Dr Hönle : Non-Financial Group Report 2021/2022

Non-Financial Group Report 2021/2022

Content
	Business model		Social aspects
	Hönle Group at a glance		Initiatives
	Corporate guideline		Respect for human rights
	Sustainability-related goals		Combating corruption and bribery

Environment	Explanations
Technology and Products	Concepts and goals
Research and development	Non-financial performance indicators
Adhesives segment	Significant risks
Equipment & Equipment segment
Glass & Lamps Segment
Resources and EU-Taxonomy
Employees
Working conditions
Health and safety at work
Equal opportunities and diversity

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Hönle Group at a glance

Dr. Hönle AG is a listed technology company based in Gilching near Munich. The Hönle Group is divided into three business segments: Adhesives, Equipment & Systems and Glass & Lamps.

The Adhesives segment includes industrial adhesives for a wide range of applications, including electronics, medical technology, optics and the automotive sector.

The Equipment & systems segment includes systems for drying inks and coatings, adhesive and plastic curing as well as sunlight simulation. It also includes devices for air, water and surface disinfection.

The Glass & Lamps segment includes quartz glass tubes and rods for semiconductor, glass fiber and the lamp industry. In addition, the business area contains lamps for the disinfection of air, water and surfaces as well as for drying coatings and adhesives.

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Hönle is an internationally active group of companies with several subsidiaries. Hönle has its own production sites in Germany, Malta, Aus- tria and the USA. Abroad, Hönle has its own locations in those countries that play a key role in its operational business. In addition, it has an international network of sales and service part- ners.

The aim of entrepreneurial action is to sustainably increase the value of the company. In addition to its responsibility towards investors, the Hönle Group also wants to live up to its responsibility towards the environment as well as towards its employees, customers, suppliers and other business partners. Hönle strives to consolidate and expand its market position in its core business areas and relies in particular on customer-specific system solutions. We see ourselves as a partner to our customers.

The company's internal management system consists essentially of regular board meetings, a monthly analysis of business development, strategic corporate planning, quality and environmental management, investment, personnel and acquisition planning as well as risk and opportunity management. The Executive Board reports regularly to the Supervisory Board and,

whenever necessary, exchanges views on an unscheduled basis.

All large companies of the Hönle Group that require auditing have a comprehensive quality management system certified on DIN EN ISO 9001.

The operational goal of Hönle's management is to sustainably increase sales, earnings and cash flow, taking into account ecological and social aspects. Important key financial figures in this context are the operating margins, in particular the EBIT margin. Hönle therefore constantly monitors the development of sales and expense ratios and compares them with internal planning. Great importance is also attached to increasing the operating cash flow of the Hönle Group.

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Corporate guideline

As a technology company, we have taken on the challenge of establishing ourselves in various markets and being one of the top suppliers of UV drying systems by developing customer- specific system solutions fitting to the application of our customers.

We set ourselves the goal to satisfy each of our customers with our products and services. We always strive to meet the demands of our customers, the expectations of shareholders and the public regarding our products, services and processes.

For Hönle, this means:

• the guarantee of open, fair and respectful interaction with one another
• to promote the motivation of our employ- ees, as they are the key to functioning pro- cesses and successful business activity
• the expansion of our strengths and the ex- pansion of our knowledge through the con- tinuous development of our employees
• to give all employees the same appreciation regardless of age, nationality, skin color, gender, religious and political views, social background, disability or sexual orientation

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• the fulfillment of customer requirements, through expert advice and recording of the special application criteria
• the realization of high-quality, customer- oriented products and reliable services
• build long-term and close relationships as they create trust and help us improve
• the promotion of quality awareness in all our areas of the company
• continuous development of our processes and our company

We set ourselves goals for improvements, which are regularly reviewed according to a standardized system. All employees are informed about the set department-specific goals and about the success of the applied measures.

In order to protect the environment and comply with our social and legal obligations and to actively shape a sustainable future, Dr. Hönle AG has defined the following guiding principles:

The creation of awareness for the protection of the environment and the careful use of resources is integrated into our processes in

order to actively participate along our value chain and in our daily work and not only selec- tively.

In our product development, we prefer to use reusable materials for our equipment and sys- tems. In this way, we want to enable an environmentally friendly disposal or dismantling of our products, as well as reuse through recy- cling, after a long lifetime.

We prefer to reduce the environmental impact in the beginning and to avoid emergence of waste where we can, instead of disposing of it afterwards. To implement this, we work closely with our partners such as customers, suppliers, logistics and waste management companies.

As technological change progresses, our company also subjects to continuous change, which is why we are constantly developing our processes and procedures. Our employees are important for the further development and advancement of our methods for active environmental protection. So that they can get involved here and actively shape our approach to environmental protection, we maintain an

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open suggestion system. Every employee should point out errors, risks for environmental protection and potential savings.

Sustainability-related goals

The board of directors of Dr. Hönle AG is committed to sustainable behavior within the group of companies in accordance with the company guidelines. In addition to long-term economic goals, ecological and social goals are also taken into account appropriately. The Executive Board remuneration therefore also includes a sustainable, environmentally-oriented component.

The sustainability targets of are defined for the non-financial performance indicators that are important for the business activities of the Hönle Group. Key strategic goals are explained in the company guidelines.

In addition, the Executive Board has set concrete goals, of which the progress will be reported from 2023 onwards.

• The proportion of purely electrically powered company vehicles is to be increased by 2025.

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- The power of the photovoltaic systems installed on the company buildings is to be increased by 2025.

- Internal company communication is to be improved by 2025. This should be supported by external training measures.

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