Enabling Landscapes: INTERHOLCO's Sustainability Report 2017
Interholco presents its first stand-alone Sustainability Report simultaneously in Baar, Switzerland and in Vancouver, Canada, where the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) General Assembly 2017 has just been kicked off. Interholco is an active participant at this General Assembly. To find out more: https://interholco.com/images/pdfs/Enabling-Landscapes-INTERHOLCO-Sustainability-Report-2017-.pdf
Interholco presents its first stand-alone Sustainability Report simultaneously in Baar, Switzerland and in Vancouver, Canada, where the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) General Assembly 2017 has just been kicked off. Interholco is an active participant at this General Assembly.
To find out more: https://interholco.com/images/pdfs/Enabling-Landscapes-INTERHOLCO-Sustainability-Report-2017-.pdf
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Grievances<br />
‘Historically, when governments started to recognize the<br />
commercial value of the forests, they tended to issue<br />
logging concessions typically without consulting local<br />
communities. (…) A proactive and genuine engagement with<br />
all relevant stakeholders is advantageous as it enables the<br />
company to detect possible conflicts as early as possible.’<br />
Conflict Sensitivity Due Diligence Manual for Timber Companies in the Congo Basin<br />
ANdREA IFF<br />
Project Coordinator of Business and Peace, swisspeace<br />
9<br />
total formal<br />
grievances<br />
Grievances filed through a formal mechanism<br />
2016 data. Scope: IFO<br />
9<br />
of which, filed<br />
and resolved<br />
-65%<br />
compared<br />
with 2014<br />
We implement systems that ensure employees, suppliers,<br />
customers and other stakeholders can readily report<br />
practices or actions believed to be inappropriate or illegal, so<br />
we can take action right away.<br />
To this end, our grievance mechanism has been distributed to<br />
all employees, the communities living in and around the forest<br />
area and is available to other stakeholders. Stakeholders who<br />
wish to present a grievance or complaint may do so in their<br />
own language, in writing or orally; the complaint is recorded,<br />
verified, investigated and a resolution is sought.<br />
52 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT <strong>2017</strong> INTERHOLCO
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