Gebr. Heinemann is aware of the impact of its global travel retail activities on the environment and society. At the same time, our prominent position at the heart of the travel retail market and its value chain gives us extensive influence as a link between industry and consumers. That is why we have included the promise of making a sustainable impact to our industry in our corporate mission statement and anchored our sustainability goals in our strategic development goals for 2030.

As early as 2018, Gebr. Heinemann joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world´s largest and most important initiative for responsible corporate governance. Since then, we have reported annually on the progress of the implementation of the principles along our value chain.

Together with our Code of Ethics, the UNGC principles are the compass for the responsible actions of our family business and an integral part of our sustainability strategy. Through our whistleblower portal, suspicions of possible breaches of the Code of Ethics can be communicated confidentially and anonymously.

In addition to the UNGC, we have committed ourselves to further sustainability initatives.