Progress through collaboration. Learning through dialogue. At the BMW Group, we align our business goals as closely as possible with the needs and expectations of society. To do this, we are in regular contact with stakeholders, various educational and aid organisations and young leaders from across the globe. As a multinational with a complex value chain, the impact of the BMW Group’s activities and products reaches beyond our employees and customers. Our business partners, suppliers, the media, policymakers, researchers, associations, NGOs, investors and other stakeholders have different perspectives and expectations of our business activities. That’s why a strategic, global approach to collaboration is essential – because it allows us to understand how (affected) stakeholders view what we do, take their perspectives into account, earn their trust and build up partnerships.
The aim of our cooperation is to achieve a constructive and open exchange on business, environmental and social issues so that we can tackle challenges and actively help shape the future.
That’s why the BMW Group is in close contact with the communities it affects – those that live close to its facilities, but also those who are directly impacted by the extraction of raw materials – indigenous peoples, for example. All this happens as part of our due diligence in the supply chain and through projects on the ground.
