Compal Archives - SustainCase - Sustainability Magazine Insights on how you can protect the environment, maintain and increase the value of your company, through a structured CSR/Sustainability process with the use of the GRI Standards. Learn how Today's Best-Run Companies are achieving Economic, Social, and Environmental Success - and How You Can Too... Fri, 21 Jul 2023 05:59:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Case study: How Compal creates economic value for its stakeholders https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-compal-creates-economic-value-for-its-stakeholders/ Fri, 21 Jul 2023 05:59:38 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=15251 Established in 1984, Compal Electronics is a Taiwanese original design manufacturer, handling the production of notebook computers, monitors, tablets and televisions for a variety of clients around the world. This case study is based on the 2021 Sustainability Report by Compal, prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards, that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing. Abstract Compal views growing the company’s economic […]

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]]> Established in 1984, Compal Electronics is a Taiwanese original design manufacturer, handling the production of notebook computers, monitors, tablets and televisions for a variety of clients around the world. As the industry leader, Compal seeks to give back to society with a responsible attitude, and bring higher value to all its stakeholders.  Tweet This!

This case study is based on the 2021 Sustainability Report by Compal, prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards, that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

Abstract

Compal views growing the company’s economic value as its long-term goal and seeks to fulfill its social responsibilities as a global corporate citizen, responding to the expectations of shareholders, customers, partners and other stakeholders. In order to create economic value for its stakeholders Compal took action to:

  • create economic value for employees
  • create economic value for shareholders
  • create economic value for the state

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2021 Sustainability Report Compal identified a range of material issues, such as honest operation and anti-corruption, pandemic prevention and management, privacy and information security, labour practice and human rights. Among these, creating economic value for its stakeholders stands out as a key material issue for Compal.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process s of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Compal engages with:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Customer

 

 

 ·      Regular meetings for communication and discussion

·      Discussion through e-mails

·      Customer audit discussion

·      Participate in customer-supplier meeting and raise relevant questions
Employees

 

 ·      Labour-management Communication meeting

·      Compal newsletter welcoming the life creations of colleagues

·      Welfare Committee meetings

·      Internal website and suggestion box for employees, special line for sexual harassment complaints, mail box for fraud or violation of work ethics

·      Activity promotion through internal websites and e-mails, CSR fan page push broadcast and opinions reply

·      Education and training

·      Employee Assistance Programme
Investors/ Shareholders

 

 ·      Shareholders’ Meeting

·      Investor seminar

·      Shareholders’ Hotline/Mailbox

·      Market observation post system
Suppliers

 

 

 ·      Announcement of latest regulations via internal supplier system, CSR website

·      Discussion through e-mails

·      Supplier complaint mailbox

·      Online evaluation and on-site audit for Compal suppliers

·      Supplier meetings to reach manufacturer’s opinions and respond to relevant questions
Governments

 

 

 ·      Official documents

·      Participation in government projects

·      Regulatory conferences/seminars

·      Visits
Media

 

 ·      Press release

·      Press conference
Community

 

 ·      Participation in community activities

·      Discussion through e-mails

·      Discussion over phone

·      CSR fan page push broadcast and opinions reply
Non-profit organisations

 

 ·      Participation in public welfare activities

·      On-site visit

·      Email

·      Telephone contact

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics Compal engaged with its stakeholders through online questionnaires, with 654 valid questionnaires successfully collected.

What actions were taken by Compal to create economic value for its stakeholders?

In its 2021 Sustainability Report Compal reports that it took the following actions for creating economic value for its stakeholders:

  • Creating economic value for employees
  • In 2021, Compal paid NTD 294 billion in employee salaries.
  • Creating economic value for shareholders
  • In 2021, Compal paid NT 2.0 in dividends and NTD 1,215 billion in shareholders’ equity.
  • Creating economic value for the state
  • In 2021, Compal paid NTD 37.3 billion in income tax.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standard addressed in this case is: Disclosure 201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed

Disclosure 201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed corresponds to:

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

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References:

This case study is based on published information by Compal, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original please revert to the following link:

https://www.compal.com/CSR/Upload/ReportImages/2022073019315008.pdf

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]]> Case study: How Compal promotes business honesty and integrity https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-compal-promotes-business-honesty-and-integrity/ Mon, 29 Jul 2019 06:16:25 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=9883 Compal is a leading global manufacturer of laptop and desktop PCs, wearable devices, tablets and televisions for a variety of clients around the globe. Recognising that corruption is the source of many social and employment problems, , and would rather suffer losses than violate integrity in any moral conflict. This case study is based on the 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report by Compal published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a […]

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]]> Compal is a leading global manufacturer of laptop and desktop PCs, wearable devices, tablets and televisions for a variety of clients around the globe. Recognising that corruption is the source of many social and employment problems, Compal upholds the highest standards of integrity and fairness  Tweet This!, and would rather suffer losses than violate integrity in any moral conflict.

This case study is based on the 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report by Compal published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

Abstract

Complying with national laws and regulations, ensuring the rights of employees, customers, stockholders, suppliers, and insisting on business honesty and the principles of fair trade, advertising and competition, is a top priority for Compal. In order to promote business honesty and integrity Compal took action to:

  • implement ethics policies
  • provide a complaint channel
  • organise integrity training courses
  • promote fair competition

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report Compal identified a range of material issues, such as economic performance, market presence, labour/management relations, product and service labelling, customer health and safety, employee welfare. Among these, promoting business honesty and integrity stands out as a key material issue for Compal.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process s of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Compal engages with:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Employees

 

 ·      Labor-management communication

·      Internal publications welcome employee’s life creation

·      Hold welfare committee

·      Internet and employee comment box, sexual harassment complaint hotline, fraud or violation of ethical conduct report mailbox

·      Compal_CSR FB fan page push notification and opinions response

·      Education training
Customers

 

 ·      Regular communication and discussion conference

·      Email discussion

·      Customer audits

·      Attend customers’ supplier conferences and ask related questions
Investors/

Shareholders

 ·      Shareholders’ meetings

·      Shareholder hotline/mailbox

·      Investor seminar

·      Market Observation Post
Suppliers

 

 ·      Internal supplier system discloses newest related regulations

·      Email Discussion

·      Compal supplier online assessment and on-site audit

·      Understanding suppliers’ suggestions and related questions solving in supplier conferences

·      Supplier complaints mailbox
Government

 

 ·      Correspondence

·      Participation in Government Projects

·      Participation in regulatory seminars/conferences

·      Actual Visits
Non-profit Organisations ·      Participate in Charity Events

·      On-site Visits

·      Email

·      Telephone Contact
Media ·      Press Release

·      Press Conference
Community ·      Participation in Community Activities

·      Email Discussion

·      Telephone Discussion

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics Compal engaged with its stakeholders through an online questionnaire, receiving 782 valid questionnaires from various stakeholders.

What actions were taken by Compal to promote business honesty and integrity?

In its 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report Compal reports that it took the following actions for promoting business honesty and integrity:

  • Implementing ethics policies
  • Compal has established a series of internal policies with management procedures such as “Business Integrity Principles”, “Director, Supervisor and Manager Code of Conduct”, “Employee Code of Conduct”, etc., and made them part of employees’ mandatory e-learning. These policies exist not only to guide employees’ daily conduct, but also to give stakeholders a better understanding of Compal’s ethical standards. For customers and suppliers, besides following the RBA (ResponsibleBusiness Alliance) code of conduct, Compal also complies with customer’s CSR requests and is committed to obeying anti-corruption ethical standards. In an attempt to eliminate corrupt behaviour, in addition to Compal’s anonymous complaint channel, Henghao Technology has also created a set of “Ethics Policies” to guide employees’ behaviours. Meanwhile, dedicated personnel have been appointed to handle complaints concerning conduct breaching the ethical/integrity code. Additionally, to promote ethics and integrity in the supply chain, all suppliers are required to sign a “Supplier Integrity Commitment” and refrain from corrupt behaviours.
  • Providing a complaint channel
  • Compal strictly prohibits employees from taking bribes and has an “Ethics Officer” mailbox in the Taiwan Headquarters, to receive anonymous stakeholders’ complaints about any illegal conduct. All complaints are escalated to Compal’s senior ethics management representative for investigation. According to relevant procedures, Compal will activate practices after transferring the complaints to the responsible units, within 24 hours. In 2017, there were no corruption complaints.
  • Organising integrity training courses
  • To communicate with employees on the importance of integrity, Compal has been organising integrity training courses covering a wide range of topics that include corporate policies, employee code of conduct, the Personal Information Protection Act, anti-corruption, and mandatory topics required by law. All employees at the Taiwan Headquarters and overseas production centres, are required to complete the relevant training. In 2017, some of Compal’s Board Members also completed 45 hours of CSR and integrity training.
  • Promoting fair competition
  • To pursue fairness in its business activities in compliance with the Fair-Trade Act, Compal established a programme to promote fair competition and supervises its implementation outcome within each department. Compal is committed to not engaging in unfair competition, and has created a better environment and conditions for fair competition. Compal also avoids complicity, conspiracy, and collusion to disturb the fair competition environment and conditions or damage other operators’ legal rights. In addition, Compal encourages, supports, and protects the social supervision of every organisation and individual towards unfair competition and investigation procedures are implemented, if needed. The Management Department must conduct an immediate investigation whenever receiving suspicion, report, and verification requests of any previously described acts, and announce the investigation result. Legal actions can be taken if necessary. In 2017, there were no relevant violations of law.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 205-2 Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures

2) Disclosure 205-3 Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken

3) Disclosure 206-1 Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices

 

Disclosure 205-2 Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
  • Business theme: Anti-corruption

Disclosure 205-3 Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
  • Business theme: Anti-corruption

Disclosure 206-1 Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
  • Business theme: Compliance with laws and regulations

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

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  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Compal, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How Compal reduces the environmental impact of its products https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-compal-reduces-the-environmental-impact-of-its-products/ Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:16:21 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=8543 As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of notebook PCs, smart devices, data centre equipment and LCD products, with factories in Taiwan, China, North and South America, , preventing hazardous substances from being released into the environment. This case study is based on the 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report by Compal published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) […]

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As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of notebook PCs, smart devices, data centre equipment and LCD products, with factories in Taiwan, China, North and South America, Compal seeks to design its products in ways that minimise environmental pollution  Tweet This!, preventing hazardous substances from being released into the environment.

This case study is based on the 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report by Compal published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

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The rapid advancement of technology has shortened the life cycle of consumer electronics, making it increasingly important for electronics manufacturers to design and manufacture their products with a focus on waste reduction and the re-use of resources. In order to reduce the environmental impact of its products Compal took action to:

  • make products easier to recycle and environmentally friendly
  • optimise packaging

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report Compal identified a range of material issues, such as economic performance, market presence, labour-management relations, customer health and safety. Among these, reducing the environmental impact of its products stands out as a key material issue for Compal.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Compal engages with:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Employees

 

 ·      Labour-management communication

·      Internal publications

·      Welfare Committee

·      Internet and employee comment box, sexual harassment complaint hotline, fraud or violation of ethical conduct report mailbox

·      Compal_CSR FB fan page push notification and opinions response

·      Education and training
Customers

 

 ·      Regular communication and discussion conference

·      Email discussion

·      Customer audits

·      Customers’ supplier conferences
Investors/ Shareholders ·      Shareholders’ meeting

·      Shareholder hotline/mailbox

·      Investor seminar

·      Market Observation Post
Suppliers

 

 ·      Supplier conferences

·      Email discussion

·      Supplier online assessment and on-site audit

·      Supplier complaints mailbox

·      Internal supplier system
Government

 

 ·      Correspondence

·      Participation in Government Projects

·      Participation in regulatory seminars/conferences

·      Actual Visits
Non-profit Organisations ·      Participation in charity events

·      On-site Visits

·      Email

·      Telephone Contact
Media ·      Press releases

·      Press conferences
Community ·      Participation in community activities

·      Email Discussion

·      Telephone Discussion

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics, Compal engaged with its stakeholders through questionnaires, which were complemented by a new round of stakeholder surveys in 2018.

What actions were taken by Compal to reduce the environmental impact of its products?

In its 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report Compal reports that it took the following actions for reducing the environmental impact of its products:

  • Making products easier to recycle and environmentally friendly
  • When designing its products Compal uses, as much as possible, environmentally friendly materials, also introducing numerous design improvements to make products easier to recycle. The environmental, sustainable and renewable designs that Compal implements include the following:
    • prohibiting or reducing the use of hazardous substances
    • using only one type of plastic materials, where appropriate
    • introducing renewable and bio-degradable plastics into electronic products
    • using plastic materials compatible with surface treatment materials, so that products can be recycled and reused
    • designing products in ways that make them easy to disassemble and recycle
    • using modularised designs so that main parts can be replaced and upgraded, extending the product life cycle
    • printing recycling labels on packaging materials, as a reminder to consumers
    • making sure all plastic objects weighing 25 grams or more have contents labelled in detail, to facilitate recycling
  • In addition, Compal designs all its products in accordance with WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) standards, which require that at least 65% of the materials used are recyclable. For main notebook brand clients, Compal designs products to enable an even higher recycling rate (96%-100%).
  • Optimising packaging
  • Compal is constantly improving packaging design to reduce, simplify and make the optimum use of packaging materials, minimising their environmental impacts. Compal’s achievements in recent years include:
    • In 2011, Compal launched its patented square package design, which not only requires fewer resources but also enables consumers to keep the package and use it as a storage box.
    • In 2012, Compal replaced EPE (Expanded Polyethylene) materials with 100% recyclable cardboard.
    • In 2014, Compal increased the number of products per pallet from 78-84 to 102-120.
    • In 2015, Compal optimised EPE cushions for notebook PCs by consolidating the old 3-piece design into a single piece. By doing so, Compal reduced the use of packaging materials by 50% and materials surface by 48%.
    • In 2017, Compal greatly increased the use of automated equipment for picking, sealing, labelling and exterior examining before shipping, to reduce the human error rate.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 301-1 Materials used by weight or volume

2) Disclosure 301-3 Reclaimed products and their packaging materials

 

Disclosure 301-1 Materials used by weight or volume corresponds to:

Disclosure 301-3 Reclaimed products and their packaging materials corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
  • Business theme: Resource efficiency of products and services
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
  • Business theme: Resource efficiency of products and services

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.



7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Compal, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2)  https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

Note to Compal: With each case study we send out an email requesting a comment on this case study. If you have not received such an email please contact us.

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]]> Case study: How Compal promotes occupational health and safety https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-compal-ensures-occupational-health-and-safety/ Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:36:02 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=6993 As a leading global manufacturer of notebook PCs, smart devices, data center equipment and LCD products, handling the production of notebook computers, monitors and televisions for a variety of clients around the globe, providing employees with a work environment where they can work free of safety concerns is a top priority for Compal. This case study is based on the 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report by Compal published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important […]

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This case study is based on the 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report by Compal published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

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Providing its 55,269 employees, located throughout Taiwan, China and Brazil, with a safe and healthy workplace is highly important for Compal  Tweet This!. In order to promote occupational health and safety Compal took action to:

  • promote workplace safety
  • identify hazards in the work environment
  • provide emergency response training for employees
  • promote employee health and wellness

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report Compal identified a range of material issues, such as economic performance, customer privacy, compliance, labor-management relations, products & services. Among these, promoting occupational health and safety stands out as a key material issue for Compal.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process s of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Compal engages with:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Employees

 

 ·         Labor-management communication channels

·         Internal publications

·         Welfare Committee

·         Intranet

·         Education and training
Customers

 

 ·         Conferences

·         Email

·         Customer audits

·         Customers’ supplier conferences
Shareholders ·         Shareholder meetings

·         Shareholder hotline/mailbox

·         Investor seminar

·         Market Observation Post System
Suppliers

 

 ·         Conferences

·         Email

·         Supplier audit

·         Supplier conferences

·         Supplier system
Governments

 

 ·         Correspondence

·         Participation in government projects

·         Participation in regulatory seminars/conferences

·         Actual visits
Non-profit organizations ·         Participate in charity events

·         On-site visits

·         Email

·         Phone contact
Media ·         Press release

·         Press conference
Community ·         Participation in community activities

·         Email

·         Telephone

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritize material issues based on stakeholders’ concerns, Compal carried out discussions with each stakeholder group.

What actions were taken by Compal to promote occupational health and safety?

In its 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report Compal reports that it took the following actions for promoting occupational health and safety:

  • Promoting workplace safety
  • Compal requires all employees to wear staff IDs inside plants. Additionally, an access card system at every entrance and exit controls personnel’s access. For clients, suppliers and other visitors a security system is utilized to record the time of visit and number of visitors, regulating the areas and time open to visitors. Moreover, Compal’s security personnel work in shifts 24 hours a day to control entry of personnel and objects, conduct safety inspections day and night inside and outside plants, monitor the presence of visitors and overtime workers, check incoming/outgoing vehicles and perform traffic control.
  • Identifying hazards in the work environment
  • Every Compal plant is staffed with a unit responsible for carrying out inspections and identifying hazards in the work environment. These inspections include, among others, traffic safety, power safety and security measures and drinking water, smoke detector, lighting protection and fire safety equipment tests. In addition, the Smart Devices Business Group tests office lighting, CO2 concentration, electromagnetic absorbency rate and lab organic solvent concentration, twice a year.
  • Providing emergency response training for employees
  • Once a year, Compal employees attend a training course on disaster prevention. Employees are required to complete the course, which provides information on how to deal with situations such as fire, storm, flood and earthquake. Compal also organizes fire drills, which are carried out yearly at all plants worldwide.
  • Promoting employee health and wellness
  • Compal offers red meat-free menus on the first working day of each month, to address employees’ dietary needs. Moreover, foods served in the cafeteria are specially designed by nutritionists every week, to control calorie intake and ensure employees’ healthy diet. Additionally, Compal’s Fitness and Recreation Center enables employees to exercise after work, relieve physical and mental stress built up at work and meet other employees who share the same interests.

Which GRI indicators/Standards have been addressed?

The GRI indicator addressed in this case is: G4-LA6: Type of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities, by region and by gender and the updated GRI Standard is: Disclosure 403-2 Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities

 

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References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Compal, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

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2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

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