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Four values – one company
Responsibility, dedication, courage and appreciation
Senior Vice President Jannik Robin Olejas
led the discussion.
Together and international: Nordzucker
colleagues from every site exchanged views
and ideas.
Which values guide our actions? Employees
at all Nordzucker sites have
been discussing and examining the
four values of responsibility, dedication,
courage and appreciation for more
than a year. The aim is to turn these
values into a common framework for
action across the entire Group.
In order to achieve this, last year’s motto
was “The values are being discussed”. The
values were discussed in all Nordzucker
countries and at every level in order to
develop a shared understanding. The
focus of this second year is now to see
that they become a standard part of
everyday work at Nordzucker. The aim
is to live out the values in matters both
big and small – forming the basis of our
actions in negotiations, meetings or employee
appraisals. The same applies to
Group guidelines and standards, which
are also set on the basis of these corporate
values. “With our values, Nordzucker is
in the process of creating its own Nordzucker
culture that transcends both cul-
tural and national borders. With their help,
we will work together even better, regardless
of whether we work in Germany,
Poland or Finland, in an office or a factory.
The values bring us closer together and
this will strengthen Nordzucker. I am proud
of the level of dedication our employees
have brought to the process and its development,”
said CEO Hartwig Fuchs.
Discussing and reflecting on the values
is not an end in itself: “Each of us has
our own individual set of values, of which
we may not even be fully aware. By talking
about this, we develop a shared understanding
and raise awareness for the application
of these values. The values are also
a good tool if, for instance, decisions need
to be made,” says Bianca Deppe-Leickel,
project manager in the values team.
The fact that the values process at
Nordzucker is being supported by the
whole company shows how much the
staff is interested in it. Colleagues who
want to be value ambassadors and
advance the process forward have been
found throughout the company. nt
environments, but also to gather new
ideas. “In the working groups, we
looked for ideas that were a bit off the
beaten track. After all, if you look at
where we are now and where beet
cultivation was 10 or 15 years ago, you
can see that a big leap has been made.
Much of what we do today was unimaginable
back then. This is why
we were looking for ideas for new
things in Reinstorf that would be difficult
to implement today,” says Jannik
Robin Olejas, Senior Vice President Beet
Procurement Northern Europe, who led
the groups.
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Responsibility
Courage
Engagement
Dedication
Appreciation
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