4 Governance, commitments and engagements 4.1 Governance structure of the organization Annual Report 2014: pp. 75–80 4.2 Position of the Chairman of the Board Annual Report 2014: p. 76 4.3 Number of independent, non-executive members of the Board Annual Report 2014: p. 76 4.4 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations to the Board or company management Annual Report 2014: p. 75 4.5 Connection between compensation and the organization’s performance Annual Report 2014: p. 78 4.6 Procedures in place for the Board to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided Annual Report 2014: p. 78 4.7 Procedures for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the Board Annual Report 2014: pp. 76–77 4.8 Mission, values, codes and principles relevant to economic, environmental and social performance pp. 4–5, 12, 16, 20 4.9 Procedures of the Board for overseeing the organization’s management of economic, environmental and social performance Annual Report 2014: pp. 78–79 4.10 Processes for evaluating the Board’s own performance with respect to economic, environmental and social performance No reporting 4.11 Explanation of how the precautionary principle is addressed p. 12 4.12 Externally developed economic, environmental or social initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses pp. 5, 18, 28 4.13 Memberships of associations p. 51 4.14 The organization's stakeholders pp. 52–53 4.15 Basis for identification of stakeholders with whom to engage Engaging few selective stakeholders 4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement pp. 47, 51–53 4.17 Key topics that have been raised through stakeholder engagement and the organization’s response Supply chain sustainability EC Key topics that have been raised through stakeholder engagement and the organization’s response EC1 Direct economic value generated and distributed Employee benefits: SEK 19,800,000 Community donations: SEK 700,000 EC2 Financial risks and opportunities due to climate change No reporting EC3 Coverage of the defined benefit plan obligations Annual Report 2014: pp. 62–63 EC4 Financial assistance received from government SEK 1,300,000 EC6 Policy, practice and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers No reporting EC7 Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community No reporting EC8 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit pp. 37–40 EN Environmental Performance Indicators EN1 Material used by weight or volume p.14 Packaging materials: 43,000 MT EN2 Percentage of materials used that are recycled input material 0.1 % EN3 Direct energy consumption by primary energy source p. 33 EN4 Indirect energy consumption by primary source p. 33 EN8 Total water withdrawal by source p. 35 EN11 Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity Hull, UK and Port Newark, US sites adjacent to protected areas. No significant impact on production EN12 Description of significant impact on biodiversity No significant impact identified EN16 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions p. 34 EN17 Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions Insignificant in relation to emissions from production EN19 Emissions of ozone-depleting substances p. 34 EN20 NOx, SOx and other significant air emissions p. 34 EN21 Total water discharge p. 35 EN22 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method p. 36 EN23 Total number and volume of significant spills No significant spills EN26 Initiatives to mitigate environmental impact of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation pp. 20, 31–37 EN27 Percentage of products and packaging material reclaimed p. 36 Main initiative to reduce packaging material is to convert to bulk deliveries where relevant EN28 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations No non-compliance incidents 57
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