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Associated British Foods: Actions on women
Women Twining’s and Primark: Starting in 2015, HER Project provides general and reproductive health education to female workers in global supply chains. Improved health awareness/knowledge: Personal/feminine hygiene, nutrition, family planning,...
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Associated British Foods: Actions on children
Child Labour Twining’s- Cote d’Ivoire: Project to raise awareness on child labour, improve education infrastructures and provide new income generating activities for families. 6 classrooms constructed and 27% increase in school attendance Children...
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Associated British Foods: Reporting and communication
ABF’s public commitment to human rights is reported in our Annual Report and Accounts as well as our Corporate Responsibility report. See link here: [link] By the end of 2015 we will have also developed a publically available stand-alone Human Rights...
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Associated British Foods: Grievance procedures and access to remedy
In the unlikely event that an incident or suspected incident of human rights abuse is brought to our attention (through our own internal systems or third-party communication), Associated British Foods plc is committed to undertaking a comprehensive...
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Associated British Foods: External and collaborative human rights initiatives
ABF commits to ensure compliance with the UN Declaration on Human Rights in the management of all our businesses. In addition, Primark was awarded the classification as a leader by the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) and we have a comprehensive group...
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Associated British Foods: Progress since June 2011, when the UN Guiding Principles were endorsed
Before the Ruggie Framework was formalized into the internationally agreed UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in 2011, ABF were already publically reported the following on human rights: “Managers must take account of the core...
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Associated British Foods: Challenges, and additional guidance that would be helpful
As the UN Guiding Principles are only a few years old, it seems that businesses are coming to understand the implementation process of such principles. We have committed to formalize its respecting of human rights through the creation of a policy and...
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BASF
Stock Exchange symbol: (BAS:GR XETRA)
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BASF: Policy commitment
Yes, we have a stand-alone Human Rights Position as well as a global Code of Conduct covering human rights. Our self-commitments comprise the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and both United Nations covenants on human rights, the ILO’s core labor...
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BASF: Management
Important aspects of human rights due diligence for BASF comprise safety, security and health, social and labor standards, as well as supply chain management. These aspects are – either explicitly or implicitly – integral part of different management...
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BASF: Stakeholder engagement
Workers: The Global Employee Survey and its follow-up process have been established for the entire BASF Group ever since the first global survey in 2008. We conducted the second Global Employee Survey in 2012. The results were presented to the Board of...
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Priority human rights issues: What are some of the priority human rights issues for your company?
Update 2016: Important aspects of human rights due diligence for BASF comprise safety, security and health, social and labor standards, as well as supply chain management. These aspects are – either explicitly or implicitly – integral part of different...
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BASF: Reporting and communication
Internal and external communications about our integrated company report ([link]) and via our corporate website at [link], in English as well as in German. Update 2016: Internal and external communications about our integrated company report ([link])...
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BASF: Grievance procedures and access to remedy
Our employees can consult not only their managers but also numerous specialist departments and company compliance officers. We have also set up external hotlines worldwide which our employees can turn to anonymously. All reported incidents are...
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BASF: External and collaborative human rights initiatives
We are a founding member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to our responsibility in accordance with the U.N. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. As a member of Transparency International Deutschland and the Partnering...
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BASF: Progress since June 2011, when the UN Guiding Principles were endorsed
As one result, our global Code of Conduct, updated in 2013, now also covers human rights as well as labor and social standards. Update 2016: For example, our global Code of Conduct also covers human rights as well as labor and social standards; our...
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BASF: Challenges, and additional guidance that would be helpful
In countries where national laws, rules and customs deviate from international standards, we are challenged with finding appropriate solutions by engaging in dialog with the relevant stakeholders. Update 2016: In countries where national laws, rules...
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How are human rights governed in your company?
Since sustainability is an integral part of our company's strategy we seek to integrate sustainability thinking and acting – including the respect for human rights - in all relevant internal decision-making processes. For example, our investment...
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BG Group
Stock exchange symbol: (BG/LN) also available: BG Group response to our Myanmar Foreign Investment Tracking Project
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BG Group: Policy commitment
Human Rights Policy: [link] BG Group Approach to Human Rights: [link] Additional relevant policies: Business Principles: [link] Social Performance Standard: [link] Environment and Climate Change Standard: [link] Human Resources Policy: [link] Employee...