Otto Group - Pioneer since 1974

Our Targets

  • To continue the various activities and projects in the field of sustainability as outlined in 'Our Focus'.
  • To develop a comprehensive, systematic and strategic approach from the point-of-view of biodiversity.

Our Motivation

  • To maintain a long-lasting successful tradition in the field of corporate responsibility, especially in the field of environmental protection.
  • To make a public commitment to the topic of biodiversity with the intention to encourage other companies to take part.

Our Focus

  • Organic cotton projects since the mid-1990s.
  • Implementing a timber sourcing strategy to prevent the use of endangered tree species or depletion for the manufacture of furniture.
  • Using responsibly-produced paper material for catalogues as well as recycled and FSC-certified paper for internal purposes.
  • Climate protection strategy in order to preserve and balance our eco-systems.
  • Supporting the project 'Cotton made in Africa' and thus, contributing to the promotion of sustainable agriculture in the Sub-Sahara region.
  • Michael Otto Foundation for Environmental Protection: protection and conservation of waters and wetlands.

FactBox Otto Group

Headquarters
Hamburg, Deutschland

Major Products
Multichannel retail, services, financial services

Global turnover 2007/08
11.5 billion Euro

Global employees 2007/08
52,668

Homepage
http://www.ottogroup.com

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