Communication on Progress

Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 14-Jan-2015
Time period
  • January 2014  –  January 2015
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.

  • Method continues to enthusiastically endorse the UN global compact as a leadership voice in corporate sustainability. We remain committed to the UN Global Compact and its ten principles for human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. Our company mission commits method to improving social impact and environmental stewardship.

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.

  • Method manages a supply chain sustainability program and requires all suppliers to sign a code of conduct. The Code of Conduct requires that employers provide a safe, clean and healthy work environment for all employees; give fair pay and time off; and not use forced, compulsory, prison or child labor.

  • Implementation

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

  • Method has implemented our human rights policy by raising human rights and labor policy questions during the process of evaluating all new suppliers or contract manufacturers.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • Method monitors performance by visiting 3rd party manufacturing facilities and surveying the operating conditions. Through our Cradle to Cradle certification, our assessors audit all of our 3rd party manufacturing facilities and check our ingredient suppliers through the Social Hotspots Database.

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.

  • Method manages a supply chain sustainability program and requires all suppliers to sign a code of conduct. The Code of Conduct requires that employers provide a safe, clean and healthy work environment for all employees; fair pay and time off; and not use forced, compulsory, prison or child labor.

  • Implementation

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

  • Method has implemented our human rights policy by raising human rights and labor policy questions during the process of evaluating all new suppliers or contract manufacturers. Through our Cradle to Cradle certification, our assessor evaluates the supply chain social impact all of our ingredient suppliers through the Social Hotspots Database.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • Method monitors performance by visiting 3rd party manufacturing facilities and surveying the operating conditions. As part of our Cradle to Cradle certification, method and our assessor audit all of our 3rd party manufacturing facilities.

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.

  • Method is committed to developing and manufacturing products that use only materials that have been selected (using a precautionary perspective) to be safe for people and the environment. Our products are manufactured in environmentally responsible ways, tracking emissions of water and material waste and ensuring energy efficient production.

  • Implementation

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

  • We use material evaluation tools to select safe formulation ingredients and rely on a rapid life cycle assessment tool to choose low-carbon packaging designs. All of our ingredients are assessed by a third party—McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry—for environmental and human safety, and all of our products are Cradle to Cradle certified.

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • We track our Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions annually, and all contract manufacturers report monthly the water, energy and material waste rates incurred in manufacturing our products. All of this information is reported through the Cradle to Cradle certification process.

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.

  • Method employs a whistle-blower policy and maintains a board of directors with independent members.

  • Implementation

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

  • Method employs a whistle-blower policy and maintains a board of directors with independent members.

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • Method employs a whistle-blower policy and maintains a board of directors with independent members.