OUR FUTURE - OUR RESPONSIBILITY

On this page you can read more about HydraSpecma’s corporate responsibility, our commitment to UN global compact’s sustainable development goals, our approach to anti-corruption, our diversity policy and gain access to our whistleblower hotline we have established with our owners Schouw & Co.

At HydraSpecma we find it natural to place great value on our corporate responsibility as a company based in the Nordics. We see our global presence as an opportunity to export a sustainable and responsible mindset to other parts of the world.

Annual ESG report

Each year our owner, Schouw & Co publishes their ESG report which HydraSpecma is a part of.

The ESG report gives a status of where we are at on our CSR/ESG journey and what project we are working on.

We improve our ESG reporting on an ongoing basis and 2019 was the first year for the first ESG report. We plan to follow it up by steadily developing, professionalising and systematising our reporting.

We will work tirelessly to improve our climate and environmental impact, labour conditions and governance. This commitment is a crusial part of the everyday routines of our managers and employees, who all contribute and shoulder their part of the responsibility.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE LATEST ESG REPORT

To focus our efforts, we are using the UN Global Compacts 17 sustainable development goals (SDG).

Of the 17 SDGs we have dedicated ourselves to 3 of the SDGs, where we think we can make an impact and a difference:

Goal number 8: Decent work and economic growth

Goal number 12: Responsible Consumption and production

Goal number: 13: Climate Action

GOAL 8: DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Through our global presence we create workplaces in many different countries. One of our core values is ”Results are created by People” and with this exact value in mind it is essential to us that our employee worldwide are working under respectable and decent conditions.

We continuously audit our different departments and suppliers all over the world to ensure the best possible working environment, a high level of work safety, equality and healthy conditions for our employees.

GOAL 12: Resposible Consumption and production

HydraSpecma is dedicated to SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production. That means we are daily looking into improve:

Sustainable Sourcing
Resource efficiency of products and services
Material recycling
Procurement practices
Product and service information and labeling

Climate Certificate

GOAL 13: Climate Action

HydraSpecma is dedicated to SDG 13 - Climate Action. That means we are daily looking into improve:

Energy Efficiency
Environmental investments
Reducing GHG emissions
Risk and opportunities due to climate change

DIVERSITY & EQUALITY

HydraSpecma has departments and divisions around the globe. No matter what country we may have presence in, we are committed to comply with human rights and to treat our employees with dignity and respect.

We support and respect the rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and ILO’s conventions and recommendations.

At HydraSpecma we always choose our candidates and future employees based on qualifications and competencies. We do not discriminate, and we do not consider sex, race, religion or sexual orientation when hiring new employees or include new members to our management.

Neither do we accept any form of discrimination or persecution based on religion, race, skin color, sex, handicap, age, sexual orientation, political stance or any other form of persecution.

BUSINESS ETHICS & ANTI-BRIBERY

To HydraSpecma business ethics are essential as we see it as a foundation to the strong partnerships we enter with customers, suppliers, employees and the society we are part of.

We demand that all our employees adhere to our anti-bribery and business ethics policies as well as to relevant legislation.

UK MODERN SLAVERY ACT

HydraSpecma is committed to operating responsibly and establishing high ethical standards across our company.

The UK Modern Slavery Act of 2015 requires companies carrying on business in the UK to publish a statement describing steps taken to ensure modern forms of slavery and human trafficking are not taking place in the company’s business operations and supply chains.

Our UK Modern Slavery Act statement is annually published by our owners Schouw & co at the link below.

UK Modern Slavery Statement

WHISTLEBLOWER SYSTEM

It is important to us at HydraSpecma that we behave according to our responsibility, our policies and general legislation. Therefore, we have established a third-party whistleblower system with our owners Schouw & Co. This allows us to intervene if something unethical or criminal were to take place.

If you have experienced anything that breaches our policies or general legislation, please speak up. We are always happy to talk to you – however, if you wish to remain anonymous you can choose to do so.

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