Fair value chain and safe work environment

Societies need to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs, with fair and safe working conditions, equal gender distribution and room for personal development. A large part of the healthcare products used in Europe are today produced in Asia and other countries with high risks of violations of human rights.

We have a responsibility to ensure that the products we sell are of high quality, produced under good labour and environmental conditions and that we safeguard human rights and ethical standards within our supply chains.

We also have a responsibility to ensure a safe and fair workplace within our Group including working to embrace a diverse workplace and equal opportunities.

By a high degree of transparency, living according to our values and ensuring all of us sign the Code of Conduct and have our suppliers sign the Supplier Code of Conduct, we can limit the risks and work to make a positive difference in healthcare.

• Fair, safe and equal workplace in all Asker companies
• Improved working conditions and respect for human rights within the healthcare industry
• Prevent corruption and promote integrity, transparency and accountability

• Responsible Sourcing Policy and Supplier Due Diligence Procedure implemented
• Supplier Code of Conduct implemented (Read more)
• Third-party manufacturers of our own brands audited every 24 months
• Group anti-corruption program implemented

Gender equality (5)
Decent work and economic growth (8)
Peace justice and strong institutions (16)

Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and
Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.