BASTEI LUEBBE AG.
BST.XETRA | Book publishing
Bastei Lübbe AG is a German publishing house headquartered in Cologne. It publishes a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books, including paperbacks, hardcovers, e-books, and audiobooks. The company's publishing program includes popular fiction, crime novels, thrillers, historical novels, fantasy...Show More
Better Health for All
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Bastei Lübbe AG publishes books related to health and mindfulness through its 'Lübbe Life' imprint, and titles on nutrition, cooking, and healthy lifestyles through 'smarticular' and 'Community Editions'.
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The company states its stories and narratives contribute to the promotion of education and reading, reaching many millions of readers annually, and acknowledges its responsibility for content impacting opinion formation and promoting social and political discourse.
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Its imprint ONE offers young adult novels that step up discourse and dialogue with the community, which could broadly relate to mental health.
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However, the provided articles do not offer quantitative data, such as the percentage of the product portfolio or revenue dedicated to health-related content, or specific investments in health outcomes, which are required to score most KPIs in the rubric. The company's products (books) do not have direct physical or mental health safety implications, nor do they carry health risks requiring disclosure, or involve healthcare-related patents, clinical trials, or addiction potential, leading to a score of 0 for these 'Not applicable' KPIs. The company also states it complies with German Corporate Governance Code disclosure and transparency standards and has an external compliance officer, but this is not specific to health data.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Bastei Lübbe AG is a publishing house, and its core business does not involve lending, insuring, moving, or storing money for consumers. The provided articles focus on the company's financial performance as a publisher, stock market data, and operational metrics within the publishing industry. No evidence suggests the company engages in activities related to financial services, consumer credit, or financial inclusion. Therefore, all KPIs related to fair money and economic opportunity, which are designed for financial institutions, are not applicable to Bastei Lübbe AG's operations.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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No specific, quantifiable evidence was found in the provided articles for any of the KPIs related to Fair Pay & Worker Respect.
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Information regarding living wage coverage, CEO to median pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rates, pay equity ratios, worker engagement scores, employee turnover rates, labor violation incidents, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage was not explicitly stated with the required metrics.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No specific, quantitative data points were provided in the articles to assess Bastei Lübbe AG against the Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing KPIs.
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While the company has a Code of Conduct for business partners and suppliers that addresses ethical standards and labor practices, including child and forced labor,
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the articles do not provide percentages for fair-trade certifications, audit frequencies, the number of forced/child labor incidents, traceability coverage, remediation speed, the percentage of contracts with ethical clauses, materials risk, or supplier diversity spend.
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Honest & Fair Business
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The company has a formal whistle-blower protection policy that includes an internal email account, monthly office hours, and open/anonymous reporting channels, including options for email, letter, phone, and in-person reports.
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However, there is no evidence of independent investigation processes. The company reported a delay in publishing its 2021/2022 consolidated financial statements and management report beyond the 90-day timeframe.
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The company has adopted compliance rules by its Supervisory Board and Executive Board and engages an external compliance officer, who reported no notable compliance problems.
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An external auditor, Ebner Stolz GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, issued an audit opinion and declared their independence to the Supervisory Board, agreeing to inform them of significant findings.
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Kind to Animals
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No evidence was found in the provided articles to assess BST.XETRA against the 'Kind to Animals' ethical value. The articles primarily contain financial data or explicitly state the absence of information related to animal welfare, cruelty-free practices, animal testing, or conservation efforts.
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No War, No Weapons
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No specific, concrete data points related to the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value were found in the provided articles for Bastei Lübbe AG.
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The articles primarily contain financial reports, general company information, and investor relations updates, explicitly stating the absence of information on arms contracts, dual-use technologies, sales to sanctioned regimes, peacebuilding investments, or any other relevant metrics for this value.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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The provided articles, which are primarily financial reports for Bastei Lübbe AG, explicitly state a lack of specific planet-friendly business metrics.
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There is no information available regarding carbon emissions (Scope 1, 2, or 3), renewable energy usage, water consumption, waste diversion rates, green building certifications, or any other environmental performance indicators.
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The documents confirm the absence of sustainability initiatives, targets, or policies.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No evidence available to assess BASTEI LUEBBE AG on Respect for Cultures & Communities.
Safe & Smart Tech
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No evidence available to assess BASTEI LUEBBE AG on Safe & Smart Tech.
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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The provided articles primarily focus on Bastei Lübbe AG's financial performance and corporate activities. While mentions sustainability efforts such as using paper from sustainable forestry, not wrapping books in film, and printing in Germany and other EU countries, these statements lack the specific quantitative data required by the rubric's KPIs.
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For instance, there is no percentage data for waste diversion, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, or recycled content.
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Similarly, no information is provided regarding waste reduction targets, take-back programs, hazardous waste management, or any other specific metric.
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Multiple articles explicitly state a lack of sustainability data for the company.
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Therefore, no KPIs under the 'Zero Waste & Sustainable Products' value can be scored based on the provided evidence.