Orkla Sustainability Report 2008

Employees

Orkla's corporate culture is intended to promote value creation and ensure future recruitment. To succeed in this aim, the Group is dependent on the ability and commitment of each individual employee.
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Customers and consumers

Orkla creates value through its companies' ability to offer products that satisfy market demand. A Group that sup-plies such diverse products as branded consumer goods, aluminium solutions and mat-erials must necessarily under-stand the preferences and needs of all customers. Read more

Suppliers

Orkla makes active efforts to promote the Group's values in its supplier chain. This means that it imposes clear requirements regarding human rights, working conditions, environmental impact and corruption. Read more

Shareholders

Orkla's goal is to give shareholders a long-term return that is well above the stock market average. To achieve this, the Group focuses on growth and its ability to adapt rapidly in order to take best advantage of the market situation. Read more

Sustainable development

In the shadow of a global financial crisis, people are discussing whether the world can "afford" to pursue its ambition of mitigating climate change and investing in renewable energy. In many contexts, human rights and labour rights are also being pushed into the background. One of the lessons that can be learned from this is that sustainable development cannot be achieved unless it is also economically sustainable.

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