Communication on Progress

2011 Communication on Progress

Participant

Published

Time period

Format

Differentiation Level

Self-assessment

Includes a CEO statement of continued support for the UN Global Compact and its ten principles
Description of actions or relevant policies related to Human Rights
Description of actions or relevant policies related to Labour
Description of actions or relevant policies related to Environment
Description of actions or relevant policies related to Anti-Corruption
Includes a measurement of outcomes

Statement of continued support by the Chief Executive Officer
Statement of the company's chief executive (CEO or equivalent) expressing continued support for the Global Compact and renewing the company's ongoing commitment to the initiative and its principles.
29. September 2011, Bergen, Norway

To whom it may concern:

I hereby confirm that Bergen Plastics AS, and its subsidiaries, reaffirms the support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact.

In this annual Communication on Progress, we describe our actions to continually improve the integration of the Global Compact and its principles into our business strategy, culture and daily operations. We also commit to share this information with all of our stakeholders.

Sincerely yours,

Jan Atle Ellingsen
Director

Human Rights

Assessment, policy and goals
Description of the relevance of human rights for the company (i.e. human rights risk-assessment). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on Human Rights.
Our main office is in Norway, with subsidiaries in Norway and Portugal, countries known for high standards of human rights. However, a system is in place to help awareness of employees. Our goal is to avoid any broken rules and policies.

Implementation
Description of concrete actions to implement Human Rights policies, address Human Rights risks and respond to Human Rights violations.
Our written policy is compliant with rules and regulations. An internal system is implemented which helps as both a guides and documentation to assure high standards. This includes also training.

Labour

Assessment, policy and goals
Description of the relevance of labour rights for the company (i.e. labour rights-related risks and opportunities). Description of written policies, public commitments and company goals on labour rights.
Our main office is in Norway, with subsidiaries in Norway and Portugal, countries known for high standards. However, a system is in place to help awareness of employees. Our goal is to avoid any broken rules and policies, avoid conflicts, and always treat our employees fair. A number of labours are members of unions.

A system is in place to help awareness of employees. Our goal is to avoid any broken rules and policies. This is also valid towards any and all of our suppliers which are assessed.

Implementation
Description of concrete actions taken by the company to implement labour policies, address labour risks and respond to labour violations.
Our written policy is compliant with rules and regulations. An internal system is implemented which helps as both a guides and documentation to assure high standards. This includes also training.

Management reviews are done regularly.

Measurement of outcomes
Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.
No reports show any signs of any broken rules or policies. Our mix of employees mirrors society in general, and even if a number of different ethnicities are present, no sign of conflicts or discriminations have surfaced.

Environment

Assessment, policy and goals
Description of the relevance of environmental protection for the company (i.e. environmental risks and opportunities). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on environmental protection.
Our main office is in Norway, with subsidiaries in Norway and Portugal, countries known for high standards. However, a system is in place to help awareness of employees. Our goal is to avoid any broken rules and policies, and help and guide our customers towards technology of a higher level, manufacturing environmental friendly products. Furthermore we have set goals of reducing scrap rates and also recycle more. (Our toughest concrete goal for the next period is to save electrical energy by 25% at one of our sites.)

Implementation
Description of concrete actions to implement environmental policies, address environmental risks and respond to environmental incidents.
Two integrated written systems are in place to see goals and policies compliant with rules and regulations, and to document it. Training and guiding of employees is part of the systems. Towards our customers, a series of questionnaires helps awareness.

Assigned managers are responsible seeing we are compliant, aware, and take precautions when needed.

Measurement of outcomes
Description of how the company monitors and evaluates environmental performance.
Rates of different types are measured. This includes consumption of materials, recycling of materials, energy consumptions and more general awareness of technical trends our business and products supports. The trends are positive.

Anti-Corruption

Assessment, policy and goals
Description of the relevance of anti-corruption for the company (i.e. anti-corruption risk-assessment). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on anti-corruption.
Our main office is in Norway, with subsidiaries in Norway and Portugal, countries known for high standards. However, a system is in place to help awareness of employees. Our goal is to avoid any broken rules and policies.

Corruption is not regarded as a risk in our business, but petty bribery could be.

Implementation
Description of concrete actions to implement anti-corruption policies, address anti-corruption risks and respond to incidents.
An internal system is implemented which helps as both a guides and documentation to assure high standards. Only assigned and trained employees act as contacts, whereas ethics is part of the training. Our staffs are encouraged to ask management when in doubt.

Measurement of outcomes
Description of how the company monitors and evaluates anti-corruption performance.
By nature, measuring such behaviour is not easy. If and when unethical behaviour from contacts, and/or internally is seen or reported, measures will take place. (However, this has not happened yet.)