Human rights
Human rights are addressed in Trelleborg’s Code of Conduct and include child labor, forced labor and the right to union representation.
Human rights comprise fundamental rights and are defined as conventions and declarations in respect of child labor, forced labor and the right to freedom of association and collective agreements, diversity issues and gender equality. All of these areas are addressed in Trelleborg’s Code of Conduct. Our Whistleblower policy covers all employees and assists in ensuring that infringement of these rights is not possible.
With regard to human rights, in 2009, Trelleborg was included in Folksam’s Index of Responsible Businesses, which studies the performance of Swedish companies in the area of human rights. Trelleborg’s result, 3.64 (3.43) on a seven-point scale, was clearly better than the average for Swedish Large Cap companies, which was 3.13.
Trelleborg has collaborated with Save the Children for a number of years; this collaboration strengthens our competence in the area of child labor. We are pleased to note that Save the Children and the UN’s Global Compact (whose principles have been signed by Trelleborg) have initiated a partnership to clarify children’s roles and rights with the framework of Global Compact’s principles. No infringements occurred in 2010 in respect of child or forced labor.