The number of people in need of intensive care - as well as their average ages - will continue to rise in the decades ahead. Hospitals are already strained due to limited capacity and a shortage of facilities. This is why we have set a goal of reducing the physical and psychological burden on acute-care doctors and nurses by automating routine tasks and therapy processes and supporting clinical decision-making. We do this with solutions based on networking and intelligent interaction between medical technology and emergency care providers. We are also committed to safeguarding the health and well-being of the nearly 15,900 employees who work for us. This is why we have set additional goals that include working to promote and maintain the health of our employees and to ensure safe workplaces and working conditions.

Every day, our products and services protect hundreds of thousands of people at their work. Using Smart Safety (networking our gas detection systems, respiratory protection equipment and the data analyses they provide), we enable our customers to identify unsafe situations earlier and manage them more efficiently. That's why we are already working on the networked solutions of tomorrow. We believe that every workplace accident is avoidable. To reach our goal of Vision Zero – a world without workplace accidents – we will continue to foster a culture of workplace safety. 

Our safety technology products and services help reduce emissions and prevent pollution. In the future, we want to position ourselves as an expert partner in climate protection. This will mean expanding our product and service portfolio to include measuring methane emissions, which are highly harmful to the environment. We are also exploring the possibilities of operating in the hydrogen economy of the future.

We also see great potential in helping hospitals to reduce their environmental impact. We want to help our customers successfully implement a "green hospital" strategy. That's why we are developing products and solutions that minimize emissions from anesthetic gases that are harmful to the environment. We are actively working to build partnerships that will help drive this strategy forward. Climate protection is at the top of our internal goals for environmental management. Dräger is addressing long-term decarbonization in accordance with the climate-protection aims of the United Nations.

We work with more than 2,500 suppliers. That's why together with a carefully selected supplier base we make a valuable contribution to the sustainable economy. In particular, we focus on high quality standards when it comes to "Technology for Life". Every new supplier and contract must meet a range of sustainability criteria. Our supply chain has a major influence on the way our products are manufactured which is why we make sure our suppliers also adhere to sustainability criteria.