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Astra’s Remote Assessments: Continuing Compliance Work during the Pandemic

The disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic not only affected our supply chain; it also affected the crucial work of our Astra auditors. That’s why they developed their Remote Assessment tool. Astra Supply Chain Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Otto International, routinely conducts social audits of our suppliers’ factories. This is done to ensure

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It Starts With Me: Aurelie Rob, Patrick Schraets and Sebastian Zak at MAER ACHOL

Last month, we announced the beginning of our It Starts With Me Campaign. We featured our first spotlight on Banu Beylanli, showcasing her efforts towards encouraging the use of digital solutions in the sampling process. But for us, the spirit of It Starts With Me can go beyond what we do in the office. One

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Otto Group and Other German Companies Call for a Clear Path to Climate Neutrality

We are very proud to announce that the 2º Foundation, a broad alliance of German businesses from all key sectors of the economy (of which the Otto Group is a member and Group chairman Dr Michael Otto is president), has officially called for the next German government to form a cross-sector climate policy with the

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Otto Group welcomes successful agreement on the International Accord for Health and Safety

This piece originally appeared on the Otto Group Newsroom on August 31. Click here to view the original. Great success for the occupational health & safety of workers in Bangladesh and worldwide: After intense negotiations, global trade unions and several international companies have formulated a new agreement (International Accord) for health and safety in the

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