The environmental and social policy of Oerlikon is based on a globally recognized standard. Since mid-2003, the company has been a member of the Global Compact, a United Nations initiative aimed at fostering international progress and stability. The Global Compact sets out ten principles that address issues of human rights, the labor market, environmental protection, and the battle against corruption. Thus the initiative establishes a framework for economic, ecological and social sustainability. Oerlikon stands by these principles and actively implements them within the scope of its commercial activities.
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Principle 1:
Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
Principle 2:
make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses. Principle 3:
Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining,
Principle 4:
the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor;
Principle 5:
the effective abolition of child labor; and
Principle 6:
the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
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Oerlikon is committed to respecting, protecting and abinding human rights. In the way it manages personnel and interacts with business partners, the company supports exclusively those values and kinds of behavior that are in harmony with the protection of human rights.
Oerlikon is committed to ensuring the right to assemble, and supports the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining. It supports the representation of the interests of its employees in freely elected industrial councils and commissions.
Oerlikon is committed to not utilizing or supporting child labor or any form of forced labor. In selecting its suppliers, Oerlikon is mindful that they uphold employee rights and minimum social standards.
Oerlikon is committed to prohibiting all forms of discrimination in its hiring and firing practices. Moreover, Oerlikon also employs physically and socially disadvantaged individuals.
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Environment |
Principle 7:
Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
Principle 8:
undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
Principle 9:
encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies. |
Oerlikon is committed to supporting a precautionary approach to environmental challenges, and it carefully and proactively addresses environmental aspects within the company's sphere of influence. Oerlikon maintains a comprehensive list of hazardous rnaterials that is adapted annually to reflect the latest research findings of governmental authorities and customers.
Oerlikon is committed to utilizing in its production facilities environmental management systems that correspond to the ISO 14001 international norm, and it periodically undertakes initiatives to promote environmental responsibility through out the entire enterprise. Oerlikon resolutely incorporates environmental aspects in the development of new products and technologies.
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Anti-corruption |
Principle 10:
Businesses should work against all forms of corruption. including extortion and bribery. |
Oerlikon is committed to strictly forbidding corruption and bribery as is explicitly stated in the company's directive on business ethics, and conducts its business activities in an ethical manner. Oerlikon's Legal and Internal Audit departments regularly verify compliance with local laws and the company's internal directives.
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