Due diligence declaration
The Geberit Group meets all legal requirements regarding due diligence obligations relating to human rights and the environment according to Art. 964a ff. of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO) Art. 964a ff. CO Content Index and the relevant provisions of the Swiss Ordinance on Due Diligence and Transparency in relation to Minerals and Metals from Conflict-Affected Areas and Child Labour (DDTrO). For more information, see Corporate culture and antitrust legislation.
In terms of child labour and human rights, there are clear principles and obligations in place according to the Policy Statement on Human Rights and the comprehensively revised Code of Conduct for Suppliers and Business Partners.
The approach towards due diligence obligations references the following internationally recognised frameworks:
International Bill of Human Rights, including relevant rights from UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
ILO core labour standards
Additionally, the Geberit approach also complies with the requirements of the German Supply Chain Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, LkSG). The corresponding processes for analysing, avoiding and rectifying risks are integrated in Group risk management and are validated on an annual basis. All content relating to due diligence obligations is integrated in the corresponding chapters of this sustainability report according to the list below:
Reference matrix: due diligence topics
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Incorporation of due diligence in governance, strategy and business model |
The sustainability strategy is an integral part of corporate governance. It is controlled by the CEO and Group Executive Board. Investment decisions are subject to an internal CO2 price. |
Due diligence obligations relating to human rights are integrated in the corporate strategy. Responsibility for own workforce: Corporate HR; for supply chain: Corporate Purchasing. Binding Code of Conduct for Employees and Code of Conduct for Suppliers and Business Partners. |
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Integration of affected stakeholders |
Dialogue with stakeholders takes place as part of the materiality assessment, the regular exchange of data on reductions in CO2 emissions and during product life cycle assessments with suppliers and customers, through NGOs and via contacts at authorities. |
Broad stakeholder engagement (e.g. external stakeholder survey, employee committees, supplier contacts). |
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Identification and assessment of negative impacts |
ESG-related risks are part of risk management. |
Risk analyses in the supply chain based on country-specific and material-group risks. Annual reclassification. Combination of risk analysis, audits, self-declaration. |
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Directives for avoiding, reducing and rectifying actual or potential negative impacts |
Environmental management systems (ISO 14001), internal CO2 pricing, energy efficiency programmes, sustainability strategy, CO2 strategy. |
Declaration on Human Rights, Code of Conduct for Employees, Code of Conduct for Suppliers and Business Partners. Regular audits, training courses. |
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Measures |
Comprehensive measures in the CO2 strategy, energy master plan, ecodesign. Internal CO2 price as instrument for assessing investments. |
Training in purchasing, risk-based audits, corrective measures, escalation in the event of non-adherence through to termination of the contract. |
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Analysis of effectiveness |
Analysis of progress via key figures on CO2, energy, material efficiency. |
Audit reports, ESG assessment for suppliers from high-risk countries, progress reports, KPI monitoring. Reporting via the sustainability report and Communication on Progress UNGC. |