Developing sustainability reporting - Case Cargotec - Aaltodoc

ethicalness of subcontractors and products (i.e. the whole supply chain). The reason is that
“Cargotec relies strongly on outsourcing and the company itself has relatively low environmental
impacts as a result of assembly activities.” What Analyst F would like to see in the report is how
Cargotec ensures that its subcontractors are conducting according to local laws or group-level
practices, “whichever is more demanding – undeveloped legislation should not be taken
advantage of.” Purchasing Manager at Customer Company D added that Cargotec’s
sustainability reporting should cover joint ventures in addition to subcontractors as “Cargotec has
to make sure that not only the corporation but also all of its suppliers meet the responsible
procurement requirements.” Related to products, Purchasing Manager at Customer Company A
would appreciate product-level sustainability data in addition to company-level reporting.
Likewise, Corporate Responsibility Manager at Customer Company B would like Cargotec to
report indicators related to products.
Analyst D reminded that stakeholders’, among others investors’ interests should be considered
when planning sustainability reporting. Likewise, Purchasing Manager at Customer Company A
suggested that customers’ opinions should be taken into account. More comprehensively,
Corporate Responsibility Manager at Customer Company B encouraged Cargotec to map
stakeholder concerns and stakeholder engagement. Corporate Responsibility Manager at
Customer Company D emphasised that in the end “materiality analysis – impact on business and
stakeholders’ interests – should guide issue selection” and the analysis should be presented in a
clear format. Corporate Responsibility Manager at Customer Company B suggested that
Cargotec personnel who have the expertise should be very much involved in the issue selection
process.
Analyst E suggested that Cargotec should include ESG targets in the reporting – “even if targets
were not completely fulfilled, it is better to include them in the report in order to be clear about
what the company is doing and aiming at.” According to Corporate Responsibility Manager at
Customer Company B, reporting also bad news and the corrective actions demonstrates
transparency and integrity. Also Analyst C and Purchasing Manager at Customer Company C
thought that targets and the related measures/actions should be explained.
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