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About this report
Sustainability Report for 2013 first GRI-compliant report
Report Profile
This is VAUDE’s first sustainability report based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Guidelines, It refers - as indicated in the title - to the 2013 calendar year and meets the requirements of the G4 Core Option.
Selected data and indicators underwent a limited assurance engagement by the KPMG AG auditing company. Here is the certificate.
From this point on, we will publish a GRI report annually. The contact person for questions regarding the report is Maike Bierwirth.
International comparability
Transparency and comparability are an important factor for sustainability. By applying the guidelines, our report has become even more comprehensive and transparent. Since the GRI guidelines are applied internationally, we can now be compared to companies around the world.
To make this easier, we have also standardized our report numbering. Now, the report number is based on the year from which the data originated. This is why we have a second “2013” report.
External audit for the GRI Sustainability Report 2013
We want to be Europe’s most sustainable outdoor brand by the year 2015, objectively and quantifiably. Verification of the data we present by independent third parties is therefore very important to us.
This verification is performed by various partners
- The environmental data based on our company headquarters in Tettnang-Obereisenbach is verified by the EMAS Institute, or calculated by myclimate. This information can be found in the GRI Index.
- Specifications about social conditions in our production facilities are compiled by the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) in audits.
| GRI: | G4-28 |
Reporting period (such as fiscal or calendar year) for information provided.
| GRI: | G4-29 |
Date of most recent previous report.
| GRI: | G4-30 |
Reporting cycle (such as annual, biennial).
| GRI: | G4-31 |
Provide the contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents.
| GRI: | G4-32 |
Report the ‘in accordance’ option the organization has chosen.
| GRI: | G4-33 |
Report the organization’s policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report.
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- The basic reporting process with standard values for the report and for the organization, aspects and indicators that affect the working conditions at the headquarters, as well as aspects and indicators on the issues of compliance, policy and product safety were examined by the auditing and advisory firm, KPMG. An overview of the tested indicators can be found in the GRI Index.
The management supports the external audit of the report by providing the necessary budgets and by participating in the on-site inspection by KPMG. Aside from the audit contract, there are no other relationships between the organization and the auditors.
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