Communication on Progress

Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 27-Mar-2013
Time period
  • March 2012  –  March 2013
Format
  • Stand alone document – Basic COP Template
Differentiation Level
  • This COP qualifies for the Global Compact Active level
Self-assessment
  • Includes a CEO 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
 
  • Statement of continued support by the Chief Executive Officer

  • Statement of the company's chief executive (CEO or equivalent) expressing continued support for the Global Compact and renewing the company's ongoing commitment to the initiative and its principles.

  • Jaba Group AB is a Swedish company. We are mainly a subcontractor to the automotive industry. Our Plant is situated in Högsäter, Dalsland. We strive to afford our employees, and all employees at our subcontractors, a safe, responsible and creative environment.
    I am pleased to confirm the support of Jaba Group AB to the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labor rights, environment protection and anti-corruption.
    In this first annual Communication on Progress we describe our actions to continually improve the integration of the Global Compact and its principles into our organization. We also commit to share this information with our employees, suppliers and other stakeholders.

    Einari Johansson
    CEO, Jaba Group AB

Human Rights
  • Assessment, policy and goals

  • Description of the relevance of human rights for the company (i.e. human rights risk-assessment). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on Human Rights.

  • Jaba Group AB commits to support and respect the protection of human rights. We can not see any significant risks that the company or its suppliers violates the UN Global Compact Principles 1-2.

    Part of the Jaba Group general purchasing terms and conditions:

    “The supplier should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed hu¬man rights; and make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.”

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions to implement Human Rights policies, address Human Rights risks and respond to Human Rights violations.

  • We don't accept suppliers that don't accept our "General purchasing terms and conditions"

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • Jaba Group AB has not been subject to any investigations, legal cases or incidents involving Human Rights violations

Labour
  • Assessment, policy and goals

  • Description of the relevance of labour rights for the company (i.e. labour rights-related risks and opportunities). Description of written policies, public commitments and company goals on labour rights.

  • Jaba Group AB commits to uphold the freedom of association, eliminate all forms of forced and compulsory labour, support abolition of child labour and eliminate discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. Jaba Group AB sees no significant risks that the company or its suppliers are at risk violating the UN Global Compact Principles 3-6.

    Policy of participation:

    “The company shall work not to discriminate any human being. Actions taken:
    • Equal pay for equal work
    • Create the same requirements for women as for men, firstly at heavy work activities, for example by using different kinds of aids.
    • In all new recruitment we aim to employ as many women as men.
    • No form of sexual harassment may exist at the company”

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions taken by the company to implement labour policies, address labour risks and respond to labour violations.

  • Jaba Group AB is a member of an employer association, uphold the freedom of association and apply collective bargaining. All employees have the right to be a member at any trade union they wish.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • Jaba Group AB has not been involved in any investigations, legal cases or other relevant events related to the contravention of the Global Compact Labour principles.
    The company does not have any form of child labour our compulsory labour.

Environment
  • Assessment, policy and goals

  • Description of the relevance of environmental protection for the company (i.e. environmental risks and opportunities). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on environmental protection.

  • Jaba Group AB commits to support a minimal environmental influence from the production and all the products produced by the company.

    Part of the Jaba Group general purchasing terms and conditions:

    “Safety and environmental instructions
    The supplier is responsible for ensuring that current laws and instructions issued by authorities regarding the nature of the goods, packaging, consignment etc. are observed in the performance of the delivery. The supplier shall, in conjunction with the design and choice of material and manufacturing method, endeavour to use eco-friendly solutions.”

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions to implement environmental policies, address environmental risks and respond to environmental incidents.

  • Jaba Group has a certification according to ISO 14001 and we strive to reduce the environmental influence to a minimum.

    We recycle all our plastic package.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates environmental performance.

  • Jaba Group AB has not been involved in any investigations, legal cases or other relevant events related to the contravention of the Global Compact Environment principles.

Anti-Corruption
  • Assessment, policy and goals

  • Description of the relevance of anti-corruption for the company (i.e. anti-corruption risk-assessment). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on anti-corruption.

  • Jaba Group AB commits to work against corruption in all its form. We have policies for representation.

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions to implement anti-corruption policies, address anti-corruption risks and respond to incidents.

  • We will continue to inform our employees and other stakeholders about our policies for representation.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates anti-corruption performance.

  • Jaba Group AB has not been involved in any legal cases, rulings or other events related to corruption, extortion or bribery. No suspicions of corruption have been reported to the management.