Ardo CSR rapport 2024 - Flipbook - Page 93
We are Ardo
The path to a more
sustainable food system
Minimal environmental
impact
Agronomy
MIMOSA+
Food safety, quality
and innovation
S1-2 — Processes for engaging with own workers and workers’
Health & safety risk analysis per site includes a detailed
representatives about impacts
assessment and scoring, implemented at all sites since September
Respect for
our employees
Relationship with
our stakeholders
Sustainability
Sustainability
statements
statements
5/ The rights of the person(s) subject to the reporting will be
equally respected;
2020. The evaluation is based on exposure, severity and likelihood
6/ Ardo encourages its employees to first try to resolve the matter
Ardo ensures that every local site has a CPPW (Committee for
and defines and prioritizes the necessary actions. Both frequent
Prevention and Protection at Work), which plays a vital role in
minor incidents and rare but severe incidents are classified as
internally by addressing the usual reporting lines (manager, HR
safeguarding the health, safety and well-being of our employees.
high-risk.
or union representative).
The CPBW focuses on identifying workplace risks, proposing
preventive measures and fostering a safe working environment
through regular consultation and collaboration.
S1-3 — Processes to remediate negative impacts and channels for
S1-4 — Taking action on material impacts on own workforce, and
own workers to raise concerns
approaches to mitigating material risks and pursuing material
Ardo’s European Works Council (EWC) acts as a platform for
opportunities related to own workforce, and effectiveness of those
dialogue between management and employee representatives
The instalment by Ardo of a whistleblowing procedure is
from various countries. Its role is to facilitate information exchange
an important element in detecting corrupt, illegal, or other
and consultation on cross-border matters affecting employees,
undesirable behaviour. Ardo wants to encourage employees or third
More information:
ensuring a unified approach to addressing workforce issues across
parties to report any such suspicion and to provide a secure and
→ Respect for our employees > 1. Taking care of our people
Ardo’s European operations.
trusted platform to do so.
→ Respect for our employees > 2. Safe and healthy employees
actions
Ardo recognises the importance of employee engagement
in shaping sustainable business practices and assessing the
The basic rules of Ardo’s whistleblowing policy are defined as follows:
company’s material impact on its workforce. While conducting
1/ Any person that has reasonable grounds to believe that fraud or
the double materiality assessment, we involved more than 450
serious misconduct has taken place (or will take place), needs
advancing positive impacts, and managing material risks and
employees to gain insights into both positive and negative impacts
to be able to report his or her suspicions;
opportunities
S1-5 — Targets related to managing material negative impacts,
that may affect employees, directly or indirectly. Through their
insights, Ardo has been able to define key material topics more
accurately, ensuring that the voices of its workforce are reflected
2/ Any report regarding possible fraud or serious misconduct must
be investigated in an independent and highly confidential manner;
Accident Frequency Target
Reduce the risk of accidents: Injury Frequency Index (IFI)
of 10 by 2030 (IFI = #occupational accidents per million
in its sustainability and business strategies.
3/ The investigations must be performed within a reasonable time;
working hours)
4/ If the reporting has been done in good faith, the reporting
More information:
In addition, Ardo has scheduled an employee engagement survey
for FY24/25. This survey will be instrumental in gathering deeper
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insights into the experiences and views of its workforce, informing
person shall not suffer any unfair treatment or reprisal because
future policies.
of the reporting;
→ Respect for our Employees > Key Performance Table
