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- Has the undertaking failed to implement a channel for raising concerns for value chain workers, and if so, can you confirm this status? Additionally, provide any projected timeline for establishing such a channel or related processes.
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Question Id: S2-3_07
We are actively working to establish and implement additional mechanisms to provide or enable remedy for human rights impacts on our value chain workers. These mechanisms will be specifically designed for value chain workers to raise concerns about labour or human rights issues. Once in place, they will allow value chain workers to have better access to reporting any violations, which will be promptly reviewed and addressed by our compliance and internal audit teams. Additionally, we will collaborate with suppliers to support corrective actions, offering guidance and resources to address identified issues in alignment with our policies.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 65%
- Has the undertaking established a channel for value chain workers to raise concerns? If not, disclose the absence of such a channel and provide a timeframe within which the undertaking intends to implement this channel or related processes.
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Question Id: S2-3_08
We are actively working to establish and implement additional mechanisms to provide or enable remedy for human rights impacts on our value chain workers. These mechanisms will be specifically designed for value chain workers to raise concerns about labour or human rights issues. Once in place, they will allow value chain workers to have better access to reporting any violations, which will be promptly reviewed and addressed by our compliance and internal audit teams. Additionally, we will collaborate with suppliers to support corrective actions, offering guidance and resources to address identified issues in alignment with our policies.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 75%
- Does the undertaking disclose the process for setting targets related to managing material negative impacts, advancing positive impacts, and managing material risks and opportunities, including whether and how it engaged directly with workers in the value chain, their legitimate representatives, or credible proxies with insight into their situation? Additionally, does the undertaking explain whether and how value chain workers affected by these impacts can access channels at the level of the undertaking they are employed by or contracted to work for, as outlined in Disclosure Requirement ESRS S2-3?
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Question Id: S2-3_09
Currently, we have not set time-bound and outcome-oriented targets that meet the criteria for effectively reducing negative impacts, advancing positive impacts, or managing material risks and opportunities related to value chain workers. However, we recognise the importance of establishing robust targets to drive meaningful progress in these areas.
We are working to establish a clear process that will involve engaging directly with value chain workers, their representatives, or credible proxies. In the meantime, we are focused on gathering data and assessing current practices to ensure that future targets are effective and aligned with stakeholder needs. We are not yet fully able to monitor how effectively our policies and actions address our material sustainability-related impacts and risks for workers in the value chain.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 60%
- Does the undertaking disclose the process for setting targets related to managing material negative impacts, advancing positive impacts, and managing material risks and opportunities, specifically detailing whether and how it engaged directly with workers in the value chain, their legitimate representatives, or credible proxies with insight into their situation? Additionally, does the undertaking provide information on the accessibility of third-party mechanisms, such as those operated by the government, NGOs, industry associations, and other collaborative initiatives, to all workers who may be potentially or actually materially impacted, or to individuals or organizations acting on their behalf or who are otherwise in a position to be aware of negative impacts?
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Question Id: S2-3_10
Currently, we have not set time-bound and outcome-oriented targets that meet the criteria for effectively reducing negative impacts, advancing positive impacts, or managing material risks and opportunities related to value chain workers. However, we recognise the importance of establishing robust targets to drive meaningful progress in these areas.
We are working to establish a clear process that will involve engaging directly with value chain workers, their representatives, or credible proxies. In the meantime, we are focused on gathering data and assessing current practices to ensure that future targets are effective and aligned with stakeholder needs. We are not yet fully able to monitor how effectively our policies and actions address our material sustainability-related impacts and risks for workers in the value chain.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 60%
- Does the undertaking disclose the process for setting targets related to managing material negative impacts, advancing positive impacts, and managing material risks and opportunities, specifically addressing whether and how it engages directly with workers in the value chain, their legitimate representatives, or credible proxies with insight into their situation? Additionally, in relation to the protection of individuals using these mechanisms against retaliation, does the undertaking describe whether grievances are treated confidentially and with respect to the rights of privacy and data protection, and whether the mechanisms allow for anonymous submissions, such as through third-party representation?
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Question Id: S2-3_11
Currently, we have not set time-bound and outcome-oriented targets that meet the criteria for effectively reducing negative impacts, advancing positive impacts, or managing material risks and opportunities related to value chain workers. However, we recognise the importance of establishing robust targets to drive meaningful progress in these areas.
We are working to establish a clear process that will involve engaging directly with value chain workers, their representatives, or credible proxies. In the meantime, we are focused on gathering data and assessing current practices to ensure that future targets are effective and aligned with stakeholder needs. We are not yet fully able to monitor how effectively our policies and actions address our material sustainability-related impacts and risks for workers in the value chain.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 50%
- Does the undertaking disclose the process for setting targets related to managing material negative impacts, advancing positive impacts, and managing material risks and opportunities, specifically detailing whether and how it engaged directly with workers in the value chain, their legitimate representatives, or credible proxies? Furthermore, does the undertaking describe the processes to remediate negative impacts and the channels available for value chain workers to raise concerns, including whether these mechanisms protect individuals against retaliation, treat grievances confidentially, respect privacy and data protection rights, and allow for anonymous submissions, such as through third-party representation?
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Question Id: S2-3_12
Currently, we have not set time-bound and outcome-oriented targets that meet the criteria for effectively reducing negative impacts, advancing positive impacts, or managing material risks and opportunities related to value chain workers. However, we recognise the importance of establishing robust targets to drive meaningful progress in these areas.
We are working to establish a clear process that will involve engaging directly with value chain workers, their representatives, or credible proxies. In the meantime, we are focused on gathering data and assessing current practices to ensure that future targets are effective and aligned with stakeholder needs. We are not yet fully able to monitor how effectively our policies and actions address our material sustainability-related impacts and risks for workers in the value chain.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 60%
- Provide a detailed description of the actions that are currently being taken, planned, or underway to prevent or mitigate material negative impacts on value chain workers. Include the approaches to managing material risks and pursuing material opportunities related to value chain workers, as well as the effectiveness of these actions.
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Question Id: S2-4_01
We ensure the respect of human rights, including labour rights, across our value chain by conducting regular supplier assessments. These assessments evaluate labour conditions and the implementation of management systems by our suppliers to safeguard workers’ rights. Our engagement is designed to detect, prevent, and address impacts and risks related to human rights violations, with a focus on ensuring fair treatment, safe working environments, and compliance with international labour standards. We engage with value chain workers during our assessments to gather insights into their working conditions. We also collaborate with suppliers to enhance transparency and accountability, ensuring that workers’ voices are heard, and their concerns are addressed. Through our policies, we commit to provide and enable remedies for potential human rights impacts by implementing accessible grievance mechanisms. These allow value chain workers to report concerns or violations, ensuring these channels are user-friendly, confidential, and culturally appropriate. Upon receiving a grievance, we must promptly investigate the issue and engage with the affected parties to gather information and consider their perspectives. If human rights impacts are identified, we strive to take immediate action and provide appropriate remedies, which may include compensation, restoration of rights, or preventive measures. We also invest in training of our employees and business partners to raise awareness of human rights issues, e.g. related to bullying and discrimination.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%
- Has the undertaking taken action to provide or enable remedy concerning an actual material impact on value chain workers, and if so, how has this been achieved?
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Question Id: S2-4_02
Our approach to managing our negative impacts on value chain workers and our processes for identifying what is needed and appropriate to respond to these impacts emphasise responsible sourcing, the promotion of labour rights, and address environmental and social impacts and risks. To achieve this, we conduct regular assessments, risk-based audits, and stakeholder engagements, enabling us to monitor and ensure compliance across the supply chain. Our approach to addressing concerns and grievances within our value chain is built on the principles of transparency, trust, and effective remediation that is proportionate to the grievance that has occurred. We continuously work to strengthen our processes for providing or contributing to appropriate remediation to value chain workers who have been harmed, where we have identified that we have caused or contributed to a negative impact.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%
- Provide a detailed description of any additional actions or initiatives your organization has implemented, specifically aimed at delivering positive impacts for value chain workers, as part of your strategy to address material impacts, manage material risks, and pursue material opportunities related to value chain workers. Include an assessment of the effectiveness of these actions.
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Question Id: S2-4_03
We work to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of all workers in our supply chains while actively mitigating negative impacts and risks related to working conditions and labour rights. We have identified several key areas of concern, including excessive working hours, injuries, fatalities, debt bondage, withholding of passports, and forced labour. Our actions are focused on both preventing and addressing these negative impacts and risks throughout our value chain. In 2024, we took steps to address work-related rights and improve working conditions within our supply chains to help prevent and mitigate our negative impacts and risks. We have provided human rights training for our Marine Inspection team, emphasising the importance of appropriate working conditions and addressing matters such as bullying, discrimination, harassment, and excessive hours. These efforts aim to guarantee that workers are not subjected to undue stress, and that violations are promptly detected and rectified. We aim to expand this initiative by 2025 to include QHSE site inspections. In cases of actual material impacts, such as workplace injuries, we work closely with the affected individuals to ensure access to medical care, rehabilitation, and financial support. Lessons learnt from these incidents inform ongoing improvements to our safety protocols.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%
- Provide a detailed description of the methods employed to track and assess the effectiveness of actions and initiatives aimed at delivering intended outcomes for value chain workers, as per Disclosure Requirement S2-4 concerning material impacts, risk management, and opportunity pursuit related to value chain workers.
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Question Id: S2-4_04
To measure the effectiveness of our engagements, we assess outcomes of our assessments on an ongoing basis, including any agreements or remedial actions implemented as a result. We continuously work to improve our approach and, ultimately, value chain worker conditions. The senior operational responsibility for overseeing these engagements rests with our Chief Procurement Officer, ensuring that results are integrated into our broader due diligence processes. In 2024, we have improved the evaluation of our due diligence process and are working on optimising it alongside relevant internal teams, such as our QHSE team. In 2025, we aim to implement the new process in the organisation as well as mature the monitoring of contracted suppliers.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%