Scope 1 Emissions
2022 Communication on Progress
Samm Trading
Published date
December 9, 2022
No. of questions
70
Supplemental files
CEO Statement
Governance
Policies and Responsibilities
1. Does the Board / highest governance body or most senior executive of the company:
2. Does the company have a publicly stated commitment regarding the following sustainability topics?
3. Does the company have in place a code of conduct regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
4. Has the company appointed an individual or group responsible for each of the following sustainability topics?
5. Does the company have a formal structure(s) (such as a cross-functional committee) to address each of the following sustainability topics?
Prevention
6. Does the company have a process or processes to assess risk?
6.1. During the assessment of risk, which business relationships are reviewed?
7. Does the company have a due diligence process through which it identifies, prevents, mitigates, and accounts for actual and potential negative impacts on sustainability topics?
7.1. During the due diligence process, which business relationships are reviewed?
Concerns and grievance mechanisms
8. Are there any processes through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct related to human rights, labour rights, environment, or anti-corruption?
8.1. Please provide additional detail regarding the process(es) the company has through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct.
9. Does the company provide or enable access to effective remedy to right holders / stakeholders where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact?
Lessons
10. How does the company capture lessons regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
Executive Pay
11. Is executive pay linked to performance on one or more of the following sustainability topics?
Board Composition
12. Percentage of individuals within the company’s Board / highest governance body by:
13. Do you produce sustainability reporting according to:
Data Assurance
14. Is the information disclosed in this questionnaire assured by a third-party?
Human Rights
Materiality / Saliency
1. Which of the following has the company identified as material human rights issues connected with its operations and/or value chain, whether based on their salience (i.e., the most severe potential negative impacts on people) or another basis?
Commitment
2. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following human rights issues?
2.1. For each human rights policy, is it:
Prevention
3. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following human rights issues?
4. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this human rights issue?
5. Who receives training for the following human rights issues?
6. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following human rights issues?
Response
7. During the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to adverse impact associated with the following human rights issue(s)?
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the human rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
VALUES THAT FORM THE BASIS OF OUR COMMITMENT ✊ Respect, as a guarantee of trust and durability in activities and exchanges 🤝 Responsibility, in the form of professionalism 🥇 Exemplarity, which ensures the internal and external credibility of actions SUPPLIER RELATIONS The relationship we maintain with our suppliers is based on 3 pillars: dialogue, professionalism and respect for commitments. In this respect, the deployment of our policy has enabled us to develop our portfolio of socially audited factories in low-cost countries to reach 100% traceable production. Suppliers are required to: -Respect principles equivalent to those of the agency's Code of Conduct, and agree to be audited -Pay particular attention to their human rights standards and procedures, including the working conditions of their employees -To ensure that their own suppliers and subcontractors respect principles equivalent to those of SAMM.Labour
Commitment
1. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following labour rights principles?
Optional comment20121.1. For each labour rights policy, is it:
Prevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following labour rights issues?
3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this labour rights issue?
4. Who receives training for the following labour rights issues?
5. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following labour rights issues?
Performance
6. What is the percentage of employees covered under collective bargaining agreements?
7. What is the percentage of employees in a trade union or other workers' organization?
8. In the course of the reporting period, what was the percentage of women in:
9. What was the average ratio of the basic salary and remuneration of women to men (comparing jobs of equal value) during the reporting period?
10. In the course of the reporting period, how frequently were workers injured (injuries per hour worked)?
11. In the course of the reporting period, what was the company’s incident rate?
Response and Reporting
12. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact associated with the following labour rights issues?
13. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the labour rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
The SAMM TRading agency applies a general policy of equal opportunity policy, which means that all employees equal treatment of all employees. of equality. Principle of equality: the right to protection against discrimination based on, among other things, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, membership or non-membership of a race or ethnic group - "equal treatment" law of 28 November 2006. Principle of diversity: refers to both visible and non-visible differences such as skills, potential and professional experience. SAMM is also committed to paying men and women equally. OPEN" EXCHANGES DURING TEAM MEETINGS Every Wednesday, all of the sales representatives gather together for a special time to discuss all the subjects requested by the by the employees during their COPIL. Even we have grown in recent years, we remain a human-sized agency where communication remains very "horizontal" and and everyone's expression is encouraged. COLLECTIVE DECISION MAKING A general COPIL composed of business managers from each of each division, is responsible for to make collective decisions related to the proper functioning of the company. 8 internal employees employees, divided equally between 4 men and 4 women, are involved in 4 men and 4 women are involved in the agency's strategic decisions. Meetings are held every month. ACCESS TO TRAINING The year 2021 was marked by multiple training campaigns as part of the training campaigns as part of the company's development of the company. The training courses undertaken have enriched this dynamic of modernization of our businesses, but also by enabling our employees to to improve their skills in key areas. key subjects.Environment
Commitment
1. Does the company have a formal policy on the following environmental topics?
1.1. For each environmental policy, is it:
Prevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following environmental issues?
3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with these environmental topics?
4. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following environmental topics?
5. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy for any actual impacts associated with the following environmental issue(s)?
Climate Action
6. What were the company’s gross global greenhouse gas emissions for the reporting period?
Scope 2 Emissions
Scope 3 Emissions
7. What percentage of the company's revenue was invested in R&D of low-carbon products/services during this reporting period?
8. Has the organization acted to support climate change adaptation and resilience?
Energy / Resource Use
9. Please report the company's renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total energy consumption in the reporting period.
Technology
10. What percent of the company's revenue came from environmentally friendly products / services during this reporting period?
Sector-specific Questions
11. Which sector(s) does the company operate in? If diversified, choose top 3 by revenue.
Sector-specific: Water
12. Please provide details regarding the company's water withdrawal and consumption (own operations) during the reporting period.
Water withdrawal (volume of water in megaliters):
Water consumption (volume of water in megaliters):
13. Please provide details about the company’s water intensity of products in regions with high or extremely high water stress.
Sector-specific: Forest, biodiversity, and land use
14. Please report the number and area (in hectares) of sites owned, leased, or managed by the company in or adjacent to protected areas and/or key biodiversity areas (KBA).
15. What area (in hectares) of natural ecosystems was converted during the reporting period in areas owned, leased, or managed by the company?
16. Is the company supporting or implementing project(s) focused on ecosystem restoration and protection?
Sector-specific: Waste
18. Please report the company's total weight of waste generated in metric tonnes during the reporting period.
19. Please report the percentage of the company's waste that was hazardous waste (i.e., hazardous waste ratio) during the reporting period.
20. Please report the company's estimated metric tonnes of single-use plastic consumed wherever material along the value chain during the reporting period.
Overall Environment
21. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the environment principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
We distributed water bottles to each employee to reduce the use of plastic bottles. We have replaced the Nespresso coffee maker with a a bean-to-cup coffee maker. At the same time, we distributed a mug to everyone, to eliminate the consumption of cups. We have eliminated the distribution of paper catalogs and implemented an internal ERP system that will allow us to reduce reduce our paper consumption (dematerialization of administrative administrative documents). samm has acquired bicycles (classic and electric) which are made available to employees. We have decided to replace our fleet of cars with hybrid cars. In addition, we are a partner of Chronopost which has deployed a fleet of clean vehicles in Paris. Paris with a fleet of clean vehicles. Our deliveries in Paris are therefore 100% green. These measures aim to reduce our CO2 emissions linked to emissions from transportation.Anti-corruption
Commitment
1. Does the company have an anti-corruption compliance programme?
2. Does your company have policies and recommendations for employees on how to act in case of doubt and/or in situations that may represent a conflict of interest, e.g. with regard to gifts and hospitality, donations, sponsorship, or interactions with public officials?
Prevention
3. Who receives training on anti-corruption and integrity?
3.1. How often is such training provided?
4. Does the company monitor its anti-corruption compliance programme?
Response and Reporting
5. Please report the company's total number and nature of incidents of corruption during the reporting year.
6. Within the reporting period, what measures has the company taken to address suspected incidents of corruption independently or in response to a dispute or investigation by a government regulator?
7. Does your company engage in Collective Action against corruption?
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the anti-corruption principle, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
ACTION Since this year, we have set up a double validation procedure for transfers, so that there is only one person in charge of entering them. The agency has recourse to an external accounting firm that guarantees standardized, reliable and transparent financial and accounting information, and that carries out the closing of the financial years, the balance sheets and income statements... The accompaniment of the auditors for the past two years has allowed us to set up procedures that aim to better control financial flows and to secure them. financial flows and to secure them. samm's business requires it to provide its customers with numerous samples. These samples sometimes have an important market value and it is our duty to recover them once the client has decided on a project. Even if the value of the samples rarely exceeds 60 €, recovering the samples after the conclusion of a project allows us to maintain a "healthy" relationship.