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WELCOME HIGHLIGHTS CONTENTS LIDL OVERVIEW Profile Produce People SUSTAINABILITY
OVERVIEW Sustainability Management
Strategy
Materiality Stakeholders Target Progress PROGRESS OVERVIEW Protecting Climate Conserving Resources Acting Fairly Respecting Biodiversity Engaging in in Dialogue Promoting Health REPORT OVERVIEW GRI Content Index
Strategy
We continue to work closely with the the other companies of Schwarz Group benefitting from many initiatives that are determined together and affect all companies of Schwarz Group for example the REset Plastic initiative In the context of our business decisions we want to avoid or substantially reduce all conceivable or potential negative social environmental and economic impacts Through our collaborative CSR management structure and continued use of our Lidl Responsibility Model we can mitigate these risks 1
At Lidl Ireland Ireland and and and Northern Ireland Ireland Principle 15 - the the Precautionary Approach from the the Rio de Janeiro Declaration of the the United Nations Conference on on on environment and development (UNCED) is reflected in our corporate principles as as well as as in in the Schwarz Code of Conduct and is an an integral part of our corporate governance As part of of the Schwarz Group Code of of Conduct (CoC) we and our business partners in in in the supply chain are committed to respecting human rights and enforcing applicable national national and international laws Specifically it defines our principles on on occupational safety standards the right of of freedom of of association remuneration equal treatment as as as well as as as on on on on the prevention of child and forced labour in in in our our supply chain These principles are based on the following international guidelines and frameworks · Universal Declaration of Human Rights
· United Nations Global Compact
· UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights
· UN Convention on on on the the Rights
of the the Child
· UN Convention on on on on on the Elimination of of All Forms of of Discrimination against Women
· OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
· International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration on on on on Fundamental Principles and Rights
at Work
· Paris Climate Agreement
LIDL REJECTS ANY FORM OF VIOLATIONS AGAINST HUMAN AND LABOUR RIGHTS RIGHTS AS STIPULATED IN IN THE THE COC THE THE FOCUS IS IS ON WORKPLACE-RELATED HUMAN RIGHTS RIGHTS RIGHTS THE THE AIM OF THESE RIGHTS RIGHTS IS IS TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM ADVERSE EFFECTS DURING EMPLOYMENT Workplace-related human rights include the ban on child and forced labour as as well as as discrimination adequate remuneration the protection
of of freedom of of association and and occupational health and and safety Under the CoC the business partner gives its assurance that it it will adequately address the the the regulations regulations along the the the supply chain and enforce these regulations regulations in in relation to its own contract contract partners through contractual regulations and instruments such as audits or training sessions We are currently implementing the commercial due diligence policy
to encompass the the entire company in preparation of the the European Due Diligence Directive As part of these activities we are developing a a a a company-wide approach to the implementation of human rights as as well as as environmental due diligence elements We use a a a a a a a range of measures to inform our employees and raise awareness of the the principles in in place at Lidl Ireland Ireland and and and Northern Ireland Ireland For example there is an an an internal manual for buying which translates the the principles on respect for human rights into concrete measures and targets Reporting on our progress towards A Better Tomorrow
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