Respecting human rights
Elopak respects and supports internationally recognized human rights and labor standards, including those outlined in the International Bill of Human Rights and the core conventions of the International Labor Organization (ILO). We are a member of the United Nations Global Compact.
Our business and supply chains
Our business
Elopak is a leading, global provider of carton packaging, filling equipment and technical services. Founded in Norway in 1957, we employ approximately 2 700 people in over 30 countries, and we operate 11 manufacturing units globally. Each year, we sell approximately 14 billion cartons across more than 70 markets. Elopak is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
Our supply chains
Elopak’s supply chains are global. Key raw materials are mainly sourced from Sweden, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France, Belgium, China, and USA. Closures are sourced from third party suppliers mainly based in Germany, Luxembourg, Hungary, Spain, UK, and USA. Equipment is produced and sourced via a German based Elopak entity, ultimately from Japan, China, or Italy.
Human rights due diligence
Performing due diligence is a key part of Elopak’s efforts to respect fundamental human rights. Due diligence is a process implemented to identify, prevent, reduce, and document our handling of any negative impact on fundamental human rights and decent working conditions. In Elopak, we have implemented a due diligence process in line with the expectations under the Norwegian Transparency Act (Åpenhetsloven).
Approach
Our approach to supporting human rights in our work is based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Due Diligence Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct. Human rights are included in Elopak’s risk management processes and embedded in our compliance program.
Identified risks
Elopak considers the most significant risk in the supply chain to be the risk of forced labor. For our own operations, we consider the main risks to be related to health and safety and decent working conditions.
Read our:
- Human rights policy
- Code of conduct
- Human and labor rights transparency statement for 2023
- Annual report 2023 on forced and child labor in supply chains (Elopak Canada Inc. and Elopak Inc.)
Raise a concern
Concerns of misconduct or grievances are reported through defined internal channels or through our whistleblower helpline. The whistleblower helpline can be publicly accessed via our webpage and is available for our suppliers and other external stakeholders. The helpline is hosted by an independent external service provider and is confidential, anonymous, and available in multiple languages.
Our performance
To read about Elopak’s efforts to continuously improve, embed human rights and implement adequate human rights due diligence processes into the way we work, go to the following report: