CSR Report 2015
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CSR Report 2015
CSR
CSR is an international abbreviation for corporate social responsibility, which is a typical
denotation used in international organisations that place demands on how a company's
social responsibility shall be reported. This includes the company's economic,
environmental and social responsibility.
Economic: We develop and operate a sound and healthy business, which ensures the best
processes, products and the latest knowledge for our customers.
Environmental: We work to create the best and most environmentally sound
solutions in our production and products, as well as promote good business practice.
Social: We offer our employees the best opportunities for job satisfaction
and personal development, just as we work to create better conditions for
others, both locally and internationally.
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CSR
Business areas
Eltwin is an international
company, which works in for
three different business areas:
Inverters, Soft starters and
Sensors.
The business concept is to offer
the market high quality and
innovative products and
solutions within energy
technology. The basis for this is
Eltwin Group's extensive
expertise within product
development, manufacture and
marketing.
Eltwin’s vision is to create sustainable
energy solutions on a global level.
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Sustainable solutions
First and foremost, Eltwin wishes to create value for our
customers and shareholders. This work also includes
efforts to be socially and societally responsible.
Eltwin develops and manufactures products that benefit
the environment. We develop the most energy-efficient
and effective products, which are also manufactured so
that components can be reused as best possible. Eltwin
documents our developments in the area of sustainability
openly and objectively.
We wish to accept our share of social responsibility,
whereby it is Eltwin’s responsibility to help our customers
to be sustainable
We have therefore chosen to be certified in regard to the
Danish standard for social responsibility – ISO 49001.
The 7 primary areas in ISO 49001 are reflected in our
values.
CSR
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Communication
Why – goals
What – which CSR activities
Who – Stakeholders
When – occasions
How – style and tone
Where – media
Dialogue with stakeholders
Identification and monitoring
Dialogue and involvement
Communication
CSR Innovation
New processes
New products/services and
business models with CSR profile
Leadership, vision and values
Good management practice
Make policies, procedures and
guidelines for CSR
Put community involvement into
practice
Environmental activities
Pollution prevention
Waste minimisation
Reduction of energy and
materials
Environmental management
Social activities
Partnerships
Collaborations with educational
institutions
Community support
Donations and sponsorship
Activities
Employee activities
Prevention
Retention
Integration
Customer activities
Demands from customers
Dialogue with customers
Product labelling
Activities in the supply chain
Risk assessment
Guidelines
Demands to our suppliers
Collaboration
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Good management
Our impact
Fossil fuels:
- Diesel
- Petrol
Electricity:
- Power
Heating
Water
Gas
Waste
- Flammable
- Paper and cardboard
- Hazardous to the
environment
- Metal
- Electronic
- Hard as well as soft
plastics
- Chemicals
Eltwin takes responsibility for the impact
our activities have on the community and
the environment.
Via our values:
• We contribute to sustainable
development, including community health
and welfare.
• We take the expectations of our
stakeholders into account.
• We observe applicable laws and
international codes of behaviour.
• Have integrated social responsibility into
the entire group, and this is put into
practice in our relationships with
employees, customers, suppliers and
stakeholders.
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Good management
Choice and development of suppliers
Observing our Code of Conduct is a joint responsibility. We have
suppliers throughout the entire world, and some of them
manufacture under very different conditions than those we are
familiar with in Denmark and the western world. Which is why we
work towards – through cooperation, dialogue and inspections –
ensuring that continuous improvement is made in those
companies from where we buy our goods. One of the ways we do
this is through a series of requirements, which we place on our
suppliers, and which cover human rights and international
workers' rights.
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Human rights
The fundamental principle is that we respect our employees and
their basic human rights.
We do this by:
• Avoiding any special treatment of our employees in terms of their appointment or
work tasks on the basis of gender, race, religion, age, handicap, sexual orientation,
nationality, political beliefs, social or ethnic origin.
• Our employees must not harass or discriminate against any colleague or
business partner, for whatever reason.
• We respect the employees' right to allow themselves to be represented by trade
unions and other employee representatives and also the right to collective agreements.
• Wages and compensation is paid according to collective agreements and hours. We
reward
good presentations and extraordinary efforts.
• The minimum age to work in our companies is 15 years and must never be lower than
the obligatory school leaving age. We place the same demands on the suppliers or other
parties, whom we work with.
• We do not allow illegal work or forced labour. This applies both to our own company
and the suppliers and other partners, which we collaborate with.
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Human rights
Conflict Minerals
We wish to increase justice with greater focus on human rights,
including corruption, extortion and child labour in all our
activities and promote human rights along the supply chain. Our
CSR goal for 2015 is to have received reasonable country of origin
declarations (RCOI) from the 5 largest suppliers of components;
in the long-term, our aim is that no products, which are
manufactured and supplied by Eltwin, contain 'Conflict Minerals'
– Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten or Gold – originating in the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC) or surrounding countries and regions.
Our CSR goal for 2015 is to have received reasonable country of
origin declarations (RCOI) from the 5 largest suppliers of
components; in the long-term, our aim is that no products, which
are manufactured and supplied by Eltwin, contain 'Conflict
Minerals' – Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten or Gold – originating in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or surrounding countries
and regions.
Our results:
Statements from the 6
biggest suppliers
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Working
conditions
The fundamental principles are: that we must have high standards when it comes to
working environment on all the company's plants, while also contributing towards
employee development.
We do this by:
• Working preventatively to reduce the risks and consequences of accidents and
workplace injuries.
• Taking the approach that skill development activities create good prerequisites for
being able to fulfil current as well as future demands.
• Giving our employees the opportunity to develop their skills with the aim of increasing
their professional expertise and strengthening their social and economic potential.
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Working
conditions
Absences due to illness and injury
Our CSR goal is zero injuries and max. 2.0% sick leave. We
will help our employees in terms of improving their
health (both physically and mentally), and their wellbeing.
We will reduce the number of workplace injuries and
accidents, including by carrying out workplace
assessments across the entire Eltwin Group.
Our results:
Zero injuries
Sick leave down to 1.06%
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Environ
mental
We believe in taking a holistic approach to the
environment in both product development and
manufacturing, as well as in our choice of
materials, transport, product function and finally,
reuse.
We make this a reality by:
• Our overall goal is that our activities shall not
have an environmental impact
or negative influence on people's health.
• managing our natural resources.
• To identify risks for people and the
environment, and adapt the precautionary
principle.
• To develop energy-efficient products and to
work with internal initiatives in order to
contribute
towards a reduced climate impact.
Our results:
Paperless
production
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Environ
mental
Waste
Eltwin’s goal for 2015 is that our waste disposal account must
be in the black, which we will realise by minimising waste from
production plants and other activities,and reusing as much as
possible by sorting the waste into different categories.
Eltwin’s goal for 2015 is that a minimum of 80% of the total
amount of waste must be reused, by training and informing
employees and by continuing to search for opportunities to
reuse the waste.
Our results:
Credit in the
waste disposal
account
80.5% reused
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Chemicals
Eltwin works with continual improvements,
preventative as well as systematic, in the
area of the working environment and sets
high but achievable goals for the area.
Eltwin’s goal for 2015 is to substitute a
minimum of two chemicals
Environ
mental
Our results:
3 chemicals have
been
substituted:
KOKI solder
paste
No Clean Flux
N-Propanol
Jet Melt
Adhesive
Delo Gum
Reduction of:
Loctite
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The business relations between the Eltwin Group and our
business partners are based on the following values:
• We place demands on honesty and integrity in all areas of
our company and expect the same of our business partners.
• Bribery is forbidden and thus all forms of compensation
for agents, suppliers and partners must concern intrinsic
goods or services only.
• Gifts and other benefits, which are a part of expected
hospitality, must not exceed the local customs and must be
100% in line with local legislation.
• All employees must avoid conflicts of interest between
private financial matters and the company's business
activities.
• All business transactions, which are carried out for an
Eltwin company account, must be marked clearly in the
company's books, which are kept according to the Group's
rules.
• All units and employees in the group must observe and
comply with applicable competition law at all times.
Business ethics
Our results:
Paperless
bookkeeping
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Our founding principle is that we must monitor all
relevant aspects that concern our products' quality, safety
and ecological adaptation.
We do this by:
• developing energy-efficient products for heating,
ventilation and cooling, which must use renewable
sources of energy to the greatest extent.
• having a close development cooperation with the
customers, in order to create a total product with
increased lifetime and reduced energy needs.
• Ensuring our products live up to agreed and statutory
norms and standards concerning health and safety in
use.
• Offering correct and clear information on how to use
our products in an energy-efficient manner.
Furthermore, we provide relevant information on safe
and ecologically acceptable installation, use,
maintenance, storage and, finally, disposal.
Consumer
relations
Our results:
18 years' lifetime
on Inverters
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Commitment to society
Our founding principle is that we must – whenever
possible – involve ourselves in the local communities
where we operate our businesses.
We do this by:
• Striving to appoint and develop local employees and
managers.
• Contributing to activities in our immediate
environment.
• Prioritising sponsorship agreements which benefit the
community and the surroundings where we run our
businesses, which support our values and strengthen
our customer and partner relations.
• Not contributing towards or involving ourselves with
political parties, politicians or political organisations.
Our CSR goal is that a minimum of 1% of our employees at
Risskov are trainees. This goal has been doubled for 2016
Our results:
1.4% of our
employees
are trainees
After a 14-day
work experience
course we have
appointed an
operator
New ideas await in 2016
Collaboration
with Green
Network
Big enough to matter – Small enough to care