The measure of our responsibility
Our CR indicators provide an overview of our commitment. They help to analyze, compare and above all to steadily improve our efforts. Taking our cue from the Guidelines issued by the Global Reporting Initiative, we will expand our CR reporting step by step in the years ahead.
Financial figures
Key figures | Total revenues by divisions ![]() |
Operating EBIT by divisions |
Employee figures
Employee distribution | Seniority |
Full- and part-time employees | Age pyramide |
Age structure ![]() | Paid and unpaid leave ![]() |
| Accident statistics | Personnel costs ![]() |
Number of trainees ![]() |
Environmental figures
Carbon footprint | Other key indicators ![]() |
Calculating greenhouse gas emissions ![]() | Use of resources ![]() |
News
‘RTL – Wir helfen Kindern’ Donates 400,000 Euro To Cleven-Stiftung’s ‘fit-4-future’ Initiative
A fifth of all children in Germany are overweight. Since 2005, Boris Becker has aimed to change this with “fit-4-future”; since 2007, “RTL – Wir helfen Kindern” has been supporting his...
‘Brockhaus Aktion Bildungspate’ Celebrates Its Second Anniversary
The “Brockhaus Aktion Bildungspate” (Brockhaus Educational Patron Campaign) celebrates its second anniversary. Since May 2010, Brockhaus has been donating several book packages per month to...
G+J Presents World Press Photo Exhibition
For the 18th time Gruner + Jahr in cooperation with “Stern” and “Geo” are presenting the German premiere of the World Press Photo exhibition, which opened last Thursday.

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