Side 4
4 viking Corporate soCial responsibility Safety Safety is the very essence of our business. It permeates VIKING’s entire organisation, philosophy and approach to any task in every context. The most important thing to VIKING is to help people in distress. Our safety solutions are often the last means of rescue in an emergency situation.
Side 5
5 10 UN Global Compact Principles Global Compact Principles ”the un global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with these ten universally accepted principles which focus on the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. by doing so, business, as a primary driver of globalization, can help ensure that markets, commerce, technology and finance advance in ways that benefit economies and societies everywhere. as social, political and economic challenges (and opportunities) - whether occurring at home or in other regions - affect business more than ever before, many companies recognize the need to collaborate and partner with governments, civil society, labour and the united nations. The UN Global Compact is the largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative in the world. endorsed by chief executives, the un global Compact is a practical framework for the development, implementation, and disclosure of sustainability policies and practices, offering participants a wide spectrum of work streams, management tools and resources — all designed to help advance sustainable business models and markets.” (1) We have formulated an internal Code of Conduct that is based on the tenth principle of the un global Compact in order to protect our employees, who directly influence our supplier agreements. (1) Overview of the UN Global Compact, Web. United Nations Global Compact, 1st Dec. 2011. Accessed 2nd Jan. 2013. www.unglobalcompact.org/AboutTheGC/index.html
