| 1 | Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights. | We support the UN Declaration of Human Rights and have made a commitment to respecting human rights throughout our operations, including in our supply chain. | Code of Conduct (pdf)
Yara Ethics Handbook - section 4.1
Ethics and Compliance
Human Rights Performance |
| 2 | Businesses should ensure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses. | In 2010, the Ethics and Compliance Department rolled out its Ethics Program, including training for all employees, along with nine mandatory ethics videos on topics including corruption, human rights, ethical supply chain, competition, facilitation payments, conflict of interest and personal conduct. | Code of Conduct (pdf)
Yara Ethics Handbook - section 4.1
Ethics and Compliance
Human Rights Performance |
| 3 | Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining. | We are committed to dialogue with employees and their unions, and respects collective agreements at all levels. | Code of Conduct (pdf)
Yara Ethics Handbook - section 3.1
Ethics and Compliance
Labor practices and decent work
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| 4 | Businesses should uphold the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor. | We will not tolerate any form of forced and compulsory labor in our operations or in those of our business partners. | Code of Conduct (pdf)
Yara Ethics Handbook - section 4.1
Ethics and Compliance
Labor practices and decent work |
| 5 | Businesses should uphold the effective abolition of child labor. | We condemn child labor and do not permit such conduct at any of our sites. We are committed to detecting and eliminating incidents of child labor by our business partners.
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Yara Ethics Handbook - section 4.1
Ethics and Compliance
Labor practices and decent work |
| 6 | Businesses should uphold the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. | We are committed to non-tolerance of any form of discrimination or harassment. | Code of Conduct (pdf)
Yara Ethics Handbook - section 3.1
Ethics and Compliance
Labor practices and decent work |
| 7 | Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges. | We are committed to minimize environmental impacts of our operations. All of Yara’s activities are guided by the principles of Product Stewardship. | Code of Conduct (pdf)
Yara Ethics Handbook - section 3.7
Product stewardship
Environmental performance |
| 8 | Businesses should undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility. | We have promoted environmental responsibility within our own operations as well as in the agricultural and industrial sectors. | Product stewardship
Global solutions (CR)
Knowledge development (CR)
Environmental performance |
| 9 | Businesses should encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies. | We have developed and market innovative technologies reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants, and helping farmers achieve higher yield in a sustainable way. | Global solutions (CR)
Knowledge development (CR)
Stakeholder engagement (CR)
Environmental performance |
| 10 | Businesses should work against all forms of corruption, including extortion and bribery. | We have committed to non-acceptance of corruption and bribes. In 2010, the Ethics and Compliance Department rolled out its Ethics Program, including training for all employees, along with nine mandatory ethics videos on topics including corruption, human rights, ethical supply chain, competition, facilitation payments, conflict of interest and personal conduct. In addition, the Ethics and Compliance department issued the Ethics Handbook which lays out all the policies in regards to responsible business conduct within Yara. | Code of Conduct (pdf)
Yara Ethics Handbook - section 4.2
Ethics and Compliance
Human Rights Performance |
