Annual Report 2013

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GRI Index

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.

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See About this report for more information on this review’s reporting realm.

The symbols under the column “Fulfillment” indicate:

Reported in full accordance with the G3.1 Reporting Guidelines
Reported, but not in full accordance with G3.1 Reporting Guidelines
Not reported due to lack of data or deemed not material

Organizational profile

GRI
Indicator
Reference
Fulfillment
1. Strategy and analysis
1.1
 CEO Statement about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy.
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.


2. Organizational profile
2.1
 Name of the organization. Electrolux (publ)
2.2 Primary brands. Electolux.com:
2.3
 Operational structure.

Electrolux.com
2.4
 Location of headquarters. St. Göransgatan 143, Stockholm, Sweden
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.
2.6
 Nature of ownership and legal form.
2.7
 Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served and types of customers / beneficiaries).

2.8
 Scale of the reporting organization, including:
  • number of employees

  • number of operations

  • 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





2.9
 Significant changes regarding size, structure or ownership



Electrolux.com
2.10
 Awards recieved
3. Report parameters
3.1
 Reporting period.
3.2 Date of most previous report.
3.3 Reporting cycle.
3.4 Contact point for questions.
3.5 Process for defining report content
-materiality
-prioritizing topics
-identifying stakeholders
3.6 Boundary of the report.
3.7 Limitations on the scope or boundary of the report.
3.8 Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries etc.
3.9 Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations.
3.10 Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information.
3.11 Significant changes from previous reporting period.
3.12 Content index.
  • GRI index
3.13 Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance.
4. Governance, commitments and engagement
4.1 Governance structure including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks like organizational oversight.
4.2 Indicate whether the Chair is also an executive officer.
4.3 For those with unitary board structure, state the number and gender of members of the highest gov. body that are independent and non-executive.
4.4
 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direct to the highest gov. body.
4.5 Link between compensation for members of the highest gov. body, senior managers and executives. And co. performance.
4.6 Process for highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided.
4.7 Process for determining composition, qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest gov. body and its committees, including any consideration of gender and other indicators of diversity.
4.8 Internally developed statements of mission, or values, codes of conduct and principles relevant to economic, environmental and social performance and their status.

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.
4.10 Process for evaluating board on performance, esp. sustainability performance.
4.11 How the precautionary approach is addressed.
4.12 Externally developed sustainability charters, principles or other initiatives endorsed.
4.13 Memberships in associations and advocacy organizations.
4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization, including local communities.
4.15 Basis for identification and selection.
4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement including frequency and type.
4.17 Key topics and concerns that have been raised through engagement and org. response.

Economic performance

Management approach
GRI
Indicator
Reference
Fulfillment
EC1-EC4 Economic Performance
EC1
(core)		 Economic value generated and distributed.
EC2
(core)		 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change.
EC3
(core)		 Coverage of defined benefit plan obligations.


EC4
(core)		 Significant government financial assistance.
EC5-EC9 Market presence
EC5
(add)		 Range of ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to minimum wage at significant locations.
  • Not reported
EC6
(core)		 Policy, practices and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers .
  • Not reported
EC7
(core)		 Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired locally.
  • Not reported
EC8
(core)		 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit.
  • Not reported
EC9
(add)		 Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts.

Environment

Management approach
GRI
Indicator
Reference
Fulfillment
EN1-EN2 Materials
EN1
(core)		 Material used by weight and volume.
EN2
(core)		 Percentage of material used that are recycled input material.
  • Not reported
EN3-EN7 Energy
EN3
(core)		 Direct energy consumption by primary energy source.
EN4
(core)		 Indirect energy consumption by primary source
EN5
(add)		 Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements.
EN6
(add)		 Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy-based products and services.



EN7
(add)		 Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved
EN8-EN15 Water and Biodiversity
EN8
(core)		 Total water withdrawal by source.
EN9
(add)		 Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water.
  • Not reported
EN10
(add)		 Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused.
  • Not reported
EN11
(core)		 Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas.
EN12
(add)		 Description of significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity in protected areas.
EN13
(add)		 Habitats protected or restored.
  • Not reported
EN14
(add)		 Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity.
  • Not reported
EN15
(add)		 Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations.
  • Not reported
EN16-EN25 Emissions, effluents and waste
EN16
(core)		 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight.
EN17
(core)		 Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight.
  • Not reported
EN18
(add)		 Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved.

EN19
(core)		 Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight.
EN20
(core)		 NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight.
  • Not reported
EN21
(core)		 Total water discharge by quality and destination.
EN22
(core)		 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method.
EN23
(core)		 Total number and volume of significant spills.
EN24
(add)		 Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous and waste shipped internationally.
  • Not reported
EN25
(add)		 Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organization’s discharges of water and runoff.
  • Not reported
EN26-EN27 Products and services
EN26
(core)		 Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation.




EN27
(core)		 Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category.
  • Not reported
EN28-EN30 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.
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.
EN30
(add)		 Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type.
  • Not reported

Labor practices and decent work

Management approach
GRI
Indicator
Reference
Fulfillment
LA1-LA3 Employment
LA1
(core)		 Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region broken down by gender.
LA2
(core)		 Total number and rate of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender, and region.
LA3
(add)		 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations.

LA15
(core)		 Return to work and retention rates after parental leave by gender.
  • Not reported
LA4-LA5 Labor/Management relations
LA4
(core)		 Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.
LA5
(core)		 Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements.
  • Not reported
LA6-LA9 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.
LA7
(core)		 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region and by gender.
LA8
(core)		 Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases.
  • Not reported
LA9
(add)		 Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions.
LA10-LA12 Training and education
LA10
(add)		 Average hours of training per year per employee by gender and by employee category.
LA11
(add)		 Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings.
LA12
(add)		 Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews.
LA13-LA14 Diversity and 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.
LA14
(core)		 Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category and significant locations.
  • Not reported

Human rights

Management approach
GRI
Indicator
Reference
Fulfillment
HR1-HR3 Investment and Procurement Practices
HR1
(core)		 Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening.
HR2
(core)		 Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors and other business partners that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken.
HR3
(core)		 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.



HR4 Non-discrimination and freedom of association
HR4
(core)		 Total number of incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken.
HR5-HR7 Freedom of association, under-aged and forced labor
HR5
(core)		 Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be violated or at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights.
HR6
(core)		 Operations and significant suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the effective abolition of child labor.
HR7
(core)		 Operations and significant suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the effective abolition of forced or compulsory labor.
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
HR9 Indigenous rights
HR9
(add)		 Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken.
HR10
(core)		 Percentage and total number of operations that have been subject to human rights reviews and/or impact assessments.
HR11
(core)		 Number of grievances related to human rights filed, addressed and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms.

Product responsibility

Management approach
GRI
Indicator
Reference
Fulfillment
PR1-HR3 Consumer health and safety, service and product labeling
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.
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.
  • Not reported

PR3
(core)		 Type of product and service information required by procedures and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements.
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.
  • Not reported
PR5
(add)		 Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction.
PR6
(core)		 Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.
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.
  • Not reported
PR8
(add)		 Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data.
  • Not reported
PR9
(core)		 Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services.

Society

Management approach
GRI
Indicator
Reference
Fulfillment
SO1, SO 9-10 Local 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.
SO9
(core)		 Operations with significant potential or actual negative impacts on local communities.
SO10
(core)		 Prevention and mitigation measures implemented in operations with significant potential or actual negative impacts on local communities.


SO2-SO8 Anti-corruption, public policy & anti-competitive behavior
SO2
(core)		 Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption.

SO3
(core)		 Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures.

SO4
(core)		 Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption.

SO5
(core)		 Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying.

SO6
(add)		 Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country.


SO7
(core)		 Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes.
SO8
(add)		 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations.


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CEO Statement

In 2013 we continued to deliver above our growth target and delivered 4.5% in organic sales growth.

CEO Statement

I'm convinced that raising product efficiency for the growing middle class is where long-term shareholder value creation lies.

Our products

Electrolux is the only appliance manufacturer in the industry to offer complete solutions for both consumers and professionals. The focus is on innovative and energy-efficient products in the premium segments.

Sustainability

Achieving the Group's vision of sustainability leadership is crucial to realizing the business strategy. The objective is to develop smarter, more accessible, resource-efficient solutions that meet people's needs and improve their lives. Read the comprehensive sustainability performance review.

Awards & recognition

Financial Reporting

Net sales for the Electrolux Group in 2013 amounted to SEK 109,151m, as against SEK 109,994m in the previous year. The organic sales growth was 4.5%, while currencies had an impact of -5.3%.

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