Due diligence assessment
In this assessment, you will find information on actual uncovered negative consequences within Norsilva`s and our sub-supplier organizations, and information on significant risk of possible negative consequences that may occur. You will alsofind information on our work with measures and actions to stop and remedy these actual and possible negative consequences to comply with the transparency act (Åpenhetsloven).
Information on actual uncovered negative consequences.
Through the due diligence assessment, Norsilva has detected the following negative consequences:
- Improperly disposed garbage of plastic inside/outside our production sites and warehouse facilities.
- Unsatisfactory/unsecured transport of employes among our suppliers.
- Lack of personal protecting equipment.
- Unsatisfactory and/or lack of use of available personal protecting equipment.
- Unsatisfactory availability and conditions for toilet and bathroom facilities for the staff employed or contracted by our foreign suppliers.
- Improper maintenance of movable equipment.
Information on significant risk of negative consequences
Different regulations/legislations/cultures in different countries where our sub suppliers are situated and our products are being produced, compared to Norway, sometimes makes it challenging to obtain acceptance for our strict regulations regarding HSE and Social Accountability matters.
Typical issues representing possible risks throughout the supply-chain will be in example, but probably not limited to:
- Risk of using underaged employees.
- Discrimination of employees representing different religions, sexual orientation, rases, disabilities, etc.
- Un-sufficient educational level to perform in line with the expectations.
- Un-balanced/illegal agreements between employer and employees.
- Un-fair wages and general working conditions.
- Lack of employee’s freedom to organize unions.
Description of measures/actions to stop and remedy negative consequences.
Our contracts for purchasing and selling our goods and services are containing updated and strict regulations. These are based on best possible available practice & standards, similar not only to what is being required by the local authorities in each specific country, but also in line with the Norwegian and European practice & standards where this is technical and practical workable, taken the local requirements and legislation into consideration.
Important sub-suppliers are being carefully checked through fairly and well announced random audits to measure compliance to the mandatory requirements set down in the contracts, and in local/international standards. The audits are also being used as an important tool for trying to improve any weakness, threat, or underperformance, and to secure compliance with our target to keep a best possible standard, inside our own and our trading partners organizations.
Our major customers are demanding a high grade of transparency. Norsilva is contracted to accept and promote transparency inside our own and sub-supplier organizations, as well as their chain of suppliers and contractors.