2015 Sustainability Report Key Data
Flint Group Sustainability Statement Flint Group s approach to continuously improve sustainability is underpinned by our own Mission and Guiding Principles a fundamental set of simple, clear values. Flint Group operates within the spirit of the UN Global Compact for sustainability. Everyday our people and teams are committed to providing increased health, safety and wellbeing whilst a continuous improvement programme is in place to reduce our current environmental impact now and for future generations. An uncompromising integrity policy and strong ethical values set by our own Guiding Principles ensure that you can truly Rely on us for sustainable development
Flint Group Sustainability Statement This strategy enables Flint Group to deliver integrated solutions in the three key dimensions of corporate sustainability*:- Economic Environment Social guides corporate governance, code of conduct, risk and compliance. steers our goal to continually reduce impact on the environment and regulates the reporting of progress with this. drives corporate citizenship, labour practices, people development, social reporting, talent attraction and retention. * - As outlined within the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
Flint Group Sustainability Model Flint Group s Sustainability Model combines three elements: 1. Flint Group s Mission and Guiding principle our way to ensure to that we deliver on our commitments 2. The UN Global Compact 3. The reporting outline as defined by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index 1. Flint Group s Mission & Guiding Principles The long established Mission and Guiding principles cover in 5 key areas the way of working in Flint Group: This fundamental set of simple clear values allow us to align our activities internally within the spirit of the UN Global Compact while our external reporting methods detail the delivery of integrated long term economic, social and environmental solutions: 2. UN Global Compact Anti Corruption, Labour, Human Rights, Environmental 3. Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Economic, Social, Environment
Key data contents Economic Ensuring we do business right 7 Identifying and managing risk 8 Transparency and accountability 9 Environment Energy and Water usage 10 Emissions from air travel 15 Waste 16 Classification and labelling 17 Community Involvement 18 Social Building a high profile sustainable organisation 19 Understanding the supply chain 21 Safety 24 Measuring sustainability 26
Ensuring we do business right Ever since Flint Group was formed there has been a strong emphasis placed on ensuring that we do business in the right way.
Identifying and managing risk Every identified risk is scored for likelihood and impact and categorised within the Flint Group Risk Profile.
Transparency and accountability Building on the strong Code of Conduct and Employee Representation Certificate process, the board of Flint Group decided to implement a process for employees to report issues in a safe and secure environment.
Energy and water Flint Group is committed to the effective and efficient use of energy and water throughout our operations and we are committed to actively conserving energy and water throughout the life cycle of our products.
Electricity usage Electricity Usage Tonnes Electricity Usage in GJ Emissions from Electricity
Natural gas usage Natural Gas Usage Tonnes Natural Gas Usage in GJ Emissions from Natural Gas
Carbon dioxide emissions
Water usage Natural Gas Usage in GJ
Emissions from air travel
Waste Solid Waste to Landfill Tonnes Waste Diverted by Region
Classification and labelling Flint Group has a long tradition in marketleading safe products. To cope with the ever-faster changing legislation Flint Group has created a global regulatory organisation.
Community Involvement Each year - Flint Group provides resources and donations to numerous great causes that continue to make positive impacts on the communities we live and work in... Just some of the many examples of work undertaken in 2014 In the United States, Flint Group donated $25,000 towards the Hole in the Wall children s cancer camp In the UK, employees organised a toy drive to provide presents at Christmas to children who would normally go without Flint Group also donated over $25,000 to the United Way charity that focuses on supporting our local communities in the US In Cotia, Brazil Employees volunteer at the Lar Zulmina orphanage with Flint Group much needed supplies including clothing, toys and food to the children s home Flint Group and its employees also provided disaster relief sending emergency supplies to Chile and Serbia in times of need
Building a high profile sustainable organisation At Flint Group we believe that our people make the difference, whether manufacturing, logistics, sales, procurement or support everyone is crucial to our success
Building a high profile sustainable organisation
Understanding the supply chain Flint Group relies on nearly 2,000 raw material suppliers from around the globe and while we all understand regional differences in approaches towards sustainability, understanding where our suppliers are in their development is important to Flint Group
Understanding the supply chain
Understanding the supply chain
Safety Our safety vision is to create an injury and illness free workplace where everyone goes home safe after each day s work. At Flint Group, we believe that no job is worth getting hurt for
Safety
Measuring sustainability Flint Group fundamentally believes that: unless you measure things consistently it is difficult to document improvement
Measuring sustainability Environment
Measuring sustainability Economic Social