The index below outlines where GRI reporting elements are addressed in this sustainability performance review as well as where they are disclosed online at www.electroluxgroup.com. Fulfillment levels indicate the degree information meets GRI’s requirements.
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Reported in full accordance with the G3.1 Reporting Guidelines
Reported, but not in full accordance with G3.1 Reporting Guidelines
Not reported due to lack of data or deemed not material
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Reference | Fulfillment | |
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1. Strategy and analysis |
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| 1.1 | CEO Statement about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy. |
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| 1.2 | Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities. - Effects on stakeholders -The impact of sustainability trends, risks, and opportunities on the long-term prospects and financial performance of the organization. |
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2. Organizational profile |
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| 2.1 | Name of the organization. | Electrolux (publ) | |
| 2.2 | Primary brands. | Brands | |
| 2.3 | Operational structure. | |
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| 2.4 | Location of headquarters. | St. Göransgatan 143, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 2.5 | Number of countries with operations, including a list of countries with major operations relevant to sustainability issues. | Electrolux deems that sustainability issues relating to product and operations are equally as relevant in all markets where it operates. |
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| 2.6 | Nature of ownership and legal form. | |
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| 2.7 | Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served and types of customers / beneficiaries). | |
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| 2.8 | Scale of the reporting organization, including:
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| 2.9 | Significant changes regarding size, structure or ownership | |
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| 2.10 | Awards recieved | Awards and recognitions | |
3. Report parameters |
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| 3.1 | Reporting period. | About this report | |
| 3.2 | Date of most previous report. | About this report | |
| 3.3 | Reporting cycle. | About this report | |
| 3.4 | Contact point for questions. | About this report | |
| 3.5 | Process for defining report content -materiality -prioritizing topics -identifying stakeholders |
Inclusive approach Setting priorities |
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| 3.6 | Boundary of the report. | About this report | |
| 3.7 | Limitations on the scope or boundary of the report. | About this report | |
| 3.8 | Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries etc. | About this report | |
| 3.9 | Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations. | About this report | |
| 3.10 | Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information. | About this report | |
| 3.11 | Significant changes from previous reporting period. | About this report | |
| 3.12 | Content index. | GRI index | |
| 3.13 | Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance. | About this report | |
4. Governance, commitments and engagement |
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| 4.1 | Governance structure including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks like organizational oversight. | |
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| 4.2 | Indicate whether the Chair is also an executive officer. | Board oversight | |
| 4.3 | For those with unitary board structure, state the number and gender of members of the highest gov. body that are independent and non-executive. | Board oversight | |
| 4.4 | Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direct to the highest gov. body. | Board oversight | |
| 4.5 | Link between compensation for members of the highest gov. body, senior managers and executives. And co. performance. | Board oversight | |
| 4.6 | Process for highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided. | Board oversight | |
| 4.7 | Process for determining composition, qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest gov. body and its committees, including any consideration of gender and other indicators of diversity. | |
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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 their status. | Management approach: Labor | |
| 4.9 | Procedures for board to oversee the organization’s identification and management of economic, environmental and social performance and risks and opportunities and compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct and principles. | Board oversight | |
| 4.10 | Process for evaluating board on performance, esp. sustainability performance. | |
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| 4.11 | How the precautionary approach is addressed. | |
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| 4.12 | Externally developed sustainability charters, principles or other initiatives endorsed. | Inclusive approach | |
| 4.13 | Memberships in associations and advocacy organizations. | Inclusive approach | |
| 4.14 | List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization, including local communities. | |
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| 4.15 | Basis for identification and selection. | Setting priorities | |
| 4.16 | Approaches to stakeholder engagement including frequency and type. | Inclusive approach | |
| 4.17 | Key topics and concerns that have been raised through engagement and org. response. | Setting priorities | |
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| GRI Indicator |
Reference | Fulfillment | |
EC1-EC4 Economic Performance |
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| EC1 (core) |
Economic value generated and distributed. | |
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| EC2 (core) |
Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change. | Management approach: Economic Performance | |
| EC3 (core) |
Coverage of defined benefit plan obligations. | |
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| EC4 (core) |
Significant government financial assistance. | Management approach: Economic Performance | |
EC5-EC9 Market presence |
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| EC5 (add) |
Range of ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to minimum wage at significant locations. | Not reported | |
| EC6 (core) |
Policy, practices and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers . | Not reported | |
| EC7 (core) |
Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired locally. | Not reported | |
| EC8 (core) |
Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit. | Not reported | |
| EC9 (add) |
Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts. | |
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| GRI Indicator |
Reference | Fulfillment | |
EN1-EN2 Materials |
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| EN1 (core) |
Material used by weight and volume. | Materials | |
| EN2 (core) |
Percentage of material used that are recycled input material. | Not reported | |
EN3-EN7 Energy |
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| EN3 (core) |
Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. | Energy | |
| EN4 (core) |
Indirect energy consumption by primary source | Energy | |
| EN5 (add) |
Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements. | |
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| EN6 (add) |
Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy-based products and services. | |
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| EN7 (add) |
Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved | Influencing the value chain | |
EN8-EN15 Water and Biodiversity |
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| EN8 (core) |
Total water withdrawal by source. | Water & biodiversity | |
| EN9 (add) |
Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water. | Not reported | |
| EN10 (add) |
Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused. | Not reported | |
| EN11 (core) |
Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas. | Water & biodiversity | |
| EN12 (add) |
Description of significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity in protected areas. | Water & biodiversity | |
| EN13 (add) |
Habitats protected or restored. | Not reported | |
| EN14 (add) |
Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity. | Not reported | |
| EN15 (add) |
Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations. | Not reported | |
EN16-EN25 Emissions, effluents and waste |
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| EN16 (core) |
Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. | Emissions, effluents and waste | |
| EN17 (core) |
Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. | Not reported | |
| EN18 (add) |
Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. | |
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| EN19 (core) |
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight. | Emissions, effluents and waste | |
| EN20 (core) |
NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight. | Not reported | |
| EN21 (core) |
Total water discharge by quality and destination. | Emissions, effluents and waste | |
| EN22 (core) |
Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. | Emissions, effluents and waste | |
| EN23 (core) |
Total number and volume of significant spills. | Emissions, effluents and waste | |
| EN24 (add) |
Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous and waste shipped internationally. | Not reported | |
| EN25 (add) |
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. | Not reported | |
EN26-EN27 Products and services |
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| EN26 (core) |
Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. | |
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| EN27 (core) |
Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category. | Not reported | |
EN28-EN30 Compliance transport and overall |
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| EN28 (core) |
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations. | Transport & compliance | |
| EN29 (add) |
Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization’s operations, and transporting members of the workforce. | Transport & compliance | |
| EN30 (add) |
Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type. | Not reported | |
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| GRI Indicator |
Reference | Fulfillment | |
LA1-LA3 Employment |
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| LA1 (core) |
Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region broken down by gender. | |
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| LA2 (core) |
Total number and rate of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender, and region. | Employment | |
| LA3 (add) |
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations. | |
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| LA15 (core) |
Return to work and retention rates after parental leave by gender. | Not reported | |
LA4-LA5 Labor/Management relations |
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| LA4 (core) |
Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. | Labor/Management relations | |
| LA5 (core) |
Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements. | Not reported | |
LA6-LA9 Occupational health and safety |
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| LA6 (add) |
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. | Occupational health & safety | |
| LA7 (core) |
Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region and by gender. | |
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| LA8 (core) |
Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. | Not reported | |
| LA9 (add) |
Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions. | Occupational health & safety | |
LA10-LA12 Training and education |
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| LA10 (add) |
Average hours of training per year per employee by gender and by employee category. | Training & education | |
| LA11 (add) |
Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings. | Training & education | |
| LA12 (add) |
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews. | Training & education | |
LA13-LA14 Diversity and opportunity |
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| LA13 (core) |
Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity. | |
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| LA14 (core) |
Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category and significant locations. | Not reported | |
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Reference | Fulfillment | |
HR1-HR3 Investment and Procurement Practices |
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| HR1 (core) |
Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening. | Management approach: Human rights | |
| HR2 (core) |
Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors and other business partners that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken. | Procurement practices | |
| HR3 (core) |
Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained. | |
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HR4 Non-discrimination and freedom of association |
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| HR4 (core) |
Total number of incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken. | Anti-corruption and public policy | |
HR5-HR7 Freedom of association, under-aged and forced labor |
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| HR5 (core) |
Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be violated or at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights. | Addressing human rights risks | |
| HR6 (core) |
Operations and significant suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the effective abolition of child labor. | Addressing human rights risks | |
| HR7 (core) |
Operations and significant suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the effective abolition of forced or compulsory labor. | Addressing human rights risks | |
HR8 Security practices |
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| HR8 (add) |
Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization's policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations. | Not reported | |
HR9 Indigenous rights |
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| HR9 (add) |
Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken. | Not reported | |
| HR10 (core) |
Percentage and total number of operations that have been subject to human rights reviews and/or impact assessments. | |
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| HR11 (core) |
Number of grievances related to human rights filed, addressed and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms. | Anti-corruption and public policy | |
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| GRI Indicator |
Reference | Fulfillment | |
PR1-HR3 Consumer health and safety, service and product labeling |
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| PR1 (core) |
Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures. | Product responsibility | |
| PR2 (add) |
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes. | Not reported | |
| PR3 (core) |
Type of product and service information required by procedures and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements. | Product responsibility | |
| PR4 (add) |
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes. | Not reported | |
| PR5 (add) |
Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction. | Product responsibility | |
| PR6 (core) |
Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. | Product responsibility | |
| PR7 (add) |
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship, by type of outcomes. | Not reported | |
| PR8 (add) |
Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data. | Not reported | |
| PR9 (core) |
Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services. | Product responsibility | |
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| GRI Indicator |
Reference | Fulfillment | |
SO1, SO 9-10 Local community |
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| SO1 (core) |
Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting. | |
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| SO9 (core) |
Operations with significant potential or actual negative impacts on local communities. | |
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| SO10 (core) |
Prevention and mitigation measures implemented in operations with significant potential or actual negative impacts on local communities. | |
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SO2-SO8 Anti-corruption, public policy & anti-competitive behavior |
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| SO2 (core) |
Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption. | |
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| SO3 (core) |
Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures. | |
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| SO4 (core) |
Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption. | |
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| SO5 (core) |
Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying. | |
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| SO6 (add) |
Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country. | |
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| SO7 (core) |
Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes. | |
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| SO8 (add) |
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations. | |
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