Solid Performance—The Foundation for the Future

Dear Reader,

Sustainable performance has always been a hallmark at Sulzer as a natural part of delivering good performance and highly engineered products and services.

We develop our company by applying Sulzer’s three-step management principle. Operational excellence is the backbone of all our activities and naturally incorporates all relevant sustainability aspects by monitoring input vs. output and all critical process steps. The second step is organic growth, where we constantly seek new ways to enhance our products and services and to develop sustainable solutions in close cooperation with our customers. Sustainability is also an important part of external growth. Sulzer focuses strongly on those areas and markets that give us opportunities for sustainability and the possibility to improve the environment.

Our vision includes meeting high standards in all we do. We have set economical, social, and ecological sustainability targets. The present report covers these three aspects in detail. It shows, e.g., how we simplified processes while growing sales from CHF 1826 million in 2003 to CHF 2498 million in 2005. It also shows how we strive to be a rewarding employer by providing opportunities to our employees, how we contribute to high eco-efficiency, and how we help to prevent ecological disasters.

Sulzer’s program for corporate culture, Our Aspirations, is an integral part of our management and sustainability process. It defines the basic values and goals for our committed and well-trained employees throughout the world.

These building blocks enable Sulzer to deliver value to employees, customers, shareholders, and communities around the world. We are convinced that good relationships with each of our stakeholders benefit all, including Sulzer.

The data published in this report confirms that Sulzer is heading in the right direction. We remain committed to transparency and to reporting on our sustainable activities worldwide in summaries like the present one. I am grateful to our employees and customers for contributing to our excellent results. We will always endeavor to live up to our responsibilities and to achieve our goals.

Sincerely yours, 

Ulf Berg,
CEO Sulzer