Social performance

Social performance - Society

COMMUNITY


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SO1	Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting.	Our Environmental Management System (MS) looks at local environmental issues for each site location where we operate. Layoffs, closure of plants and redundancies are handled in accordance with national legislation and the Ericsson values.

CORRUPTION


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SO2	Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption.	All Market Units and all Business Units conduct risk assessments, including corruption. Operational risk management is included in the strategy process, the annual target setting and within ongoing operations by transaction. See AR P 39-40. A program was rolled out during 2007 to raise awareness about corruption and to enhance Ericsson's ability to detect corruption. This included extensive training during 2007. See S03 below and CR Report P 22.

SO3	Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures.	All employees must regularly review the Code of Business Ethics and, by signing a form as art of the recruitment routine and at regular intervals, acknowledge that they have understood its principals. The Code includes corruption. 99.9% of all employees acknowledged the Code of Business Ethics during our last periodic update, which was in 2006. Specific training on corruption was provided in 2007. 37 000 employees took part in training during 2007. The goal is 100% so this will continue during 2008. 100% of Market Units have taken part in the training. See AR P 156-157, and CR Report P 22.

SO4	Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption.	No incidents reported.

PUBLIC POLICY


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SO5	Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying.	Ericsson has long standing relationships with Governments around the world, and interacts regularly with various government officials. Our engagement includes a wide range of activities, including bridging the digital divide, telecom regulations, spectrum allocation, and other regulatory issues. Ericsson does not make contributions to political parties. See Code of Business Ethics.

SO6	Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country. (additional indicator)	Ericsson does not make contributions to political parties. See Code of Business Ethics.

ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR


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SO7	Total number of legal actions for ant-i-competitivebehavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes. (additional indicator)	Description of Legal and Tax Proceedings, see AR P 42.

COMPLIANCE


GRI indicator	Reporting element	Location in Reports, or website	Extent of Reporting

SO8	Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with laws and regulations.	No incidents reported. See compliance risks section of AR P 40.

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