INVOLVEMENT & VALUES

For the joy of taking responsibility.

Taking responsibility means deciding and acting in a consistent way that enables us to achieve our goals while representing what we stand for. Hence, responsibility is a basic prerequisite for entrepreneurial success – and for us, these two belong together: success and responsibility.

To Serafin Foundation

„We enjoy taking responsibility because it is fulfilling for us to tackle business and social challenges, and to shape them for the better.“

Dr. Dominik Socher, Managing Director

Continuous improvement is the purpose of our actions. It is what we strive for and what we are fully committed towards when it comes to our entrepreneurial responsibility. Our goal is not to be perfect but to enjoy the process of enhancing our group companies day by day. With this in mind, we focus on the future with curiosity and confidence, and make use of our opportunities and creative potential. This also applies with regard to the society in which we live in and are successful in. As was the case for Haindl’sche Papierfabriken, responsibility always has a social dimension for the culture of our group. We live up to it – for example by supporting social projects and initiatives.

Joy

Success is a question of drive and intrinsic motivation. Our drive derives from the joy that comes from jointly acting and getting things done. We are convinced that challenges can be overcome more quickly and potential can be better utilised if all those involved come together and dedicate themselves to the task at hand, while embracing the joy of doing it together. This enables impulses for new growth time and time again.

Ambition

We set ambitious goals, foremost for ourselves. We strive for excellence knowing that continuous improvement is necessary and meaningful. This does not necessarily mean achieving specific targets, but striving for goal-oriented progress. With this attitude, we proceed. That is our aspiration.

Appreciation

Successful cooperation requires interaction on an equal footing. That is why at Serafin we attach great importance to open and unprejudiced interactions with each other and with all our stakeholders. We are convinced that long-term successful cooperation requires mutual respect and appreciation.

The Serafin Foundation

We established the Serafin Foundation as a non-profit limited liability company (“gemeinnützige GmbH”) in 2016. The foundation supports projects in the fields of art and culture, education, science, health and sport that are committed to children, young people and young adults. Through the targeted support of recognised non-profit associations in the Munich area and throughout Germany, we strengthen the role of children and young people in society and enable new perspectives for them.

Artists for Kids

Balu und Du

Die Arche

Gesellschaft macht Schule

Nymphenburger Sommer

Roecklplatz

IMAL – International Munich Art Lab

Our responsibility for human rights
and the environment

Serafin GmbH is committed to making a positive contribution to society and the environment besides its economic success. In accordance with the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), we continuously improve our business practices to ensure compliance with human rights and environmental standards throughout our supply chain. Our human rights strategy reflects our commitment to ethical conduct and transparency and includes the proactive identification and minimization of risks in our own business areas and at our suppliers.

We have taken extensive measures to fulfill our obligations under the LkSG and put our values into practice:

Introduction of an online whistleblower-tool for LkSG complaints. In line with our commitment to continuous improvement and to acting responsibly, we have set up an online tool for the Group-wide complaints procedure. This tool provides a secure and confidential platform where all Serafin Group stakeholders can report potential violations of human rights and environmental standards. Incoming complaints are handled by the Serafin Group Human Rights Responsible. We encourage anyone who has concerns or observes irregularities to report them via our whistleblower tool. Your voice is critical to upholding our corporate integrity and putting our values into action.

https://whistleblowersoftware.com/secure/Serafin-LkSG

In addition, you have the possibility to address your complaint directly to a responsible in one of the subsidiaries of the Serafin Group. For this purpose, you will find individual whistleblower forms on all of our portfolio companies’ websites: To Our Companies

The Human Rights Responsible. In addition Serafin Group has established the position of the Human Rights Responsible in order to ensure and continuously monitor compliance with due diligence obligations according to the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. The Human Rights Responsible thus performs the statutory duties in accordance with Section 4 (3) LkSG.

The Serafin Group’s Human Rights Responsible assumes a central control function with regard to human rights and environmental standards and reports directly to the Group’s board of directors. With his expertise in the area of sustainable management, the Human Rights Responsible coordinates the implementation of strategies and measures to minimize risks throughout the Group and its supply chain.

BASTIAN STRIEGL
Human Rights Responsible
Humanrights@serafin-gruppe.de

Our policy statement on the LkSG. In line with our long-term commitment to responsible business and in an effort to continuously improve, we have created our policy statement to ensure compliance with the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. This statement underlines our ongoing commitment to safeguard human rights and ensure environmental standards throughout our supply chain. We invite you to read our statement to learn more about our actions and goals in relation to sustainable and responsible business practices. [View document]

Further documents: Click here for Serafin Group’s Code of Conduct