Better Health for All

The provided articles indicate that Jenoptik is a technology group focused on optics and photonics, not a pharmaceutical, food, or clinical research company.

Its products, such as optoelectronic modules for medical technology applications, do not inherently have addiction potential. Therefore, the KPIs related to pharmaceutical patent flexibility, nutrition and food safety, addiction mitigation, and clinical trial ethics are not applicable to its business model. No specific, quantifiable data points were found for any other 'Better Health for All' KPIs, despite the company's involvement in life science and medical technology.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Jenoptik is a technology group focused on optics and photonics, not a financial institution. The provided articles detail its financial performance, sustainability efforts, and ESG ratings, but do not contain any information about the company offering lending, insurance, or deposit services to consumers.

Consequently, all KPIs related to fair money and economic opportunity, such as underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives, data accessibility, fair lending compliance, wealth building outcomes, profit reinvestment, financial literacy initiatives, debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion, and product simplicity, are not applicable to its core business model.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

Jenoptik reported a Global Engagement Score of 76%, which exceeds a global benchmark.

The company's remuneration reports and policy statements indicate no substantiated labor violations, human rights issues, fines, or regulatory actions have been mentioned or included in the provided documents.

Honest & Fair Business

Jenoptik has a comprehensive, digital, and anonymous whistleblower system available on its intranet and website, in multiple languages, operated by EQS Group AG.

This system includes a 24-hour hotline, email, and direct communication channels, with explicit protection against retaliation and confidential processing by trained employees. Annual training on whistleblower protection is planned for 2025. For audit coverage, EY audits the consolidated financial statements and the annual financial statements of JENOPTIK AG and its subsidiaries, while PwC provides limited assurance on the Sustainability Statement. The company reported no reportable conflicts of interest for the Executive Board or Supervisory Board in 2024, and the Supervisory Board states that five of six shareholder representatives are independent. Jenoptik maintains an Integrity Code, a Code of Conduct for Business Partners, and provides regular training on anti-corruption, including third-party due diligence for critical business partners. No confirmed or suspected cases of corruption or bribery were reported in 2024. Regarding third-party verification, EY provides an unqualified audit opinion on the consolidated financial statements, and PwC provides a limited assurance audit opinion on the Sustainability Statement. Some subsidiaries hold ISO 14001 environmental management certification.

Kind to Animals

The provided articles do not contain specific, concrete data points for JEN.XETRA regarding animal welfare, animal testing, or animal-derived products. The company's business focuses on optics, photonics, and automation solutions, which typically do not involve direct animal-related activities. While some articles mention the application of their thermal imaging systems in wildlife conservation for tracking and monitoring, this refers to product usage rather than the company's direct conservation initiatives or investments with measurable biodiversity impact.

A mention of proceeds from an employee raffle benefiting an animal shelter is a donation, not a measurable conservation impact. There is no evidence of cruelty-free certifications, alternative testing usage, humane certifications for operations, ethical input substitution, supplier audits for welfare, cage-free sourcing, animal testing policies or volume, innovation investment specifically in animal-free technologies, animal agriculture ethics, animal-free R&D collaboration, or public policy engagement related to animal welfare by JEN.XETRA.

No War, No Weapons

Jenoptik is an official participant in the UN Global Compact

and states its commitment to complying with internationally recognized human rights standards, though implementation is uneven across divisions. Since 2021, Jenoptik uses a central digital platform to query relevant suppliers regarding conflict minerals (3TG, cobalt, mica) using the Responsible Minerals Initiative's CMRT form, and carries out due diligence for these materials. The company encourages suppliers to work with certified smelters or those on a 'whitelist'. Jenoptik carries out the approach of validating smelters and refineries for 3TG materials in cooperation with an external partner. The company has divested its defense business, VINCORION, with a contract signed in November 2021 to sell this division, indicating 100% divestment of this specific defense segment.

Planet-Friendly Business

Jenoptik's total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions were 305,031 tCO₂e in 2023.

Scope 1 and 2 emissions declined by 22.8% from 6,514 tCO₂e in 2022 to 5,031 tCO₂e in 2023. The company aims for climate neutrality (net-zero) for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035 and has a target to reduce these emissions by over 55% by 2025 compared to 2019, which was achieved in 2024. However, there is no explicit statement that these targets are SBTi-validated. The share of operational energy consumption sourced from renewables was 95.8% in 2024. Total water consumption was 92,444 m³ in 2023, with revenue of 1,066.0 million euros, resulting in 86.7 m³ per 1 million euros revenue. New buildings are constructed to LEED Gold standards, but no percentage of total facilities certified is provided. The waste recycling rate was 38.6% in 2023. In 2023, 37.3% of total capital expenditure was aligned with the EU Sustainable Taxonomy. Scope 3 emissions were estimated at 300,000 tCO₂e in 2023, with approximately 70% from upstream and 30% from downstream, but there is no specific data on supplier disclosure. In 2023, 49.0% of suppliers of production materials had complete and non-critical self-assessments, with a target of 50% by 2025. Jenoptik has not reported any major environmental compliance violations.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

In 2023, Jenoptik recycled 38.6% of its waste.

The company manages hazardous waste and makes efforts to avoid it. Jenoptik has implemented numerous waste reduction initiatives, including switching to reusable cups, reusing IT equipment, reducing solvent use, repairing rejected parts, and converting scrap parts into raw materials. The company has set a target to reduce CO2 emissions from its own business activities (Scope 1+2) by more than 55% by 2025 compared to a 2019 baseline, and aims for net-zero emissions by 2035. No waste disposal violations were reported in the provided articles, with compliance noted for regulations such as the EU Taxonomy, REACH, and RoHS directives.