Through responsible growth and sustainable development, Auriga wants to create value for shareholders and all other stakeholders. The value creation takes place based on respect for employees and regard for the interests of society and the environment by developing and applying responsible business methods in operations and activities all over the world.
In Cheminova, it is a core value to be good corporate citizens and sustainability has already for many years been a natural aspect of our business as regards development, production and sales as well as the management and organisation of the entire company worldwide. CSR is used as a management tool to both meet the increasing demands for ethical and social responsibility around us and as part of our quality assurance and risk management.
The growing globalisation of Cheminova imposes greater and different requirements on the group’s CSR policy and the way in which it communicates about and controls its CSR activities. Based in Denmark, the company operates globally with activities in a number of countries. By using CSR as a management tool, it is ensured that Cheminova’s 12 business principles and standards are complied with, for example principles and standards concerning humane and safe working conditions.
Cheminova’s business principles and standards are available in 13 languages and constitute the group’s CSR policy, which corresponds to the United Nations Global Compact’s ten principles for responsible business conduct in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. Against this background, Cheminova has decided to commit itself to the United Nations Global Compact initiative, which outlines the UN’s recommendations to businesses around the world on how to conduct themselves as good citizens.
Cheminova’s procedures for ensuring that the CSR policy is complied with by the global group includes a whistleblower arrangement. The whistleblower system was revised in 2010 and means that, regardless of country and position, Cheminova makes it possible for its employees to notify an external, independent party of any instances of non-compliance with the CSR policy which they observe.
Auriga wants all employees in the global group to know the contents of Cheminova’s CSR policy and the principles behind the United Nations Global Compact policy framework. We support the UN’s human rights, protect our employees, fight corruption and look after the environment and have already prepared the first progress report in line with the UN’s guidelines. The progress report is an integrated part of Cheminova’s CSR report for 2010.
Every year, specific targets are set out for the CSR efforts within a number of focus areas. The targets are monitored as operational targets. For further details about the group’s CSR activities, targets, results and expectations for 2011 as well as calculation methods etc., please refer to Cheminova’s CSR report for 2010. The reporting complies, i.a. with the guidelines defined in the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), meets the reporting requirements set out in Section 99a of the Danish Financial Statements Act (Årsregnskabsloven) and constitutes Auriga's statutory report on corporate social responsibility.
 See CSR reports (statutory report on Corporate Social Responsibility)
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