Automotive supplier poised for sustainable growth across China

Schaeffler has promised to practice social responsibility while seeking rapid but stable growth in the Chinese market.

“‘Sustainable’ is one of the Schaeffler four key corporate values and it is an integral part of our business,” said Zhang Yilin, CEO of Schaeffler Greater China, German automotive and industrial supplier.

“Our innovative products and system solutions are contributing to energy saving and emission reduction, as we develop solutions along the entire energy chain, from energy generating, storing as needed, and converting to utilizing energy.”

Zhang said a sustainable strategy and environmental protection exist in each part of the business, from product development and supply chain to manufacturing and disposal of materials.

The Schaeffler Group has implemented environmental management systems in accordance with the European EMAS directive and the ISO 14001 standard at all of its relevant locations.

In addition to its environmental efforts, the responsibility for its employees and good corporate citizenship are deeply embedded in Schaeffler’s core. It keeps an eye on the cultivation of talents, both in the company and on campuses, and has provided a series of training programs for its employees with the aim of cultivating more outstanding engineering workers.

Schaeffler has partnered with many Chinese universities such as Shanghaibased Tongji University to cultivate talents in the field of new energy vehicles and develop the appropriate undergraduate and graduate education for that sector.

The company has also introduced a vocational education model from Germany — a move to help cultivate more professional technical workers in China.

“Compared with European countries, vocational education in China still lags behind. The introduction of this new education model can help build professional, technical teams of talents in the market,” Zhang said.