SASB content index

SASB code

 

Metric description

 

Level of disclosure

 

Main reference

 

 

External assurance

HC-MS-240a.1

 

Ratio of weighted average rate of net price increases (for all products) to the annual increase in the U.S. Consumer Price Index

 

Omission 1

 

 

 

 

No

HC-MS-240a.2

 

Description of how price information for each product is disclosed to customers or to their agents

 

Partial

 

Ethical marketing and sales practices

https://report.sonova.com/2022/en/?p=14024#ethical-marketing-and-sales-practices

 

No

HC-MS-250a.1

 

Number of recalls issued, total units recalled

 

Full

 

Product quality, safety and reliability

https://report.sonova.com/2022/en/?p=14024#product-reliability-global-targets

 

No

HC-MS-250a.2

 

List of products listed in the FDA’s MedWatch Safety Alerts for Human Medical Products database

 

Full

 

Product quality, safety and reliability

https://report.sonova.com/2022/en/?p=14024#product-quality-and-safety-management

 

No

HC-MS-250a.3

 

Number of fatalities related to products as reported in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience

 

Full

 

Product quality, safety and reliability

https://report.sonova.com/2022/en/?p=14024#product-quality-and-safety-management

 

No

HC-MS-250a.4

 

Number of FDA enforcement actions taken in response to violations of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), by type

 

Full

 

Product quality, safety and reliability

https://report.sonova.com/2022/en/?p=14024#product-quality-and-safety-management

 

No

HC-MS-270a.1

 

Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated with false marketing claims

 

Full

 

Ethical marketing and sales practices

https://report.sonova.com/2022/en/?p=14024#ethical-marketing-and-sales-practices

 

No

HC-MS-270a.2

 

Description of code of ethics governing promotion of off-label use of products

 

Omission 2

 

 

 

 

No

HC-MS-410a.1

 

Discussion of process to assess and manage environmental and human health considerations associated with chemicals in products, and meet demand for sustainable products

 

Full

 

Eco-friendly products

https://report.sonova.com/2022/en/?p=13722#product-materials

 

No

HC-MS-410a.2

 

Total amount of products accepted for takeback and reused, recycled, or donated, broken down by: (1) devices and equipment and (2) supplies

 

Partial

 

Eco-friendly products

https://report.sonova.com/2022/en/?p=13722#product-end-of-life

 

No

HC-MS-430a.1

 

Percentage of (1) entity’s facilities and (2) Tier I suppliers’ facilities participating in third-party audit programs for manufacturing and product quality

 

Full

 

Product quality, safety and reliability

https://report.sonova.com/2022/en/?p=14024#product-quality-and-safety-management

 

No

HC-MS-430a.2

 

Description of efforts to maintain traceability within the distribution chain

 

Partial

 

Product quality, safety and reliability

https://report.sonova.com/2022/en/?p=14024#product-quality-and-safety-management

 

No

HC-MS-430a.3

 

Description of the management of risks associated with the use of critical materials

 

Partial

 

Responsible supply chain

https://report.sonova.com/2022/en/?p=14024#responsible-supply-chain

 

No

HC-MS-510a.1

 

Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated with bribery or corruption

 

Full

 

Business ethics and legal compliance

https://report.sonova.com/2022/en/?p=14024#corruption-and-bribery

 

No

HC-MS-510a.2

 

Description of code of ethics governing interactions with health care professionals

 

Full

 

Ethical marketing and sales practices

https://report.sonova.com/2022/en/?p=14024#ethical-marketing-and-sales-practices

 

No

HC-MS-000.A

 

Number of units sold by product category

 

Adjusted 3

 

 

 

 

No

UNGC = UN Global Compact Principle.

SDG = UN Sustainable Development Goal.

1 Sonova does not report detailed price information on all its products in its investor reporting. However, information related to the pricing strategy is reported in the Annual Report (Strategy and businesses, compensation report, financial review).

2 This metric is not applicable to Sonova’s business model.

3 Sonova instead reports the sales volumes by business segment (Annual Report: Notes to the consolidated financial statements – 2.2 Segment information).