CR report
GRI content index
GRI content index
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       Disclosure  | 
    
       
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       Description  | 
    
       
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       UNGC  | 
    
       
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       SDG  | 
    
       
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       Reference  | 
    
       
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       External assurance  | 
  
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       GENERAL STANDARD DISCLOSURES  | 
    
       
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       1. Organizational profile  | 
    
       
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       102–1  | 
    
       
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       Name of the organization  | 
    
       
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       Reporting profile  | 
    
       
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       102–2  | 
    
       
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       Activities, brands, products, and services  | 
    
       
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       Business report: Strategy and businesses  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–3  | 
    
       
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       Location of headquarters  | 
    
       
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       Reporting profile  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–4  | 
    
       
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       Location of operations  | 
    
       
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       Reporting profile  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–5  | 
    
       
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       Ownership and legal form  | 
    
       
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       Reporting profile  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–6  | 
    
       
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       Markets served  | 
    
       
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       Hearing care market and supply chain  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–7  | 
    
       
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       Scale of the organization  | 
    
       
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       Reporting profile  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–8  | 
    
       
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       Information on employees and other workers  | 
    
       
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       6  | 
    
       
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       8  | 
    
       
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       Investment in people  | 
    
       
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       Yes  | 
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       102–9  | 
    
       
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       Supply chain  | 
    
       
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       Hearing care market and supply chain  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–10  | 
    
       
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       Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain  | 
    
       
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       Reporting profile  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–11  | 
    
       
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       Precautionary Principle or approach  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–12  | 
    
       
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       External initiatives  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–13  | 
    
       
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       Membership of associations  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       2. Strategy  | 
    
       
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       102–14  | 
    
       
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       Statement from senior decision-maker  | 
    
       
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       Message from the CEO  | 
    
       
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       3. Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
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       102–16  | 
    
       
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       Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior  | 
    
       
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       1  | 
    
       
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       16  | 
    
       
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       Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–17  | 
    
       
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       Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics  | 
    
       
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       1  | 
    
       
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       16  | 
    
       
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       Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       4. Governance  | 
    
       
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       102–18  | 
    
       
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       Governance structure  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–19  | 
    
       
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       Delegating authority  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–20  | 
    
       
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       Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–21  | 
    
       
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       Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics  | 
    
       
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       16  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–22  | 
    
       
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       Composition of the highest governance body and its committees  | 
    
       
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       5, 16  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       102–23  | 
    
       
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       Chair of the highest governance body  | 
    
       
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       16  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–24  | 
    
       
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       Nominating and selecting the highest governance body  | 
    
       
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       5, 16  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–25  | 
    
       
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       Conflicts of interest  | 
    
       
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       16  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–26  | 
    
       
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       Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values, and strategy  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–27  | 
    
       
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       Collective knowledge of highest governance body  | 
    
       
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       4  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–28  | 
    
       
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       Evaluating the highest governance body’s performance  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–29  | 
    
       
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       Identifying and managing economic, environmental, and social impacts  | 
    
       
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       16  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–30  | 
    
       
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       Effectiveness of risk management processes  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–31  | 
    
       
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       Review of economic, environmental, and social topics  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–32  | 
    
       
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       Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting  | 
    
       
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       Corporate governance  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–35  | 
    
       
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       Remuneration policies  | 
    
       
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       Business report: Compensation report  | 
    
       
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       Yes  | 
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       102–36  | 
    
       
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       Process for determining remuneration  | 
    
       
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       Business report: Compensation report  | 
    
       
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       Yes  | 
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       102–37  | 
    
       
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       Stakeholders’ involvement in remuneration  | 
    
       
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       16  | 
    
       
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       Business report: Compensation report  | 
    
       
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       Yes  | 
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       5. Stakeholder engagement  | 
    
       
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       102–40  | 
    
       
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       List of stakeholder groups  | 
    
       
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       Stakeholder engagement  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–41  | 
    
       
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       Collective bargaining agreements  | 
    
       
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       3  | 
    
       
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       8  | 
    
       
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       Investment in people  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–42  | 
    
       
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       Identifying and selecting stakeholders  | 
    
       
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       Stakeholder engagement  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–43  | 
    
       
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       Approach to stakeholder engagement  | 
    
       
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       Stakeholder engagement  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–44  | 
    
       
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       Key topics and concerns raised  | 
    
       
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       Stakeholder engagement  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       6. Reporting practice  | 
    
       
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       102–45  | 
    
       
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       Entities included in the consolidated financial statements  | 
    
       
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       Reporting profile  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–46  | 
    
       
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       Defining report content and topic Boundaries  | 
    
       
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       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–47  | 
    
       
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       List of material topics  | 
    
       
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       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–48  | 
    
       
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       Restatements of information  | 
    
       
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       Reporting profile  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–49  | 
    
       
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       Changes in reporting  | 
    
       
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       Reporting profile  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–50  | 
    
       
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       Reporting period  | 
    
       
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       Reporting profile  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–51  | 
    
       
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       Date of most recent report  | 
    
       
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       Reporting profile  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–52  | 
    
       
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       Reporting cycle  | 
    
       
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       Reporting profile  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–53  | 
    
       
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       Contact point for questions regarding the report  | 
    
       
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       Reporting profile  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–54  | 
    
       
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       Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards  | 
    
       
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       Reporting profile  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–55  | 
    
       
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       GRI content index  | 
    
       
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       GRI content index  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       102–56  | 
    
       
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       External assurance  | 
    
       
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       Assurance Report  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       SPECIFIC STANDARD DISCLOSURES  | 
    
       
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       Customer-focused solutions  | 
    
       
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       103–1  | 
    
       
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       Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary  | 
    
       
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       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       103–2  | 
    
       
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       The management approach and its components  | 
    
       
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       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       103–3  | 
    
       
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       Evaluation of the management approach  | 
    
       
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       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       416–1  | 
    
       
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       Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories  | 
    
       
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       Customer-focused solutions  | 
    
       https://report.sonova.com/2019/en/customer-focused-solutions/  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
  
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       Own indicator  | 
    
       
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       New patent applications  | 
    
       
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       3, 4, 9  | 
    
       
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       Customer-focused solutions  | 
    
       https://report.sonova.com/2019/en/customer-focused-solutions/  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
  
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       Access to hearing care  | 
    
       
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       103–1  | 
    
       
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       Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary  | 
    
       
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       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       103–2  | 
    
       
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       The management approach and its components  | 
    
       
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       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       103–3  | 
    
       
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       Evaluation of the management approach  | 
    
       
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       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       Own indicator  | 
    
       
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       Employee volunteer work for the Hear the World Foundation  | 
    
       
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       3, 4  | 
    
       
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       Access to hearing care  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       Investment in people  | 
    
       
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       103–1  | 
    
       
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       Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary  | 
    
       
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       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       103–2  | 
    
       
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       The management approach and its components  | 
    
       
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       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       103–3  | 
    
       
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       Evaluation of the management approach  | 
    
       
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       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       401–1  | 
    
       
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       New employee hires and employee turnover  | 
    
       
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       6  | 
    
       
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       5, 8  | 
    
       
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       Investment in people  | 
    
       
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       Yes  | 
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       403–2  | 
    
       
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       Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities  | 
    
       
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       8  | 
    
       
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       Investment in people  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       404–3  | 
    
       
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       Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews  | 
    
       
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       6  | 
    
       
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       5, 8  | 
    
       
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       Investment in people  | 
    
       
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       No  | 
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       405–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Diversity of governance bodies and employees  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       5, 8  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Investment in people  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Yes  | 
  |
| 
       Safeguarding the environment  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
  
| 
       103–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       103–2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       The management approach and its components  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       103–3  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Evaluation of the management approach  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       302–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Energy consumption within the organization  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       7, 8  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       7, 12, 13  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Safeguarding the environment  | 
    
       https://report.sonova.com/2019/en/safeguarding-the-environment/  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Yes  | 
  
| 
       303–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Water withdrawal by source  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       7, 8  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       6  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Safeguarding the environment  | 
    
       https://report.sonova.com/2019/en/safeguarding-the-environment/  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  
| 
       305–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       7, 8  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       12, 13  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Safeguarding the environment  | 
    
       https://report.sonova.com/2019/en/safeguarding-the-environment/  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Yes  | 
  
| 
       305–2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       7, 8  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       12, 13  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Safeguarding the environment  | 
    
       https://report.sonova.com/2019/en/safeguarding-the-environment/  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Yes  | 
  
| 
       305–3  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       7, 8  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       12, 13  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Safeguarding the environment  | 
    
       https://report.sonova.com/2019/en/safeguarding-the-environment/  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Yes  | 
  
| 
       305–4  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       GHG emissions intensity  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       7, 8, 9  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       12, 13  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Safeguarding the environment  | 
    
       https://report.sonova.com/2019/en/safeguarding-the-environment/  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Yes  | 
  
| 
       306–2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Waste by type and disposal method  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       8  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       12, 13  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Safeguarding the environment  | 
    
       https://report.sonova.com/2019/en/safeguarding-the-environment/  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  
| 
       307–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       8  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Safeguarding the environment  | 
    
       https://report.sonova.com/2019/en/safeguarding-the-environment/  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  
| 
       Governance, risk, and compliance management  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
  
| 
       103–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       103–2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       The management approach and its components  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       103–3  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Evaluation of the management approach  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Sustainability program  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       205–2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       10  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       16  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       206–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       308–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       8  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       308–2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       8  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       408–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       4, 5  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       8, 16  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       409–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       4, 5  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       8  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       412–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       1, 2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       414–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       New suppliers that were screened using social criteria  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       8, 16  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       414–2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       8, 16  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       415–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Political contributions  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       16  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       416–2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  |
| 
       419–1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       16  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       Ethics and integrity  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       No  | 
  
UNCG = UN Global Compact Principle
AR = Annual Report
SDG = UN Sustainable Development Goal
All references refer to the 2016 version of the GRI Standards