POLICY
Established date: 11 February 2022
Last revised: 25 January 2023
Contact: CPOO
Document owner: Grieg Group
Approving body: Board of Directors
Human Rights
Purpose
The Board of Grieg Maritime Group expect the companies within the Grieg Maritime Group to operate according
to this policy.
Scope
Our commitment
Respecting, promoting and supporting human rights is fundamental to how all companies conduct their business
within the Grieg Maritime Group. By respecting human rights, we shall
not infringe on the human rights of others,
address adverse human rights impacts and,
ensure measures to prevent, mitigate and remediate such impacts.
We are committed to respecting internationally recognized human rights in our operations, our value (supply)
chain, and in the communities where we operate.
Our commitment to respect human rights is anchored in internationally recognized human rights and labor
standards, including those expressed in the International Bill of Human Rights and the Declaration on
Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
We are committed to the OECDs guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on
Business and Human Rights (UNGP). We are signatory to the United Nations Global Compact. As a
Norwegianbased business we will comply with national Norwegian legislation on human rights, including the
Transparency Act (Åpenhetsloven), and relevant national legislation in the countries where we operate.
The Grieg Maritime Group is committed to actively contribute towards the realization of the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and have chosen eight goals we focus on. Respect for human rights is
essential in a number of the prioritized SDGs.
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Transparency, honesty, and accountability are key to our business conduct and in respecting human rights. We
will stay accountable to our stakeholders in our commitments, approach, assessments, and work to secure and
uphold respect for human rights throughout our operations. This accountability and transparency apply also in
situations where we have failed to uphold the standards we are committed to. Stakeholder dialogues will be
prioritized in situations where our business might have caused/contributed directly to adverse human rights
impacts.
If you have information about human rights breaches or have concerns about human rights being respected
throughout our operations, we encourage you to notify us on humanrights@[Link] or alert or use the
grievance mechanisms in the different companies within the Grieg Group. Your anonymity will be protected.
Our approach
This policy is anchored and operationalized throughout the governance structure of the Grieg Group and the
Grieg Maritime Group. The board of each company within Grieg Maritime Group is responsible for ensuring that
our governance structures enable us to uphold our human rights commitments and policy. The board assesses
the Grieg Maritime Group company’s work on respecting human rights on an annual basis. The human rights
policy interlinks with other policy documents such as our Ethical Guidelines, our Supplier
Code of Conduct and our grievance mechanisms. These outline our strong expectations for employees and
requirements for our suppliers as to their role in respecting human rights. The companies ensure that human
rights are respected in accordance with the expectations outlined in this policy.
Our responsibility
The companies within the Grieg maritime Group will conduct human rights due diligence process and perform
human rights risk assessments in line with the OECD's Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, The OECD Due
Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights. The human rights due diligence process includes:
a) Embedding respect for human rights into the company’s policies and management systems; to
undertake due diligence by
b) identifying actual or potential adverse impacts on human rights issues that the company has either
caused or contributed to, or that are directly related to the company's business activities, products or
services through supply chains or business partners,
c) taking adequate actions to ceasing, preventing or mitigating them,
d) identify, engage and collaborate with relevant stakeholders,
e) tracking implementation and results,
f) communicating how impacts are addressed; and enabling remediation when appropriate.
The human rights due diligence process is a dynamic and ongoing activity and is carried out regularly and done in
proportion to the size of the business, the nature of the business, the context in which the business takes place,
and the severity and likelihood of adverse human rights impact of our business.
Other references:
Gender Equity Policy
Anti-Harassment and Bullying Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Whistleblower Routines
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