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Carl Zeiss Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility

Carl Zeiss Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility. IAPB Council of Members Meeting Brighton, September 17th, 2013. ZEISS is an international leader in optics and opto -electronics. Medical Technology is its largest business . Carl Zeiss AG. Medical Technology. Microscopy.

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Carl Zeiss Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility

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  1. Carl ZeissEntrepreneurship and Social Responsibility IAPB Council of Members Meeting Brighton, September 17th, 2013

  2. ZEISS is an international leader in optics and opto-electronics. Medical Technology is its largest business Carl Zeiss AG Medical Technology Microscopy Semiconductor Manuf. Tech. Industrial Metrology Consumer Optics/ Optronics OphthalmicOptics Business Groups € 967 m € 495 m € 178 m € 860 m € 984 m* € 650 m RevenueFY 11/12 Industrial Solutions Vision Care Medical and Research Solutions Lifestyle Products Markets * The valuesdeviatefromthepublishedfiguresof Carl Zeiss Meditec Group as a resultof different consolidationmodels. Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

  3. ZEISS is Built on Strong Values, combining entrepreneurial spirit and social responsibility Ernst Abbe Carl Zeiss Their Mission – Their Passion • ZEISS was founded in 1846 in Jena, Germany • Carl Zeiss and Ernst Abbe were leading pioneers in optics and optical innovation • The Carl Zeiss Foundation was established in 1889 as institutionalized corporate social responsibility

  4. Our Approach from the Beginning Pioneering Medicine through Partnerships A close and good interaction between ZEISS and medical practitioners is at the heart of the innovation process Carl Zeiss developed the first slit lamp together with Swedish doctor Allvar Gullstrand. This development laid the foundation for medical technology at Carl Zeiss. Source: Ourownwebsite • Collaboration helps to • constantly improve products and services • design products, that use modern technlogies for specific applications • adapt products to specific market needs

  5. ZEISS assumes social responsibility and contributes to developing global healthcare systems 285 millionpeoplearevisuallyimpaired 39 millionpeopleare blind 1-2 millionblindnessesper year We use an entrepreneurial approach to finance our activities. Source: D. Pascolini, S.P. Mariotti, “Global estimates of visual impairment”, Br. J. Ophthalmol. 96, 614-618 (2012).

  6. Being close to emerging countries allows ZEISS to understand market requirements and develop specific products Germany: Jena Berlin Oberkochen Munich France: Le Pecq La Rochelle Paris US: Dublin Japan: Tokyo Spain: Madrid China: Indien: Company sites of the Medical Technology Business Group Production, sales, service, R&D Sales and Service sites of the Medical Technology Business Group Sales and Service sites of the Carl Zeiss Group Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

  7. ZEISS helps to establishIAPB Ophthalmic Training Center • Partnershipof ZEISS and IAPB: • 2005: Indonesia, Cicendo • 2006: Nigeria, University College Hospital in Ibadan Nigeria • 2007/08: Tanzania, Kilimanjiro Christian Medical College in Moshi • 2012/13: ZEISS IABP Centre of Excellence Latin America in Paraguay • …  Long-termin goalistobuildup 5 ZEISS IAPB Ophthalmic Training Centers

  8. ZEISS´ global presence is used to support the VISION 2020 initiative “By 2020, the primary causes of preventable blindness will be eliminated to ensure that everyone around the world receives a right to sight” • ZEISS was the first corporate sponsor of the VISION 2020 initiative Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

  9. Corporate partnershipswith NGOs provide mutual benefitsZEISS and Christoffel Blindenmission havebeencollaboratingforlong • ZEISS and the Christoffel • Mission fortheBlind • The Christoffel Mission for the Blind (CBM) is an international aid organization • ZEISS and the CBM have been partners for • many years: ZEISS supports the CBM in events and projects in Africa, Asia and South • America 11-year-old Kumar from Nepal has been given the gift of sight thanks to a cataract operation

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