• Target indicators and results in 2010
• CEO comments
• Governance and organization of Corporate Responsibility work
• Stakeholder dialog
• Materiality analysis of sustainability aspects
• Corporate Responsibility cycle in Trelleborg
• Case stories: Our Solutions
• Risks in Corporate Responsibility area
• Trelleborg’s solutions protect the environment and people
• Corporate Responsibility – initiatives and networks
• Awards and benchmarks

CEO comments

We take responsibility for the future

Our products and services help our customers to protect people, processes and the environment, thus contributing to the development of a sustainable society. I am proud to be able to say that in this and other ways, we take responsibility for the future.

Responsibility for the future includes pursuing an extensive and active initiative to prevent the occurrence of varying types of injury and risks related to Trelleborg’s products and other operations. I am extremely keen for Trelleborg to be a safe and sound workplace, at all its worldwide locations, and that we all have the same core values and sound ethics.

Code of Conduct
Our Code of Conduct continues to constitute our key tool in this area. We are becoming increasingly systematic in our examination of compliance with the Code in our own organization and follow up the same principles of responsibility with our suppliers. We encourage suppliers and business partners to follow our lead and join the United Nations Global Compact’s principles for responsible corporate practices. In 2010, the ISO standard 26000 established guidelines that provide us with further guidance regarding sustainability both now and in the future.

Energy and the climate remain prioritized issues for Trelleborg, as do improved processes within the framework for Manufacturing Excellence and our established work environment program Safety@Work. Responsible chemicals management in accordance with the EU’s REACH rules and regulations forms another central issue.

Continuous improvement
Continuous improvement and openness are fundamental principles for us at Trelleborg. For these reasons we continuously develop the reporting of our CR work in accordance with the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative. This year, we have chosen to report our level of GRI fulfillment alongside our own target indicators in an overview on page 64. In 2010, we completed an internal six month interim report for CR for the first time.

For me, working in a future-oriented manner means never being satisfied, something can always be improved, also regarding our responsibility in the area of sustainability. This report enables us to describe how we continuously advance our positions. We welcome viewpoints regarding our CR work and reports from all our stakeholders.

Peter Nilsson, President and CEO