Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication SystemsEmployees, managers, and the institute's management are equally involved in implementing sustainability measures at Fraunhofer FOKUS: since November 2021, the institute has appointed its representative for climate protection and sustainability, and in March 2022, it established a steering group for climate protection and sustainability. Fraunhofer FOKUS is a member of the Fraunhofer Sustainability Network and the Fraunhofer Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection Network.
We encourage our employees to travel to work and around town in an environmentally friendly way, by bike or public transport. We have made it easy for them to do so by offering a range of incentives, including converting car parking spaces into bicycle parking, offering a VBB subsidized public transport ticket for the Berlin area, and installing charging stations for electric vehicles.
Since 2014, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has published an annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report hat discloses economic, ecological, and social concerns. By 2030, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft plans to reduce 55 percent of its emissions, offset the rest, and achieve actual climate neutrality by 2045. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft's Corporate Social Responsibility Webseite provides further information on resources, procurement, good scientific practice, human rights strategy, and sustainability standards.