Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Assessment Report
Company Assessed : ENDRESS UND HAUSER AG (GROUP)
CSR engagement: Confirmed
Size: LargeCountry (company headquarters): SwitzerlandPresence in Risk Countries: YesCategory/Industry: Manufacture of measuring, testing, navigating and controlequipment; watches and clocks
a. Quantitative information: score & activated criteria
b. Qualitative information: Strengths & Improvement Areas
6. Theme: Environment
7. Theme: Labor Practices & Human Rights
8. Theme: Fair Business Practices
9. Theme: Sustainable Procurement
10. 360° Stakeholder Information
11. Specific Comments
12. Contact us
ABOUT CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the continuing commitment to behave responsibly by integrating social and environmental concernsinto business operations. CSR goes beyond regulatory compliance to focus on how companies manage their economic, social, andenvironmental impacts, as well as their relationships with stakeholders (e.g. employees, suppliers, government).
ABOUT THE ASSESSMENT
The EcoVadis methodology framework assesses the policies and measures put in place as well as the reporting published by companies withregards to environmental, labor practices & human rights, fair business practices and sustainable procurement issues. The assessmentconducted by CSR experts is made on the basis of the company answers to a survey which is dynamically adapted to their country, sectorand size, on the basis of supporting documentation, and on public and stakeholder (NGOs, trade unions, press) information.
ABOUT ECOVADIS
EcoVadis operates the 1st collaborative platform allowing companies to assess the environmental and social performance of their supplierson a global basis. EcoVadis combines technology and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expertise to deliver simple and reliable supplierscorecards, covering 150 purchasing categories and 21 CSR criteria.
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Benchmark is done on all suppliers of the same businesscategory on the EcoVadis database
Corrective Action Plan in progress
1. Score Overview
The overall and theme scores summarize the CSR performance of ENDRESSUND HAUSER AG (GROUP) on a scale of 1 to 100.
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Outstanding Advanced Confirmed Partial None
The grey bars on this graph represent the benchmarks. Benchmarks comparea company’s overall score and theme scores to other companies operatingwithin the same industry. Here the Benchmark on over 150 suppliers.NOTE:
The top and bottom 5% of performers are excluded to ensure statisticalrelevance.ENV : EnvironmentLAB : Labor Practices & Human RightsFBP : Fair Business PracticesSUP : Sustainable Procurement
This graph depicts the distribution of overall scores for several thousandcompanies on the EcoVadis platform. ENDRESS UND HAUSER AG (GROUP) hasan overall score of 52 and the company is ranked alongside 25% which haveConfirmed CSR engagement.
The red dot represents the average of all suppliersThe blue diamond refers to company position
ENDRESS UND HAUSER AG (GROUP) has been identified as Silver regardingtheir approach to CSR management. To achieve this recognition, a companymust have an overall score of [46-61].
The Corrective Action Plan (CAP) is an interactive tool shared betweensuppliers and buyers. It helps to develop Action Plans, a starting point for aneffective dialogue on actions taken by the supplier to improve their CSRperformance. ENDRESS UND HAUSER AG (GROUP) has a CAP in place and isworking on improving their CSR management system.
OVERALL SCORE 52/100
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Get a clear picture of the company’s CSR performance. With a score on four CSR themes (environmental, labor practices &Human Rights, fair business practices and sustainable procurement), that highlight the company’s strengths and possible areas forimprovement.Know the company’s positioning compared to their industry sector peers. On which theme is this company better positionedthan their peers? How is this company positioned in comparison to their sector average?Identify sector specific initiatives. What are the main international CSR regulations and sector initiatives specific to the industrysector of the company?
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3. Assessment Process
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The EcoVadis methodology takes into account 21 CSR criteria which are contained under four themes: ENVIRONMENT, LABOR, FAIRBUSINESS PRACTICES, and SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT. The methodology and criteria are in line with international CSR standardsincluding the Global Reporting Initiative, United Nations Global Compact, and ISO 26000.
B. Seven management indicators
The EcoVadis assessment evaluates a company CSR management system by looking at seven management indicators. The four themesand their subsequent 21 CSR criteria are assessed on the basis of the following management indicators that a company has in place.
Policies (weight: 25%)
1. Policies: Mission statements, commitments, principles, objectives and/or policies issued by the company.2. Endorsement: Endorsement of CSR external initiatives, principles and/or active participation to international/sector CSR initiative.
Actions (weight: 35%)
3. Measures: Concrete actions put in place to support commitments, objectives and deployment of policies (e.g. training, manualprocedures).
4. Coverage: Level of deployment/dissemination of measures and concrete actions put in place throughout the company to supportcommitments and/or policies.
5. Certifications: Certifications received for the management system and/ or labels received for the products/ services delivered.
Results (weight: 40%)
6. Reporting/ KPI: Quality and level of reporting readily available to stakeholders7. 360°: Controversies, condemnations or positive developments reported by stakeholders (NGOs, Trade Unions, Press) having an
impact on the company's CSR performance.
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The overall score can be better understood by looking at quantitative information - theme scores, activated criteria - and qualitativeinformation - strengths & improvement areas.
A. QUANTITATIVES INFORMATION: SCORES & ACTIVATED CRITERIA
THEME SCORES: Like the overall score, theme scores are on a scale of 1 to 100.
ACTIVATED CRITERIA: Each of the four themes - ENVIRONMENT, LABOR, FAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES, and SUSTAINABLEPROCUREMENT- have specific criteria associated to them. It is important to note that not all 21 criteria are activated for everycompany and some criteria have more weight than others in the overall assessment. The weights for the criteria are determinedbased on the CSR risks faced by the company according to their industry of operation and their country of operation(s). For moreinformation see Appendix: category profile.
Non ActivatedIf criteria are not activated, this means that the specific associatedissue is not relevant or has very low CSR risk for the company
Medium ImportanceMedium importance criteria are the issues where there is some CSRrisk, but it is not the most pressing criteria.
High ImportanceHigh-importance criteria are the issues where the company facesthe greatest CSR risk.
Only in Risk countriesCriteria classified as Only in Risk Countries are activated only if thecompany has significant operations in one or more risk country.
B. QUALITATIVE INFORMATION: STRENGTHS & IMPROVEMENT AREAS
Qualitative information provides more details and insights into the theme scores. For each theme the company is assigned Strengths (theelements of the CSR management system that are positive) and Improvement Areas (the elements of the CSR management system thatneed to be improved). The strengths & improvement areas are divided according to the 3 management indicators - Policies, Actions,Results – and are also classified by level of importance/priority (i.e. Priority.)
Green check marks indicate the Strengths Alert signs indicate the Improvement Areas
Improvement Areas are a focus point for improvement. The EcoVadis Corrective Action Plan Tool allows companies to improve their CSRperformance on specific improvement areas. It is an interactive tool shared between suppliers and buyers. It supports the development ofAction Plans, a starting point for an effective dialogue between buyers and suppliers on actions taken by a supplier to improve their CSRperformance.
Each improvement area is given a priority levelwhich can be used to set up corrective actionplans.
Priority Level
High
Medium
Low
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The environment theme takes into account both operational factors (e.g. energy consumption, waste management, etc.) and productstewardship (e.g. product end of life, customer health and safety issues).
ENVIRONMENT: SCORES
CSR PERFORMANCE
Environment ENV 60
Labor Practices LAB 60
Fair Business Practices FBP 40
Sustainable Procurement SUP 40
WEIGHT of the Theme ENV 3 out of 12 -> 25% of the global score
Themes are weighted according the CorporateSocial Responsibility (CSR) risks associated tothe company industry of operation and countryof operation(s). The theme weights influence theresulting overall score.
BENCHMARK
This benchmark shows the company overall score incomparison to the scores of industry sector peers on theEcoVadis platform. The top and bottom 5% of performersare excluded to ensure statistical relevance.
DETAILED SCORE BENCHMARK
The theme benchmark is a more detailed comparison ofthe company’s theme score in comparison to othercompanies operating within the same industry. NOTE:Benchmark is only activated when they are at least 3suppliers to compare with.
ENVIRONMENT: ACTIVATED CRITERIA
Non Activated Medium Importance High Importance Only in Risk countries
Note: Not all 21 criteria are activated for every company and some criteria have more weight than others in the overall assessment. Theweights for the criteria are determined based on the CSR risks faced by the company according to their industry of operation and theircountry of operation(s).
ENVIRONMENT: STRENGTH & WEAKNESSES
Note: The number of alert signs or checks next to a strength or weakness does not represent the performance of the company; ratherthey indicate the level of importance of each individual strength and/or weakness
This icon informs that the company has a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) in place associated to a particular weakness. The CAP is aninteractive tool shared between suppliers and buyers. It helps to develop Actions to improve the supplier’s CSR performance.
ENVIRONMENT:POLICIES
Priority Strength or Weakness Additional Definition CAP
Environmental quantitative objectives set on [ energy ]
Company policy on major environmental issues More Information • The company has issued a formal standard policy thatintegrates commitments and/or operational objectives on themain environmental issues it is confronted with.
• There are at least qualitative objectives/commitments withspecificities on the main environmental issues.
Guidance • The importance of environmental issues covered by the policymay vary according to the industry or sector. Such issues caninc lude energy consumpt ion & GHG emiss ions, watermanagement, biodiversity, materials, chemicals & wastemanagement, product stewardship (use/end of life), customerhealth & safety and/or promotion of sustainable developmenttopics.
• The policy might also incorporate some of the followingelements: scope of application, allocation of responsibilities,quantitative objectives (i.e. on energy consumption & GHGemissions and materials, chemicals & waste management), andreview mechanisms.
Official targets to meet RoHS
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Priority Strength or Weakness Additional Definition CAP
Declares a percentage of sites ISO 14001 certified butcertificates or evidence provided are inconclusive [ 81%to 100% ]
More Information • The company declares a percentage of ISO 14001 certified sitesbut certificates or evidence (e.g. list of operational sites certified)provided are inconclusive.
Guidance • The i n fo rmat i on f ound p rov ided i n the suppor t i ngdocumentation (e.g. company website, CSR reporting) does notallow to identify the percentage of ISO 14001 certified sites.
Declares environmental measures effectivelyimplemented across all operations but no supportingdocumentation available
More Information • The company declares that the environmental measuresimplemented cover 100% of their operations, but no informationwas found in the supporting documentation to verify this claim.
External/ 3rd party audit on environmental issues
Formal life cycle analysis performed on key products
Waste management measures
Declares measures on water management but nosupporting documentation available
More Information • The company declares it has implemented specific measuresand concrete actions regarding water management, such aswater treatment, recycling and reuse, reduction of wastewaterdischarge, measurement and control mechanisms for organicwater pollutant (BOD) or chemical oxygen demand (COD); but noinformation was found on this topic within the companysupporting documentation.
Company has performed a formal assessment of itsinflow material with regards to RoHSII requirements
More Information • The company has executed a formalized assessment of itsinflow material with the aim of verifying compliance with theRoHSII directive.
• RoHS is the Directive on the Restriction of HazardousSubstances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment2002/95/EC. It restricts the use of six hazardous materials(cadmium, lead, hexavalent chromium, mercury, PBB and PBDE)in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electricalequipments. RoHS was recast with the Directive 2011/65/EU(RoHS 2). The new directive extends the requirements to all EEE,restricts new substances and clarifies definitions.
ISO 50001 certified More Information • The company has provided a valid ISO 50001 certificate for atleast one of its operational sites.
• ISO 50001:2011 specifies requirements for establishing,implementing, maintaining and improving an energy managementsystem, whose purpose is to enable an organization to follow asystematic approach in achieving continual improvement ofenergy performance, including energy efficiency, energy use andconsumption. (Source: ISO)
• The ISO 50001 standard, previously known as DIN EN 16001,was launched in June 2011. It is fully aligned with ISO 14001.
Measures to reduce energy consumption
Reduction of energy consumption through innovativetechnologies
Work process or innovative technologies implementedto treat waste or facilitate clean disposal [ i.e. lead-freesoldering ]
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Priority Strength or Weakness Additional Definition CAP
CSR reporting on environmental issues More Information • There is evidence of reporting implemented regarding themanagement and the mitigation of the company environmentalfootprint from its supporting documentation, including keyperformance indicators (KPIs), statistical figures or associatedconcrete actions.
Guidance • Reporting items are standard in terms of quality and quantity,do cover the main issues, are meaningful enough, and areregularly updated.
• KPIs can be sectorspecific and include for instance directenergy consumption by primary energy source, total directgreenhouse gas emissions, total volume of water recycled andreused (Source: Global Reporting Initiative).
No alignment with GRI guidelines
No products are RoHSII compliant
Reporting of direct CO2 emissions
Reporting on electricity consumption
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The labor theme takes into account both Labor Practice issues (e.g. health and safety, working conditions, etc.) and Human Rightsissues (e.g. discrimination, child labor, etc.).
LABOR & HUMAN RIGHTS: SCORES
CSR PERFORMANCE
Environment ENV 60
Labor Practices LAB 60
Fair Business Practices FBP 40
Sustainable Procurement SUP 40
WEIGHT of the Theme LAB 4 out of 12 -> 33% of the global score
Themes are weighted according the CorporateSocial Responsibility (CSR) risks associated tothe company industry of operation and countryof operation(s). The theme weights influence theresulting overall score.
BENCHMARK
This benchmark shows the company overall score incomparison to the scores of industry sector peers on theEcoVadis platform. The top and bottom 5% of performersare excluded to ensure statistical relevance.
DETAILED SCORE BENCHMARK
The theme benchmark is a more detailed comparison ofthe company’s theme score in comparison to othercompanies operating within the same industry. NOTE:Benchmark is only activated when they are at least 3suppliers to compare with.
LABOR & HUMAN RIGHTS: ACTIVATED CRITERIA
Non Activated Medium Importance High Importance Only in Risk countries
Note: Not all 21 criteria are activated for every company and some criteria have more weight than others in the overall assessment. Theweights for the criteria are determined based on the CSR risks faced by the company according to their industry of operation and theircountry of operation(s).
LABOR & HUMAN RIGHTS: STRENGTH & WEAKNESSES
Note: The number of alert signs or checks next to a strength or weakness does not represent the performance of the company; ratherthey indicate the level of importance of each individual strength and/or weakness
This icon informs that the company has a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) in place associated to a particular weakness. The CAP is aninteractive tool shared between suppliers and buyers. It helps to develop Actions to improve the supplier’s CSR performance.
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Priority Strength or Weakness Additional Definition CAP
Policies on major labor and human rights issues More Information • The company has issued formal policies that integratecommitments and/or operational objectives on the main laborpractices and human rights issues it is confronted with.
• There are at least qualitative objectives/commitments withspecificities on the main issues.
Guidance • The importance of issues covered by the policies may varyaccording to the industry or sector. Such issues can includeemployee health & safety, working conditions, labor relations,career management & training, child & forced labor, anti-discrimination and other fundamental rights issues.
• The policies might also incorporate some of the followingelements: scope of application, allocation of responsibilities,quantitative objectives (i.e. on employee health & safety, careermanagement & training and anti-discrimination), and reviewmechanisms.
Company public commitment to promote and facilitatestructured social dialogue
Official targets to reduce occupational injury & illness More Information • The company has formally defined and communicatedquantitative objectives with regards to occupational health andsafety issues such as for instance targets on frequency orseverity rates.
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Priority Strength or Weakness Additional Definition CAP
OHSAS 18001 certified on more than 81% ofoperational sites
Implementation measures supporting labor practicespolicies effectively implemented on more than 80% ofemployees
Training of relevant employees on health & safety risksand best working practices
No information on whether monitoring system has beenimplemented to ensure conformity with local laws andILO requirements on maximum working hours
No information on implementation measures regardinghuman rights issues
More Information • No company declaration and no evidence within the supportingdocumentation on concrete actions implemented regardinghuman rights issues.
Guidance • Some examples of measures include a whistle blowingprocedure or disciplinary measures enforced on discrimination orharassment issues, external audits on human rights issues,training or awareness programs for managers, collaboration withpublic, local authorities or NGOs on human rights, etc.
No information on implementation measures regardingdiscrimination issues
More Information • No company declaration and no evidence within the supportingdocumentation on concrete actions implemented to avoid oreliminate discrimination.
Guidance • Discrimination is defined as different treatment given to peoplein hiring, remuneration, training, promotion, termination; basedon race, national origin, religion, disability, gender, sexualorientation, union membership, political affiliation or age (source:ISO 26000).
• Some potential examples of implementation measures couldinclude awareness/training of managers on discrimination,implementation of a whistle blowing procedure and/or disciplinarymeasures, also specific measures regarding disabled people,senior employees or women.
No information on implementation measures regardingchild or forced labor issues
External audits on health & safety issues
Official measures to promote work and life balance More Information • The company has implemented working practices thatacknowledge and aim to support the needs of staff in achieving abalance between their home and working lives. Examples of worklife-balance measures include: the possibility to work from home,to work part time, flexible-time schedules, childcare facilities atwork, in-house services.
Employee health & safety detailed risk assessment
Company wide promotion of employees' initiativesregarding working conditions
Regular assessment (at least once a year) of individualperformance
Company specific pension plan for employees
Provision of skills development training More Information • The company has implemented vocational training andinstruction, which include skills development training, educationpaid for in whole or in part by the company, with the goal toprovide opportunities for career advancement (Source: GlobalReporting Initiative G3).
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Priority Strength or Weakness Additional Definition CAP
CSR reporting on labor practices and human rightsissues
More Information • There is evidence of reporting implemented regarding bothlabor and human rights issues from the company supportingdocumentation, including key performance indicators (KPIs),statistical figures or associated concrete actions.
Guidance • Reporting items are standard in terms of quality and quantity,do cover the main issues, are meaningful enough, and areregularly updated.
• KPIs can be sectorspecific and include for instance the rates ofinjury, of lost days, the number of hours of training, the % ofemployees covered by collective bargaining agreements, thegender ratio etc. (Source: Global Reporting Initiative G3).
No alignment with GRI guidelines
Reporting on accident severity rate More Information • The company reports a severity rate of accidents among itsemployees during the last reporting year.
Guidance • The accident severity rate measures the time lost due tooccupational injuries in relation to the total amount of timeworked. It indicates how severe the accidents were and how longthe injured employees were out of work as a result of disablinginjuries.
Reporting on accident frequency rate More Information • The company reports a frequency rate of accidents among itsemployees during the last reporting year.
Guidance • The accident frequency rate measures the number of injurieswith lost time in relation to the total amount of time worked. Itindicates the extent to which injury incidents are repeated overtime and their number of occurrence.
No information on percentage of women in executive(e.g. senior or top management) positions
No information on percentage of disabled workers out oftotal workforce
Reporting on number of training hours per employee
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The fair business practice theme focuses primarily on corruption and bribery issues, but also takes into account anti-competition andresponsible marketing depending on the industry of operation.
FAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES: SCORES
CSR PERFORMANCE
Environment ENV 60
Labor Practices LAB 60
Fair Business Practices FBP 40
Sustainable Procurement SUP 40
WEIGHT of the Theme FB 3 out of 12 -> 25% of the global score
Themes are weighted according the CorporateSocial Responsibility (CSR) risks associated tothe company industry of operation and countryof operation(s). The theme weights influence theresulting overall score.
BENCHMARK
This benchmark shows the company overall score incomparison to the scores of industry sector peers on theEcoVadis platform. The top and bottom 5% of performersare excluded to ensure statistical relevance.
DETAILED SCORE BENCHMARK
The theme benchmark is a more detailed comparison ofthe company’s theme score in comparison to othercompanies operating within the same industry. NOTE:Benchmark is only activated when they are at least 3suppliers to compare with.
FAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES: ACTIVATED CRITERIA
Non Activated Medium Importance High Importance Only in Risk countries
Note: Not all 21 criteria are activated for every company and some criteria have more weight than others in the overall assessment. Theweights for the criteria are determined based on the CSR risks faced by the company according to their industry of operation and theircountry of operation(s).
FAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES: STRENGTH & WEAKNESSES
Note: The number of alert signs or checks next to a strength or weakness does not represent the performance of the company; ratherthey indicate the level of importance of each individual strength and/or weakness
This icon informs that the company has a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) in place associated to a particular weakness. The CAP is aninteractive tool shared between suppliers and buyers. It helps to develop Actions to improve the supplier’s CSR performance.
FAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES:POLICIES
Priority Strength or Weakness Additional Definition CAP
Endorsement of external initiative on business ethicsissues [ ZVEI code of conduct ]
Comprehensive policy on major business ethics issues(e.g. corruption issues)
More Information • The company has issued a comprehensive formalized policythat integrates commitments, operational and quantitativeobjectives on at least corruption & bribery issues and optionallyanti-competitive practices issues and consumer/client issues suchas responsible marketing & data protection, depending on theindustry or sector.
• The policy aims to prevent risks related to anticorruption &bribery issues and optionally anti-competitive practices issuesand consumer/client issues.
• The policy incorporates some of the following elements: scopeof application, allocation of responsibilities, quantified objectives,and review mechanisms.
• The policy is contained in a dedicated policy document or in adedicated section of a larger purpose document.
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Priority Strength or Weakness Additional Definition CAP
Declares business ethics measures effectivelyimplemented for all employees but no supportingdocumentation available
Measures to prevent counterfeiting of other products More Information • The company has implemented measures to ensure it does notwillfully manufacture goods and sell them under a brand namewithout the brand owner’s authorization.
Guidance • Example of measures include the systematic inclusion ofintel lectual property clauses into purchasing contracts,t r a c e a b i l i t y m e c h a n i s m s t o t r a c k t h e o r i g i n o fproducts/components, verification of shipments either through asource inspection or a personal vendor check, audits andscreening of distributors.
Awareness & training program for managers on anti-competitive practices
Company specific awareness or training program oncorruption & bribery issues
FAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES:RESULTS
Priority Strength or Weakness Additional Definition CAP
No performance reporting on business ethics issues(e.g. number of breaches of code of ethics, ...)
More Information • The company declares no formal reporting regarding fairbusiness practices and there is no information within thecompany supporting documentation on key performanceindicators (KPIs), statistical figures and associated concreteactions.
Guidance • KPIs can be sectorspecific and include for instance the % ofemployees trained on business ethics issues, number of breachesof the Code of Ethics, number of incidents reported through thewhistle blowing procedure.
No alignment with GRI guidelines
Reporting on percentage of employees trained in personon business ethics issues
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The sustainable procurement theme focuses on both social and environmental issues within the company supply chain.
SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT: SCORES
CSR PERFORMANCE
Environment ENV 60
Labor Practices LAB 60
Fair Business Practices FBP 40
Sustainable Procurement SUP 40
WEIGHT of the Theme SUP 2 out of 12 -> 16% of the global score
Themes are weighted according the CorporateSocial Responsibility (CSR) risks associated tothe company industry of operation and countryof operation(s). The theme weights influence theresulting overall score.
BENCHMARK
This benchmark shows the company overall score incomparison to the scores of industry sector peers on theEcoVadis platform. The top and bottom 5% of performersare excluded to ensure statistical relevance.
DETAILED SCORE BENCHMARK
The theme benchmark is a more detailed comparison ofthe company’s theme score in comparison to othercompanies operating within the same industry. NOTE:Benchmark is only activated when they are at least 3suppliers to compare with.
SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT: ACTIVATED CRITERIA
Non Activated Medium Importance High Importance Only in Risk countries
Note: Not all 21 criteria are activated for every company and some criteria have more weight than others in the overall assessment. Theweights for the criteria are determined based on the CSR risks faced by the company according to their industry of operation and theircountry of operation(s).
SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT: STRENGTH & WEAKNESSES
Note: The number of alert signs or checks next to a strength or weakness does not represent the performance of the company; ratherthey indicate the level of importance of each individual strength and/or weakness
This icon informs that the company has a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) in place associated to a particular weakness. The CAP is aninteractive tool shared between suppliers and buyers. It helps to develop Actions to improve the supplier’s CSR performance.
SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT:POLICIES
Priority Strength or Weakness Additional Definition CAP
Basic sustainable procurement policy on bothenvironment and social factors
More Information • The company has issued value statements, commitments, andoperational objectives regarding the integration of environmentaland social factors within its supply chain, which lack specificity atissue level, or do not cover all the major sustainable procurementissues the company is confronted with, or lack organizationalelements (e.g. review process, dedicated responsibilities, scopeof application), or are not consolidated into a formal document.
Guidance • A standard sustainable procurement policy includes at leastCSR requirements for both supplier practices (environmental andsocial), and product/service characteristics (e.g. use ofindependently verified labeling schemes). It is contained in aformal policy document (i.e. CSR Procurement Guidelines) andusually includes organizational elements (e.g. review process,dedicated responsibilities, scope of application).
Claims a policy on conflict minerals but no supportingdocumentation available
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Priority Strength or Weakness Additional Definition CAP
Claims that above 50% of suppliers are covered bysustainable procurement measures (assessments oraudits) but no supporting documentation available
More Information • The company declares that above 50% of suppliers (in actualnumber of suppliers, not spend volume) are covered bysustainable procurement measures (e.g. CSR assessments oraudits), but this claim could not be verified within the companysupporting documentation.
On-site audits of suppliers on environmental or socialissues
More Information • The company's supporting documentation demonstratesevidence of on-site supplier audits on environmental and/ orsocial issues through internal audits, audit reports or third partyaudit certificates.
• Evidence of internal/external on site audits is recent enough(i.e. less than 12 months).
• Aud i t s can be announced o r unannounced and a resystematically conducted at least for suppliers most exposed toCSR risks.
• External audits are carried out by credible third party auditorsand recognized environmental and/or social auditing standardsare utilized (e.g. SMETA, EICC).
• Audits are directly conducted via field visits, i.e. on thesuppliers' operational sites and/or business premises.
Regular supplier assessment (e.g. questionnaire) onenvironmental or social practices
More Information • The company demonstrates evidence of suppl ier CSRassessments (in-house, 3rd party, or self-assessments) throughchecklists or questionnaires to verify compliance with its own pre-defined set of CSR requirements.
• CSR assessment questionnaires can be inhouse driven orsupported by a third-party organization, and include questionson environmental (including regulatory issues), social and ethicalissues.
• CSR assessment can also consist in checklists, online forms
• Assessment can be conducted by the client, a reliable thirdparty, or by the supplier itself.
Claims 81-100% of suppliers for which conflict mineralsinformation is available (e.g. CFSI/EICC Reports) but nosupporting documentation
Claims formal assessment of suppliers progress withregards to REACH compliance program is inapplicable
More Information • The company declares the completion of a formal assessmentof its suppliers regarding their progression toward full compliancewith the REACH Directive is not applicable to their operations,however it is a measure that is normally considered relevant tothe company's activities.
• The REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation ofChemicals) Directive, is a regulation of the European Union thataddresses the production and use of chemical substances as wellas their potential impacts on both human and environmentalhealth. The regulation requires that all companies manufacturingor importing chemical substances into the European Union inquantities of one tonne or more per year to register thesesubstances to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
Written communication sent to suppliers informing themof conflict minerals issues
Priority Strength or Weakness Additional Definition CAP
Basic reporting on sustainable procurement issues More Information • There is evidence of formal reporting regarding the integrationof environmental and/or social factors within the company supplychain from the company supporting documentation including keyperformance indicators (KPIs), statistical figures or associatedconcrete actions, but reporting elements are limited in terms ofquality and quantity, do not cover the main issues, are notmeaningful enough, or are not regularly updated.
Guidance • It might also be the case that reporting does not exactly coverthe entity under evaluation (e.g. KPIs might be aggregated atparent company level only).
• KPIs can be sectorspecific and include for instance % ofsuppliers assessed or audited on CSR issues, % of buyerstrained on sustainable procurement, % of raw materialspurchased that are recycled materials, % of products purchasedwith an ecolabel.
Basic reporting on conflict minerals issues
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The 360° is a web based tool to collect stakeholders insight on a company‘s CSR approach and impacts. A corporate stakeholder is a partythat can affect or be affected by the actions of the company and the achievement of its objectives (i.e. employees, clients, suppliers).
Note: If a strength or weakness is activated on the 360°, this is an indicator that the 360° has had an impact on the score.
Only legitimate stakeholder sources are selected:
Governmental organizations (i.e. government environmental protection administrations, anti-trust agencies, customers protectionagencies)CSR networks and initiativesTrade unions and employers’ organizationsInternational organizations (i.e. UN, ILO, UNEP, …)NGO’s (i.e. Greenpeace, Clean Clothes Campaign, Transparency international, UFC, …)Research institutes and reputable press (CSR Asia, Blacksmith Institute, …)
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Specific comments are key points which indicate some specific characteristics of the company CSR evaluation and will help to betterunderstand the company’s performance.
The company demonstrates a comprehensive management system on environmental issues. Since the last evaluation, the overall score has increased thanks to the implementation of additional policies. Since the last evaluation, the overall score has increased thanks to the implementation of additional measures. The company demonstrates a comprehensive management system on labor and human rights issues. The implementation coverage of CSR measures and actions throughout the company is unclear. Despite the company implementing measures regarding sustainable procurement issues, policies are not formalized or are only basic.
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A Category Profile offers practical insights into the key sustainability issues which are applicable to the company industry of operation. Itprovides a link to major regulations, sector initiatives, and eco-labels.
The company industry of operation has been determined based on International Standard Industrial Classification of AllEconomic Activities (ISIC), which is a compilation of all global economic activities published by the United Nations StatisticalCommission.
The International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) main purpose is to provide a set ofactivity categories that can be utilized for the collection and reporting of statistics according to such activities.
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities, Rev.4, United Nations, New York, 2008
It is possible that a company has operations in more than one category, but EcoVadis classifies companies based on their main area ofoperation.
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Each category faces specific CSR issues and risks based on their industry of operation. The below chart shows the criteria activated for thecompany category name : Manufacture of measuring, testing, navigating and control equipment; watches and clocks.
Environment
Energy Consumption & GHG
Water
Biodiversity
Local Pollution
Materials, Chemicals & Waste
Product Use
Product End-of-Life
Customers Health & Safety
Sustainable Consumption
Labor Practices
Employee Health & Safety
Working Conditions
Social Dialog
Career Management & Training
Child & Forced Labor
Discrimination
Fundamental Human Rights
Fair Business Practices
Corruption & Bribery
Anti-competitive Practices
Responsible Marketing
Sustainable Procurement
Suppliers & Environment
Suppliers & Social
Non Activated Medium Importance High Importance Only in Risk countries Noteworthy Practices
KEY CSR ISSUES
This section shows a qualitative explanation of the key CSR issues and risk pertaining to Manufacture of measuring, testing, navigatingand control equipment; watches and clocks.
Key CSR Issues ENVIRONMENT
Energy Consumption & GHG
Definition: Energy consumption (e.g. electricity, fuel, renewable energies) used during operations and transport.Greenhouse gases direct and indirect emissions including CO2, CH4, N2O, HFC, PFC and SF6. Also includesproduction of renewable energy by the company.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
Water
Definition: Water consumption during operations. Pollutants rejected into water.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
Materials, Chemicals & Waste
Definition: Consumption of all types of raw materials and chemicals. Non-hazardous and hazardous wastegenerated from operations. Also includes air emissions other than GHG (e.g. SOx, NOx).
Sectorial issues: In Progress
Product Use
Definition: Environmental impacts generated from the direct use of products. Can include energy, water,materials and chemicals use.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
Product End-of-Life
Definition: Direct Environmental impacts generated from the end-of-life of the products. These impacts caninclude hazardous, non-hazardous waste generated, emissions and accidental pollution.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
Customers Health & Safety
Definition: Negative health and safety impacts of products and services on customers or consumers.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
LABOR PRACTICES
Employee Health & Safety
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Definition: Deals with health and safety issues encountered by employees at work i.e. during operations andtransport. Includes both physiological and psychological issues arising from, among others, dangerousequipment, work practices and hazardous substance.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
Working Conditions
Definition: Deals with working hours, remunerations and social benefits granted to employees.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
Social Dialog
Definition: Deals with structured social dialogue i.e. social dialog deployed through recognized employeerepresentatives and collective bargaining.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
Career Management & Training
Definition: Deals with main career stages i.e. recruitment, evaluation, training and management of layoffs.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
Discrimination
Definition: Deals with discrimination issues at work. Discrimination is defined as different treatment given topeople in hiring, remuneration, training, promotion, termination; based on race, national origin, religion, disability,gender, sexual orientation, union membership, political affiliation or age.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
Fundamental Human Rights
Definition: Deals with fundamental human rights issues at work. This includes the respect of security, propertyrights, employees privacy rights, civil and political rights, rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining,social and cultural rights (including indigenous people) as well as the prevention of harassment, moral and physicalviolence and inhumane or degrading treatment.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
FAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES
Corruption & Bribery
Definition: Deals with all forms of corruption issues at work, including among other things extortion, bribery,conflict of interest, fraud, money laundering.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
Anti-competitive Practices
Definition: Deals with anti-competitive practices including among others: bid-rigging, price fixing, dumping,predatory, pricing, coercive monopoly, dividing territories, product tying, limit pricing, and the non respect ofintellectual property.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT
Suppliers & Environment
Definition: Deals with environmental issues within the supply chain i.e. environmental impacts generated from thesuppliers and subcontractors own operations and products.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
Suppliers & Social
Definition: Deals with labor practices and human rights issues within the supply chain i.e. labor practices andhuman rights issues generated from the suppliers and subcontractors own operations or products.
Sectorial issues: In Progress
SOURCES
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This section provides a list of text references related to major CSR standards, regulations, labels or sector initiatives pertaining toManufacture of measuring, testing, navigating and control equipment; watches and clocks.
Main Regulations and Sectors Initiatives ( = Regulatory)
ENV : Décret no 2002775 du 3 mai 2002 (France)
Ce décret est relatif aux valeurs limites d'exposition du public aux champs électromagnétiques émis par les équipementsutilisés dans les réseaux de télécommunication ou par les installations radioélectriqueshttp://admi.net/jo/20020505/INDI0220135D.html
ENV : EU directive EuP (Energy using Products)
The directive 2005/32/EC became law in the European Union on August 2005. The EuP Directive focus on the designphase to improve energy efficiency of energy using products.http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/eco_design/index_en.htm
ENV : EU directive RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)
The RoHS directive restricts the use of six hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic andelectrical equipment.http://www.rohs.eu/english/index.html
ENV : EU directive WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment)
The WEEE directive sets collection, recycling and recovery targets for all types of electrical goods. It imposes theresponsibility for the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment on the manufacturers of such equipment.http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/weee/legis_en.htm
ENV : EU regulation REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals)
The REACH European Community Regulation (18 December 2006) encourages manufacturers and importers of"Substances of Very High Concern" to pre-register them.http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/reach/reach_intro.htm
ENV : Standard ISO 14000 (International Standard Organisation)
The ISO 14000 family addresses various aspects of environmental managementhttp://www.iso.org/iso/iso_14000_essentials
LAB : Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is an advisory declaration adopted by the United Nations GeneralAssembly (10 December 1948 )http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
LAB : International Labor Organization's Fundamental Conventions
The Governing Body of the International Labour Office has identified eight Conventions as fundamental to the rights ofhuman beings at work. These rights are a precondition for 12 the others in that they provide a necessary framework fromwhich to strive freely for the improvement of individual and collective conditions of work.http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---declara...
LAB : Standard OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series)
OHSAS 18000 is an international occupational health and safety management system specification. http://www.ohsas-18001-occupational-health-and-safety.com/ind...
FBP : Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) prohibits payments, gifts, or Practices Act contributions to officials oremployees of any foreign government or government-owned business for the purpose of getting or retaining business.http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa/
FBP : United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)
The UNCAC is the first leg12y binding international anti-corruption instrument. In its 8 Chapters and 71 Articles, theUNCAC obliges its States Parties to implement a wide and detailed range of anti-corruption measures affecting their laws,institutions and practices.http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/treaties/CAC/index.html
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ALL : United Nations Global Compact (10 principles)
The Global Compact asks companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of tenprinciples in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment, and anti-corruption:http://www.unglobalcompact.org/AboutTheGC/TheTenPrinciples/in...
ALL : OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises
The Guidelines are recommendations addressed by governments to multinational enterprises operating in or fromadhering countries. They provide voluntary principles and standards for responsible business conduct in a variety of areasincluding employment and industrial relations, human rights, environment, information disclosure, combating bribery,consumer interests, science and technology, competition, and taxation.http://www.oecd.org/about/0,2337,en_2649_34889_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
ALL : Standard Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI)
The GRI is a network-based organization, that has set out the principles and indicators that organizations can use tomeasure and report their economic, environmental, and social performance.http://www.globalreporting.org/Home
ALL : Standard ISO 26000 (International Standard Organisation)
The future International Standard ISO 26000, Guidance on social responsibility, will provide harmonized, glob12y relevantguidance based on international consensus among expert representatives of the main stakeholder groups and soencourage the implementation of best practice in social responsibility worldwide.http://www.iso.org/iso/pressrelease.htm?refid=Ref972
ENV : Carbon disclosure project
CDP is an international, not-for-profit organization providing the only global system for companies and cities to measure,disclose, manage and share vital environmental information.https://www.cdp.net
ADDITIONAL CATEGORY STATISTICS
Critical Category Strength and Improvement areas (% Suppliers) In Progress...
Strengths and Improvement Areas
KPIsEcoVadisSuppliers
Active whistleblowing procedure in place 35%
Audit or assessment of suppliers on CSR issues 24%
Carbon disclosure project (CDP) respondent 7%
Formal code of business ethics 38%
Formal sustainable procurement policy 17%
Global Compact Signatory 14%
ISO 14001 certified (at least one operational site) 38%
OHSAS 18001 certification or equivalent (at least one operational site) 20%
Reporting on energy use or GHG emissions 71%
Reporting on health and safety indicators 78%
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