GRI index
SCA’s 2016 Sustainability Report adheres to Global Reporting Initiative guidelines, G4 Core. The following index shows where information on the GRI indicators can be found: this Sustainability Report (SR), the Annual Report (AR), or SCA’s Group website (sca.com/ GRI), which contains the corresponding GRI index with direct links. This is the ninth report in which SCA applies GRI guidelines, which has been confirmed by EY.
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Description |
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Comment/Omission |
Strategy & Analysis |
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G4-1 |
Statement from the CEO and the Board of Directors |
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Organizational Profile |
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G4-3 |
Name of the organization |
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G4-4 |
Primary brands, products, and services |
SCA in brief |
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G4-5 |
Location of headquarters |
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G4-6 |
Countries in which operations are located |
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G4-7 |
Nature of ownership and legal form |
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G4-8 |
Markets served |
Personal Care – Market |
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G4-9 |
Scale of the reporting organization |
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G4-10 |
Breakdown of workforce |
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G4-11 |
Coverage of collective bargaining agreements |
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G4-12 |
Description of supply chain |
Economic value creation – Management approach |
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G4-13 |
Significant changes during the reporting period |
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G4-14 |
Addressing the precautionary approach or principle |
Product safety |
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G4-15 |
External charters, principles or initiatives endorsed |
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G4-16 |
Memberships in associations |
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Identified Material Aspects & Boundaries |
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G4-17 |
Report coverage of the entities in the consolidated financial statements |
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G4-18 |
Process for defining the report content and the aspect boundaries |
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G4-19 |
Material aspects identified |
SCA’s materiality analysis |
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G4-20 |
Aspect boundary within the organisation |
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G4-21 |
Aspect boundary outside the organisation |
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G4-22 |
The effect of restatements of information provided in previous reports |
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G4-23 |
Significant changes in the scope and aspect boundaries from previous report |
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Stakeholder Engagement |
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G4-24 |
List of stakeholder groups engaged |
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G4-25 |
Identification and selection of stakeholders |
How SCA creates value, today and in the future |
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G4-26 |
Approaches to stakeholder engagement |
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G4-27 |
Response to key topics and concerns raised |
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Report Profile |
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G4-28 |
Reporting period |
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G4-29 |
Date of most recent previous report |
March 2016. |
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G4-30 |
Reporting cycle |
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G4-31 |
Contact point for questions |
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G4-32 |
‘In accordance’ option chosen |
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G4-33 |
Policy and current practice regarding external assurance |
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Governance |
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G4-34 |
Governance structure |
Sustainability governance |
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G4-35 |
The process for delegating authority for sustainability topics |
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G4-36 |
Executive-level positions with responsibility for sustainability topics |
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G4-37 |
Processes for consultation between stakeholders and the highest governance body |
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G4-38 |
Composition of the highest governance body and its committees |
Corporate governance |
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G4-39 |
Position of the chair of the board of directors |
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G4-40 |
Nomination and selection processes for the highest governance body and its committees |
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G4-41 |
Report processes for the highest governance body to ensure conflict of interest is avoided and managed |
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G4-42 |
Highest governance body’s role in setting purpose, values, and strategy |
Sustainability governance |
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Ethics & Integrity |
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G4-56 |
Values, principles, standards, code of conduct and code of ethics |
The Code shows the way |
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Material Aspects |
DMA* and indicator |
Description |
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Comment/Omission |
Topic in SCA’s Materiality Analysis |
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Economic |
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Economic Performance |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
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Risk management |
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G4-EC1 |
Direct economic value generated and distributed |
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G4-EC2 |
Risks and opportunities due to climate change |
Comprehensive climate work |
SCA reports into the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) climate change survey and the responses are publicly available on www.cdp.net. |
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Indirect Economic Impacts |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
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Risk management |
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G4-EC8 |
Significant indirect economic impacts |
Better hygiene for better health |
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Environmental |
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Energy |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
SCA adheres to the EU Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) BREF. |
Resource efficiency |
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G4-EN3 |
Energy consumption within the organization |
Conversion factors from IEA 2014. |
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G4-EN4 |
Energy consumption outside of the organization |
Conversion factors from IEA 2014. |
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G4-EN6 |
Reduction of energy consumption |
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Water |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
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Water use and water purification |
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G4-EN8 |
Total water withdrawal by source |
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Biodiversity |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
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Forest assets |
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G4-EN12 |
Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas |
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Emissions |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Comprehensive climate work |
Emission rights are not included in SCA’s CO2 target. |
Resource efficiency |
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G4-EN15 |
Direct greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions (scope 1) |
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G4-EN16 |
Energy indirect greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions (scope 2) |
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G4-EN17 |
Other indirect greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions (scope 3) |
SCA reports emissions from transport activities. |
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G4-EN18 |
Greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions intensity |
SCA’s target for CO2 emission in relation to production is reported as percentage change in relation to base year. |
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G4-EN21 |
Nox, sox, and other significant air emissions |
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Effluents and Waste |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Vital water |
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Resource efficiency |
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G4-EN22 |
Total water discharge by quality and destination |
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G4-EN23 |
Total weight of waste by type and disposal method |
SCA does not subdivide its waste in accordance with the categories suggested by GRI. |
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Products and Services |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Challenges become business opportunities |
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Innovation |
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G4-EN27 |
Mitigation of environmental impacts of products and services |
Challenges become business opportunities |
Impacts in line with GRI categories are part of SCA’s Life Cycle Assessments. |
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Transport |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
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Carbon emissions |
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G4-EN30 |
Significant environmental impacts of transportation |
SCA reports primarily transport emissions to air (CO2, SO2, NOx). |
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Environmental Grievance Mechanisms |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Value creation for people – Management approach |
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Business ethics |
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G4-EN34 |
Grievances about environmental impacts filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms |
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Social |
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Labor Pratices and Decent Work |
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Employment |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
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Human capital |
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G4-LA1 |
New employee hires and employee turnover |
Breakdown of employees joining the company is available at a local level. |
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Labor/Management Relations |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
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Human capital |
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G4-LA4 |
Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes |
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Occupational Health and Safety |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
In some countries, SCA’s activities to promote a healthy and safe work environment also include family and community members. However, this data is not collected at a Group level. |
Health and Safety |
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G4-LA5 |
Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees |
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G4-LA6 |
Injuries, lost days, absenteeism and fatalities and total number of work-related fatalities |
SCA’s consolidated data includes the most important safety KPIs. Additional data is available at local sites. SCA does not record safety data, for example, on the basis of gender. |
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G4-LA7 |
Workers with high incidence or high risk of diseases related to their occupation |
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A detailed survey of the various risks is performed at |
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G4-LA8 |
Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions |
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Training and Education |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
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Human capital |
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G4-LA9 |
Average hours of training per year per employee |
Training hours are divided equally between men and women. Data is not broken down according to employee categories. |
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G4-LA11 |
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews |
Although SCA has statistical data at an individual level, disclosure relates to the total percentage of employees, since this is the internal KPI used. |
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Diversity and Equal Opportunity |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Economic value creation |
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Human capital |
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G4-LA12 |
Composition of governance bodies and employee breakdown |
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Equal Remuneration for Women and Men |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
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Human capital |
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G4-LA13 |
Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men |
The calculation is based on average salaries in the four career levels with the highest number of permanent employees. Deviations exist within career levels. |
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Supplier Assessment for Labor Practices |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Knowledge contributes to making a better world |
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Supply-chain efficiency |
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G4-LA14 |
Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using labor practices criteria |
SCA’s global supplier base must commit to the SCA Global Supplier Standard. New suppliers are audited relative to this standard by SCA staff or third-party auditors. |
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G4-LA15 |
Significant actual and potential negative impacts for labor practices in the supply chain and actions taken |
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Labor Practices Grievance Mechanisms |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
The Code shows the way |
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Business ethics |
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G4-LA16 |
Number of grievances about labor practices filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms |
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Human Rights |
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Investment |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Value creation for people – Management approach |
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Business ethics |
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G4-HR1 |
Human rights screening or clauses included in significant investment agreements |
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G4-HR2 |
Employee training on human rights |
SCA measures Code of Conduct training, including in the area of human rights, as a percentage of total SCA staff who receive training. |
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Non-discrimination |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Value creation for people – Management approach |
Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct. |
Business ethics |
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G4-HR3 |
Actions taken in incidents of discrimination |
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Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Value creation for people – Management approach |
Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct. |
Business ethics |
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G4-HR4 |
Supporting right to freedom of association and collective bargaining agreement in risk areas |
No SCA sites were identified as high-risk sites by Sedex. |
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Child Labor |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Value creation for people – Management approach |
Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct. |
Business ethics |
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G4-HR5 |
Measures taken to eliminate child labor in risk areas |
No SCA sites were identified as high-risk sites by Sedex. |
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Forced or Compulsory Labor |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Value creation for people – Management approach |
Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct. |
Business ethics |
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G4-HR6 |
Measures taken to eliminate forced or compulsory labor in risk areas |
No SCA sites were identified as high-risk sites by Sedex. |
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Supplier Human Rights Assessment |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct. |
Business ethics |
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G4-HR10 |
Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using human rights criteria |
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G4-HR11 |
Significant actual and potential negative human rights impacts in the supply chain |
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Human Rights Grievance Mechanisms |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
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Business ethics |
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G4-HR12 |
Grievances about human rights impacts filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms |
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Society |
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Anti-Corruption |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct. |
Business ethics |
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G4-SO3 |
Operations assessed for risks related to corruption and the significant risks identified |
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G4-SO5 |
Actions taken in response to confirmed incidents of corruption |
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Anti-competitive Behavior |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct. |
Business ethics |
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G4-SO7 |
Anti-trust and monopoly court cases |
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Grievance Mechanisms for Impacts on Society |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Value creation for people – Management approach |
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Business ethics |
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G4-SO11 |
Grievances about impacts on society filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms |
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Product Responsibility |
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Customer Health and Safety |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
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Product safety |
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G4-PR1 |
Assessment of health and safety impact of products |
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Product and Service Labeling |
G4-DMA |
DMA |
Satisfied customers and consumers |
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Customer and consumer satisfaction |
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G4-PR3 |
Product information required by procedures |
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