Essity

"Essity expects its suppliers will treat their employees and all persons acting on their behalf with the highest ethical standards. Supplier must adhere to international and national conventions and laws in the area of fundamental rights, including, but not limited to, non-discrimination, freedom of association, the right to collective bargaining, protection of children and mothers and the right to form works’ councils.[...] Suppliers shall take measures to ensure they do not engage in or support the use of forced or bonded labor. This includes all forms of human trafficking and working against one’s own will or choice. [...] Suppliers should also work actively to prevent all forms of child labor or exploitation in their sphere of influence. [...] Essity suppliers are expected to adopt and enforce policies which effectively prohibit discrimination or harassment on the grounds of gender, marital or parental status, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religious belief, political affiliation, age, disability, or of membership in a trade union or employee organization."

"Essity suppliers are expected to adopt and enforce policies which effectively prohibit discrimination or harassment on the grounds of gender"

"Essity uses several tools to move its suppliers in the direction of responsible forestmanagement. Together, these tools provide Essity with the necessary informationto perform risk assessments of its supply chain and evaluate its suppliers from asustainability perspective, and to move them toward compliance with Essity’spolicies and stakeholder expectations."

"How to raise a concern: [...] SCA’s internal whistle-blower system code-of-conduct@sca.com"

"Target fulfillment for certified wood-based fresh fiber in 2019 was 79%. The remainder fulfilled FSC’s Controlled Wood standard. [...]. In 2019, Essity purchased 3.3 million tons of wood-based fresh fiber and 2.3 million tons of recycled fiber. Wood-based fresh fiber mainly comprises pulp, 98%, and the remainder comprises packaging, externally sourced mother reels and products manufactured by third parties. Of the 2.3 million tons of recycled fiber sourced, 92% is used in tissue manufacturing. The remainder consists of recycled fiber, which is found in sourced packaging material and sourced mother reels."

"The above questionnaires and third-party reports are supported and followed up byon-site supplier audits of the fiber procurement management system, and responsesto the relevant sections of the questionnaires are checked for accuracy. These auditsmay include meeting local stakeholders and communities or indigenous peoples, areview of harvesting operations in the field, or how HCV assessments are conductedand decisions made by the company. The audits also include a review of suppliercompliance with the FSC Controlled Wood standard, the use of National Risk Assessments and control measures for non-FSC certified supplies of wood, and how suppliersensure traceability of fibers when sourcing from saw mills [...] Working with partners such as World Resources Instituteand suppliers, Essity is looking to improve the plotting of Forest Management Units,protected areas, indigenous peoples and communities in the wood catchment areasof suppliers. In addition to identifying supply risk areas, when further developed thesoftware will provide information on logging activities, forest loss, forest road buildingand fires in the catchment areas of interest, thus allowing Essity to be alerted to unexpected events that occur within the supply catchment areas."

"Essity reserves the right to terminate business relations if so recommended by the findings of an Essity risk assessment [...] When Essity considers it necessary or when initiated by the supplier, Essity will worktogether with non-compliant suppliers to identify solutions to, for example, certification issues, supply restrictions or other bottlenecks."

"No agreements with strategic suppliers were terminated on the grounds of sustainability-related non-compliance in 2019"