Employment, Health & Safety & Human Rights Social responsibility is also a key part of the Cradle to Cradle® philosophy. We have always been committed to engaging our workforce and maintaining responsible goals towards employees and communities directly linked to the business and through the supply chain. This data shows where we are today. We report here on • LA 1: Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region. • LA 2: New employees hired and employee turnover. • LA 4: Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. • LA 7: Rates of injury, lost days, and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities. • LA 12: Percentage of employees receiving regular career development reviews. As part of Desso’s commitment to social fairness, we currently adhere to the Global Sullivan Principles and have made the decision to support the UN Global Compact network, starting in Q3 2014. We report here on: • HR 6: Operations and significant suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labour, and measures taken to contribute to the effective abolition of child labour. • HR 7: Operations and significant suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labour, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour. This section can be found on pages: 51-54
Communications Clear and transparent internal and external communications are key to Desso’s business and corporate responsibility strategies. Internally, communicating change to engage employees in the tough challenges ahead; external, to explain the reasons for the long term strategy embracing Cradle to Cradle®, connecting with suppliers, customers, the sustainability community, the media, governments, and investors. We report here on • PR 6: Communications This section can be found on page: 57
Environmental Investment and Costs These KPIs reflect our commitment to putting Cradle to Cradle® theory into practice and making the necessary investment in people, technology and processes. It includes the work we have done on getting 90% of our carpet tile products in the commercial sector Cradle to Cradle® certified. We report here on • EN 30: Total environmental expenditures and investments by type. This section can be found on page: 59
Regulations and Compliance This section sets out our performance in regard to meeting environmental regulations. We report here on • EN 28: Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations. • SO 8: Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations. • PR 9: Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services. This section can be found on page: 61 33