Axis Communications presents its sustainability report for 2014
29 Apr 2015
Axis Communications is publishing its sustainability report for 2014, with environmental considerations, business ethics and corporate social responsibility still in focus. The company’s sustainability report, the fifth in succession, describes the progress made in a number of fields such as environmental impact and anti-corruption. Great progress has also been made in the work on informing and auditing suppliers in order to ensure compliance with Axis’ Supplier Code of Conduct. The sustainability report was prepared according to the G4 global reporting standard.
“Axis
works proactively with sustainability questions on a long-term basis since a
responsible attitude is an important success factor for our global business
operations. I am proud of what we have achieved during 2014 – all from
optimizing our logistics flows to minimising our environmental impact as well
as countering corruption in the value chain and working to create a safer and
more secure world,” says Ray Mauritsson, President of Axis Communications.
Axis aims to be a driving force behind the development of innovative security
solutions, which help users in both the private and public sectors to meet
today’s critical challenges, such as protecting people as well as important
infrastructure, and urban problems such as traffic congestion.
As a global company with employees in 49 countries and partners in 179
countries, Axis aims to be a leader in the security industry when it comes to
corporate social responsibility and therefore takes a long-term responsibility
for how the company’s operations affect employees, partners, suppliers, end
users and other important target groups.
“As market leader, Axis’ ambition is to serve as a model for the industry in
terms of sustainability. The latest report shows how our sustainability work
has delivered positive results across the entire value chain. I look forward to
continue driving the work relating to Axis’ industry-leading measures such as
our anti-corruption program,” says Mauritsson.
Some important measures from the sustainability report for 2014:
·
Axis’ comprehensive anti-corruption work has been intensified; all
employees have participated in training and more than 100 of the company’s
distributors have undertaken to comply with the company’s industry-leading
policy of zero tolerance against corruption, bribes and conflicts of interests.
·
96 per cent of Axis’ suppliers that have an impact on the company
in terms of the environment or sustainability have either been audited by Axis
supplier inspectors or are certified to ensure that they follow Axis’
requirements relating to environmental considerations, the working environment
and occupational safety.
·
Axis has managed to cut the company’s carbon dioxide emissions by
13 per cent during 2014, primarily through its optimised logistics flows and
reduced distances for transportation.
·
Axis has continued to phase out PVC plastic from its products and
65 per cent of the company’s network cameras and video encoders are now
PVC-free.
·
During 2014, Axis’ employees participated in employee surveys
conducted by Great Place to Work® in Sweden, USA and Germany and the company
captured top positions in all countries.
·
In order to raise environmental awareness among its suppliers,
Axis held webinars through its training program Axis Supplier Academy, where
all suppliers were informed about Axis’ view of sustainability issues as well
as rules and laws for material accounting.
In this year’s report, Axis has changed over to the new G4 reporting
standard, which is an update of the leading rules for sustainability reporting
drawn up by the Global Reporting Initiative. As part of Axis’ transition to the
new reporting standard, the company has initiated dialogue with key target
groups and stakeholders, which has provided important insights that can be used
to continue improving the company’s long-term sustainability work.
The sustainability report for 2014 can be downloaded here: “Axis
works proactively with sustainability questions on a long-term basis since a
responsible attitude is an important success factor for our global business
operations. I am proud of what we have achieved during 2014 – all from
optimizing our logistics flows to minimising our environmental impact as well
as countering corruption in the value chain and working to create a safer and
more secure world,” says Ray Mauritsson, President of Axis Communications.
Axis aims to be a driving force behind the development of innovative security
solutions, which help users in both the private and public sectors to meet
today’s critical challenges, such as protecting people as well as important
infrastructure, and urban problems such as traffic congestion.
As a global company with employees in 49 countries and partners in 179
countries, Axis aims to be a leader in the security industry when it comes to
corporate social responsibility and therefore takes a long-term responsibility
for how the company’s operations affect employees, partners, suppliers, end
users and other important target groups.
“As market leader, Axis’ ambition is to serve as a model for the industry in
terms of sustainability. The latest report shows how our sustainability work
has delivered positive results across the entire value chain. I look forward to
continue driving the work relating to Axis’ industry-leading measures such as
our anti-corruption program,” says Mauritsson.
Some important measures from the sustainability report for 2014:
·
Axis’ comprehensive anti-corruption work has been intensified; all
employees have participated in training and more than 100 of the company’s
distributors have undertaken to comply with the company’s industry-leading
policy of zero tolerance against corruption, bribes and conflicts of interests.
·
96 per cent of Axis’ suppliers that have an impact on the company
in terms of the environment or sustainability have either been audited by Axis
supplier inspectors or are certified to ensure that they follow Axis’
requirements relating to environmental considerations, the working environment
and occupational safety.
·
Axis has managed to cut the company’s carbon dioxide emissions by
13 per cent during 2014, primarily through its optimised logistics flows and
reduced distances for transportation.
·
Axis has continued to phase out PVC plastic from its products and
65 per cent of the company’s network cameras and video encoders are now
PVC-free.
·
During 2014, Axis’ employees participated in employee surveys
conducted by Great Place to Work® in Sweden, USA and Germany and the company
captured top positions in all countries.
·
In order to raise environmental awareness among its suppliers,
Axis held webinars through its training program Axis Supplier Academy, where
all suppliers were informed about Axis’ view of sustainability issues as well
as rules and laws for material accounting.
In this year’s report, Axis has changed over to the new G4 reporting
standard, which is an update of the leading rules for sustainability reporting
drawn up by the Global Reporting Initiative. As part of Axis’ transition to the
new reporting standard, the company has initiated dialogue with key target
groups and stakeholders, which has provided important insights that can be used
to continue improving the company’s long-term sustainability work.
Axis Communications presents its sustainability report for 2014
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