1、 Sustainability report 2019factbookDear Readers,Bosch is committed to sustainability and is constantly evolving in this respect.The cor-responding strategic foundations are anchored in our“New Dimensions Sustainability 2025”target vision,which we have developed with an eye on the prevailing megatren
2、ds:in all dimensions climate,energy,water,urbanization,globalization,and health we focus our activities on those areas in which we can achieve the greatest benefit for peo-ple and the environment.But we take our corporate responsibility even further:we want to promote social progress and play an act
3、ive role,even beyond the boundaries of our core business.In this regard,we are especially committed to education and science which we consider an investment in the future.We made significant progress last year.We have come a big step closer to our goal of making our sites CO neutral by the end of 20
4、20.Over 1,000 newly implemented projects have improved our energy efficiency.We have also extended our commitment to the careful use of water.Our efforts in this regard are specifically focused on regions affected by water scarcity.In 2019,we launched around 50 projects in such regions that will ena
5、ble us to save a total of around 200,000cubic meters of water or around 80 Olympic-size swimming pools.As in previous years,we also focused on the occupational health and safety of our associates.Thanks to a variety of measures,we were once again able to rigorously reduce the accident rate.And last
6、but not least,a sustainable orientation requires transparent reporting in which we disclose our processes and document our progress.In this report,the factbook 2019,we present our sustainability activities over the past year,the challenges we faced,what we accomplished,and our goals for the future i