Only a small number of companies can look back on such a long history as Siemens. Since the company's establishment in 1847, we have been striving to simplify and improve lives with our products and services.

In addition to the numerous technical innovations, such as electrical street lighting, and the introduction of one of the first employee pension funds have contributed to this aim.

We have remained committed to our responsibility for the people and their environment throughout our history. Before even beginning development of a new product, we start the process of determining the impact that the product will have on people and the environment and how we can improve these aspects.
Please read more about how we assume our responsibility and the concrete measures we implement to protect our environment.

At Siemens, our holistic approach combines environmental protection with occupational health and safety and radiological protection. We know that these areas are closely related. It is for this reason that our policy integrates Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) protection. From this point of view we can find and realize new opportunities and synergy effects. In this way we can assess, consider and reduce risks.

Our 5 EH&S principals are:

• Continual improvement of our EH&S performance to protect the environment and provide a safe working environment
• Control and reduction of EH&S hazards and business risks
• Create products and solutions to improve EH&S aspects
• Conserve natural resources and prevent pollution
• Compliance to applicable EH&S regulations across all product lifecycles