Folksam Sustainability Report
- Participant
- Published
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- 27-Mar-2007
- Time period
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- January 2005 – December 2005
- Links
- Description
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Folksam is a mutual company. This means it is owned in common by its customers, and its profits are not distributed to shareholders but are retained by the mutual owners. Folksams vision states:
We work for a long-term sustainable society in which the individual feels
secure.
- Principles covered
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- Principle 1 - Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights
- Principle 2 - Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses
- Principle 3 - Businesses should uphold freedom of association & effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
- Principle 4 - The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour
- Principle 5 - The effective abolition of child labour
- Principle 6 - Eliminate discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
- Principle 7 - Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges
- Principle 8 - Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility
- Principle 9 - Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies
- Principle 10 - Businesses should work against all forms of corruption, including extortion and bribery
- Languages
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- English