Ein Kollege hat an einem Whiteboard die Klimastartegi aufgeschrieben.

Some talk about responsibility.
You take it on.

Acting Sustainably and Communicating Responsibly

Do good and talk about it - the how to talk about it is what we work on every day at the Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation, the Group's corporate communication division. Here we shape the image of the Schwarz Group, both internally and in public. We develop concepts and guidelines for communicating with internal and external stakeholders via all analog and digital channels. We represent the political interests of our corporate group on the national and international stage and effectively showcase our outstanding corporate culture.

As one of the top retailers in the world, we may influence society and the environment in many areas. We take the corporate responsibility associated with that very seriously and actively work towards running our business sustainably. Together with all divisions, we develop operational and strategic sustainability standards and set ourselves ambitious goals along the entire value chain. For us, entrepreneurial strength and consciously acting in a sustainable manner go hand in hand, and this is also exemplified in our company principles:

“We assume economic, social and ecological responsibility in our daily business.”

Zwei Mitarbeier sitzen sich gegenüber am Arbeitsplatz und unterhalten sich.

Communication

As communications experts, we support the exchange with numerous internal and external stakeholders in the Schwarz Group. We inform and advise management and the departments on communication-relevant topics, develop solutions and set group-wide standards. In addition, we are contact partner for media and contribute to the positioning of the Schwarz Group in public through active media work.

Mitarbeiter bei einer Schulung zum Thema Nachhaltigkeit in der Schwarz Gruppe.

Corporate Responsibility

As a source of inspiration, we support the divisions in the area of corporate responsibility and create the conditions for a common understanding of sustainability within the Schwarz Group. We define ambitious sustainability goals and work hard to implement them. To this end, we have identified four focus topics: people, product quality, circulatory systems and ecosystems.

Zwei Mitarbeiter unterhalten sich über die Nachhaltigkeitsbroschüre.

Public Affairs

We are always responsible when it comes to representing our corporate interests on a national and international stage in relation to politicians, authorities and NGOs. As a service provider we are the first point of contact and consultant for political and social issues. To this end, we prepare internal position and strategy papers in close cooperation with the departments.

Brand Management and Marketing

As a competence center for brand strategy and communication, we support the conception, creation and implementation of brand communication measures. Our task: to create a consistent image of the Schwarz Group. We convey a clear message to the outside world with a clear sender, while we create identification potential internally. To this end, we establish overarching standards.

Zwei Kollegen unterhalten sich über Rezyklat welches vor ihnen auf dem Tisch steht.

REset Plastic

In 2018 we launched our holistic, international plastics strategy with REset Plastic. Under the vision of “Less plastic - closed loops”, we want to reduce the use of plastic within the Schwarz Group, but also fundamentally change the way we handle plastic. REset Plastic stands for a sustainable circular economy and is an important building block in our Group-wide CR strategy.

More about REset Plastic

Vier Kollegen beim Austausch im Grünen. Im Hintergrund ist ein PreZero Auto zu sehen.

Climate

The Schwarz Group has been committed to climate protection for years. Our aim is to keep the impact of our business activities on the climate as low as possible and to constantly minimize greenhouse gas emissions - this is what our new climate strategy says. This commitment, bundled under the focus topic of ecosystems in the group-wide CR strategy, has been reinforced by joining the Science Based Targets Initiative.

Become part of our Corporate Communications Team

Are you interested in engaging in sustainability topics as part of your daily work or being a communications ambassador for our company? Then view our job openings in our Corporate Social Responsibility and Communications team!

Corporate Careers

Open questions? Reach out to us:

Larissa Blümich
Recruiter
E-mail: recruiting@mail.schwarz

Some talk about responsibility.You take it on.