Acquisition Screening
We made no significant acquisitions in 2008.
Screening of Suppliers and Contractors
We have identified more than 380 suppliers as key vendors, and each of these has provided a signed certificate of business principles or has a published code of conduct that is equivalent to our own.
Training in Human Rights
We distribute our Core Values and Code of Conduct to all employees and train all employees every two years. All employees completed the training for the 2007/2008 training cycle. In 2008, all employees were asked to sign a written confirmation of their compliance with the Core Values and Code of Conduct.
Non-Discrimination
There were no judicial or administrative decisions of discrimination made against us on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin in 2008.
Freedom of Association
No operations have been identified where these rights are at risk.
Child Labor
Employees in all jurisdictions are older than the legal minimum ages in those jurisdictions. Our youngest employee worked at Aurora and was 19 years and 6 months old at the end of 2008. None of our operations have been identified as being at significant risk for incidents of child labor and/or young workers exposed to hazardous work.
Forced Labor
None of our operations have been identified as being at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor.
Indigenous Rights
There were no incidents of violations involving the rights of indigenous peoples in 2008.
