Social

What does the S in ESG stand for?

The S in ESG covers social matters that the company can take responsibility for.

S1

Own workforce includes reporting on your company’s employees. You can read more about S1 here.

  • Working hours 
  • Workplace safety 
  • Wages 
  • Work-life balance
  • Gender equality
  • Inclusion of people with disabilities 
  • Diversity
  • Education and skills development 
  • Child labour

S2

Workers in the value chain includes reporting on your company’s impact on workers in the value chain. You can read more about S2 here.

  • Working hours
  • Workplace safety 
  • Wages 
  • Work-life balance
  • Gender equality
  • Inclusion of people with disabilities 
  • Diversity
  • Education and skills development 
  • Child labour

S3

Affected communities includes reporting on your company’s collaboration as well as impact on affected communities. You can read more about S3 here.

  • The local population’s access to clean water and sanitation
  • Decent housing conditions 
  • Citizens’ rights to assemble 
  • Freedom of expression 
  • Rights of Indigenous peoples

S4

Consumers and end users includes reporting on your company’s impact on consumers and end users through the use of the company’s products and/or services. You can read more about S4 here

  • Impact on health 
  • Safety 
  • Privacy
Guide

Nem guide til data på S’et i ESG

På Cabis webiguide, kan du se, hvordan I finder data og dokumentation. Du får også inspiration til, hvordan I kan styrke jeres profil gennem f.eks.:

  • Bred rekruttering
  • Opkvalificering af ledige
  • Job og handicap
  • Fastholdelse af medarbejdere
  • Et godt arbejdsmiljø
  • Samarbejde med lokalområdet
  • Sociale hensyn ved indkøb
  • Diversitet og inklusion

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Contact
Annabeth Aagaard

Annabeth Aagaard

Project Manager
Professor, PhD, MSc and project lead at ESG – From Reporting to Business, Centre for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Aarhus BSS.

Maria Dahl Andersen

Project Manager
Postdoctoral researcher, PhD, MSc in Business and Economics, and project manager at ESG – From Reporting to Business, Centre for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University.