The index below outlines where GRI reporting elements are addressed in this sustainability performance review as well as where they are disclosed online at www.electrolux.com. Fulfillment levels indicate the degree information meets GRI’s requirements.
Where relevant, this report also highlights how these priorities reflect the Group’s commitment to the ten principles of the UN Global Compact. Electrolux has therefore considered the newly-launched UN Global Compact "GC Advanced" level for reporting on its Communication on Progress. When applicable, the last column of this GRI Index indicates where readers can find how Electrolux meets, or plans to meet, best practice levels in regards to the 24 criteria for reporting as defined by the UN Global Compact.
For more information on the Global Reporting Initiative visit www.globalreporting.org. The UN Global Compact 10 Principles can be accessed here. See About this report for more information on this review’s reporting realm.
The symbols under the column Fulfilment indicate:
 | Reported in full accordance with the G3 Reporting Guidelines |
 | Reported, but not in full accordance with G3 Reporting Guidelines |
 | Not reported due to lack of access to data. |
Organizational profile
| GRI Indicator | Explanation of GRI | Reference | Fulfillment | UN Global Compact Advanced Criteria |
| 1. Strategy and analysis | ||||
| 1.1 | CEO Statement about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy. | |
These references also include examples that meet Criterion 1 - Strategic aspects. | |
| 1.2 | Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities. - Effects on stakeholders -The impact of sustainability trends, risks, and opportunities on the long-term prospects and financial performance of the organization. |
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These references also include examples that meet Criterion 1 - Strategic aspects. | |
| 2. Organizational profile | ||||
| 2.1 | Name of the organization. | AB Electrolux (publ) | |
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| 2.2 | Primary brands. | Brands: Electrolux.com: |
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| 2.3 | Operational structure. |
Electrolux.com: |
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These references also include examples that meet Criterion 22 - Profile. |
| 2.4 | Location of headquarters. | St. Göransgatan 143, Stockholm, Sweden | |
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| 2.5 | Number of countries with operations, including a list of countries with major operations relevant to sustainability issues. | Electrolux deems that sustainability issues relating to product and operations are equally as relevant in all markets where it operates. |
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These references also include examples that meet Criterion 22 - Profile. |
| 2.6 | Nature of ownership and legal form. | |
These references also include examples that meet Criterion 22 - Profile. | |
| 2.7 | Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served and types of customers / beneficiaries). | - Net sales and employees in 10 largest countries - Operations by business area (According to product categories, business areas and income). - Additional information on consumers is available per business area |
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These references also include examples that meet Criterion 22 - Profile. |
| 2.8 | Scale of the reporting organization, including: -number of employees -net sales -total capitalization broken down in terms of debt and equity -quantity of products of services provided -total assets -beneficial ownership -breakdowns by country of sales revenues, costs by country and employees |
- Key data - Net sales and employees in 10 largest countries - Consolidated income statement |
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These references also include examples that meet Criterion 22 - Profile. |
| 2.9 | Significant changes regarding size, structure or ownership. |
- Items affecting comparability - Performance overview: Restructuring Electrolux.com: |
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| 2.10 | Awards received. | - Sustainability matters (front page) Electrolux.com: |
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| 3. Report parameters | ||||
| 3.1 | Reporting period. | About this report | |
This reference also includes reporting that meet Criteria 23 -Transparency and 24 - Verification. |
| 3.2 | Date of most previous report. | About this report | |
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| 3.3 | Reporting cycle. | About this report | |
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| 3.4 | Contact point for questions. | About this report | |
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| 3.5 | Process for defining report content -materiality -prioritizing topics -identifying stakeholders |
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These references also include examples that meet Criterion 3 - Stakeholders. | |
| 3.6 | Boundary of the report. | About this report | |
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| 3.7 | Limitations on the scope or boundary of the report. | |
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| 3.8 | Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries etc. | About this report | |
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| 3.9 | Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations. | About this report | |
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| 3.10 | Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information. | About this report | |
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| 3.11 | Significant changes from previous reporting period. | About this report | |
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| 3.12 | Content index. | GRI Index | |
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| 3.13 | Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance. |
Management approach: Human rights |
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| 4. Governance, commitments and engagement | ||||
| 4.1 | Governance structure including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks like organizational oversight. | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criterion 2 - Decision-making processes. | |
| 4.2 | Indicate whether the Chair is also an executive officer. | Corporate governance report (Composition of the Board) | |
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| 4.3 | For those with unitary board structure, state the no. of members of the highest gov. body that are independent and non-executive. | |
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| 4.4 | Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direct to the highest gov. body. | - Corporate governance report (General meetings of shareholders) |
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These references also include examples that meet Criterion 3 - Stakeholders. |
| 4.5 | Link between compensation for members of the highest gov. body, senior managers and executives. And co. performance. | |
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| 4.6 | Process for highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided. | - Corporate governance report (The Board's tasks) Electrolux.com: |
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These references also include examples that meet Criterion 2 - Decision-making processes. |
| 4.7 | Process for determining qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest gov. body. | Integrating sustainability | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criterion 2 - Decision-making processes. |
| 4.8 | Internally developed statements of mission, or values, codes of conduct and principles relevant to economic, environmental and social performance and their status. | |
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| 4.9 | Procedures for board to oversee the organization’s identification and management of economic, environmental and social performance and risks and opportunities and compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct and principles. |
- Corporate governance report (The Board's tasks) Electrolux.com: |
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| 4.10 | Process for evaluating board on performance, esp. sustainability performance. | - Corporate governance report (Evaluation of the Board's activities) Electrolux.com: |
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| 4.11 | How the precautionary approach is addressed. | Risk and opportunity | |
This reference also includes an example that meets Criterion 13 - Commitments, strategies for environment. |
| 4.12 | Externally developed sustainability charters, principles or other initiatives endorsed. | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criterion 3 - Stakeholders and Criterion 4 - broader UN goals and issues. | |
| 4.13 | Memberships in associations and advocacy organizations. | |
These references also include examples that meet Criterion 4 - broader UN goals and issues. | |
| 4.14 | List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization. |
- Major retailers (North America) |
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These references also include examples that meet Criterion 3 - Stakeholders |
| 4.15 | Basis for identification and selection. | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criterion 3 - Stakeholders | |
| 4.16 | Approaches to stakeholder engagement including frequency and type. |
Electrolux.com: |
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These references also include examples that meet Criterion 3 - Stakeholders |
| 4.17 | Key topics and concerns that have been raised through engagement and org. response. | |
These references also include examples that meet Criterion 4 - Broader UN goals and issues. | |
Economic performance
| Link to Management approach | ||||
| GRI Indicator | Reference | Fulfillment | UN Global Compact Advanced Criteria | |
| EC1-4 Economic performance | ||||
| EC1 (core) |
Economic value generated and distributed. | EC1-9 and Management approach: Economic performance | |
This reference also includes an example that meets Criterion 22 - Profile. |
| EC2 (core) |
Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change. | |
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| EC3 (core) |
Coverage of defined benefit plan obligations. | Managing risks and maximizing returns (Pension commitments) Note 22, Post-employment benefits Board of Directors' report (Employees) Corporate governance report (President and Group management) |
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Significant government financial assistance. | EC1-9 and Management approach: Economic performance | |
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| EC5-9 Market presence | ||||
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Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to minimum wage at significant locations. | EC1-9 and Management approach: Economic performance | |
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| EC6 (core) |
Policy, practices and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers . | |
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| EC7 (core) |
Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired locally. | Management approach: Labor practices | |
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| EC8 (core) |
Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit. | Not reported | |
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| EC9 (add) |
Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts. | |
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Environment
| Link to Management approach (This page also includes examples that meet UNGC Criteria 13 - Commitments and strategies, 14 - Management systems and 15 - Monitoring) | ||||
| GRI Indicator | Reference | Fulfillment | UN Global Compact Advanced Criteria | |
| EN1-2 Materials | ||||
| EN1 (core) |
Material used by weight and volume. | EN1-2 Materials | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criterion 16 - Performance indicators |
| EN2 (core) |
Percentage of material used that are recycled input material. | EN1-2 Materials | |
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| EN3-7 Energy | ||||
| EN3 (core) |
Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criterion 16 - Performance indicators | |
| EN4 (core) |
Indirect energy consumption by primary source. | |
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| EN5 (add) |
Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements. | |
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| EN6 (add) |
Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy-based products and services. |
Case study (EN26-27): Stockholm partnership for smart living |
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| EN7 (add) |
Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved. |
Case study (EN5): Partnerships for energy reduction Sustainability matters (Cutting carbon where it counts) |
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These references also include examples that meet Criteria 13 - Commitments, and 16 - Performance indicators. |
| EN8-15 Water & Biodiversity | ||||
| EN8 (core) |
Total water withdrawal by source. | EN8-15 Water & biodiversity | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criterion 16 - Performance indicators. |
| EN9 (add) |
Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water. | EN8-15 Water & biodiversity | |
This reference also includes an example that meets Criteria 13 - Commitments. |
| EN10 (add) |
Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused. | EN8-15 Water & biodiversity | |
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| EN11 (core) |
Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas. | EN8-15 Water & biodiversity | |
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| EN12 (core) |
Description of significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity in protected areas. | EN8-15 Water & biodiversity | |
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| EN13 (add) |
Habitats protected or restored. | EN8-15 Water & biodiversity | |
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| EN14 (add) |
Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity. | EN8-15 Water & biodiversity | |
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| EN15 (add) |
Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations. | EN8-15 Water & biodiversity | |
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| EN16-25 Emissions, effluents and waste | ||||
| EN16 (core) |
Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. | EN16-25 Emissions, effluents & waste | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criterion 16 - Performance indicators. |
| EN17 (core) |
Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. | EN16-25 Emissions, effluents & waste | |
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| EN18 (add) |
Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. | EN16-25 Emissions, effluents & waste Sustainable strategy (Cutting carbon where it counts) Case study (EN5): Partnerships for energy reduction |
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These references also include examples that meet Criteria 13 - Commitment, strategies, and 16 - Performance indicators. |
| EN19 (core) |
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight. | EN16-25 Emissions, effluents & waste | |
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| EN20 (core) |
NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight. | EN16-25 Emissions, effluents & waste | |
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| EN21 (core) |
Total water discharge by quality and destination. | EN16-25 Emissions, effluents & waste | |
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| EN22 (core) |
Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. | EN16-25 Emissions, effluents & waste | |
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| EN23 (core) |
Total number and volume of significant spills. | EN16-25 Emissions, effluents & waste | |
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| EN24 (add) |
Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous and waste shipped internationally. | EN16-25 Emissions, effluents & waste | |
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| EN25 (add) |
Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organi-zation’s discharges of water and runoff. | EN16-25 Emissions, effluents & waste | |
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| EN26-27 Products and services | ||||
| EN26 (core) |
Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. | EN26-27 Products & services | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criterion 16 - Performance indicators. |
| EN27 (core) |
Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category. | EN26-27 Products & services | |
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| EN28-30 Compliance, transport and overall | ||||
| EN28 (core) |
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations. | EN28-30 Transport & compliance | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criterion 16 - Performance indicators. |
| EN29 (add) |
Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization’s operations, and transporting members of the workforce. | |
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| EN30 (add) |
Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type. | EN28-30 Transport & compliance | |
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Labor practices and decent work
| Link to Management approach (This page also includes examples that meet UNGC Criteria 9 - Commitments, 10 - Management systems and 11 - Montoring.) | ||||
| GRI Indicator | Reference | Fulfillment | UN Global Compact Criteria | |
| LA1-3 Employment | ||||
| LA1 (core) |
Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region. | LA1-3 Employment | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criteria 10 -Management systems, 11- Monitoring and evaluations and 12 - Performance indicators. |
| LA2 (core) |
Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region. | LA1-3 Employment | |
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| LA 3 (add) |
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations. | LA1-3 Employment | |
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| LA4-5 Labor/Management relations | ||||
| LA4 (core) |
Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criteria 10 -Management systems, 11- Monitor-ing and evaluations and 12 - Performance indicators. | |
| LA5 (core) |
Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements. | |
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| LA 6-9 Occupational health and safety | ||||
| LA6 (add) |
Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs. | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criteria 10 -Management systems, 11- Monitoring and evaluations and 12 - Performance indicators. | |
| LA7 (core) |
Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region. | LA6-9 Occupational Health & safety | |
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| LA 8 (core) |
Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. | LA6-9 Occupational Health & safety | |
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| LA9 (add) |
Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions. | LA6-9 Occupational Health & safety | |
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| LA10-LA12 Training and education | ||||
| LA10 (add) |
Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category. | LA10-12 Training & education | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criteria 10 -Management systems, 11- Monitoring and evaluations and 14 - Environmental training. |
| LA11 (add) |
Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings. | LA10-12 Training & education | |
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| LA12 (add) |
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews. | LA10-12 Training & education | |
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| LA13-14 Diversity and equal opportunity | ||||
| LA13 (core) |
Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity. | LA13-14 Diversity & equal opportunity | |
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| LA14 (core) |
Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category. | LA13-14 Diversity & equal opportunity | |
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Human rights
| Link to Management approach (This page also includes examples that meet UNGC Criteria 5 and 9 - Commitments, 6 and 10 - Management systems 7 and 11- Monitoring, as well as 22 - Profile) | ||||
| GRI Indicator | Reference | Fulfillment | UN Global Compact Criteria | |
| HR1-HR3 Investment and procurement practices | ||||
| HR1 (core) |
Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening. | HR1-3 Procurement practices | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criteria 7 and 11 - Monitoring mechanisms, 8 and 12 - Performance indicators as well as Criteria 21 - Value chain. |
| HR2 (core) |
Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken. | HR1-3 Procurement practices | |
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| HR3 (add) |
Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained. | HR1-3 Procurement practices | |
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| HR4 Non-discrimination and freedom of association | ||||
| HR4 (core) |
Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken. | Not reported. | |
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| HR5-7 Mapping risks | ||||
| HR5 (core) |
Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights. | HR5-7 Mapping risks | |
This reference also includes examples that meet Criterion 8 - Performance indicators. |
| HR6 (core) |
Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor. | HR5-7 Mapping risks | |
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| HR7 (core) |
Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labor. | HR5-7 Mapping risks | |
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| HR8 Security practices | ||||
| HR8 (add) |
Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization's policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations. | Not reported (see explanation in Management approach: Human rights) | |
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| HR9 Indigenous rights | ||||
| HR9 (add) |
Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken. | Not reported (see explanation in Management approach: Human rights) | |
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Product responsibility
| Link to Management Approach | ||||
| GRI Indicator | Reference | Fulfillment | Global Compact Principle | |
| PR1-9 Consumer health and safety, and product and service labelling | ||||
| PR1 (core) |
Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures. | PR1-9 and Management approach: Consumer health and safety | |
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| PR2 (add) |
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes. | PR1-9 and Management approach: Consumer health and safety | |
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| PR3 (core) |
Type of product and service information required by procedures and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements. | PR1-9 and Management approach: Consumer health and safety | |
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| PR4 (add) |
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes. | PR1-9 and Management approach: Consumer health and safety | |
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| PR5 (add) |
Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction. | PR1-9 and Management approach: Consumer health and safety | |
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| PR6 (core) |
Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. | PR1-9 and Management approach: Consumer health and safety | |
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| PR7 (add) |
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship, by type of outcomes. | PR1-9 and Management approach: Consumer health and safety | |
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| PR8 (add) |
Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data. | PR1-9 and Management approach: Consumer health and safety | |
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| PR9 (core) |
Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services. | PR1-9 and Management approach: Consumer health and safety | |
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Society
| Link to Management approach (This page also includes examples that meet UNGC Criteria 17 - Commitments, 18 - Management systems and 19 - Monitoring) | ||||
| GRI Indicator | Reference | Fulfillment | UN Global Compact Criteria | |
| SO1 Community | ||||
| SO1 (core) |
Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting. |
Performance review: Restructuring
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These references also include examples that meet Criterion 22 - Profile. |
| SO2-SO8 Anti-corruption, public policy and anti-competitive behaviour | ||||
| SO2 (core) |
Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption. | |
These references also include examples that meet Criteria 20 - Performance indicators | |
| SO3 (core) |
Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures. | SO2-8 Anti-corruption and public policy | |
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| SO4 (core) |
Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption. | SO2-8 Anti-corruption and public policy | |
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| SO5 (core) |
Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying. | SO2-8 Anti-corruption and public policy | |
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| SO6 (add) |
Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country. | SO2-8 Anti-corruption and public policy | |
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| SO7 (core) |
Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes. | SO2-8 Anti-corruption and public policy | |
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| SO8 (core) |
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations. | SO2-8 Anti-corruption and public policy | |
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