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GLOSSARY
BIO-DIVERSITY: all the earth’s living species,
their genetic diversity and their habitats.
CECED: (Comité Européen des Constructeurs
d’Equipement Domestique): European Committee
of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers.
DIVERSITY CHARTER: a document which
encourages French companies to promote
diversity in their workforce and to combat all
forms of discrimination.
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT: a measure of the
impact of an individual or group on the
environment, based on the amount of
biologically productive area needed to generate
all the resources a human consumes and to
absorb all the corresponding waste.
ECO-DESIGN: design which seeks to minimize
the environmental impact of products at every
stage in their life-cycle.
ECO-ORGANIZATION: a non-profit organization
accredited by the public authorities which
carries out legal obligations on behalf of its
members in the area of collecting and processing
waste.
ECO-PRODUCTION: manufacturing which
respects the environment and limits potential
ecological risks.
ECO-STATEMENT: Group specifications
binding on suppliers, which prohibit the use
of hazardous substances in products and
components.
GLOBAL COMPACT: United Nations pact
which promotes ten principles covering human
rights, labour law, the environment and anticorruption.
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ISO 14001: International Standards Organization
certification for environment management
systems.
LABOUR RIGHTS STATEMENT: Groupe SEB
requirements imposed on its suppliers in relation
to labour rights and working conditions
based on SA 8000 international standards.
OIW: Ordinary Industrial Waste. Non-hazardous
waste which can be processed in household
waste treatment facilities.
OHSAS 18001: A set of international standards
on occupational health and safety management.
REACH: the new European chemicals policy
(Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and
Restriction of Chemicals) which aims to ensure
a high level of protection for public health and
the environment.
ROHS: European Directive on Restriction of
Hazardous Substances such as lead, mercury,
cadmium and hexavalent chromium in electrical
and electronic equipment.
SA 8000: A set of international corporate social
accountability standards which control and
monitor working conditions, health and safety,
non-use of child labour and other areas.
SERVICE RATE: the proportion of orders that
leave the Group’s warehouses on schedule and
are delivered on time to distributors.
SIW: Special Industrial Waste – sensitive waste
which must be processed in specialized
facilities.
WEEE: Waste Electronic and Electrical
Equipment.