Prof. André Podleisek

Key topics: Ethics, Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility, Quality Management - Research on impact on the built environment - Development projects with industry including small and medium enterprises - supporting companies in implementing lean & green management, realizing supply chain due diligence, building a circular economy, developing sustainable products and services, and setting and realizing science-based targets

Organizing and moderating regular symposia of IG exact's experts group on corporate social responsibility: - environmental and sustainability management (e.g. ISO 26000) - compliance with national and international regulations (e.g. REACh, Conflict Minerals, Reporting) - assessment standards (e.g. LCA, EPD) - Sustainable Development Goals and human rights IG exact is a non-profit organization initiated by the OECD as Network of Excellence in Applied Electronics and Technologies.

(from 3/2021 ad interim) - Lead Schindler's global sustainability strategy and continuously improve performance through "We Elevate The World" and its six sustainability priorities: Enhance safety | Attract diverse talents | Create value in communities | Pioneer smart urban mobility | Lower our vehicle fleet emissions | Increase sustainability performance of suppliers - Develop and implement a carbon neutrality roadmap - Prepare Science Based Targets commitment - Implement a holistic human rights approach

Create and implement Schindler's group approach for transparency & sustainability in the supply chain and lead a global group project with significant project budget, to deliver: - Establish global transparency on suppliers' performance, risks and opportunities - Develop assessment methodologies and auditing, link to existing systems, define global standards In addition: - Maintain EcoVadis assessment - Management System Representative for Quality (ISO 9001) and Environment (ISO 14001)

Create and implement Schindler's group approach for sustainability in the supply chain: - Develop assessment methodologies and auditing, - Implement supplier assessment and development programs, - Support development of sustainability communication material. Additional tasks: - Support compiling annual corporate sustainability report, - Define and implement corporate sustainability initiatives and projects, - Participate in customer workshops and provide sustainability information to customers.

Define/execute global sustainability programs, support local units: - Develop strategies for energy and resource efficiency, work safety, compliance. - Define EcoDesign product strategy, guidelines and tools. - Lead 10-member interdisciplinary sustainability project team. - Head product compliance group of 8 experts (e.g. REACH, RoHS, ErP, Conflict Minerals, Safety). - Define requirements for sustainable supply chain. - Create regular sustainability reports (GRI G4) and support external communication.

Worldwide Greenhousegas management and climate protection as business case: Corporate targets for CO2, policy deployment into divisions, promote good practice sharing, support joint projects, evaluate worldwide initiatives and standards (CCX, JI/CDM, WBCSD, WRI) and their impact for business. Discuss and promote solutions to raise energy efficiency (technical and organzational, e.g. Total-Cost-of-Ownership TCO), evaluate efficiency ideas.

Corporate Department for Health, Safety and Environmental Protection. Tasks: Worldwide implementation of Policy Deployment, evolution of Integrated Management System (Quality, Environment, Work safety), Environmental Controlling, worldwide assessment of EHS-performance. Collect and evaluate environmental and safety data of 130+ sites for annual external sustainability reporting.

Corporate Department for Health, Safety and Environmental Protection. Research in worldwide evolution of our Integrated Management System (Quality, Environment, Work safety) and Environmental Controlling. Special Focus on implementation and improvement of EMS and QMS in China and emerging markets.

Expatriate in Department of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE): Improvement of organization (tasks, duties, responsibilities), creating a Bosch China communication portal for HSE, research for further evolution of Bosch integrated management system.

Corporate Department of Health, Safety and Environmental and Fire Protection: Intern and thesis on worldwide collection, assessment and reporting of HSE-data. Creating a worldwide database solution for reporting.

Intern in Technology Development Group, working on systematics for quality management in healthcare. Preparing quality management approach, creating slides and background information for acquisition.

Intern in Design for Environment (DfE) group: System for analysis of customer requirements on restricted substances (RoHS, ELV).

Assessment of possibilities for management of chemical safety, environmental protection and work safety by using SAP EH&S

Customer Service for national and international visitors to EXPO 2000 world exhibition

Intern in pharmaceutical production site in Neustadt a. Rbge: Support for work safety department, chemical and biological analysis of effluents from pilot production line for improvement of waste water management

Environmental Management (ISO 14000, EMAS), Quality Management (ISO 9000), Sustainable Development, Design for Environment (DfE)