Our perspective on leadership
Our perspective on leadership
Innovation is at the heart of our company and of our customers. We foster talent and knowledge, two principal ingredients for innovation, by encouraging our employees to come together to learn, collaborate and socially connect. A common theme which is at the core of our product offerings.
We proactively encourage the deployment of valuable knowledge and skills of employees in all parts of the organisation as well as at the highest level of decision-making. Via flat organisation structures, employee participation boards, a culture of informal communication and information sharing, collaboration across departments and empowerment of the individual.
It is important that all our employees feel comfortable and energetic at work and we want to encourage them to learn and to feel valuable at our company. We aim to employ individuals who contribute positively to our organisation in their own unique way and from their own principles, to create teams that provide new insights, new opportunities and a stable business at the same time. As a social entrepreneur, we are committed to equal opportunities and we put words into action when it comes to invigorating work environments.
Royal Ahrend management
Every member of the Royal Ahrend supervisory board and board of directors fosters and adheres to the prevailing values, culture, incentives, rules and resources. Royal Ahrend also implements structures and processes for good governance, transparency and stakeholder engagement. We adopt the principles of cradle to cradle production, internalising externalities and extend these principles towards the supply chain. This means we are accounting for the broader environmental or social costs of our activities in our decision-making and pricing. This ensures that impacts such as emissions or resource use are no longer borne by society, but are integrated into our business responsibilities.
The board of directors catalyses change for sustainability through envisioning, inspiring, empowering and supporting ideas. They provide a compelling vision, encourage long-term thinking, make strategic investments and promote intergenerational equity. All members of the Royal Ahrend Management Team broaden their knowledge and skills and provide opportunities and resources for appropriate action. They also focus on creating a culture and structure that provides peer support and encouragement and which recognises achievements.
We create sustainable products which are inspired by Friso Kramer and designed based on his philosophy of “less is more” and “the art of omission”. We offer services to ensure that our products are used for as long as possible. Our production processes are based on sustainable practices. Sustainability is embedded into our organisation and our people, but we realise that we cannot do this alone. We work together with partners, suppliers and our customers in our value chain. Only then can we really make a difference.