Novo Nordisk A/S

Sustainability Report 2002  

GRI summary

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This report is based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Reporting Guidelines. 

We also referred to these guidelines in our Triple Bottom Line Report 2001 and our 1999 and 2000 Environmental and Social Reports. Novo Nordisk participates in the development of the guidelines.

To facilitate your reading and comparability with other GRI reports we have prepared a cross-reference table between the GRI Guidelines and the current report (if you prefer download a pdf version here).

The Global Reporting Initiative acknowledges that Novo Nordisk is in compliance. Read more here.

Legend:  

OK = Information provided and assured following the guidance provided in the AA1000S Assurance Standard.

w   = information only supplied in Internet report

-    = information not supplied

 Part B: Reporting principlesInformation and comments 

Transparency                             

Inclusiveness

Auditability

Completeness

Relevance

Sustainability context

Accuracy

Neutrality

Comparability

Clarity

A number of processes, procedures and systems, tied in with Novo Norddisk's governance framework and approach to stakeholder engagement aim to ensure that the report is consistent with the eleven reporting principles.

See About the report , Embedding and implementing the Triple Bottom Line , Following up on targetsIndicators of Triple Bottom Line performance, Guided by values,
Addressing global trends, From dialogue to partnerships , Accounting principles , Independent assurance statement and Interactive charts.

See also Annual Financial report .



Section 1: Vision and Strategy

start index

 1.1Statement of the organisation’s vision and strategy regarding its contribution to sustainable
development.
 OKTake action!
Executive Summary
Embedding and implementing the Triple Bottom Line, Following up on targetsIndicators of Triple Bottom Line performance, Guided by values,
Addressing global trends, From dialogue to partnerships
 What are the main issues for the organisation related to major
themes of sustainable development?
 OK Executive Summary
 How are stakeholders included in identifying these issues? OKIndicators of Triple Bottom Line performance, Guided by values, From dialogue to partnerships
 For each issue, what stake-holders are most affected by the organisation? OK Covered throughout the report
 How are these issues reflected in the organisation’s values and integrated into the business strategies? OK Covered throughout the report
 

What are the organisation’s
objectives and actions on these
issues?

 OK Following up on targets
 1.2 Statement from the CEO (or
equivalent senior manager)
describing key elements of the
report. Recommended element include:                            
 OK Take action! , About the report and Executive Summary



        Highlights of report content and commitment to targets OKExecutive Summary  and Following up on targets
 Description of the commitment to economic, environmental, and social goals by the organisation’s
leadership
 OK 

Take action!

Following up on targets and Guided by values

 Statement of successes and failures OKExecutive Summary and Following up on targets
 Performance against benchmarks,
previous years´ performance, targets,
and industry sector norms

 OK

  w

Following up on targets,

Indicators of Triple Bottom Line performance
Previous Novo Nordisk reports are
all accessible from the website and
through our publications ordering
service.
For benchmarking across sectors,
please refer to independent
analyses, eg
http://www.novonordisk.com/ sustainability/news/news.asp

 The organisation’s approach to
stakeholder engagement; and major
challenges for the organisation and
its business sector in integrating
responsibilities for financial
performance with those for
economic, environmental, and social
performance, along with the
implications of this on future business strategy
 OK

Executive Summary ,

From dialogue to partnerships,

and throughout
report in individual articles



        Highlights of report content and commitment to targets OKExecutive Summary  and Following up on targets
 Description of the commitment to economic, environmental, and social goals by the organisation’s
leadership
 OK 

Take action!

Following up on targets and Guided by values

 Statement of successes and failures OKExecutive Summary and Following up on targets
 Performance against benchmarks,
previous years´ performance, targets,
and industry sector norms

 OK

  w

Following up on targets,

Indicators of Triple Bottom Line performance
Previous Novo Nordisk reports are
all accessible from the website and
through our publications ordering
service.
For benchmarking across sectors,
please refer to independent
analyses, eg
http://www.novonordisk.com/ sustainability/news/news.asp

 The organisation’s approach to
stakeholder engagement; and major
challenges for the organisation and
its business sector in integrating
responsibilities for financial
performance with those for
economic, environmental, and social
performance, along with the
implications of this on future business strategy
 OK

Executive Summary ,

From dialogue to partnerships,

and throughout
report in individual articles



Section 2: Profile

 2.1Name of reporting organisation OKNovo Nordisk in brief (Internet
version: About us)
 2.2Major products and/or services
including brands if appropriate
 OKNovo Nordisk in brief (Internet
version: About us)
 2.3Operational structure of the
organisation
 OKNovo Nordisk in brief (Internet
version: About us)
 2.4Countries in which the organisation´s
operations are located
 OKNovo Nordisk in brief (Internet
version: About us)
 2.5Description of major divisions,
operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures
 OKAccounting principles and
About us
 2.6Nature of ownership; legal form OKNovo Nordisk in brief (Internet
version: About us)
 2.7Nature of markets served OK

Novo Nordisk in brief (Internet
version: About us),

Concerted action on global health

and Measuring our economic footprint

 2.8Scale of the reporting organisation,
including:
 OKAbout the report and Novo Nordisk
in brief (Internet version: About us)
 Number of employees OKNovo Nordisk in brief (Internet version: About us) and Key performance data
 Products produced/services offered
(quantity or volume)
 Constantly improving ecoproductivity
For pharmaceutical products the
most relevant indicator of volume is
turnover.
 Net sales; andOKNovo Nordisk in brief (Internet
version: About us) and Key performance data
 Total capitalisation broken down in
terms of debt and equity
OK

Key performance data

See also Annual Financial report

 In addition to the above, reporting organisations are encouraged to provide additional information, such as:  
 Value addedOKMeasuring our economic footprint
         Total assets; andOKMeasuring our economic footprint and Key performance data
 Breakdowns of any or all of the
following:
 
 Sales/revenues by countries/regions
that make up 5 percent or more of
total revenues
OKNovo Nordisk in brief (Internet
version: About us) and Measuring our economic footprint
 Major products and/or identified
services
OKNovo Nordisk in brief (Internet
version: About us)
 Costs by country/region; andOKWe have begun to break down
earnings, costs, investments etc. By
region in Measuring our economic footprint
 Employees by country/region OKMeasuring our economic footprint
2.9List of stakeholders, key attributes of
each, and relationship to the
reporting organisation
OKStakeholders named or described as relevant in individual articles, and in External Voices. Approach to developing relationships described in From dialogue to partnerships
 Report scope    
2.10Contact persons for the report
including e-mail and web addresses
OKInformation on contact persons is
listed in relation to each article
2.11Reporting period (eg fiscal/ calendar year) for information providedOKAbout the report 
2.12Date of most recent report (if any)OK

The 2001 report  was published on
22 March 2002

About the report , 2001 TBL report

2.13Boundaries of report
(Countries/regions, products/services,
divisions, facilities/joint
ventures/subsidiaries) and any
specific limitations on the scope.
OKAbout the report
2.14Significant changes in size, structure,
ownership, or products/services that
have occurred since the previous
report.
OK

About the report

See also Annual Financial report.

2.15Basis for reporting on joint ventures,
partially owned subsidiaries, leased
facilities, outsourced operations, and
other situations that can significantly
affect comparability from period to
period and/or between reporting
organisation.
OKAbout the report and Accounting principles
2.16Explanation of the nature and effect
of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the
reasons for such re-statement (eg,
mergers/acquisitions, changes of
base years/periods, nature of
business, measurement methods).
OK

About the report

There have been no significant
restatements in the period covered
by the report

2.17Decisions not to apply GRI principles
or protocols in the preparation of
the report.
OK

n/a

We have decided to report in
accordance with GRI

2.18Criteria/definitions used in any
accounting for economic,
environmental and social
costs/benefits.

OK

w

About the report, Accounting principles, Following up on targets,
Indicators of Triple Bottom Line performance, Decoupling environmental impact and economic
growth, Measuring our economic footprint and Accounting for the
environment
2.19Significant changes from previous
years in the measurement methods
applied to key economic,
environmental, and social
information.

There have been no significant
changes


Key performance data and
Accounting principles

2.20Policies and internal practices to
enhance and provide assurance
about the accuracy, completeness,
and reliability that can be placed on
the sustainability report.
About the report, Accounting principles and Independent assurance statement
2.21Policy and current practice with
regard to providing independent
assurance for the full report.
About the report, Accounting principles and Independent assurance statement
2.22Means by which report users can
obtain additional information and
reports about economic,
environmental, and social aspects of
the organisation’s activities,
including facility-specific information
(if available).
OKAbout the report and individual site reports (after 28 March)

 Section 3: Governance Structure and Management Systems
 3.1

Governance structure of the organisation, including major committees under the board of directors that are responsible for setting strategy and for oversight of the organisation.

 OK

Guided by values. See also
About us

 3.2 Percentage of the board of directors that are independent, non-executive directors.OK Guided by values. See also
About us
 3.3Process for determining the expertise board members need to guide the strategic direction of the
organisation, including issues related to environmental and social risks and opportunities.
 OKGuided by values and Addressing global trends. See also
About us
 3.4Board-level processes for overseeing the organisation’s identification and management of economic, environmental, and social risks and opportunities. OKGuided by values. See also
About us
 3.5 Links between executive
compensation and achievement of
the organisation’s financial and nonfinancial goals (eg. Environmental performance, labour proactices)
OK For a detailed account of
remuneration to Executive Management, see Annual Financial report.
The Balanced Scorecard targetsetting is described in  Guided by values  , although compensation is not discussed here. 
 3.6Organisational structure and key
individuals responsible for oversight, implementation, and audit of economic, environmental, social and related policies.
OK  

Guided by values

 3.7Mission and value statements,
internally developed codes of
conduct or principles, and policies
relevant to economic, environmental and social performance and the
status of implementation.
OK  Guided by values
 3.8Mechanisms for shareholders to
provide recommendations or
direction to the board of directors.
OK 

Guided by values  . See also Annual Financial report.

 Stakeholder Engagement  
3.9Basis for identification and selection
of major stakeholders.
OK 

Guided by values

3.10Approaches to stakeholder
consultation reported in terms of
frequency of consultations by type
and by stakeholder group.
OKFrom dialogue to partnerships.
Approaches also described as
relevant in individual articles; our
approach is organic rather than
rigidly structured
3.11Type of information generated by
stakeholder consultations.
OKFrom dialogue to partnerships
3.12Use of information resulting from
stakeholder engagements.
OKFrom dialogue to partnerships,
Addressing the global agenda,
Living the Triple Bottom Line in China, Concerted action on global health, Learning from people with diabetes.
And in many other instances in
individual articles.
Overaching Policies and Management Systems  
3.13Explanation of whether and how
the precautionary approach or
principle is addressed by the
organisation.
OKManaging risk under the Precautionary Principle
3.14Externally developed, voluntary
economic, environmental and social
charters, sets of principles, or other
initiatives to which the organisation
subscribes or which it endorses.
OK 

Guided by values

 

Decoupling environmental impact and economic growthSocial Responsibility in the supply chain, Ensuring opportunities for all and greater diversity

3.15Principal memberships in industry
and business associations, and/or
national/international advocacy
organisations.
 

 

Decoupling environmental impact and economic growth

See also Memberships

3.16Policies and/or systems for managing
upstream and downstream impacts,
including:
OK 

Social Responsibility in the supply chain

Supply chain management as it
pertains to outsourcing and supplier
environmental and social
performance, and
OK 

Social Responsibility in the supply chain

Product and service stewardship
initiatives.
OK 

Decoupling environmental impact and economic growth and Setting priorities for R&D

3.17Reporting organisation’s approach
to managing indirect economic, environmental and social impacts
resulting from its activities.
OK

From decision to impact, Measuring our economic footprint and 

Setting priorities for R&D

3.18Major decisions during the reporting
period regarding the location of, or
changes in, operations.
Not relevant for this reporting
period. Acquisition of Biobras
mentioned in 

Measuring our economic footprint

and Accounting principles.
3.19Programmes and procedures
pertaining to economic,
environmental and social
performance. Includes discussion of:
Priority and target settingOK 

Following up on targets  and
Indicators of Triple Bottom Line performance

Major programmes to improve
performance
OKExecutive Summary
Internal communication and trainingOKGuided by values, Addressing the
global agenda, Valuing our people
and Measuring our economic footprint
Performance monitoringOK 

Following up on targets 

Indicators of Triple Bottom Line performance, Key performance data and
Interactive charts

Internal and external auditingOK 

Guided by values 

Social Responsibility in the supply chain
and New Environmental
management system underway
See also Annual Financial report.

Senior management reviewOKGuided by values
3.20Status of certification pertaining to
economic, environmental and social
management systems.
OKNew environmental management
system underway
Section 4: GRI Content Index
 4.1A table identifying location of each
element of the GRI Report Content,
by section and indicator.
OK

Section 5: Performance Indicators     

Note: Core indicators unless stated otherwise. 

Economic Performance Indicators     
Direct impacts
Customers       
 EC1 Net sales. As listed in the profile
section under 2.8.
 OKKey performance data
 EC2 Geographic breakdown of markets.
For each product or share, disclose
national market share by country
where this is 25% or more. Disclose
market share and sales for each
country where national sales
respresents 5% or more of GDP.
 OKNovo Nordisk in brief (Internet
version: About us) and 

Measuring our economic footprint

(by region only)
 Suppliers     
EC3Cost of all goods, materials and
services purchased.
OK Measuring our economic footprint
EC4Percentage of contracts that were
paid in accordance with agreed
terms, excluding agreed penalty
arrangements.
OK- Topic not covered in Sustainability
Report, but under consideration for
future reporting. There are
currently no major issues.
EC1Additional indicator: Supplier
breakdown by organisation and
country.
OKMeasuring our economic footprint
(by region only)
Employees 
EC5Total payroll and benefits (including
wages, pension, other benefits, and
redundancy payments) broken down
by country or region.
OK

Measuring our economic footprint

(renumeration by region only).

 Novo Nordisk does not report by country but by regions, in line with the organisational setup. See also About us

Providers of Capital   
EC6Distributions to providers of capital
broken down by interest on debt
and borrowings, and dividends on all classes of shares, with any arrears of
preferred dividends to be dislosed.
OKSee also 

Annual Financial report

EC7Increase/decrease in retained
earnings at end of period.
OKMeasuring our economic footprint
(cash value distribution chart as
future growth). See also 

Annual Financial report

 Public Sector     
EC8Total sum of taxes of all types paid
broken down by country.
OKMeasuring our economic footprint
(Taxes paid in Denmark)
EC9Subsidies received broken down by
country or region.
-Not reported; to be built into future
reporting on economic footprint.
EC10Donations to community, civil
society, and other groups broken
down in terms of cash and in-kind
donations per type of group.
OK

Concerted action on global health

and Measuring our economic footprint
EC12Additional indicator: Total spent on
non-core business infrastructure
development.
OKReported not as total spent, but as
activities in

Concerted action on global health

and Living the Triple Bottom Line in China
Indirect Economic Impacts    
EC13Additional indicator: The
organisation’s indirect economic
impacts.
OK

Measuring our economic footprint

and Assessing the benefits of diabetes care
Environmental Performance Indicators
Materials      
EN1Total materials use other than water,
by type.
OKConstantly improving ecoproductivity
EN2Percentage of materials used that
are wastes (processed or
unprocessed) from sources external
to the reporting organisation.
-Not relevant throughout Novo
Nordisk’s organisation. An industrial
symbiosis in Kalundborg, Denmark,
ensures efficient utilisation of
energy and wastewater. See site
report from Kalundborg.
Energy     
EN3Direct energy use segmented by
primary source.
OKConstantly improving ecoproductivity
and Key performance data
EN4Indirect energy use OKConstantly improving ecoproductivity
EN17Additional indicator: Initiatives to
use renewable energy sources and to
increase energy efficiency.
OKConstantly improving ecoproductivity
EN18Additional indicator Energy
consumption footprint (ie,
annualised lifetime energy
requirements) of major products.
-Not reported at present.
EN19Additional indicator Other indirect
(upstream/downstream) energy use
and implications, such as
organisational travel, product
lifecycle management, and use of
energy-intensive materials.
Tracking our transport impact
Water    
EN5Total water useOKConstantly improving ecoproductivity  and 

Key performance data

EN20Additional indicator: Water sources
and related ecosystems/habitats
significantly affected by use of
water.
-Data not recorded/reported at present.
EN12Additional indicator: Annual
withdrawals of ground and surface
water as a percent of annual
renewable quantity of water
available from the sources.
-Data not recorded/reported at present.
EN22Additional indicator: Total recycling
and reuse of water
-Data not available
Biodiversity   
EN6Location and size of land owned,
leased, or managed in biodiversityrich
habitats.
-Data not recorded/reported at present. Not identified as a major issue in areas where Novo Nordisk’s
production sites are located.
EN7Description of the major impacts on
biodiversity associated with activities
and/or products and services in
terrestrial, freshwater and marine
environments.
OKManaging risk under the Precautionary Principle
EN23Additional indicator: Total amount of land owned, leased or managed for production activities or extractive use.-Data not recorded/reported at present.
EN24Additional indicator: Amount of
impermeable surface as a percentage
of land purchased or leased.
-Data not presently available.
EN25Additional indicator: Impacts of
activities and operations on
protected and sensitive areas.
Data not recorded/reported at present
EN26Additional indicator: Changes to
natural habitats resultiing from
activities and operations and
percentage of habitats protected or
restored.
-Data not recorded/reported at present.
EN27Additional indicator Objectives,
programmes, and targets for
protecting and restoring native
ecosystems and species in degraded
areas.
-Data not recorded/reported at present.
EN28Additional indicator Number of IUCN Red List species with habitats in areas affected by operations.-Data not recorded/reported at present.
EN29Additional indicator Business units
currently operating or planning
operations in or around protected
or sensitive areas.
-Not reported at present
Emissions, Effluents, and Waste    
EN8Greenhouse gas emissionsOK

Constantly improving ecoproductivity

Key performance data

and Interactive charts


Novo Nordisk has also submitted information on this issue to Carbon
Disclosure Project

EN9Use and emissions of ozonedepleting substancesOK

Constantly improving ecoproductivity

Key performance data
and Interactive charts

EN10NOx, SOx and other significant air
emission by type
OK

Constantly improving ecoproductivity

Key performance data
and Interactive charts

EN11Total amount of waste by type and destinationOK

Constantly improving ecoproductivity

Key performance data
and Interactive charts

EN12Significant discharges to water by
type
OK

Constantly improving ecoproductivity

Turning waste into energy in France, Key performance data  and Interactive charts

EN13Significant spills of chemicals, oil and
fuels in terms of total number and
total volume.
OKWorking towards full compliance and Interactive charts
EN30Additional indicator: Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions.Tracking our transport impact worldwide. We do recognise, though, that this covers but a fraction of indirect greenhouse gas
emissions connected with our company’s activities.
EN31Additional indicator All production,
transport, import, or export of any
waste deemed ”hazardous” under
the terms of the Basel Convention
Annex I, II, III and VII.
OK

Key performance data

and Interactive charts

EN32Additional indicator Water sources and related ecosytstems/ habitats significantly affected by discharges of waster and runoff.OKManaging risk under the Precautionary Principle
Suppliers    
EN33Additional indicator Performance of suppliers relative to environmental components of programmes and procedures described in response to
Governance Structure and
Management Systems (Section 3.16)
OK

Social Responsibility in the supply chain  (also covers environmental responsibility) Products and Services

EN14Significant environmental impacts of principal products and services.OK

Managing risk under the Precautionary Principle

and Decoupling environmental impact and economic growth
EN15Percentage of the weight of
products sold that is reclaimable at
the end of the products’ useful life
and percentage that is actually
reclaimed.
-Not reported at present. Not particular relevance to
pharmaceutical products. Work is being undertaken to reduce packaging and to assess recyclability
of medical devices.
EN16Incidents of and fines for noncompliance with all applicable
international declarations/ conventions/treaties, and national, sub-national, regional and local regulations associated with
environmental issues.
OK

Working towards full compliance


Transport   
EN34Additional indicator Significant
environmental impacts of
transportation used for logistical
purposes.
Tracking our transport impact worldwide
Overall    
EN35Additional indicator Total
environmental expenditures by type.
OKAccounting for the environment

Social performance indicators

Note: Core indicators unless stated otherwise.     

 Employment     
 LA1 Breakdown of workforce, where
possible, by region/country, status
(employee/non-employee),
employment type (full time/part
time), and by employment contract
(indefinite or permanent/fixed term
or temporary). Also identify
workforce retained in conjuntion
with other employers (temporary
agency workers in co-employment
relationships), segmented by
region/country.
 OK

Measuring our economic footprint

(geographic distribution of
employees), 

Key performance data and

Interactive charts

 LA2 Net employment creation and
average turnover segmented by
region/country
 OKMeasuring our economic footprint
and Key performance data
 LA12Additional indicator Employee
benefits beyond those legally
mandated.
 -Not reported at present
 Labour/Management Relations     
 LA3Percentage of employees
represented by independent trade
union organisations or other bonafide employee representatives
broken down geographically OR
percentage of employees covered by
collective bargaining agreement
broken down by region/country.
 -Not reported at present but under consideration for future reporting. Novo Nordisk has long-standing traditions for collective bargaining through company employee organisations (’Klubber’ in Danish) and does not have any significant issues in this are.
 LA4Policy and procedures involving
information, consultation, and
negotiation with employees over
changes in the reporting
organisation’s operations (e.g.,
restructuring)
 -Not reported at present but under
consideration for future reporting.
See above.
 LA13 Additional indicator Provisions for
formal worker representation in
decision-making or management,
including corporate governance.
 OK

Guided by values

Health and Safety   
LA5Practices on recording and
notification of occupational
accidents and diseases, and how they
relate to the ILO Code of Practice on Recording and Notification of
Occupational Accidents and Diseases.                            
Tracking our health & safety performance
LA6Description of formal joint health and safety committees comprising management and worker
representatives and proportion of
workforce covered by such
committees.                      
Tracking our health & safety performance and Guided by values
LA7Standard injury, lost day, and
absentee rates and number of workrelated fatalities (including
subcontracted workers).
Tracking our health & safety performance and 

Interactive charts (occupational illnesses and injuries only). No data available for subcontracted workers.

LA8Description of policies or
programmes (for the workplace and beyond) on HIV/AIDS
Not reported at present, but
guidelines exist for Danish
organisation.
LA14Additional indicator Evidence of
substantial compliance with the ILO Guidelines for Occupational Health Management systems
-Not reported
LA15Description of formal agreements
with trade unions or other bona fide employee representatives covering health and safety at work and
proportion of the workforce covered by any such agreements.
OK 

Tracking our health & safety performance. Reporting on Health
and Safety to be expanded in
future, now that a global baseline
has been established.

Training and Education   
LA9Average hours of training per year
per employee by category of
employee.
OKKey performance data (reports
annual training costs per employee).
We find that average hours of
training are not a relevant indicator.
There are targets for development
of people, and employee
perceptions are measuring through
mandatory climate surveys.
LA16Additional indicator Description of
programmes to support the
continued employability of
employees and to manage career
endings.
OKValuing our people
LA17Additional indicator Specific policies and programmes for skills
management or for lifelong
learning.
OKValuing our people
Diversity and Opportunity   
LA10Description of equal opportunity
policies or programmes, as well as
monitoring systems to ensure
compliance and results of
monitoriing.
OK 

Ensuring opportunities for all and greater diversity.

LA11Composition of senior mangement
and corporate governance bodies
(including the board of directors),
including male/female ratio and
other indicators of diversity as
culturally appropriate.
OKEnsuring opportunities for all and greater diversity
Human Rights   
HR1Description of policies, guidelines,
corporate structure, and procedures to deal with all aspects of human rights relevant to operations, including monitoring mechanisms and results
OKEnsuring opportunities for all and greater diversity.
HR2Evidence of consideration of human
rights impacts as part of investment
and procurement decisions,
including selection of
suppliers/contractors.
OK 

Social Responsibility in the supply chain

HR3Description of policies and
procedures to evaluate and address
human rights performance within
the supply chain and contractors,
including monitoring systems and
results of monitoring.
OK 

Social Responsibility in the supply chain

HR4Description of global policy and
procedures/programmes preventing
all forms of discrimination in
operations, including monitoriing
systems and results of monitoring.
OKEnsuring opportunities for all and greater diversity.
HR5Description of freedom of
association policy and extent to
which this policy is universally
applied independent and of local
laws, as well as description of
procedures/programmes to address
this issue.
-Not reported but covered under
stated commitment to the UN
Declaration of Human Rights in
Guided by Values
HR6Description of policy excluding child
labour as defined by the ILO
Convention 138 and extent to which
this policy is visibly stated and
applied, as well as description of
procedures/programmes to address
this issue, including monitoriing
systems and results of monitoring.
-Not reported but covered under
stated commitment to the UN
Declaration of Human Rights in
Guided by Values
HR7Description of policy to prevent
forced and compulsory labour and
extent to which this policy is visibly
stated and applied, as well as
description of
procedures/programmes to address
this issue, including monitoring
systems and results of monitoring.
-Not reported but covered under
stated commitment to the UN
Declaration of Human Rights in
Guided by Values.
The social review conducted in 2001
concluded that this is not a key issue
to Novo Nordisk’s organisation.
HR8Additional indicator Employee training on policies and practices
concerning all aspects of human
rights relevant to operations.
OKEnsuring opportunities for all and greater diversity .
HR9Additional indicator Description of
appeal practices, including, but not
limited to human rights issues.
wDealing with discriminatory behaviour in the workplace (in
TBLreport2001)
HR10Additional indicator Description of
non-retaliation policy and effective,
confidential employee grievance
system (including, but not limited to,
its impact on human rights).
wDealing with discriminatory
behaviour in the workplace (in
TBLreport2001)
HR11Additional indicator Human rights
training for security personnel.
-Not reported.
HR12Additional indicator Description of
policies, guidelines, and procedures
to address the needs of indigenous
people.
-Not reported.
HR13Additional indicator Description of
jointly managed community
grievance mechanisms/auithority.
-Not reported.
HR14Additional indicator Share of
operating revenues from the area of
operations that are redistributed to
local communities.
-Not reported.
Society    
SO1Description of policies to manage
impacts on communities in areas
affected by activities, as well as
description of
procedures/programmes to address
this issue, including monitoring
systems and results of monitoring.
OK

Living the Triple Bottom Line in ChinaMeasuring our economic footprintConstantly improving ecoproductivity  and Managing risk under the Precautionary Principle


See also Site reports.

SO2Description of the policy,
procedures/management systems,
and compliance mechanisms for
organisations and employees
addressing bribery and corruption.
OKNot reported. These issues are
included in the reviews conducted
by the facilitators, see Guided by
values. A programme to address this issues more specifically will be set up in 2003.
SO3Description of policy,
procedures/management systems,
and compliance mechanisms for
managing political lobbying and contributions.
-

Not reported. An example provided in Respect for all life.

Governmental relations, lobbying
and political contributions are not perceived to be of major significanc,
but will be covered more in future
reporting as part of corporate
governance initiatives.

SO4Additional indicator Awards received
relevant to social, ethical, and
environmental performarnce.
 

Executive Summary and List of Awards and honours

SO5Additional indicator Amount of
money paid to political parties and
institutions whose prime function is
to fund political parties or their
candidates.
-Novo Nordisk does not sponsor or in any other way subsidise political
parties or inviduals seeking public
office.
SO6Additional indicator Court decisions
regarding cases pertaining to antitrust
and monopoly regulations.
-Not applicable.
SO7Additional indicator Description of
policy, procedures/management
systems, and compliance mechanisms
for preventing anti-competitive
behaviour.
-Not reported.
Product Responsibility   
PR1Description of policy for preserving
customer health and safety during
use of products and services, and
extent to which this policy is visibly
stated and applied, as well as
description of procedures/ programmes to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.
-Not reported, but systems in place
as part of Quality management and
under strict regulation by ao the
American FDA. Inclusion in future
reporting under consideration.
PR2Description of policy,
procedures/management systems,
and compliance mechanisms related
to product information and
labelling.
-Not reported but systems in place.
Inclusion in future reporting under
consideration. See above.
PR3Description of policy,
procedures/management systems,
and compliance mechanisms for
consumer privacy.
-Not reported but systems in place.
Inclusion in future reporting under
consideration. See above.
PR4Additional indicator Number and
type of instances of non-compliance
with regulations concerning
customer health and safety,
including the penalties and fines assesed for these breaches.
-Not reported. Inclusion in future
reporting under consideration. See
above.
PR5Additional indicator Number of
complaints upheld by regulatory or
similar official bodies to oversee or
regulate the health and safety of
products and services.
-Not reported. Inclusion in future
reporting under consideration. See
above.
PR6Additional indicator Voluntary code
of compliance, product labels, or
awards with respect to social and/or
environmental responsibility that the
reporter is qualified to use or has
received.
OKNew environmental management system underway
PR7Additional indicator Number and
type of instances of non-compliance
with regulations concerning product
information and labelling, including
any penalties or fines assessed for
these breaches.
-Not reported
PR8Additional indicator Description of
policy, procedures/management
systems, and compliance mechanisms
related to customer satisfaction,
including results of surveys
measuring customer satisfaction.
Identify geographic areas covered by
policy
-Not reported
PR9Additional indicator Description of
policy, procedures/management
systems, and compliance mechanisms
for adherence to standards and
voluntary codes related to
advertising.
-Not reported
PR10Additional indicator Number and
type of breaches of advertising and
marketing regulations.
-Not reported
 PR11 Additional indicator Number of
substantiated complaints regarding
breaches of consumer privacy.
 - Not reported

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