König + Neurath AG is a member of several associations, enabling the company to play an active role in workplace development and influence discourse relating to the office furniture industry. This allows a prompt reaction to new requirements imposed by legislation, customers and business partners – but also to social trends.
Furthermore, industry associations represent the interests of their members when dealing with political decision-makers, which gives companies a voice in such situations. Associations are also points of contact for industry-specific questions, because they are able to provide expertise and resources from one source. Joining together in associations also makes it easier to introduce universal industry standards and set up collective agreements across the whole sector.
König + Neurath is a member of the following associations:
- Verband Holzindustrie und Kunststoffverarbeitung Hessen-Thüringen e.V. (association for the wood and plastics industry)
- Chamber of commerce and industry
- Industrieverband Büro und Arbeitswelt (IBA) e. V. (Interior business association)
- German Design Council
- Handelsverband Wohnen und Büro e. V. (Residential and office trade association)
- Bundesverband der Energie-Abnehmer e.V. (German association of energy consumers)
- Bundesverband Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Logistik (BWVL) e.V. (German business, transport and logistics association)
- Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik (BME) e.V. (German materials management, purchasing and logistics association)
Collective wage agreement
König + Neurath AG is governed both geographically (federal state of Hesse) and in terms of specialism (timber and plastics processing industry) by the provisions of the collective wage agreement for the timber and plastics processing industry in Hesse. This agreement was concluded between the Verband Holzindustrie und Kunststoffverarbeitung Hessen- Thüringen e. V. and IG Metall’s regional union office in Frankfurt. The collective wage agreement applies to all employees of König + Neurath AG. There is no difference between the basic salary and pay levels for male and female employees.
All key issues relating to employment law are regulated in the collective wage agreement. This includes for instance:
- appropriate wages and salaries
- a 35-hour week
- 30 days holiday a year (from the 4th year of employment).
Additional special benefits, such as the provision of an occupational health management strategy, are regulated in supplementary collective agreements.
UN Global Compact supporter
König + Neurath AG has been a participant in the UN Global Compact since March 2016 (UNGC). The UNGC is the largest and most important initiative in the world for sustainable and responsible business management. It offers companies numerous types of assistance relating to human rights, labour standards, environment and climate protection and corruption prevention. This progress report is published as a record of business development in these subject areas. König + Neurath is also providing the information from the progress report for 2020 and 2021 on a dedicated website for the first time.
Goals for sustainable development
(Sustainable Development Goals, SDG)
The United Nations General Assembly approved the goals for sustainable development in 2015. They are intended to serve as a global assurance of sustainable development at an economic, social and ecological level.
The overview in Annex 1 includes all 17 goals for sustainable development and the activities performed by König + Neurath AG to ensure that these goals are achieved.
In addition to the 17 main goals there are a further 169 sub-goals that add detail to the main goals.
EcoVadis Rating
EcoVadis provides companies with overall ratings in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR. This rating covers a number of non-financial management systems. Performance in the themed areas of Environment, Labour Practices & Human Rights, Fair Business Practices and Sustainable Procurement are taken into consideration for this. The ratings are shown on easy-to-read scorecards with points from zero to 100 and medals (bronze, silver, gold and platinum). They also show strengths and improvement areas so that they can be used to create action plans for improvement of CSR performance.
König + Neurath has CSR performance rated annually by EcoVadis, to evidence the company’s high standards in corporate social responsibility. This was last evaluated in January 2023. König + Neurath achieves EcoVadis Gold Status for the fifth time.
Member of the Umweltallianz Hessen
government. Its goal is to assure compliance with high environmental standards in Hesse and at the same time set out the parameters for eco-friendly business development in the state. König + Neurath is a founder member of the initiative, which was established in May 2000.
GRI Index
GRI: 102-12External initiatives
GRI: 102-13Membership of associations
GRI: 102-41Collective bargaining agreements
GRI: 405-2Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men
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