We are passionately part of the German Mittelstand. The SME sector employs around 60% of all employees in Germany. Innovative strength is one of the foundations of the SME sector. In particular, a high level of trust, fairness, long-term thinking, reliability and commitment are the core values that characterize German SMEs.
The management and all SICON executives uphold and live by the principle of the “honorable merchant”, a Hanseatic principle that is more than 500 years old: We act truthfully and reject unfair competition. We take our compliance management system seriously and represent the values defined therein as well as those of the honorable merchant externally and internally.
We focus on research and development of technical progress. We are committed to the social market economy and want to contribute to a positive public image of entrepreneurs. We are bound by the spoken word; our handshake or verbal commitment is equivalent to a written contract. We act in a solution-oriented manner with the aim of reaching agreements in the event of conflicts. We maintain a constructive dialog with other companies, including our market competitors. We therefore see ourselves as ambassadors of the Hanseatic principles!
As a committed member of the Bundesverband der Mittelständischen Wirtschaft e.V. (BVMW), we support the political efforts of the BVMW and are pleased that the BVMW has been a signatory of the Diversity Charter since July 2021, an employer initiative to promote diversity in organizations.
SICON has been a member of the UN Global Compact Deutschland e.V. since May 24, 2024. This membership is an important step in our commitment to sustainable and responsible corporate governance. The UN Global Compact was launched by the United Nations and, with over 21,000 participants from more than 160 countries, is the world’s largest initiative of its kind. The UN Global Compact Deutschland e.V. is the German network and supports member companies in Germany in implementing the ten universal principles of the UN GC in the areas of human rights, labor standards, the environment, and anti-corruption.
