Annual Report 2012 - Knorr-Bremse AG.

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Corporate Responsibility
parcel of the Knorr-Bremse ethos and laid down in the Code of Conduct. In order to encourage respect
for one another within the company, Knorr-Bremse encourages members of its workforce to
spend periods living and working abroad. It also offers intercultural training and ensures that local
management is appointed at site level. One example of this attitude of operating as a responsible
partner within a region and contributing to local value creation was the development of the Knorr-
Bremse Technology Center in Pune, India. Since 2012 this has housed development engineers working
for various Knorr-Bremse subsidiaries. By 2015 some 200 places will have been made available
here for highly qualified workers.
Knorr-Bremse also attaches great importance to health and safety at work. In addition to systematic
work safety management, the Group also carried out various different campaigns such as health days,
health advice and special medical checks at its various sites.
Knorr-Bremse creates attractive prospects for the future
Like any successful business, Knorr-Bremse needs high-skilled specialist workers. The company organizes
its own in-house training provisions that offer attractive career opportunities to young people.
In Germany, the company works with a vocational academy to offer practical, vocationally-oriented
study courses. Graduate recruits to the company can also join the international Management Evolution
Program (MEP) that offers insights into the work of the Group. Knorr-Bremse also works with
universities and “dual system” colleges to ensure early contact with students offering key qualifications
and to raise the company’s profile as an attractive employer. It also actively participates in personnel
and recruitment fairs for the same purpose.