents
and occupational illnesses, safety with high-voltage technol-
ogy in hybrid vehicles and the use of personal protective
equipment. The necessary knowledge was conveyed in
presentations and exercises.
Holistic healthcare management
Since 1998, Porsche has provided a healthcare screening
program through its “Boxenstopp” project aimed at pre-
vention and early detection for managers of the second
and third levels Porsche AG and its subsidiaries. Annual
evaluations provide the basis for organizational measures
and target-group-specific health promotion measures.
In the course of the management development programs,
the seminar series about mental health in the workplace
line supervisors are trained to use employee-oriented and
health-promoting management techniques to recognize,
assess and prevent psychological stress among their
employees. The seminars aim to sharpen awareness and
establish practical skills when it comes to dealing with
one’s own mental health and recognizing links between
managerial behavior and the health of their employees.
The Prevention First training program has existed since
2003 and comprises 26 training units comprising group
and individual training session over a period of 13 weeks.
The program strengthens employees’ personal abilities and
opportunities, and highlights ways of establishing a lifestyle
geared to staying healthy. The costs of the program are
jointly borne by Porsche AG and the employees’ health
insurance providers.
Appropriate deployment of employees whose abilities
have changed is ensured by an integration team. Timely
provision of structured integration management for employ-
ees with long-term illnesses, primary prevention offerings
for the issue of addiction, and deployment of employees
whose abilities have changed at optimized work stations in
line with their capabilities, age and the aging process are
continually optimized.
SUSTAINABILITY
The issue of sustainability, comprising the areas of Economy
and Governance, Product Responsibility, Environment and
Energy at Company Sites, Employees and Society, was
reorganized during the reporting year. The newly created
sustainability office called “Geschäftsstelle Nachhaltigkeit”
is the interface responsible for all issues relevant to sus-
tainability within the company. The office is not only tasked
with coordinating all sustainability topics, but also ensures
ongoing reporting on them. In this connection, the first sep-
arate sustainability report, which comprehensively presents
all sustainability topics, is being created for the reporting
year. The area of Society covers sport, culture, education/
science and the environment outside the company.
Sport
Top-class tennis and young talents
Porsche is supporting the German women’s national
tennis team (Porsche-Team Deutschland) for the second
year. This sponsoring cooperation with the German Tennis
Federation (DTB), which is initially planned for a period of
three years, also includes support for upcoming players
(Porsche-Talent-Team).
A word of thanks to our employees
The great willingness of the workforce to work flexibly and
demonstrate extraordinary commitment is testimony to
their firm resolve to enhance Porsche’s competitiveness.
Moreover, high levels of professional expertise and individu-
al initiative continued to be decisive factors in achieving
and even surpassing the company’s ambitious goals in
the reporting year. We know that this cannot be taken
for granted. The executive board would therefore like to
express its gratitude to all employees. Our thanks are
particularly due to the employee representatives, who have
promoted the interests of the workforce and played such
an active part in making the company fit for the future.
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