When it comes to reconciling career and family, SCHOTT ranks among the top companies in Germany. In fact, the company was among the fifteen finalists in the category "Large Corporations" (more than 500 employees) in the corporate competition "Success Factor Family" held by the Federal Ministry for the Family.
Major companies like BASF, Henkel or IBM also made it to this round. Participation has really paid off for SCHOTT, as well. After all, one main objective of the competition was to present exemplary models and initiatives on how to reconcile family life with one's job to the public and encourage others to do the same.
Award ceremony for the corporate competition "Success Factor Family 2008": Prof. Dr.-Ing. Udo Ungeheuer, Chairman of the Board of Management of SCHOTT AG, Federal Minister Prof. Dr. Ursula von der Leyen and Dr. Dagmar Kessler, Chairman of the SCHOTT day-care center (from left to right) during the event held in Berlin on May 29, 2008
Photo: Marc Darchinger / SCHOTT