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ESRS disclosure: ESRS S3 \ DR S3-1 \ Paragraph 16
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- Provide a detailed account of your organization's human rights policy commitments that pertain to affected communities. This should include the processes and mechanisms in place to ensure adherence to 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. Emphasize aspects that are materially significant and outline your overall strategy in this context.
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Question Id: S3-1_02
Overall, our 'Code of conduct for business partners' and policies on human rights and stakeholder engagement describe our approach to:
- respecting Indigenous Peoples, minorities, and other vulnerable groups in line with international law and standards as described in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including the principles of FPIC
- respecting land rights of legitimate tenure rights holders as set out in the UN Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests
- ensuring the safety and protection of defenders of human rights, the environment, or Indigenous Peoples
- mandating that our business partners take measures to protect environmental and human rights defenders and other interested parties who lawfully exercise their freedom of speech.
We engage in early and ongoing dialogue with local communities and Indigenous Peoples by hosting e.g. consultation sessions, attending community meetings, and conducting surveys. This approach helps us gather insights to better understand their external perspectives on our projects and the local impacts. We aim to build an approach based on transparent communication, co-creation of mitigation measures, and on ensuring that feedback is integrated into project planning and execution.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 80%
- Provide a detailed account of the methods employed to track and assess the effectiveness of actions and initiatives aimed at delivering intended outcomes for affected communities, in accordance with Disclosure Requirement S3-4 concerning material impacts, risk management, and opportunity pursuit related to affected communities.
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Question Id: S3-4_04
We work closely with materially affected communities to monitor issues raised and addressed while also assessing the effectiveness of these grievance channels. We currently assess the effectiveness of our mechanisms and communication channels through our ongoing dialogue with local stakeholders.
We want to further improve our processes of assessing the effectiveness of these efforts and are working to establish a global methodology for aggregating community feedback and grievance management. This will allow us to systematically track and monitor the effectiveness of our efforts. Specifically, we aim to implement a standardised process for receiving, addressing, resolving, and providing remedies to affected communities when necessary. We plan to pilot a grievance reporting channel for a select supplier to collect workers’ grievances via a digital solution by 2025.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%