Communication on Progress

Communication on Progress yourharvest AG

Participant
Published
  • 07-Mar-2022
Time period
  • January 2021  –  December 2021
Format
  • Stand alone document – Basic COP Template
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.

  • 20.02.2022

    To our stakeholders:

    I am pleased to confirm that yourhravest AG reaffirms its support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption.

    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 our stakeholders using our primary channels of communication.

    Sincerely yours,

    Pascal Schwarz
    CEO

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.

  • Code of Conduct for Suppliers, Code of Conduct for Employees and a sustainable Procurement Principles to ensure we as a company as well as our suppliers and all the other chains in our supply chains comply with human rights. We have also implemented a ombuds person.

    In 2022 we will introduce a new supply chain mapping plattform, which we will also use to assess risks, including human rights risks.

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions to implement Human Rights policies, address Human Rights risks and respond to Human Rights violations.

  • All our suppliers and emplyoees need to sign and comply with the following documents: Code of Conduct for Suppliers, Code of Conduct for Employees and a sustainable Procurement Principles. In case they cannot meet the requriements yet, they have to agree on an action plan and time table to ensure they are working towards meeting these requirements.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • This will be possible once we have mapped our supply chains. For now we work close with our suppliers and conduct social audits to ensure compliance with human rights.

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.

  • In our Code of Conduct for Suppliers and Code of Conduct for Emplyoees is written, that we comply with ILO and other interanional principles and we expect the same from our business partners.

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions taken by the company to implement labour policies, address labour risks and respond to labour violations.

  • All suppliers and all employees have to sign and therefore agree with the Code of Coduct

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • For now, how many suppliers and employees have signed the agreement.

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.

  • In our Code of Condcut and sustainable procurement principles we request from our suppliers to comply with national laws and regulations. We are committed to using resources responsibly, complying with environmental laws and offering joint projects to reduce the negative impact on the environment.

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions to implement environmental policies, address environmental risks and respond to environmental incidents.

  • We only use renewable energy and compansate our Corporate Footprint with climate compensation projects. We also plan to introduce climate neutral products and promote public transport for commuting and business travels. Joint projects with our suppliers.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates environmental performance.

  • We report annual on our sustainabiltiy goals in our sustainability progress report.

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.

  • This topic is an important company value and code of conducts for suppliers and emplyoees.

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions to implement anti-corruption policies, address anti-corruption risks and respond to incidents.

  • We have an ombuds person which can always be addressed with such topics. All emplyoees and suppliers have to agree on our view towards bribery and ant-corruption

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates anti-corruption performance.

  • If cases should occure, the board is deasling with it in accordance to our values and principles.