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- Provide detailed information on your organization's policies designed to manage material impacts, risks, and opportunities concerning consumers and end-users. Specify whether these policies are applicable to specific groups or encompass all consumers and end-users, in alignment with ESRS 2 MDR-P on managing material sustainability matters.
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Question Id: S4-1_01
GN has implemented several policies, actions, and targets for managing product safety and data privacy related risks. As data privacy and product safety are strictly regulated by international and local laws, targets are mainly determined based on these regulations. Given the compliance-based nature of IROs, GN has not directly engaged with consumers and end-users when setting targets, tracking performance, or when identifying lessons learnt.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 65%
- Provide a detailed description of your company's human rights policy commitments that pertain to consumers and/or end-users. Include information on the processes and mechanisms in place to ensure compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Focus on material matters and outline your general approach in this context.
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Question Id: S4-1_02
GN has implemented several policies, actions, and targets for managing product safety and data privacy related risks. As data privacy and product safety are strictly regulated by international and local laws, targets are mainly determined based on these regulations.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 30%
- Provide a detailed description of your company's human rights policy commitments relevant to consumers and end-users. Include the processes and mechanisms in place to ensure compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, or the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Focus on material matters and outline your general approach to respecting the human rights of consumers and end-users.
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Question Id: S4-1_03
GN has implemented several policies, actions, and targets for managing product safety and data privacy related risks. As data privacy and product safety are strictly regulated by international and local laws, targets are mainly determined based on these regulations.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 60%
- Provide a detailed description of your company's human rights policy commitments that pertain to consumers and end-users. Include information on the processes and mechanisms in place to ensure compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Focus specifically on material matters and outline your general approach to engagement with consumers and end-users.
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Question Id: S4-1_04
GN has implemented several policies, actions, and targets for managing product safety and data privacy related risks. As data privacy and product safety are strictly regulated by international and local laws, targets are mainly determined based on these regulations.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 50%
- Provide a detailed description of your company's human rights policy commitments relevant to consumers and end-users. Include the processes and mechanisms in place to ensure compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Focus on material matters and outline your general approach to implementing measures that provide and/or enable remedies for human rights impacts.
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Question Id: S4-1_05
GN has implemented several policies, actions, and targets for managing product safety and data privacy related risks. As data privacy and product safety are strictly regulated by international and local laws, targets are mainly determined based on these regulations.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 30%
- Provide a detailed account of whether and how your company's policies concerning consumers and end-users are aligned with internationally recognized instruments pertinent to these groups, such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Additionally, disclose any instances of non-compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, or the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises that have been identified within your downstream value chain, specifying the nature of such cases, if applicable.
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Question Id: S4-1_06
GN has implemented several policies, actions, and targets for managing product safety and data privacy related risks. As data privacy and product safety are strictly regulated by international and local laws, targets are mainly determined based on these regulations.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 35%
- Provide a detailed account of whether and how your company's policies concerning consumers and/or end-users align with internationally recognized instruments, specifically the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Additionally, disclose the extent to which instances of non-compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, or the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, involving consumers and/or end-users, have been identified within your downstream value chain. If applicable, include an indication of the nature of these cases.
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Question Id: S4-1_07
GN has implemented several policies, actions, and targets for managing product safety and data privacy related risks. As data privacy and product safety are strictly regulated by international and local laws, targets are mainly determined based on these regulations.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 50%
- Can the company provide a detailed account of the process used to establish targets related to managing material negative impacts, advancing positive impacts, and managing material risks and opportunities, as outlined in Disclosure Requirement S4-5? This should include whether and how the company engaged directly with consumers, end-users, their legitimate representatives, or credible proxies with insight into their situation. Additionally, in accordance with Disclosure Requirement S4-1, the company is required to describe the key information necessary to ensure a faithful representation of the policies concerning consumers and end-users. This description must include explanations of any significant changes to the policies adopted during the reporting year, such as new expectations for business customers or new approaches to due diligence and remedy.
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Question Id: S4-1_08
GN has implemented several policies, actions, and targets for managing product safety and data privacy related risks. As data privacy and product safety are strictly regulated by international and local laws, targets are mainly determined based on these regulations. Given the compliance-based nature of IROs, GN has not directly engaged with consumers and end-users when setting targets, tracking performance, or when identifying lessons learnt.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 60%
- Provide a detailed account of the methods and channels utilized to communicate your policies to the relevant individuals, groups, or entities. This includes those expected to implement the policies, such as employees, contractors, and suppliers, as well as those with a vested interest in their execution, like workers and investors. Describe the tools and mediums employed, such as flyers, newsletters, dedicated websites, social media, face-to-face interactions, and workers' representatives, to ensure policy accessibility and comprehension among diverse audiences. Additionally, elucidate the strategies employed to identify and eliminate potential dissemination barriers, including translation into pertinent languages or the use of visual aids.
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Question Id: S4-1_09
The GN Ethics Guide is managed and updated by the Group Business Ethics & Compliance department and applies to all GN employees, including members of the Board of Directors. The GN Ethics Guide is aligned with generally accepted standards of ethical business conduct as well as applicable regulations. It is publicly available on GN’s website in ten different languages via www.gn.com/documents and for employees also via GN’s intranet. All employees and consultants are required to complete the annual mandatory Ethics Guide e-learning. In-person training is also offered where needed. Additionally, all new employees are asked to read and acknowledge the GN Ethics Guide as part of their onboarding.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%
- Provide a detailed account of the actions that are currently being taken, planned, or underway to prevent, mitigate, or remediate material negative impacts on consumers and end-users. Include approaches to managing material risks and pursuing material opportunities related to consumers and end-users, and assess the effectiveness of these actions.
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Question Id: S4-4_01
GN has implemented several policies, actions, and targets for managing product safety and data privacy related risks. As data privacy and product safety are strictly regulated by international and local laws, targets are mainly determined based on these regulations. Given the compliance-based nature of IROs, GN has not directly engaged with consumers and end-users when setting targets, tracking performance, or when identifying lessons learnt.
GN seeks to help people with hearing loss without direct access to hearing health due to their circumstances through a variety of product donation efforts globally. In relation to our positive impact of improving hearing health, we set a target in 2021 to help 10 million people with hearing loss by 2025. We have already reached that milestone, as by the end of 2024, we estimate that we are helping 11.2 million people with hearing loss live healthier and happier lives.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%