Vaisala Corporate Responsibility Report 2011
Vaisala Corporate Responsibility Report 2011
Vaisala Corporate Responsibility Report 2011
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About This <strong>Report</strong><br />
This report is <strong>Vaisala</strong> Group’s fourth annual<br />
<strong>Corporate</strong> <strong>Responsibility</strong> <strong>Report</strong>. Since the first<br />
report was issued in 2009, it has become apparent<br />
time and time again that sustainability reporting<br />
is appreciated among many stakeholder groups.<br />
Naturally, the positive response encourages us<br />
to try harder and ensure our reporting includes<br />
as much relevant information as possible and<br />
is transparent. Nevertheless, it is also evident<br />
that our sustainability reporting has not reached<br />
all our stakeholders, and that interest in our<br />
sustainability efforts, whether reported or not,<br />
cannot be taken for granted. Increasingly, those<br />
who are interested in our work seek us out<br />
not only in reports, but also on our website, in<br />
social media, at trade fairs and exhibitions and<br />
by directly contacting us. We seek new ways of<br />
interacting with our audience and getting the<br />
<strong>Vaisala</strong> message out. Each year we also try to bring<br />
something new to the reporting, and this year<br />
we have a reader-friendly online version. We are<br />
also increasingly substituting the term corporate<br />
responsibility with the more encompassing<br />
concept of sustainability. This may be just a<br />
technical detail for many, but for us both terms<br />
have their place, though they have often been used<br />
almost interchangeably.<br />
We have relied on the Global <strong>Report</strong>ing Initiative's<br />
(GRI) guidelines since we first started these reports,<br />
and the guidelines are still of significant value. We<br />
have self-declared this report to comply with the GRI<br />
G3 Application Level B. The application level has<br />
also been confirmed by a level check conducted by<br />
the GRI. A content index is provided at the end of the<br />
report for cross-reference followed by a statement<br />
given by the GRI. For some indicators, we refer to<br />
<strong>Vaisala</strong>’s Annual <strong>Report</strong> and the <strong>Corporate</strong> Governance<br />
Statement on our website, www.vaisala.com. You can<br />
also find further information on our website that is not<br />
incorporated in this report. In particular, we encourage<br />
you to have a look at the sustainability section of the<br />
website (www.vaisala.com/sustainability).<br />
4 <strong>Vaisala</strong> Oyj <strong>Corporate</strong> <strong>Responsibility</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2011</strong>
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