DaimlerChrysler

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• DaimlerChrysler
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Willa Decjusza, 17th of July 2007, Kraków
• dr Ewa Labno-Falecka

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• DaimlerChrysler is a leading supplier of
  superior passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles
  (SUVs), minivans and pickups, and the worlds
  largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles

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• Strong brands and broad portfolio (ranging form
  small cars to heavy-duty trucks)
• Supplemented by tailored financial services along
  the automotive value chain
• Active in nearly all countries in the world

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• The commercial success of DaimlerChrysler is
  founded on the Trust of the people in all
  countries where our company is active
• We have anchored Economic, Ecological and Ethical
  Responsibility firmly in our corporate strategy
  our vision is sustainable development
• Our vehicles meet peoples need for mobility,
  safety and innovation
• DaimlerChrysler takes worldwide responsibility
  towards our customers, shareholders and employees
  just as seriously as our responsibility towards
  socio-political institutions at local, regional,
  national and international level
• DaimlerChrysler is convinced that commercial
  success and social responsibility are two sides
  of the coin

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3 Dimensions of CSR

• Economy
• Market Capitalization EUR 47.6 billion
• Total Revenues EUR 151.6 billion
• Operating Profit EUR 5,52 million
• Net income EUR 3,23 million
• Total Dividend EUR 1,54 million
• RD expenditures EUR 5,33 million
• Automotive Sales Passenger Cars 3 906 500
  units - MCG 1 251 800 units - Chrysler
  Group 2 654 700 units Commercial Vehicles 842
  000 units - Trucks 537 000 units - Vans,
  Buses, Others 305 000 units
• Employees 360 385

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3 Dimensions of CSR

• Environment
• Prime focus reductions in fuel consumption and
  CO2 emission by
• improvement of the conventional internal
  combustion engine
• - development of new, alternative drive
  systems (fuel cell)
• We focus on the environmental impact of our
  products over their entire lives and recycling
• DaimlerChrysler promotes and supports the
  development of environmentally compatible and
  largely CO2-neutral fuels
• Trough the application of innovative technologies
  we also reduce emissions during the production of
  vehicles as well as during their service lives
• DaimlerChrysler helps conserve resources and
  promotes the use of renewable raw materials

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New Technologies
Smart fortwo with start/stop function ?
micro-hybrid drive
BLUETEC Technology Mercedes-Benz E Class 320
World Green Auto of the Year
It uses idling phases to switch off the engine
and temporarily completely avoid fuel
consumption, exhaust gas and noise emissions
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3 Dimensions of CSR

• Ethics
• DaimlerChrysler enters into and shape political
  and social dialogue at local, regional and global
  levels
• By supporting governments and global institutions
  such as the United Nations in their efforts to
  create fair framework conditions for the global
  economy DaimlerChrysler is helping to build
  social stability
• By integrating the principles of the Global
  Compact into our Social Responsibility Guidelines
  we have underlined our commitment to maintaining
  appropriate social standards worldwide
• DaimlerChrysler considers relations with
  employees and engagement in society not simply as
  an obligation but also as an investment in the
  future of company
• DaimlerChrysler strengthens civilized societies
  and with legal, social and economic standards
  act as a beacon in countries where such standards
  are not yet in place

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3 Dimensions of CSR

• Ethics
• DaimlerChrysler supports the objectives of the
  Global Compact and continually applies its
  principles in actual practice
• The principles of the Global Compact
• Human Rights (Occupational Safety and Health Act
  OSHA)
• Labour Standards
• Environment
• Anti-corruption
• DaimlerChrysler supports the aims
• Alliance against Hunger and Poverty
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• World Employee Committee

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• Mondialogo - DaimlerChryslers school contest
• Over 100.000 participants
• 140 countries
• The global initiative launched by DaimlerChrysler
  and UNESCO
• The project encourages intercultural dialogue
• Ambassadors of the initiative include the
  Brazilian author Paulo Coelho and Swedish writer
  Henning Mankell

In 2006 the Polish team in cooperation with Congo
team took third place in Mondialogo competition
with the impressive project bulletin devoted
mainly to hardships which Congo children have to
meet with during they life
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• Two teams from different continents have to make
  contact with each other, agree on a joint project
  topic and work on this in a process of continuous
  exchange. The resulting intercultural dialogue
  leads to the emergence of a joint creative
  project
• The project encourages dialogue among young
  people from different cultural backgrounds who
  work on a joint project across continents
• Their involvement with people from different
  cultural backgrounds conveys values such as
  understanding, mutual respect and tolerance
• www.mondialogo.org

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DaimlerChrysler CSR in Poland

• DaimlerChrysler is a partner of Emergency
  for Archives program of the KARTA Centre

DaimlerChrysler is the partner of Polish
Partnership for Road Safety
DaimlerChrysler is the main sponsor of the Youth
Contest Olimpiada Wiedzy Technicznej