Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) has a major global presence in electronics and electrical engineering, operating in the industry, energy and healthcare sectors. The company has around 430,000 employees (in continuing operations) working to develop and manufacture products, design and install complex systems and projects, and tailor a wide range of solutions for individual requirements. In fiscal 2008, Siemens had revenue of €77.3 billion and income from continuing operations of €1.859 billion.

Mission Statement

“For Siemens, environmental protection has two key aspects: First, we take sound product stewardship seriously and place great importance on product-based environmental protection; our products, systems and services are designed to achieve high standards in terms of environmental compatibility. Second, we take steps to ensure that company locations maximize resource efficiency and keep emissions as low as possible. To this end, we take a systematic approach to environmental management.”

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Environmental Efforts/Products

Environmental portfolio contains elements that make a direct, verifiable contribution to environmental and climate protection. These include:

• Products and solutions that are significantly more energy-efficient than a reference solution (e.g., the average energy-efficiency of the installed base)
• Systems and components for renewable forms of energy and
• Environmental technologies

In the coming years, Siemens wants to significantly increase the contribution of their environmental portfolio to the cause of curtailing the process of climate change. Their aim for 2011 is to help customers reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 275 million metric tons.