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Appreciative cooperation & sustainable corporate culture

Social sustainability is lived practice at ECE. Sustainability has many facets and, in addition to ecological issues, includes social aspects such as diversity management, equal opportunities, health management and social commitment.

Our commitment

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family business

Since its foundation by the mail order pioneer Werner Otto in 1965, ECE has been wholly owned by the Otto family to this day. As an owner-managed family company, we are able to act and manage independently and with a long-term approach - an essential basis for continued corporate success and sustainable customer relationships.

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Compatibility of family and career

As a family-owned company, we support the compatibility of work with different phases of life and the individual interests of our employees with numerous benefits and offers. A good work-life balance for employees is essential for us. We offer consulting and placement services for childcare and relatives in need of care, as well as support from the pme family service.

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Diversity

Diversity as a success factor: we are convinced of this. Every employee is unique and contributes to our corporate culture and ECE's success with their individual characteristics. The different perspectives of our colleagues with their diverse skills and talents offer new paths for innovative solutions.

It is therefore our aim to provide equal opportunities at all specialist and management levels, regardless of age, gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Details of our diversity activities can be found in our diversity strategy. ECE has signed the "Diversity Charter" as a commitment to promoting equal opportunities and a prejudice-free work.

Working at ECE

Challenging tasks, appreciative cooperation, genuine teamwork and great commitment characterize working at ECE. With numerous benefits and offers, we as a family-owned company support the compatibility of the job with different phases of life and individual interests of our employees. In addition, we have developed a diversity strategy, provide our employees with ergonomic workplaces, have a sports field for employees at the ECE campus, offer the JobRad program, expand the health days for our staff, and promote the social commitment of our employees.

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Social commitment

We do good out of conviction: ECE and its CEO Alexander Otto are committed to society in many ways through various foundations. The focus of the commitment is on projects and initiatives in the fields of sports, education, culture, health and urban development. In addition to supporting many small projects that benefit children, athletes or the disabled, for example, Alexander Otto's civic involvement also includes targeted support for lighthouse projects such as the modernization of the Hamburger Kunsthalle or the tennis stadium at Hamburg's Rothenbaum. Regardless of size, every single project is important - always with the aim of giving something back to society.

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We support committed employees

Since 2009, ECE has organized blood donation campaigns on the Hamburg ECE campus in cooperation with various local organizations and since 2013 with the German Red Cross. Well over 1,000 colleagues have participated in the campaigns in the past years.

With the internal competition "You and your honorary office", ECE supports the many employees who do voluntary work for a non-profit association, organization or institution. Up to five ambassadors* will be selected. They can each present 1,000 euros for their project.