Osram has established a comprehensive supplier management process within its sustainability and responsible sourcing strategy. This process incorporates rigorous criteria—including human rights due diligence, environmental protection standards, and compliance with international regulations and sanctions—to ensure the ethical selection of suppliers.

Osram is engaging in deep takeover talks with financial investors such as Bain Capital and Carlyle Group at a time when its financial struggles and recent announcement of significant job cuts (notably at the Regensburg site) have ignited strong opposition from the works council and IG Metall, who demand that any incoming investor prioritizes long-term employee security over short-term profit maximization.

Osram, amid its crisis and takeover negotiations with Austrian firm AMS, plans to cut 800 jobs, drawing strong criticism from worker representatives and IG Metall. The proposed 'efficiency program' has raised concerns over job security and labor rights, reflecting a significant negative impact on the company's treatment of its workforce.

ams Osram announced on 20 September 2023 that it expects to receive over €300 million in public funding from the German federal government and the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs. The funding is aimed at boosting R&D and manufacturing capabilities in next‐generation optoelectronic semiconductor technologies at its Regensburg facility, with plans to create 400 new high‐tech jobs.

Osram, through its ams-OSRAM division, formalized its commitment to human rights by publishing a Human Rights Policy that emphasizes respect for people affected by its operations.