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CSR Policy

SHOW, DON’T TELL

Saying that you operate as a socially responsible organisation is one thing. We believe it is equally important to demonstrate the choices we make, the results we achieve and where there is room for improvement.

Within Global Products Group, corporate social responsibility is therefore an integral part of our business strategy and day-to-day operations. We look not only at the impact of our own activities, but also at the influence we can have throughout our value chain.


Transparency is an important principle in this approach. We communicate openly about our objectives, progress and results and actively engage in dialogue with our stakeholders. Our official CSR policy statement is available to interested parties upon request. We are happy to share it with partners, customers and other stakeholders who would like to learn more about our CSR policy.


The how, what and why of CSR

For us, Corporate Social Responsibility is about creating value for people, the environment, society and the organisation. When making decisions and pursuing new developments, we therefore look beyond the immediate business implications.

We assess the social, environmental and economic impact of our activities and, partly through dialogue with our stakeholders, determine which CSR themes are most relevant to our organisation and value chain. These themes form the basis for concrete objectives, management measures and improvement initiatives.

Our focus is not limited to what we can directly control within our own organisation. Wherever we can exert influence throughout the value chain, we actively look for opportunities to encourage positive change. This includes responsible material choices, working conditions within the supply chain, sustainable product development, transport, circularity and collaboration with suppliers and other partners.

From policy to continuous improvement

Our CSR policy is embedded within a structured management system based on the Deming cycle: Plan, Do, Check and Act.

This cycle is continuous. We therefore do not regard CSR as a final destination, but as a process of structured and demonstrable improvement.

 



 

CSR Performance Ladder – Performance Level 4

Global Products Group's CSR management system has been independently certified in accordance with the CSR Performance Ladder – Performance Level 4 standard.


Achieving Level 4 marks an important next step in our development. Having achieved Performance Level 3 directly in 2023, we further developed our management system and approach in the years that followed. This included a greater focus on active stakeholder engagement, our influence throughout the value chain, sustainable innovation and demonstrating our social and environmental impact.

The certification is independently assessed by certification body DNV and confirms that corporate social responsibility is structurally embedded within our management system.

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What does this mean for our customers and partners?

For us, sustainable business is not only a social responsibility. We want our efforts to create tangible added value for the organisations we work with.

By structurally embedding CSR, having our business operations independently assessed and providing increasing transparency about the origin and impact of our products, we take an important part of the work off our customers' hands. Certifications, audits, supply chain agreements and sustainability information are organised and substantiated by us. This provides trust and assurance and helps to reduce risks within the supply chain.

At the same time, our approach creates commercial value. The growing focus on corporate social responsibility provides opportunities to differentiate your organisation both towards customers and in tender processes. Greater insight into the origin and impact of products also helps you to provide families and the bereaved with transparent information and offer them a more conscious choice.

In this way, our CSR policy becomes not only our responsibility, but also your advantage: greater trust, a credible story, reduced risk and a future-proof partnership.

The conscious choice for everyone

For us, sustainable business is not only a social responsibility. We want our efforts to create tangible added value for the organisations we work with.

What does working with Funeral Products mean for your organisation in practice? In 'The conscious choice for everyone', we show how our investments in sustainability and ethics contribute to trust, assurance, differentiation, efficiency and commercial opportunities for our partners.

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