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]]> Founded in 1967, Oriflame is an international social-selling beauty company present in more than 60 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Oriflame believes that integrating sustainability criteria within procurement practice, is an essential part of moving towards a more sustainable value chain.  Tweet This!

This case study is based on the 2020 Sustainability Report by Oriflame, 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

Oriflame operates in over 60 countries and has a supplier base with a broad geographical footprint, which brings numerous challenges with it, as Oriflame takes a strong stance on social and ethical issues. Should any non-conformances become apparent in its own or its suppliers’ operations, Oriflame is committed to act. In order to promote sustainability across its supply chain Oriflame took action to:

  • implement a Supplier Evaluation programme
  • audit suppliers

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2020 Sustainability Report Oriflame identified a range of material issues, such as economic and value creation, sustainable packaging, climate impact, female empowerment. Among these, promoting sustainability across its supply chain stands out as a key material issue for Oriflame.

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 Oriflame engages with:

To identify and prioritise material topics Oriflame engaged with its stakeholders through the following channels:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Employees

 

 

 ·      Employee NPS

·      CEO Connect – live broadcast with the opportunity for employees to ask the CEO any questions

·      Continuous trainings and feedback, e.g. the Oriflame way

·      Dialogue and sharing through Oriflame’s intranet and internal social media

·      Sustainability Brand Ambassador Forum
Brand Partners

 

 ·      Brand Partner NPS

·      Brand tracking of social and environmental attributes

·      Business meetings, training, conferences and events
Investors

 

 

 

 ·      Meetings/calls with investors

·      Conference calls for the financial community in connection to quarterly reports

·      Attending seminars for the financial community

·      Corporate affairs meetings incl. Direct Selling Association (DSA) meetings

·      Responding to ongoing investor questions and data reporting requests
Consumers

 

 

 

 ·      Consumer research, primarily product focused

·      Consumer surveys, sometimes including Oriflame Brand Partners in their role as consumers

·      Brand Tracking
Suppliers

 

 

 

 ·      Meetings/site visits with Oriflame teams regarding purchasing, packaging etc.

·      Sustainability audits

·      Sustainability desktop assessment

·      Supplier self-assessment tool EcoVadis
NGOs

 

 ·      One-on-one meetings discussing both general strategy and more specific topics

·      Discussions at industry events

·      Partner with Rainforest Alliance on paper assessment
Society

 

 

 ·      Participation in industry initiatives and standardisation bodies

·      Community involvement, including Oriflame Foundation initiatives

·      Participation in conferences and events

What actions were taken by Oriflame to promote sustainability across its supply chain?

In its 2020 Sustainability Report Oriflame reports that it took the following actions for promoting sustainability across its supply chain:

  • Implementing a Supplier Evaluation programme
  • The Oriflame Global Supplier Evaluation programme for direct suppliers is significant in helping Oriflame improve its sustainability performance across its whole value chain. This programme allows Oriflame to objectively assess suppliers on a range of sustainability criteria, including human rights and specify its requirements on how suppliers are evaluated, scored and developed. The foundation of this process is the Oriflame Supplier Code of Conduct, which outlines Oriflame’s requirements regarding working conditions, health and safety, discrimination and environmental impact, among others. The Code applies primarily to all first-tier direct suppliers, though Oriflame encourages its suppliers to implement the Oriflame Supplier Code of Conduct in their own value chain. In 2020, 99.5% of Oriflame’s direct suppliers signed its Code of Conduct or implemented an equivalent Code of Conduct. The second step of this process is the supplier assessment tool, EcoVadis. EcoVadis is used to understand the level of management system implemented, prioritise audits as well as identify and co-drive improvements. During 2020, Oriflame continued to target new direct suppliers and invite them to the tool, in order to continuously increase the suppliers covered by the tool. The tool provides detailed scorecards that make it easy for Oriflame to understand the supplier’s sustainability performance. It is an evidence-based assessment, adapted to hundreds of business categories and takes relevant industry labels and certifications into account.
  • Auditing suppliers
  • If a supplier is located in a risk country, or received a low score in the EcoVadis assessment, a sustainability audit will be conducted either by Oriflame’s audit team or by trading partner agencies (for accessories’ suppliers). Oriflame conducts audits for new suppliers and repeats audits for ongoing suppliers. The audits include both environmental and social criteria. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent travel restrictions, it was difficult to conduct physical audits during 2020. As a result, Oriflame initiated a process of remote audits in order to protect the health of employees and ensure business continuity, service and support to stakeholders. Remote audits have a similar process as on-site audits; a real-time assessment is conducted via online video where the team is interviewed, the site is inspected and records and documents are verified. The same audit grade and scoring system applies to remote audits as on-site audits. In 2020, 23% of the audits conducted were remote audits. The categories audited include cosmetics, wellness, packaging and accessories suppliers. When non-conformances are found, a corrective action plan is agreed upon with the supplier and put into place. The supplier is then given a set amount of time (general timeline is within three months) to complete the actions required to close the non-conformances. Suppliers are scored on a scale A to E, with A being the best score. To pass an Oriflame audit, suppliers should score a minimum C grade. The D- and E-graded potential suppliers either improve significantly or are not awarded business. The D- or E-graded existing suppliers are most often willing to improve and to close non-conformances. If not, they are up for exit-plan discussions. Each supplier’s current progress status is regularly reviewed by the procurement team and by the global quality and sustainability team. The focus in the past years has been on working together with suppliers to reduce non-conformances and improve their sustainability performance.

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

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 308-1 New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria

2) Disclosure 414-1 New suppliers that were screened using social criteria

 

Disclosure 308-1 New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria does not correspond to any SDG.

Disclosure 414-1 New suppliers that were screened using social criteria corresponds to:

 

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:

This case study is based on published information by Oriflame, 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://investors.oriflame.com/sites/default/files/media/Oriflame_SustainabilityReport_2020_0.pdf

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]]> Case study: How Oriflame reduces its GHG emissions https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-oriflame-reduces-its-ghg-emissions/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:11:38 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=12916 Oriflame is a global beauty company, with a presence in over 60 markets and six production facilities in four countries (Poland, China, Russia and India). , when it started its annual calculation of operational greenhouse gas emissions according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Since then, several initiatives have been implemented to reduce Oriflame’s baseline emissions. This case study is based on the 2019 Sustainability Report by Oriflame  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 […]

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]]> Oriflame is a global beauty company, with a presence in over 60 markets and six production facilities in four countries (Poland, China, Russia and India). Oriflame has been working to reduce its climate impact since 2010  Tweet This!, when it started its annual calculation of operational greenhouse gas emissions according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Since then, several initiatives have been implemented to reduce Oriflame’s baseline emissions.

This case study is based on the 2019 Sustainability Report by Oriflame  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

By implementing a company-wide emissions reduction programme in 2010, Oriflame has reduced its absolute emissions by 48% since then. In order to reduce its GHG emissions Oriflame took action to:

  • implement an energy audit programme
  • reduce logistics emissions
  • achieve green building certifications

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2019 Sustainability Report Oriflame identified a range of material issues, such as economic and value creation, sustainable sourcing, human rights, sustainable packaging. Among these, reducing its GHG emissions stands out as a key material issue for Oriflame.

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 Oriflame engages with:

To identify and prioritise material topics Oriflame engaged with its stakeholders through the following channels:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Employees

 

 

 ·      Employee NPS – quarterly survey collecting information and feedback on important elements of employee satisfaction and experiences

·      CEO Connect – annual live broadcast where employees ask the CEO questions both during and in advance of the event

·      Continuous trainings and feedback, e.g. the Oriflame way

·      Dialogue and sharing through Oriflame’s intranet and internal social media
Consultants

 

 

 

 

 ·      Consultant NPS – permanent feedback from Consultants about experiences and possible improvements

·      Business meetings, trainings, conferences and events

·      Sustainability study – through a web panel collecting information on what Oriflame’s Consultants prioritise most regarding sustainability
Investors

 

 

 

 ·      Meetings/calls with investors

·      Conference calls for the financial community in connection to quarterly reports

·      Attending seminars for the financial community

·      Corporate affairs meetings incl. Direct Selling Association (DSA) meetings

·      Yearly roadshows

·      Responding to ongoing investor questions and data reporting requests
Consumers

 

 

 

 ·      Consumer research, primarily product focused

·      Consumer surveys, sometimes including Oriflame Consultants in their role as consumers

·      Oriflame Brand Image Index, OBII (Annual)
Suppliers

 

 

 

 ·      Regular meetings/site visits with Oriflame teams regarding purchasing, packaging etc.

·      Regular sustainability site audits

·      Supplier self-assessment survey
NGOs

 

 ·      One-on-one meetings discussing both general strategy and more specific topics

·      Discussions at industry events
Society

 

 

 ·      Participation in industry initiatives and standardisation bodies

·      Community involvement, including Oriflame Foundation initiatives

·      Participation in conferences and events

What actions were taken by Oriflame to reduce its GHG emissions?

In its 2019 Sustainability Report Oriflame reports that it took the following actions for reducing its GHG emissions:

  • Implementing an energy audit programme
  • Oriflame implemented an energy audit programme at its factories and offices in 2011 and has, since then, annually conducted energy audits with a focus on environmental sustainability, including energy efficiency, water consumption and waste. The results have helped Oriflame identify areas of improvements and establish energy saving programmes.
  • Reducing logistics emissions
  • Oriflame has developed a logistics programme to gradually consolidate local warehouses and move its product sourcing, catalogue printing and Global Distribution Centres closer to its major markets. Since 2010, Oriflame has reduced its emissions from global logistics transportation by 20% per pallet shipped. Oriflame is continuously reviewing packaging and loading routines to fit more into each truck and container. When selecting road carriers, a minimum 85% of the substituted equipment should meet the environmental standard Euro 4, Euro 5 or Euro 6.
  • Achieving green building certifications
  • Oriflame seeks to certify all its new construction and major renovations. In 2015, Oriflame built two new manufacturing sites in Noginsk, Russia and Roorkee, India with LEED® certifications. LEED® is a green building certification recognising best-in-class sustainable building practices. The following year, Oriflame’s main office in Moscow was BREEAM certified – another green building certification that helps drive sustainable improvements through operational efficiency. Oriflame’s factories in Russia and Poland are annually assessed by EcoVadis – a scorecard to assess environmental, social and ethical risks. In the last two years, Oriflame received gold certification, the highest score, for both sites and its factory in Poland was placed among the top 5% of companies assessed by EcoVadis.

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

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions

2) Disclosure 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions

3) Disclosure 305-3 Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions

4) Disclosure 305-4 GHG emissions intensity

5) Disclosure 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions

 

Disclosure 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-3 Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-4 GHG emissions intensity corresponds to:

Disclosure 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions corresponds to:

 

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 Oriflame, 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 at the link:

https://investors.oriflame.com/sites/default/files/media/Oriflame_2019_Sustainability_Report.pdf

Note to Oriflame: 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 Oriflame reduces its impact on water resources https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-oriflame-reduces-its-impact-on-water-resources/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 07:36:54 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=11025 Oriflame is a global beauty company selling direct in over 60 markets, with a diverse portfolio of Swedish, nature-inspired, innovative beauty and wellness products sold and marketed through approximately 3 million Oriflame Beauty Consultants. For more than a decade, Oriflame has been systematically trying to reduce its impact on nature and is constantly looking at ways to engage its consumers around more sustainable water use, whilst also looking into opportunities for developing waterless products. This case study is based on the 2019 Sustainability Report by Oriflame published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this […]

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]]> Oriflame is a global beauty company selling direct in over 60 markets, with a diverse portfolio of Swedish, nature-inspired, innovative beauty and wellness products sold and marketed through approximately 3 million Oriflame Beauty Consultants. For more than a decade, Oriflame has been systematically trying to reduce its impact on nature and is constantly looking at ways to engage its consumers around more sustainable water use, whilst also looking into opportunities for developing waterless products.

This case study is based on the 2019 Sustainability Report by Oriflame 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

By 2030, Oriflame aims to reduce its environmental footprint by 50% per unit of product produced.  Tweet This! In order to reduce its impact on water resources Oriflame took action to:

  • stop using plastic microbeads and plastic glitter in cosmetic rinse-off products
  • increase raw materials’ biodegradability
  • improve water management at manufacturing sites

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2019 Sustainability Report Oriflame identified a range of material issues, such as female empowerment, economic and value creation, sustainable sourcing, climate impact, sustainable packaging. Among these, reducing its impact on water resources stands out as a key material issue for Oriflame.

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 Oriflame engages with:

To identify and prioritise material topics Oriflame engaged with its stakeholders through the following channels:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Employees

 

 

 ·      Employee NPS – quarterly survey collecting information and feedback on important elements of employee satisfaction and experiences

·      CEO Connect – annual live broadcast where employees ask the CEO questions both during and in advance of the event

·      Continuous trainings and feedback, e.g. the Oriflame way

·      Dialogue and sharing through Oriflame’s intranet and internal social media
Consultants

 

 

 

 

 ·      Consultant NPS – permanent feedback from Consultants about experiences and possible improvements

·      Business meetings, trainings, conferences and events

·      Sustainability study – through a web panel collecting information on what Oriflame’s Consultants prioritise most regarding sustainability
Investors

 

 

 

 ·      Meetings/calls with investors

·      Conference calls for the financial community in connection to quarterly reports

·      Attending seminars for the financial community

·      Corporate affairs meetings incl. Direct Selling Association (DSA) meetings

·      Yearly roadshows

·      Responding to ongoing investor questions and data reporting requests
Consumers

 

 

 

 ·      Consumer research, primarily product focused

·      Consumer surveys, sometimes including Oriflame Consultants in their role as consumers

·      Oriflame Brand Image Index, OBII (Annual)
Suppliers

 

 

 

 ·      Regular meetings/site visits with Oriflame teams regarding purchasing, packaging etc.

·      Regular sustainability site audits

·      Supplier self-assessment survey
NGOs

 

 ·      One-on-one meetings discussing both general strategy and more specific topics

·      Discussions at industry events
Society

 

 

 ·      Participation in industry initiatives and standardisation bodies

·      Community involvement, including Oriflame Foundation initiatives

·      Participation in conferences and events

What actions were taken by Oriflame to reduce its impact on water resources?

In its 2019 Sustainability Report Oriflame reports that it took the following actions for reducing its impact on water resources:

  • Stopping using plastic microbeads and plastic glitter in cosmetic rinse-off products
  • Microplastic contamination is identified as a cause of water pollution. A variety of pollution sources have been identified, including the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetic formulations. Oriflame has therefore decided to stop using plastic microbeads and plastic glitter in its cosmetic rinse-off products and started testing alternatives in early 2013. Oriflame identified a number of alternatives of natural origin, including plant waxes, nutshells and seeds that all met its high performance and safety expectations. By the end of 2016, Oriflame had stopped manufacturing older rinse-off products with plastic microbeads and glitter and, in 2019, continued to use only natural origin scrubs in all of its exfoliating cosmetic products.
  • Increasing raw materials’ biodegradability
  • Rinse-off products have a high end-of-life impact. They end up in the water system and may have an impact on ecosystems. It is therefore important to Oriflame that it improves its raw materials’ biodegradability. Oriflame’s goal is that all newly developed skin care and personal care rinse-off products will be biodegradable by 2025. To add credibility to its developments, Oriflame independently tests its products to make sure they pass the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) testing protocol for biodegradability. This is also a vehicle to help educate Oriflame Consultants and consumers about responsible product usage and respect for water resources. In 2019, Oriflame relaunched the Love Nature skin care range with all rinse-off products having biodegradable formulations. Not only are the formulations biodegradable, but they also contain organically sourced extracts and natural origin exfoliants. Additionally, the material Oriflame uses to make cosmetic wipes, cloth sheet masks and nail polish remover pads has been biodegradable since 2015. This means the material will break down naturally, as long as it is disposed of correctly and not flushed down the toilet.
  • Improving water management at manufacturing sites
  • At the end of 2019, Oriflame sent out water questionnaires to five of its manufacturing sites to collect more information about their water usage. Oriflame’s wellness factory in China was excluded from the water reporting, since they manufacture products that do not require water. Oriflame’s manufacturing sites withdraw groundwater from wells and/or water from a municipal supply source. To make sure it has a secured water supply, Oriflame either has two wells on site or complements one well with a municipal supply. Four of Oriflame’s manufacturing sites have effluent treatment plants, where the wastewater is discharged into the municipal sewage network after treatment. Oriflame’s wellness factory in India is designed to reuse 100% of its water, for example by using the water from the effluent treatment plant for irrigation purposes. Rainwater is collected in rainwater harvesting pits at two sites, to replenish groundwater (Wellness factory, India) and to reuse for lawn watering (Russia). All manufacturing sites have water meters installed that are measured daily and/or weekly. So far, none of these manufacturing sites have experienced major water delivery interruptions. Oriflame focuses on improving water efficiency and is committed to reducing water use at its manufacturing sites by 15% per produced unit (compared to a 2015 baseline) by 2020. Since 2015, the water usage per produced unit decreased by 18%.

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

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource

2) Disclosure 303-2 Management of water discharge-related impacts

3) Disclosure 303-3 Water withdrawal

 

Disclosure 303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource corresponds to:

Disclosure 303-2 Management of water discharge-related impacts corresponds to:

Disclosure 303-3 Water withdrawal corresponds to:

 

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 Oriflame, 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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