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Activity Report 2022
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Appendix 1. Members of ETI Sweden and the Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities 12
Appendix 2. Trainings and seminars in 2022 14
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Appendix 3. Financial result for 2022 compared to budget 18
• Strong member growth: 13 new members joined ETI Sweden.
• Four active working groups working on human rights risks related to food & beverage, electric vehicles, China and risk commodities.
• The Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities was founded with 29 companies and organisation signing up to its commitment on sustainability in soy and palm oil.
• The food & beverage working group initiated supply chain projects in Morocco and Sudan.
• The electric vehicles working group researched forced labour in China.
• ETI Sweden organised ten trainings and five open webinars.
• There was a strong demand for ETI Sweden’s expertise. The organisation was invited to speak at 20 external event and quoted in 10 media articles.
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Ethical Trading Initiative Sweden is a multi-stakeholder initiative bringing together companies, trade unions, NGOs and public sector to strengthen workers’ rights and human rights in global supply chains.
ETI Sweden is a member organisation that gathers likeminded parties within all sectors to drive improvements in supply chains. We offer trainings, advice, resources and a platform for collaboration.
Our members include 99% of the Swedish food retail market, 75% of public transport providers,
Sweden’s largest trade unions and leading CSOs including Oxfam and Save the Children.
We are part of the Joint Ethical Trading Initiative (JETI) with sister organisations in the UK, Norway and Denmark – through our 350 members we reach 50 million workers globally.
Vision and mission
ETI Sweden’s vision is a world where Swedish and international trade supports human rights, labour rights, sustainable development, and environmental stewardship which leads to decent working and living conditions in global supply chains.
ETI Sweden’s mission is to bring together companies in different sectors, NGOs, trade unions, and public sector organisations to create the preconditions for sustainable global supply chains and create actual and measurable improvements, from primary producer to final consumer. ETI Sweden will develop new methods and ways of working to tackle key challenges in global supply chains.
2022 was ETI Sweden’s third year after the foundation in December 2019. The focus shifted from setting up an effective and functioning organisation to develop our member activities, including working groups and trainings. The board continued to play an active role in the work of the organisation through regular contact with the office and six board meetings throughout the year.
Members and member activities
In 2022, the ETI Sweden office continued its effort to recruit new members. Thirteen members were joined the organisation during the year: Arbesko, Evercare Medical AB, Folksam, Greenfood Services, ICA Gruppen, Lidl Sverige, Luleå Lokaltrafik, LUMA Energy, Martin & Servera Gruppen, Menigo Foodservice, Praktikertjänst, Sevan, Svea Solar. By the end of the year the total number of members was 35 (see Appendix 1 for full list of members).
In addition, 29 companies and organisations joined the Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities (of which 25 were new members and four existing members in ETI Sweden). Taken together, ETI Sweden and the Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities had 57 members by the end of 2022.
During the year, the focus on membership activities were on:
• Trainings and seminars
• Working groups and supply chain projects
• Annual evaluation of and advice to members.
In our annual member survey, 23 out of 25 respondents (92%) said they were “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their membership in ETI Sweden. This is an improvement from 2021 when 14 out of 18 respondents (78%) were “satisfied” or “very satisfied”.
Trainings and webinars
In 2022, ETI Sweden held 10 trainings on human rights due diligence; eight in-depth online trainings and two half-day trainings in our Stockholm office. In total, 114 people participated in these trainings, of which a majority were members.
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ETI Sweden also organised five open webinars to spread knowledge about our work areas and reach new potential members. Topics ranged from child rights in global supply chains to human rights issues in cocoa and the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD). In total, 502 people participated in our open webinars.
Moreover, ETI Sweden was invited to speak at 20 external events during the year. A majority of presentations were on human rights and human rights due diligence in global supply chains, reflecting the growing interest in these issues. Through external events we were able to reach out to new groups and share knowledge in sectors such as food and beverage, textile, construction and vehicles.
For a full list of webinars and trainings arranged by ETI Sweden, see appendix 2.
Working groups and supply chain projects
ETI Sweden’s working groups bring together members and experts to share experiences and address common challenges in global supply chains. In 2022, ETI Sweden had four active working groups: 1) Public Procurement of Electric Vehicles, 2) China and Forced Labour, 3) Food & Beverage, and 4) The Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities.
Public Procurement of Electric Vehicles
Members of the working group on Public Procurement of Electric Vehicles account for 80% of public transport journeys made in Sweden. The group therefore gathers a large part of Sweden’s purchasing power of electric buses. The working group on Public Procurement of Electric Vehicles has been active since 2021. The group was initiated by Västtrafik and Skånetrafiken in 2021, and later Region Stockholm and Luleå Lokaltrafik joined. The group has also engaged with public transport organisations in the Nordic countries during the year.
Risks have specifically been identified in three parts of the supply chain: raw materials/minerals, battery production and assembly. During 2022 the group conducted a risk assessment of Chinese supply chains for electric busses focusing on battery construction and assembly. The research built on official public documents published online by Chinese authorities as well as workers’ own posts on chat forums and on Chinese social media. The final report from will be published in 2023 and used to engage with the industry on how to address human rights risks in these supply chains.
China and Forced Labour
The working group on forced labour in China was created in 2021 after reports about forced labour and human rights abuses of Uighurs and other minorities from the Xinjiang region in China. The group functions as a meeting space where members and invited experts can discuss the current situation and how to best address risks associated with forced labour in China. The group met on the 21st of October to discuss the situation with inputs from invited experts. The discussions focused on the political changes needed and the practical steps that can be taken by individual companies in their supply chains.
Food & Beverage
The working group on Food and Beverage focuses on addressing human rights challenges in the food and beverage supply chains. By December 2022 the group included all of Swedens major food retailers (Axfood, Coop, ICA and Lidl), the Swedish alcohol monopoly (Systembolaget), a food service company (Menigo), a fruit and vegetable importer (Greenfood) and a food manufacturer (Sevan).
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The group hence have representation from several tiers in the Swedish food and beverage industry. Through the broad membership, and significant market share they represent, the group has the possibility to make real impact in food and beverage supply chains. During 2022 the group had seven meetings to discuss challenges and to work together on common issues. Below are the main work streams that the group worked on in 2022.
A commitment to fight poverty in supply chains
The working group has identified poverty in the sector’s supply chain as an overarching theme for the group. Together the members have agreed on and signed a commitment on working to combat poverty in their supply chains. Activities are being developed related to this theme, both to address
companies’ own purchasing practices and to focus on specific sourcing countries or product supply chains where income levels are particularly low. The group has identified primary production (e.g. agricultural production) as a key part of the supply chain to addressing poverty as risks tend to be more complex and severe here.
Seasonal workers: Handpicked fruit and vegetables from Morocco
A report published by ETI Sweden members Oxfam Sweden and Coop on the working conditions in the fruit and vegetable industry in Morocco has prompted the group the start a project focusing on improving working conditions in this sector.
In 2022, ETI Sweden commissioned Oxfam Sweden to initiate a series of roundtable meetings in Morocco regarding the working conditions in the sector that will take place in 2023. The aim of the meetings is to agree with local producers and stakeholders on concrete steps to improve the situation in the Moroccan fruit and vegetable industry. The long-term goals are to create structural long-lasting improvements in the industry and to use these learnings to improve working conditions in other geographies with similar challenges.
Supply chains in conflict zones: Sesame seeds from Sudan
The majority of tahini and hummus sold on the Swedish market is made with sesame seeds from Sudan, a high-risk country regarding human rights. In 2022, the group initiated a risk assessment of sesame seed production in Sudan, which has been commissioned to Ergon Associates. The results will be published in 2023 and used to identify and support members of ETI Sweden and JETI to take action to improve working conditions in their supply chains.
Employer Pays Principle and migrant workers
The Employer Pays Principle (EPP) is an important part of migrant workers’ rights according to the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity. Supporting the Employer Pays Principle also decreases the risk of forced labour. In 2022, ETI Sweden commissioned a study on how the Employer Pays Principle could be implemented for migrant workers coming to Sweden during the berry picking season.
During spring 2023, a first roundtable meeting will be held in Sweden to promote the Employer Pays Principle for migrant workers in the Swedish wild berry picking industry. This is to avoid the risk of workers being trapped in different forms of debt bondage. Workers from southeast Asia (mostly Thailand) that come to Sweden during the berry season have taken loans to cover recruitment fees and travel.
Migrant workers in Southern Europe
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Several of the members of the working group source agriculture products from Southern Europe, here there is a heightened risk for human rights abuses among seasonal migrant workers countries such as Senegal, Morocco and Mali. The group has therefore explored initiatives to improve working and living conditions for seasonal workers in Southern Europe. In 2022, the group started to collaborate with Ethical Trade Forums in Spain and was engaged in advocacy to improve the situation for workers in Spain.
JETI supply chain collaboration
ETI Sweden has actively encouraged its members to participate in JETI projects. In 2022, Axfood signed up to participate in ETI’s project to support working conditions in Peru’s agricultural sector. The project will be ongoing during 2023.
The Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities
The Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities is a cross-industry collaboration between Swedish companies, sector associations and NGO who wants to work for a more sustainable production and trade of risk commodities. The Platform was launched in April 2022 with 24 member organisations, and an initial focus on soy and palm oil. The launch received publicity from both the food industry press such as Dagligvarunytt and Livsmedel i fokus, as well as the largest Nordic sustainability newspaper Aktuell Hållbarhet. During the year, an additional five organizations have become members (29 members by December 2022).
In 2022, the Platform conducted four members’ meetings where all members were invited to discuss, learn, and share insights on how to move forward towards the joint vision of sustainable risk commodities. Additionally, a work group for animal feed was established during the autumn to work specifically on risk commodities in animal feed. The Platform also organised three webinars, of which one was public and reached 71 attendees.
Specific member commitments for soy and palm oil were developed during the year. The commitments were approved by the Platform’s Steering Group in November 2022 and sent out to all member companies for sign-off. The commitments go further than previous Swedish cross-industry commitments. Members commit to, by 2025, incorporating supplier requirements for verified more sustainable soy and palm oil for all products on all markets, and establishing systems for risk‐based monitoring. Further, the member companies commit to work towards clean suppliers rather than clean supply chains, and to report to the Platform annually on the progress.
Annual follow-up and advice
In 2022, ETI Sweden held the first annual follow-up meetings with company members. The annual follow-up is a central part of the membership offer where members get to benchmark their due diligence work against the UN and OECD guidelines. At the meetings, areas for improvements were also identified for the year to come. Our annual follow-up will further be developed in 2023.
On several occasions, ETI Sweden has also provided feedback and guidance to members who need advice or face challenges in their supply chains. This has included serious non-compliance among suppliers, how to carry out due diligence in oppressive regimes and feedback on policy development.
Other member services
Members have regularly received news and updates about ETI Sweden’s work and the issues we cover through our newsletter and membership emails. In June, we held a summer gathering for our members where they had the chance to network and meet the ETI Sweden staff and board.
Members have also been able to access JETI tools and guides on responsible business conduct in the supply chain, for example our due diligence self-assessment tool, land risk report and guides on human rights due diligence.
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Communication and outreach activities
Communications is integral for ETI Sweden’s work to engage members, spread knowledge about the issues we work on and reach out to new potential members.
After having launched a new website in 2021, smaller updates were made in 2022 and 14 news articles were published. Number of visitors and view increased significantly; visitors went up by 70%, from 1,729 per month (November 2021) to 2,936 (November 2022); number of page views increased by 46%, from 3,059 per month (November 2021) to 4,471 per month (November 2022).
Through the monthly newsletter, ETI Sweden reach out to sustainability professionals with news about our work and the topics we work with. In 2022, 11 newsletters were sent, and number of subscribers went up by 48%, from 557 to 824.
Our most important social media channel is LinkedIn. In 2022, 61 posts were published, and the number of followers increased by 119%, from 588 in 2021 to 1,286 in 2022.
In 2022, ETI Sweden was quoted in ten media articles in publications including Aktuell Hållbarhet, and DI. Articles about the launch of the Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities were also published in Aktuell Hållbarhet, Dagligvarunytt and Livsmedel i fokus.
ETI Sweden was founded in December 2019 and in May 2020 the organisation started a three-year project supported by Sida to engage companies and stakeholders in our work to support human rights in global supply chains. During the first years, our focus has been on trainings, seminars, working groups, member support, supply chain projects and recruitment of new members. In the first two years a lot of progress was made on the first four areas, while supply chain projects and member recruitment had a slower start. In 2022 however, both supply chain projects and member recruitment took off.
Going forward, we will put more resources in supporting the supply chain project efforts within ETI Sweden that are now gathering momentum. We have also identified working groups and member
support as important reasons for new members to join, especially during 2022, and will build on these learnings going forwards as we further develop our recruitment strategy.
Trainings and seminars
Trainings and webinars have been very successful. We have reached companies and stakeholders with a variety of events pushing for sustainable global supply chains. The events have had a wide audience and speakers have represented all stakeholder perspectives (business, trade union, NGO). This has also generated an increased interest in our organisation. This interest has resulted in ETI Sweden being invited as experts at events organised by other organisations, making it possible for us to reach an even wider audience in a resource-effective way. As trainings and webinars have been possible despite the pandemic, we have also overachieved in this area compared to our targets. Our trainings and seminars is an important part of having an impact beyond our members by increasing the knowledge on how Swedish companies and secure human rights in their supply chains and meet the expectations of both international guidelines and the new legislations in the EU. Our plan is to continue to prioritise trainings and seminars in 2023.
Working groups and supply chain projects
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A second area where we have been successful is in engaging our members in working groups to develop and strengthen methods to address specific supply chain issues. By 2022, we had four active working groups: 1) The Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities, 2) Public Procurement of Electric Vehicles, 3) China and forced labour and 4) Food & Beverage.
These working groups have the potential to create great impact in their respective areas. The Public Procurement of Electric Vehicles group includes Sweden’s three biggest regions for public transport. Similarly, The Food & Beverage group has enabled the four largest food retailers and the alcohol monopoly working together. The Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities has gathered many companies and organisations to drive industry improvements in soy and palm oil supply chains. We also see a growing interest in creating more working groups, both from existing members and potential members.
Organising our members to be active in working groups has turned out to be our most effective way to engage with them. The working groups have also generated supply chain-level projects. As this has been a very promising area, we will be putting a greater emphasis on our working groups during 2023. We will allocate necessary staff time and engage required external expertise to support the working groups.
Creating supply chain projects together with our members have been our biggest challenge when it comes to membership activities. One reason for this was, understandably, the impact of the pandemic. Another reason was the times it takes to reach an agreement among members of what project to work on
We have identified two ways to more effectively build our project work. First, by supporting and engaging our members in existing projects, i.e., projects initiated by other JETI organisations. We can add stability and scale to successful supply chain projects by engaging members’ suppliers in these projects. Second, by organising our work in thematic groups (working groups), we can provide a framework wherein members can identify and develop projects based common interests and challenges. As mentioned above, our working groups are strong in their respective sectors, and this is a potential we should use in the coming year.
Member evaluation and support
The first round of member evaluations carried out by ETI Sweden created a good basis for further collaboration and improvements among our members. The same goes with the advice that we have provided for members who have contacted us about challenges in their supply chains. These interactions have been good for both the members and the development of ETI Sweden. It could be developed further to provide concrete opportunities to influence and drive change together with our members. We therefore aim to further encourage our members to have a dialogue with ETI Sweden on pressing issues as they emerge.
Member recruitment
Member recruitment improved significantly in 2022, and we have been able to analyse what works in recruiting new members. For example, Luleå Lokaltrafik joined because we have a working group on public procurement and electric vehicles. Sevan, Greenfood, Menigo, ICA and Lidl Sweden joined because we have a working group on food and beverage. This shows that having relevant working groups or projects for a specific sector can be a way to recruit new members. We believe that the working groups will continue to attract new members, which provides additional reason to invest more time and resources in our working groups.
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However, focusing recruitment only on sectors where we have existing working groups would hamper our efforts to diversify our membership. Svensk Solenergi, Open Air Group and Nordic Quality Design all joined because they thought we could provide help for companies that are relatively new to working with sustainability in supply chains. They decided to join after meetings where ETI Sweden provided hands-on advice on challenges they were working on. This has led us to identify enterprises with relatively little sustainability experience as a good recruitment base, and an area where we will focus our trainings and outreach on.
During 2023, ETI Sweden’s recruitment strategy will therefore have two focus areas, 1. attracting members through our working groups and 2. reaching out to companies that do not have a mature sustainability system in place.
Going forward
In conclusion, we see many opportunities for ETI Sweden the coming years, and will continue on the outlined path in 2023. However, we have identified staff shortage as a limiting factor in moving the work forward in all the above-mentioned areas. This is especially the case for the working groups and the project work.
During the first two years we have also learned that we need to be responsive and pragmatic. This means being open to adjusting the above outlined strategies as new circumstances arise. For example, new members joining will decide what we focus on as we are a membership organisation. Unforeseen opportunities to expand our work into new sectors may emerge, and we need to be prepared to take advantage of these opportunities to achieve our goals. However, as the updated plan only covers six months, we do not expect to have to make big adjustments.
Internal risks
As a relatively new organisation ETI Sweden is vulnerable to changes in staff capacity. We currently only have four members of staff working for ETI Sweden (2 full-time, 2 part-time) and if one person leaves this could lead to significant loss of competence for the organisation. To reduce the risk of lost
momentum and knowledge in such an event, all projects and works streams have a backup person in the staff and all work is done in a shared IT-work environment.
Related to staff capacity is the ability of ETI Sweden to meet the increasing demand of individual support from our members. To handle the growing number of members and requests, we will adopt a CRM system. We have also set a cap on support hours, with each member eligible to ten support hours per year.
Although ETI Sweden is a relatively small organisation, it still needs to have robust internal systems to handle accounting, IT, GDPR-compliance and internal communication. As a member organisation this is even more important with diverse members, multiple parallel projects and working groups.
The most important systems are now in place and over time we will periodically evaluate whether they need to be upgraded as the organisation develops. However, ETI Sweden is in a good position to develop to meet the demands of a growing organisation as we have professional support for both IT and accounting. A first step to secure this will be to have a third-party assess the robustness of internal governance and control1, something that is planned for the first half of 2023.
Finally, the lack of income diversification could pose a risk to the financial viability of ETI Sweden.
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This is firstly being mitigated through the active recruitment of members, which by the end of the
coming project period will account for 65 percent of ETI Sweden’s income. Secondly, ETI Sweden has started to identify new income streams in collaboration with JETI organisations and member organisations. Funding applications will be submitted during the period 2023-2026 to diversify our income streams and fund new projects.
External risks
The post-pandemic situation, the war in Ukraine and subsequent economic downturn can make it hard to recruit members, as many organisations and companies are pausing new investments and projects. This could harm ETI Sweden’s financial situation, leverage and relevance. As we do not know how the economy will develop during the period, we have kept the predicted a relatively modest growth rate of six new members per year during the first years of the project period.
To meet the challenge of potential lower membership incomes, low overhead costs and flexibility will be important strategies. It will be crucial to prioritize cost efficient collaborations with the other ETI organisations which offer relevant services to members.
The wider effects of the current political situation pose additional challenges to ETI Sweden’s operations. With the economic downturn and new challenges in Sweden and globally, it could be harder to retain external funding. It could also shift priorities away from ETI Sweden’s focus areas among current and potential members, the public debate and policy making. On the other hand, upcoming legislation on forced labour and EU’s directive on due diligence is giving our focus areas a great deal of attention. Many organisations and companies in Sweden have called for greater efforts to address human rights violations in supply chains. To respond to the risks – and opportunities – posed by these changing and uncertain circumstances, ETI Sweden will operate in a flexible and opportunistic manner to develop relevant projects and activities that can not only support our long- term goals and strategies, but will also attract funding, recruit members, build members’ capacity in key areas, and highlight the overall need to address human rights issues in global supply chains.
Challenges to human rights in global supply chains have also been heightened in several countries of conflict and unrest during the past year, i.e., Ukraine, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. These conflicts have
1 In Swedish referred to as intern styrning och kontroll (ISK).
great effect on global production and consumption. The turmoil that this creates is likely to hit people in poverty and or exposed to poverty/unemployment the hardest. The supply chain work that ETI Sweden and our members do to improve the situation for vulnerable workers in our supply chains (e.g., employees in factories, small scale farmers) can have a positive impact on the lives of many affected by conflict and upheaval. To adapt to the new realities and challenges, ETI Sweden will work closely with JETI and its members to carry out risk assessments, develop tools, build capacity and advocate in challenging matters/countries.
Lastly, as a member organisation working on human rights in supply chains ETI Sweden always faces reputational risks linked to our members’ activities. ETI Sweden’s portfolio includes many “high-risk” issues such as forced labour and occupational health and safety, which companies can be scrutinized over and receive negative publicity for if they fail to address violations.
These reputational risks will be mitigated by working closely with our members to ensure they adopt and follow our statues and Code of Conduct. If breaches are reported or discovered, appropriate
measures should be taken and communicated by ETI Sweden. Here, transparency about ETI Sweden’s
role, and our efforts related to the specific incident, are crucial.
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ETI Sweden made a positive overall result of 778 701 SEK for 2022. This was more than expected due to higher number of members joining during the year, and due to some project costs being postponed to the beginning of 2023.
As ETI Sweden is funded by Sida, our financial results are compared to the budgets submitted and approved by Sida for the project period (May 2020 - June 2023). In November 2022, an updated budget for 2022 and 2023 was presented to and approved by Sida along with an extension of the project to the end of June 2023. See appendix 3 for the detailed results for 2022 compared to revised and approved budget for 2022. Below follows an explanation of major deviations in the result from the budget for 2022 submitted in November 2022. All numbers below are in thousands of Swedish crowns (TSEK).
Overall, cost incurred were 8% lower than the anticipated costs. The major reason for this was that project cost expected to come in December were delayed until January and February 2023. This is due to the fact that the projects started by the end of the year.
A line-by-line explanation of why costs were lower than expected follows (see appendix 3 for reference). For 2022, salary costs were 3 percent higher and administrative cost (Admin) were 12 percent higher than expected. Administrative cost includes a wide variety of costs, for example all cost associated with having an office, but also costs for developing and maintaining a website, printing materials for members/outreach, corporate image, cost for the IT-services and bookkeeping.
Member services cost were as expected. This cost category was included in the original application but has in later budget updates submitted to Sida been reduced. The reason is that ETI Sweden managed to organise member services such as trainings at no or minimal cost.
The organisation still has low travel costs even after the pandemic. Deviation from the expected costs for travel are due to difficulty of predicting costs for tickets.
Working groups have been very active during 2022 and this is reflected in the high increase in costs for projects compared to previous years. However, two major projects were started in December 2022 and the majority of the work will be done in 2023. These projects are the roundtable meetings
on working conditions in the handpicked fruit and vegetable sector in Morocco and the research on Sesame seed production in Sudan (described in earlier section of the activity report).
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Looking at the incomes for 2022, the earnings from membership fees have increase a lot from previous years. This is thanks to membership increase and largely due to starting of the Platform on risk commodities. The total membership incomes for ETI Sweden and the Platform are slightly lower than was expected in the updated budget from November 2022 (1743 TSEK instead of 1793 TSEK). This is because some the prospect members choose to join at the beginning of 2023, instead of joining in December 2022.
Appendix 1. Members of ETI Sweden and the Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities
By the end of 2022, ETI Sweden and the Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities had a combined total of 57 members.
ETI Sweden (35)
1. Arbesko AB
2. Axfood
3. Axfoundation
4. Coop Sverige AB
5. Evercare Medical AB
6. Folksam Ömsesidig SAK-försäkring
7. Föreningen för Fairtrade Sverige
8. Greenfood Services
9. Handelsanställdas förbund
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10. ICA Gruppen
11. Landsorganisationen i Sverige
12. Lidl Sverige KB
13. Luleå Lokaltrafik AB
14. LUMA Energy AB
15. Martin & Servera Gruppen
16. Menigo Foodservice AB
17. NCC
18. Nordic Quality Design
19. Open Air Group
20. Oxfam Sverige
21. Praktikertjänst
22. Region Stockholm
23. Rädda Barnen
24. Sevan AB
25. Skånetrafiken
26. Stiftelsen Proteko / Nordiska Textilakademin
27. Svea Renewable Solar AB
28. Svensk Solenergi
29. Systembolaget AB
30. Trossamfundet Svenska kyrkan
31. Union to Union
32. Unionen
33. Vision
34. Västtrafik AB
35. We Effect
Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities (29)
1. AAK Sverige
2. Arla Foods
3. Axfood
4. Axfoundation
5. Coop Sverige
6. Dafgård
7. Foder & Spannmål
8. Fontana Food
9. Guldfågeln
10. HKScan Sverige
11. ICA Sverige
12. Ingelsta Kalkon
13. KLS
14. KoHF, Kosmetik- och hygienföretagen
15. Kronfågel
16. Lantmännen
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17. LI
18. Lidl Sverige
19. LRF Mjölk
20. Martin & Servera
21. Menigo
22. Nestlé Sverige
23. Norvida
24. Orkla Confectionery & Snacks Sverige
25. SvDH
26. Svensk Fågel
27. Svenska Köttföretagen
28. Svenskt Kött
29. WWF Sverige
Appendix 2. Trainings and seminars in 2022
Trainings organised by ETI Sweden
Due diligence i globala leverantörsled: vår 2022 (10 March, 22 March, 7 April, 26 April)
• Number of trainings: 4
• Participants: 32 registered
• Description: digital training in due diligence in global supply chains with focus on human rights and workers’ rights. The training mixes theory with practical examples and presentations from guest speakers.
• Speakers: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Executive Director ETI Sweden (course leader), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Coordinator ETI Sweden, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Corporate Responsibility Expert – Business and Human Rights Ericsson, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Strategic Lead Women Empowerment Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, hållbarhetsansvarig Axfood, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Global CSR Manager Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, hållbarhetsansvarig Systembolaget, Xxxxxx Xxxx, hållbarhetschef Nudie Jeans.
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Halvdagsutbildning: due diligence i praktiken (17 June)
• Number of trainings: 1
• Participants: 16 registered, 14 attended
• Description: physical short training on human rights due diligence for people who need the basic knowledge but don’t directly work with supply chain responsibility, e.g. buyers, product developers, management.
• Speakers: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Executive Director ETI Sweden (course leader), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Coordinator ETI Sweden, Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Sustainability Manger Systembolaget, Xxxxx Xxxxxx LO.
Due diligence i globala leverantörsled: höst 2022 (27 September, 11 October, 25 October, 8 November)
• Number of trainings: 4
• Participants: 46 registered
• Description: digital training in due diligence in global supply chains with focus on human rights and workers’ rights. The training mixes theory with practical examples and presentations from guest speakers.
• Speakers: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Executive Director ETI Sweden (course leader), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Coordinator ETI Sweden, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, hållbarhets- och kommunikationsdirektör Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, gruppchef hållbarhet Axfood, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Global CSR Manager Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, hållbarhetsstrateg Adda inköpscentral.
Halvdagsutbildning: due diligence i praktiken (11 November)
• Number of trainings: 1
• Participants: 23 registered, 20 attended
• Description: physical short training on human rights due diligence for people who need the basic knowledge but don’t directly work with supply chain responsibility, e.g. buyers, product developers, management.
• Speakers: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Executive Director ETI Sweden (course leader), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Coordinator ETI Sweden, Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Sustainability Manager Systembolaget, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Policy Manager Oxfam Sverige.
Webinars
EU:s lagförslag om due diligence för mänskliga rättigheter och miljö (18 March 2022)
• Participants: 188 attended, 287 registered
• Description: the webinar gave an overview of the EU Commissions proposal for a directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and analyses from different stakeholder groups.
• Speakers: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Executive Director ETI Sweden (moderator), Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Specialist Counsel Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, näringspolitisk expert Svenskt Näringsliv, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, policyansvarig Oxfam Sverige, Xxx-Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, sakkunnig Unionen, and Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, nätverksrepresentant Amfori.
Child Rights and Child Labour Risks in Global Supply Chains (24 May 2022)
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• Participants: 79 attended, 130 registered
• Description: the webinar gave an update about child rights and child labour issues in global supply chains. It presented practical steps that companies can take to prevent and remediate child labour, strengthen child rights and meet due diligence requirements.
• Speakers: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Executive Director ETI Sweden (moderator), Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Senior Vice President Centre for Child Rights and Business, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Corporate Responsibility Manger XXXX Xxxxx, and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Senior Advisor Rädda Xxxxxx.
It’s Time for a Nordic Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (1 June 2022)
• Participants: 72 attended, 123 registered
• Description: the webinar was organised in collaboration with ETI Norway and Denmark and Fairtrade Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The event gathered companies amd stakeholders in the Nordic cocoa sector to explore whether it is time to start a Nordic initiative on sustainable cocoa based on similar initiatives in countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
• Speakers: Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxxx, Senior Advisor ETI Norway (moderator), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Executive Director ETI Sweden, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, CEO Fairtrade Denmark, Xxx Xxxxxx, Senior Advisor Fairtrade International, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Executive Secretary German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Corporate and Government Affairs Lead Nordics Mondelez International.
Introduktion: mänskliga rättigheter i globala leverantörsled (5 October 2022)
• Participants: 92 attended, 129 registered
• Description: one hour introduction to human rights due diligence in global supply chains and EU’s forthcoming directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD).
• Speakers: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Executive Director ETI Sweden, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Coordinator ETI Sweden.
Djupdykning om riskgrödor och pågående naturkris (9 November 2022)
• Participants: 71 attended, 106 registered
• Description: hybrid event organised together with WWF Sweden giving an overview of challenges and solutions for soy and palm oil production.
• Speakers: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Project Leader ETI Sweden (moderator), Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Programsamordnare Hållbar livsmedelskedja/WWF Sweden, Xxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Advisor WWF Sweden.
ETI Sweden member events
Sommarmingel med ETI Sverige (13 June 2022)
• Participants: 18 registered 14 attended
• Description: summer networking event for members at ETI Sweden’s office at The Park.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx shared highlights from the year and plans going forward.
Due Diligence i kinesiska leverantörsled (21 October 2022)
• Participants: 44 registered, 42 attended
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• Description: digital meeting for JETI members providing an update on the situation in China with particular focus on forced labour of Muslim minorities from Xinjiang. Members discussed how to identify and address forced labour and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxx shared recommendations.
• Speakers: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Executive Director ETI Sweden, Xxxxx Xxx Head of China Office Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Institute, Xxxx Xxxxx, Director Sustainable Supply Chain, Vattenfall
Presentations at external events
Date | Organiser | Speaker ETI Sweden | Details |
2022-01-18 | Proteko | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Presentation for Proteco’s textile students |
2022-01-26 | Sydsvenska handelskammaren | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Presentation about due diligence for SH’s sustainability network |
2022-02-09 | Systembolaget | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Training for buyers |
2022-03-15 | Örebro Universitet | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Seminar Hidden Corriculum |
2022-03-10 | Worldfavor | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Presentation about human rights due diligence for Worldfavor’s clients and followers |
2022-03-22 | XXXX | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Presentation on due diligence in garment for textile companies |
2022-03-25 | Forever/Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Roundtable Sustainable Business for sustainability experts |
2022-04-07 | Coalition of NGOs working on EU’s due diligence directive | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Moderating seminar in the Swedish Parliament for politicians, trade unions and civil society |
2022-04-27 | Livsmedelsföretagen (Xx) | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Presentation on how to work with suppliers with due diligence for Li’s members |
2022-05-03 | Lantmännen | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Presentation about the EU due diligence directive for Lantmännen’s sustainability staff |
2022-05-10 | Livsmedelsföretagen (Xx) | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Presentation about due diligence and the Swedish Platform on Risk Commodities for sustainability network |
2022-05-18 | Dagens Industri sustainability network | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Presentation about human rights due diligence for sustainability directors |
2022-05-30 | Malmö Stad | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Presentation about sustainable batteries for public procurers |
2022-05-31 | Sustainable Fashion Academy | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Living wages |
2022-06-29 | Xxxxxxx & Beving | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Presentation about human rights due diligence for a group of companies |
2022-08-23 | Region Stockholm/ Hållbar Upphandling | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Presentation about setting requirements and follow up with suppliers for public procurers |
2022-06-15 | Global Deal | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Presentation about how to act responsibly in Ukraine for members of Global Deal |
2022-10-13 | Byggvarubedömningen (BVB) | Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | Workshop on due diligence for members of BVB |
2022-10-27 | Persontrafikmässan | Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | Presentation about sustainable supply chains in electric vehicles and China for companies in the vehicle sector |
2022-12-09 | Xxxxxxx | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Presentation about human rights due diligence for directors at Folksam |
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