Philips 2010 Annual Report Download - page 48

4 Our planet, our partners, our people 4.3 - 4.3
48 Annual Report 2010
Philips is participating in the IDH Electronics Program,
which has set itself the target of improving the working
conditions of 500,000 workers in China’s Pearl River
delta. This multi-stakeholder program expects to engage
with local civil society organizations, authorities, and
management and workers of companies in the supply
chain. It aims to identify needs related to a number of key
themes, including workplace health and safety and
communication between workers and management, and
to implement improvement plans, using available best
practices.
Additional stakeholder activities
Other stakeholder engagement activities in 2010 included
workshops with representatives from civil society
organizations and labor unions, such as Amnesty
International, GoodElectronics, MakeITfair, FNV Global
and FNV Allies. As a member of the UN Global Compact
Advisory group we also provided input to the UN Global
Compact Office in their development of a guidance tool
for Supply Chain Sustainability. And we financially
sponsored the pilot by the tin branch association ITRI to
improve supply chain transparency on conflict minerals –
metals that can be mined in the Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC), where profits from the minerals trade may
be fueling conflict and human rights abuses. We further
addressed the issue of conflict minerals via the EICC
extractives working group, and by maintaining a dialog
with politicians and civil society organizations, as well as
requesting our relevant suppliers to ensure that they are
not sourcing conflict minerals from the DRC.
Pauline Overeem, GoodElectronics: “The
GoodElectronics Network welcomes the increasingly
open and collaborative stance of Philips concerning
genuine engagement with civil society stakeholders. For
the coming year(s), GoodElectronics encourages Philips
to go that extra mile, in working towards full compliance
with international labor standards, in its own operations
as well as throughout its supply chain. Significant progress
can be made by engaging with trade unions at the global
level, and by practicing full supply chain transparency.”
Transparency on emissions
To further increase transparency on greenhouse gas
emissions and climate strategy in our supply chain, we
became a member of the Carbon Disclosure Project 2010
Supply Chain program. This program provides a tried-
and-tested, standardized methodology to support
effective collaboration with the company’s suppliers and
peers around climate change and greenhouse gas
emissions. We will use the program to create awareness
and drive action in our supply chain. Furthermore, we will
continue to increase the number of suppliers that we
invite to participate in the years to come.