Equality in everyday work
We review processes, language and structures for barriers — and implement concrete measures that anchor equality in day-to-day business.
Fairmaster Initiative
WE CHOOSE OUR PARTNERS
AS CAREFULLY AS OUR COURSE.
A company shows its character not only through its products, but through the attitude with which it works. The Fairmaster Initiative is our compass for that — internally and externally.
01 — What we believe
ATTITUDE IS NOT
A DECORATIVE ELEMENT.
The HAFN compass of values is not made for the drawer. It describes how we think, how we decide and who we work with — as a team and as a company.
Responsibility
We think further ahead, act with foresight and take our role in digital infrastructures seriously — whether in a project or in a sentence.
Reliability
We stand for clarity, commitment and substance. We promise nothing we cannot keep — and we say so when something does not work.
Movement
We keep developing — in language, expertise and as people. Dynamism is no contradiction to stability, but part of the HAFN course.
The HAFN compass of values
Four points we steer by.
Our values are not an end in themselves. They steer concrete decisions: which customers we bring on board, how we treat each other — and what we do not do, even when it would be easier in the short term.
- Equality and inclusion as the basic precondition of any collaboration.
- Diversity as a strategic advantage, not a box-ticking exercise.
- Ecological and social responsibility as part of day-to-day business.
- Clear exclusion criteria for partnerships that contradict our values.
A WORKING GROUP
WITH REAL INFLUENCE.
The Fairmaster Initiative is set up to be interdisciplinary and non-hierarchical. It develops concrete measures, assesses decisions and creates anchor points for lived values in HAFN's everyday work.
Integration and inclusion
People of different backgrounds bring different perspectives. We create conditions in which that is a gain — for everyone.
Corporate Social Responsibility
From regional initiatives to supply-chain considerations: we take responsibility beyond our own office — and make it measurable.
Ecological sustainability
Cloud efficiency is not only economically sensible. We consistently factor in resource consumption, energy efficiency and supply chains — for our customers and ourselves.
Active members
Who keeps the course.
Stephan K. · Sevil B. · Elden S. · Parisa O. · Jan Hendrik K.
Interdisciplinary. Non-hierarchical. From all crew areas — from engineering to service.
VALUES THAT SHOW
IN COLLABORATION.
Three consequences that follow directly from the compass of values — for customers, partners and talent.
We only work with companies that mean it.
HAFN has clear exclusion criteria. Customers who do not meet basic requirements for fair conduct, inclusion or compliance, we do not bring on board. This is not a marketing statement — it is an operational decision.
Reliable technology partners think long-term.
Companies that operate sustainably and take social responsibility make better decisions — including in IT. The Fairmaster perspective helps us recognise partners with whom long-term collaboration holds.
For talent: values are not a bonus, but a basis.
Whoever works at HAFN chooses an environment where lived values are part of everyday life. The Fairmaster Initiative is one of the reasons our crew stays — and why good people come to us.
Our position
Good technology needs a solid foundation.
We are convinced that IT partnerships must not only work technically. They must be built on shared values and mutual respect — so that they hold.
"A ship does not hold its course because of its engines alone. It holds course because crew and captain want to go in the same direction."
The Fairmaster Initiative is no fig leaf. It is the expression of an attitude we live internally and represent externally.
Working together
Values as a compass — not a backdrop.
If you are looking for a company to which technology and attitude matter equally: we look forward to the conversation.