GRI G3.1 INDEX
This 2009 GRI report serves as our complete sustainability report. We are self-declaring a GRI Application Level of "B."
You may view the the GRI application level table for clarification as to the basis for our application level. Our full GRI report may be viewed in PDF form for printing or review purposes. |
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| 1. Strategy and Analysis | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.1 |
Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization (e.g., CEO, chair, or equivalent senior position) about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy.
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CEO Statement | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.2 |
Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities.
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Key Impacts, Risks, Opportunities | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Organizational Profile | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.1 |
Name of the organization.
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Whirlpool Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.2 |
Primary brands, products, and/or services.
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Primary Brands, Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.3 |
Operational structure of the organization, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures.
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Operational Structure | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.4 |
Location of the organization's headquarters.
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Whirlpool Corporation
2000 N. M-63 Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022 USA |
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| 2.5 |
Number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report.
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Countries of Operation
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| 2.6 |
Nature of ownership and legal form.
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Whirlpool Corporation is a publicly owned company governed by a board of directors.
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| 2.7 |
Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers/beneficiaries).
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Markets Served | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.8 |
Scale of reporting organization, including:
- Number of employees;
- Net sales (for private sector organizations) or net revenues (for public sector organizations);
- Total capitalization broken down in terms of debt and equity (for private sector organizations); and
- Quantity of products or services provided.
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Scale of Organization
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| 2.9 |
Significant changes during the reporting period regarding its size, structure, or ownership including:
- The location of, or changes in operations, including facility openings, closings, and expansions; and
- Changes in the share capital structure and other capital formation, maintenance, and alteration operations (for private sector organizations).
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Significant Changes
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| 2.10 |
Awards received in the reporting period.
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Awards Received
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| 3. Report Parameters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Report Profile | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.1 |
Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information provided.
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Reporting Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.2 |
Date of most recent previous report (if any).
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Previous Report | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.3 |
Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.).
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Whirlpool Corporation anticipates reporting GRI data on an annual basis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.4 |
Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents.
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Contact Point | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Report Scope and Boundary | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.5 |
Process for defining report content, including:
- Determining materiality;
- Prioritizing topics within the report; and
- Identifying stakeholders the organization expects to use the report.
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Define Report Content | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.6 |
Boundary of the report (e.g., countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers). See GRI Boundary Protocol for further guidance.
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Boundary of Report
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| 3.7 |
State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report.
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Limit on Report Scope | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.8 |
Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between organizations.
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Basis for Reporting | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.9 |
Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations, including assumptions and techniques underlying estimations applied to the compilation of the Indicators and other information in the report.
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Data Measurement & Calculations
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| 3.10 |
Explanation of the effect of any restatements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such restatement (e.g., mergers/acquisitions, change of base years/periods, nature of business measurement methods).
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Whirlpool Corporation has no changes to report from previous reporting periods. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.11 |
Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report.
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Whirlpool Corporation has no changes to report from previous reporting periods. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.12 |
Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report.
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GRI Content Index | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assurance | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.13 |
Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. If not included in the assurance report accompanying the sustainability report, explain the scope and basis of any external assurance provided. Also explain the relationship between the reporting organization and the assurance provider(s).
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Assurances Practices
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| 4. Governance, Commitments, and Engagement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governance | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.1 |
Governance structure of the organization, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organizational oversight.
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Structure, Committees | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.2 |
Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer (and, if so, their function within the organization's management and the reasons for this arrangement).
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Chair/CEO Separation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.4 |
Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body.
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Communicate with Board
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| 4.5 |
Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements), and the organization's performance (including social and environmental performance).
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Compensation Linkage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.6 |
Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided.
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Conflicts of Interest
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| 4.8 |
Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation.
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Economic, Environmental, Social Values
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| 4.9 |
Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization's identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance, including relevant risks and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct, and principles.
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Economic, Environmental, Social Oversight
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| 4.10 |
Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance.
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Board Evaluation
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| Commitments to External Initiatives | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.11 |
Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization.
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Precautionary Approach
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| 4.12 |
Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses.
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Principles Endorsed
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| 4.13 |
Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organizations in which the organization:
- has positions in governance bodies;
- participates in projects or committees;
- provides substantive funding beyond routine membership dues;
- views membership as strategic.
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Memberships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stakeholder Engagement | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.14 |
List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization.
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Stakeholders Engaged
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| 4.15 |
Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage.
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Identify Stakeholder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.16 |
Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group.
Also please indicate the principles formulated at corporate level that guide your company's stakeholder engagement at site level. Please attach/provide supporting documents or indicate website.
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Stakeholder Engagement | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.17 |
Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting.
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Engagement Result
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| 5. Management Approach and Performance Indicators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Economic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Economic: Disclosure on Management Approach | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EC |
DISCLOSURE ON MANAGEMENT APPROACH
Provide a concise disclosure on the Management Approach items outlined below with reference to the following Economic Aspects:
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Economic Disclosure on Management Approach
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| Economic Performance Indicators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aspect: Economic Performance | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EC1 |
Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments.
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Economic Value Generated
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| EC2 |
Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization's activities due to climate change.
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Climate Change Financial Risk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EC3 |
Coverage of the organization's defined benefit plan obligations.
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Benefit Plan Coverage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EC4 |
Significant financial assistance received from government.
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Governmental Financial Assistance
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| Aspect: Market Presence | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EC6 |
Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation.
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Local Supplier Use
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| EC7 |
Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation.
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Local Hiring | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aspect: Indirect Economic Impacts | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EC8 |
Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagement.
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Local Investment Impact | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environmental | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environmental: Disclosure on Management Approach | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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DISCLOSURE ON MANAGEMENT APPROACH
Provide a concise disclosure on the Management Approach items outlined below with reference to the following Environmental Aspects:
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Environmental Disclosure on Management Approach
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| Environmental Performance Indicators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aspect: Energy | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN3 |
Direct energy consumption by primary energy source.
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Direct Energy Use | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN4 |
Indirect energy consumption by primary source.
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Indirect Energy Use | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aspect: Water | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN8 |
Total water withdrawal by source.
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Water Withdrawal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN10 |
Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused.
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Water Reused | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aspect: Biodiversity | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN11 |
Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas.
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Biodiverse Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas.
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Impact on Biodiversity
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| Aspect: Emissions, Effluents, and Waste | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN16 |
Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight.
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Direct, Indirect Greenhouse Gas
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| EN17 |
Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight.
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Other Indirect Greenhouse Gas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN18 |
Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved.
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Greenhouse Gas Reductions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN19 |
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight.
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Ozone-Depleting Emissions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN20 |
NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight.
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NOx, SOx & Other Air Emissions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN21 |
Total water discharge by quality and destination.
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Water Discharge | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN22 |
Total weight of waste by type and disposal method.
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Total Waste | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN23 |
Total number and volume of significant spills.
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Significant Spills | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN24 |
Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III, and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally.
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Hazardous Waste | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN25 |
Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organization's discharges of water and runoff.
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Water Discharge Impact | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aspect: Products and Services | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN26 |
Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation.
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Mitigate Product Impact
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| EN27 |
Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category.
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Sold Products Packaging Reclaimed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aspect: Compliance | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN28 |
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions/convictions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
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Environmental Law Non-compliance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aspect: Overall | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EN30 |
Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type.
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Environmental Protection Expenditures
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| Labor Practices and Decent Work | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labor Practices and Decent Work: Disclosure on Management Approach | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA |
DISCLOSURE ON MANAGEMENT APPROACH
Provide a concise disclosure on the following Management Approach items with reference to the Labor Aspects listed below. The ILO Tripartite Declaration Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (in particular the eight core conventions of the ILO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, should be the primary reference points.
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Labor Practices Disclosure on Management Approach
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| Labor Practices and Decent Work Performance Indicators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aspect: Labor/Management Relations | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA4 |
Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements
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Collective Bargaining Coverage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA5 |
Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements.
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Notice Operational Changes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aspect: Occupational Health and Safety | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA6 |
Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs.
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Health & Safety Committees | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA8 |
Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases.
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Disease Education Programs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA9 |
Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions.
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Trade Union Health & Safety | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Aspect: Public Policy | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country.
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Political Contribution
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| Product Responsibility | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product Responsibility: Disclosure on Management Approach | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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DISCLOSURE ON MANAGEMENT APPROACH
Provide a concise disclosure on the following Management Approach items with reference to the Product Responsibility Aspects:
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Product Responsibility Disclosure on Mgmt. Approach
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| Product Responsibility Performance Indicators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aspect: Marketing Communications | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.
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Marketing Law Programs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aspect: Compliance | Information Links | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| PR9 |
Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services
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Total Non-compliance Fines | ||||||||||||||||||||||