2010Annual Report - Schneider Electric CZ, s.r.o.
2010Annual Report - Schneider Electric CZ, s.r.o.
2010Annual Report - Schneider Electric CZ, s.r.o.
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2 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT<br />
50<br />
> Zoom 2010<br />
Launch of the Responsibility & Ethical Dynamics (R&ED) program in 2010<br />
A common policy: Our Principles of Responsibility<br />
Our Principles of Responsibility is a 15-page document that is as<br />
pragmatic and realistic as possible, a synthesis of the Group’s<br />
common commitments to employees, partners, shareholders,<br />
the planet & society. Our Principles of Responsibility does not<br />
claim to cover all ethical dilemmas, but rather serves as a general<br />
guideline. They are adapted locally to meet local practices or legal<br />
requirements.<br />
In 2010, the Our Principles of Responsibility document was translated<br />
into 30 languages and sent to all Group employees.<br />
A clause was added to all employment contracts, specifying that<br />
new arrivals had read Our Principles of Responsibility when they<br />
joined <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong>.<br />
Adapted processes<br />
The Responsibility & Ethical Dynamics program provides each<br />
employee with a method for asking the right questions and seeking<br />
out the right people according to two approaches:<br />
• a detailed critical thinking process to take the right steps in<br />
delicate situations. This may be broken down into three stages:<br />
1. consulting the program’s Intranet site;<br />
2. contacting one’s manager and/or a member of the concerned<br />
department (legal, fi nancial, human ressources (HR),<br />
environment, etc.);<br />
3. contacting the entity’s Principles of Responsibility advisor.<br />
• an alert process to guide employees towards the right bodies<br />
step-by-step:<br />
1. contact their N+1 … N+X managers;<br />
2. use existing in-house outlets (legal, fi nancial, HR, environment, etc.);<br />
3. contact the Group compliance committee.<br />
Outlook for 2011<br />
Program roll-out will continue in 2011 along a number of axes:<br />
• implementation of the recommendations given during the internal<br />
audit in late 2010, primarily continuing communication actions<br />
and training for employees in countries most susceptible to<br />
breaches of ethics;<br />
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Dedicated teams and organisation<br />
The program requires implementation of an organisation including<br />
the following:<br />
• a Governance Committee and a network of Principles of<br />
Responsibility Advisors.<br />
They are responsible for implementing the Responsibility & Ethical<br />
Dynamics program.<br />
• a Compliance Committee and a network of Compliance Offi cers.<br />
They are responsible for detecting and managing cases of noncompliance<br />
with the processes defi ned, in line with local laws and<br />
regulations and Our Principles of Responsibility.<br />
Three tools accessible to all employees<br />
• An Intranet site accessible to all employees from the global<br />
intranet home page, providing all information on the program and<br />
Our Principles of Responsibility, as well as news and progress in<br />
the fi eld.<br />
• Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs. This tool was introduced<br />
following a collection of reports written by the managers after the<br />
program and Our Principles of Responsibility were presented to<br />
their teams.<br />
• An online e-learning module. The aim is that, at the end of the<br />
session, the trainee is familiar with Our Principles of Responsibility<br />
and more comfortable using them in his or her job. At the end<br />
of 2010, around 15,000 employees participated in the module:<br />
95% of them felt that the module was a good use of their time,<br />
and 94% rated the module as good or excellent.<br />
Measuring roll-out and effectiveness<br />
Our Principles of Responsibility were rolled out in all the Group’s<br />
entities. In November and December 2010, internal audit launched<br />
a campaign to evaluate the roll-out plan. The results include the<br />
fi ndings of a survey of 10,000 employees and an audit that includes<br />
Argentina, China, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Russia, the United<br />
Arab Emirates and the United States.<br />
• 73% of employees questioned said they were familiar with Our<br />
Principles of Responsibility.<br />
• 84% of survey participants stated that the information given was<br />
useful and comprehensive.<br />
• working with the Principles of Responsibility Advisors to forge<br />
closer ties between the principles and the operational procedures<br />
and directives that should be readily available to all Group<br />
employees.