Principles for Social Responsibility
Stora Enso's Principles for Social Responsibility address concrete questions related to business practices, communication, community involvement, responsible workforce reductions and human and labour rights.
Equality, safety, working conditions and child labour are examples of topics covered by the principles. The principles focus on the social and socio-economic aspects of sustainability, because the Group already has a strong record on financial performance and environmental management systems, the other two elements of sustainability.
The principles are based on internationally accepted statements, such as the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the core ILO conventions. Stora Enso has also decided to support the United Nation's Global Compact and its ten initiatives. The Global Compact was launched by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2000. Mr Annan encouraged world business leaders to help to make globalization work for all the world's people.
The principles were revised in the autumn of 2007.
