Annual Report 2009 - Ecco

Health and safety is highly prioritised at the factories. One example is ECCO Xiamen
which has its own manned medical clinic on the premises.
Putting responsibility to the test
ECCO’s Code of Conduct consists of ten
ethical undertakings which focus on areas
such as employee relations, safety at work,
environmental considerations, religion,
culture and diversity. One of the most
important requirements for work is to have
well-informed employees and suppliers.
Therefore, we are constantly making
considerable efforts to communicate the
content of ECCO’s Code of Conduct.
In 2009, ECCO not only placed special
emphasis on topics regarding the environment,
working environment, culture and
diversity, but also worked intensively on
implementing its obligations. This entailed
integrating them into the company’s auditing
processes.
All of ECCO’s shoe factories and tanneries
were audited in 2009 by the ECCO global
internal audit team, and then supplementary
audits were carried out by external auditors.
The result is an audit score which reflects the
overall performance of the production unit
with respect to the Code of Conduct. This
enables the factory to see where they have
to make improvements and where they are
performing well.
ECCO’s Code of Conduct & Environmental Statement 2009 / Putting responsibility to the test 59