Our social responsibility as a family business

When Hestra was founded in 1936, it supported the needs of a single family in the small village of Hestra. Today we employ hundreds of women and men around the world, supporting the needs of their families. Indeed, the sense of family remains strong among our colleagues, with many employees in our factories staying within the company for decades.

ATTRACTIVE WORKPLACES IN OWN FACTORIES

We know that our success depends on our ability to retain and recruit talented people with the right skills. Hestra is looking for dedicated, committed and competent people with a passion for gloves who can strengthen the company with their craftsmanship, expertise and enthusiasm. Our responsibility is to offer them challenging and fulfilling work with competitive salaries, attractive and safe workplaces, reasonable working hours and health care. Skills development is another important aspect that leads to both job satisfaction and added value. In fulfilling our social responsibilities, it is a great advantage that we own the factories where most of our gloves are made. This allows us to have a direct influence on working conditions, build and transfer knowledge within the company and foster our corporate culture and sense of belonging. Our close, long-term relationships with our suppliers, based on our Code of Conduct and international standards, also help us to ensure that our gloves are produced under safe and fair conditions.

A HELPING HAND

Hestra’s social responsibility goes even beyond our own employees or value chain. For decades, we have supported the community in our home village, donating to the local ski and sports club or charitable church organisations. We are also an official UNHCR-partner, contributing with both glove donations and financial donations to refugee aid work.