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2011 Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 2011/12/15
Time period
  • 4/2010 – 3/2011
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Format
  • Part of a sustainability or corporate (social) responsibility report
Differentiation Level
  • This COP qualifies for the Global Compact Advanced level
Self-assessment
  • Includes an explicit statement of continued support for the UN Global Compact and its ten principles
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Human Rights
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Labour
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Environment
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Anti-Corruption
  • Includes a measurement of outcomes
  • Meets all 24 criteria for the GC Advanced level
Issue Area Coverage
(self-assessed)
Strategy, Governance
and Engagement
  • Criterion 1: The COP describes C-suite and Board level discussions of strategic aspects of Global Compact implementation
  • Impact of broader sustainability trends on the long-term prospects and financial performance of the organisation

  • Major sustainability risks and opportunities in the near to medium term (3-5 years)

  • Social and environmental impact of the organization’s activities

  • Overall strategy to manage sustainability impacts, risks and opportunities in the near to medium term (3-5 years)

  • Key performance indicators to measure progress

  • Major successes and failures during the reporting period

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 2: The COP describes effective decision-making processes and systems of governance for corporate sustainability
  • Involvement and accountability of management (C-suite) in corporate sustainability strategy and implementation in line with Global Compact principles

  • Corporate governance structure (Board of Directors or equivalent) and its role in oversight of corporate sustainability implementation in line with Global Compact principles

  • Evaluation and executive incentive structures promoting sustainability strategy in line with Global Compact principles

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 3: The COP describes engagement with all important stakeholders
  • List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organisation

  • Process for stakeholder identification and engagement

  • Outcome of stakeholder involvement

  • Process of incorporating stakeholder input into corporate strategy and business decision making

UN Goals and Issues
  • Criterion 4: The COP describes actions taken in support of broader UN goals and issues
  • Adoption or modification of business strategy and operating procedures to maximize contribution to UN goals and issues

  • Development of products, services and business models that contribute to UN goals and issues

  • Partnership projects and collective actions in support of UN goals and issues

  • Social investments and philanthropic contributions that tie in with the organization’s core competencies, operating context and sustainability strategy

  • Public advocacy on the importance of one or more UN goals and issues

Human Rights
  • Criterion 5: The COP describes robust commitments, strategies or policies in the area of human rights
  • Reflection on the relevance of human rights for the company

  • Written company policy (e.g., in code of conduct) on human rights

  • Allocation of responsibilities and accountability within the organization

  • Specific commitments and goals for specified years

  • Reference to relevant international conventions and other international instruments (e.g. the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR))

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 6: The COP describes effective management systems to integrate the human rights principles
  • Grievance mechanisms, communication channels and other procedures (e.g. whistleblower mechanisms) for reporting concerns or seeking advice

  • Inclusion of minimum human rights standards in contracts with suppliers and other relevant business partners

  • Audits or other steps to monitor and improve the human rights performance of companies in the supply chain

  • Risk and impact assessments in the area of human rights

  • Regular stakeholder consultations in the area of human rights

  • Internal awareness-raising and training on human rights for management and employees

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 7: The COP describes effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms of human rights integration
  • Leadership review of monitoring and improvement results

  • Process to deal with incidents

  • System to track and measure performance based on standardized performance metrics

  • Disclosure of main incidents involving the company

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 8: The COP contains standardized performance indicators (including GRI) on human rights
  • Outcomes of internal awareness-raising and training efforts

  • Outcomes of mechanisms for reporting concerns or seeking advice

  • Percentage of contracts with business partners guaranteeing minimum human rights standards

  • Outcome of audits or other steps to monitor and improve the performance in the supply chain

  • Outcomes of risk and impact assessments

  • Other established or emerging best practices

Labour
  • Criterion 9: The COP describes robust commitments, strategies or policies in the area of labour
  • Reference to relevant international conventions and other international instruments (e.g. ILO Core Conventions)

  • Written company policy (e.g., in code of conduct) on labour

  • Allocation of responsibilities and accountability within the organisation

  • Specific commitments and goals for specified years

  • Reflection on the relevance of the labour principles for the company

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 10: The COP describes effective management systems to integrate the labour principles
  • Internal awareness-raising and training on the labour principles for management and employees

  • Grievance mechanisms, communication channels and other procedures (e.g. whistleblower mechanisms) for reporting concerns or seeking advice

  • Inclusion of minimum labour standards in contracts with suppliers and other relevant business partners

  • Audits or other steps to monitor and improve the labour performance of companies in the supply chain

  • Risk and impact assessments in the area of labour

  • Regular stakeholder consultations in the area of labour

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 11: The COP describes effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms of labour principles integration
  • Leadership review of monitoring and improvement results

  • Process to deal with incidents

  • System to track and measure performance based on standardized performance metrics

  • Disclosure of main incidents involving the company

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 12: The COP contains standardized performance indicators (including GRI) on labour principles integration
  • Outcomes of internal awareness-raising and training efforts

  • Outcomes of mechanisms for reporting concerns or seeking advice

  • Outcome of audits or other steps to monitor and improve performance in the supply chain

  • Outcomes of risk and impact assessments

  • Percentage of contracts with business partners guaranteeing minimum labour standards

  • Other established or emerging best practices

Environment
  • Criterion 13: The COP describes robust commitments, strategies or policies in the area of environmental stewardship
  • Reference to relevant international conventions and other international instruments (e.g. Rio Declaration on Environment and Development)

  • Reflection on the relevance of environmental stewardship for the company

  • Written company policy on environmental stewardship

  • Allocation of responsibilities and accountability within the organisation

  • Specific commitments and goals for specified years

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 14: The COP describes effective management systems to integrate the environmental principles
  • Environmental risk and impact assessments

  • Regular stakeholder consultations on environmental impact

  • Internal awareness-raising and training on environmental stewardship for management and employees

  • Grievance mechanisms, communication channels and other procedures (e.g. whistleblower mechanisms) for reporting concerns or seeking advice regarding environmental impacts

  • Inclusion of minimum environmental standards in contracts with suppliers and other relevant business partners

  • Audits or other steps to monitor and improve the environmental performance of companies in the supply chain

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 15: The COP describes effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for environmental stewardship
  • System to track and measure performance based on standardized performance metrics

  • Leadership review of monitoring and improvement results

  • Process to deal with incidents

  • Disclosure of main incidents involving the company

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 16: The COP contains standardized performance indicators (including GRI) on environmental stewardship
  • Outcomes of internal awareness-raising and training efforts

  • Outcomes of mechanisms reporting concerns or seeking advice

  • Percentage of contracts with business partners guaranteeing minimum environmental standards

  • Outcome of audits or other steps to monitor and improve performance in the supply chain

  • Outcomes of risk and impact assessments and measurements of environmental footprint

  • Other established or emerging best practices

Anti-Corruption
  • Criterion 17: The COP describes robust commitments, strategies or policies in the area of anti-corruption
  • Reference to relevant international conventions and other international instruments (e.g. UN Convention Against Corruption)

  • Reflection on the relevance of anti-corruption for the company

  • Written company policy on anti-corruption (e.g., in code of conduct)

  • Allocation of responsibilities and accountability regarding corruption within the organisation

  • Specific commitments and goals for specified years

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 18: The COP describes effective management systems to integrate the anti-corruption principle
  • Internal awareness-raising and training on anti-corruption efforts for management and employees

  • Grievance mechanisms, communication channels and other procedures (e.g. whistleblower mechanisms) for reporting concerns or seeking advice on corruption

  • Inclusion of minimum anti-corruption standards in contracts with suppliers and other relevant business partners

  • Audits or other steps to monitor corruption and improve the performance of companies in the supply chain

  • Risk and impact assessments in the area of anti-corruption

  • Regular stakeholder consultations in the area of anti-corruption

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 19: The COP describes effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for the integration of anti-corruption
  • Leadership review of monitoring and improvement results

  • Process to deal with incidents

  • System to track and measure performance on corruption based on standardized performance metrics

  • Disclosure of main incidents involving the company

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 20: The COP contains standardized performance indicators (including GRI) on anti-corruption
  • Outcomes of internal awareness-raising efforts and training for management and employees

  • Outcomes of mechanisms for reporting concerns or seeking advice

  • Outcomes of risk and impact assessments

  • Percentage of contracts with business partners guaranteeing minimum anti-corruption standards

  • Outcome of audits or other steps to monitor and improve performance in the supply chain

  • Other established or emerging best practices

Value Chain
Implementation
  • Criterion 21: The COP describes implementation of the Global Compact principles in the value chain
  • Description of key suppliers, subcontractors and other business partners involved in the value chain

  • Policy on value chain, including a policy for suppliers and subcontractors

  • Communication of relevant policies/codes, positions or concerns to suppliers and other business partners

  • Audits/screenings for compliance in value chain

  • Allocation of responsibility in the value chain and procedures to remedy any non-compliance issues

  • Description of raw materials and (semi-) finished products used, by country or region of origin

  • Value chain risk assessment to identify potential issues with suppliers and other business partners

  • Other established or emerging best practices

Verification and
Transparency
  • Criterion 22: The COP provides information on the company's profile and context of operation
  • Legal structure, including any group structure and ownership

  • Countries where the organisation operates, with either major operations or operations that are specifically relevant to sustainability

  • Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers/beneficiaries)

  • Primary brands, products, and/or services

  • Direct and indirect economic value generated for various stakeholders (employees, owners, government, lenders, etc.)

  • Criterion 23: The COP incorporates high standards of transparency and disclosure
  • COP uses the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

  • COP includes comparison of key performance indicators with peer companies

  • COP includes comparison of key performance indicators for the previous 2-3 years

  • COP qualifies for Level B or above of the GRI application levels

  • Other established or emerging best practices

  • Criterion 24: The COP is independently verified by a credible third-party
  • Verified by independent auditors

  • Verified through other form of independent verification

  • Independently verified against assurance standard (e.g. AA1000 Assurance Standard, ISAE 3000)

  • Reviewed by a multi-stakeholder panel

  • Reviewed by peers (e.g. Global Compact Local Network)

Note: Responsibility for the content of participants' Communication on Progress and any other public communication related to the Global Compact principles and their implementation lies with participants themselves and not with the UN Global Compact Office.