Socio-Economics
Trelleborg’s commitment regarding social economics is principally governed by the Group’s Code of Conduct (Society and Community), the communications policy, including communication to capital markets, sponsorship recommendations and the Environment, Health and Safety policy, as well as the policy for the establishment of new “greenfields” (energy/climate). The overriding responsibility for issues within the framework of the category is borne by the manager of Group Human Resources (Code of Conduct), Corporate Communications (communications policy, including communication to capital markets, sponsorship recommendations) and Group Legal (environment, health and safety, greenfields policy), while compliance in the daily work is the responsibility of the line managers. The main tool used to follow up the Group’s Code of Conduct is selfassessment in accordance with the
Sustainability approach model, supported by randomly conducted third-party audits.
Trelleborg’s operation creates value for many different stakeholder groups, including employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders and the local community. The Group’s goal is increased value creation through investments in innovative products and solutions, and increased presence in growth markets in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
The goal is to employ and develop local personnel in all levels of the company to the greatest possible extent.
There is no specific policy referring to how large the share of purchases from local suppliers should be, but as a result of the decentralized structure, many purchasing decisions are taken at a local level.
Trelleborg participates in, and supports, various forms of community activities, see
community activities for further information.