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Report on Operations Corporate Social Responsibility 25
The Fiat Group has always been conscious of the fundamental
role it plays in the social, economic and environmental well-
being of the communities where it is present.
This awareness, formalised in the Group’s Code of Conduct,
goes far back in time and has evolved over the course of our
history:
In 1993, we published our first Environmental Report, on a
voluntary basis, to inform stakeholders about our
environmental policies and performance;
In 2005, the first Sustainability Report was published,
extending coverage to also include the Group’s commitments
and achievements on the social and economic fronts.
In 2008, yet another milestone was reached. The Group set up a
dedicated unit tasked with introducing an integrated
sustainability management system, drafting the Sustainability
Plan, and supporting, coordinating and monitoring projects to
improve our environmental and social performance.
The Sustainability Plan, approved by the Group Executive
Council (GEC) – a decision-making body consisting of the Chief
Executive Officer, the heads of several key departments and
the CEOs of the operating sectors – establishes the strategies,
goals and management responsibilities for the Group’s many
activities to ensure that the interests of all stakeholders are
served.
The Plan is presented in the 2008 Sustainability Report, which
has a new format this year. To combine rigorous reporting with
clarity, the document – which continues to follow the Global
Reporting Initiative (
GRI-G3 Sustainability Reporting
Guidelines
) – is divided into three sections.
The first section presents the Group’s strategic approach to
corporate responsibility, the Sustainability Plan, and an
overview of our economic, environmental and social
performance in 2008.
The second section addresses several key aspects of
sustainability which affect the various stakeholder groups:
investors, customers, suppliers, employees, communities,
environmental groups, etc. It includes a presentation of the
Group’s principal efforts in environmental management at its
manufacturing facilities and in development of environmentally
friendly products. In addition, it provides an overview of our
research work and its impact on safe, sustainable mobility. In
the area of social responsibility, the Report examines our
relationship with our employees, focusing particularly on
health and safety in the workplace, efforts on behalf of the
communities around us, and our relationships with suppliers,
dealers and customers.
The third section, devoted to performance indicators, provides
a measure of the Group’s economic, environmental and social
impacts using the GRI-G3 reporting format. The environmental
indicators quantify performance in such areas as energy, water,
emissions, effluents, waste, biodiversity and the sustainability
of the Group’s products and services. The social performance
indicators cover such key aspects as labour practices,
labour/management relations, occupational health and safety,
employee training and education, diversity and equal
opportunity, human rights, society and product responsibility.
The disclosures and other information published in the
Sustainability Report supplement the area dedicated to
sustainability on the Group’s website (www.fiatgroup.com),
where stakeholders can download the Report in electronic
format and give us feedback on our corporate social
responsibility by e-mailing us at [email protected].
Corporate Social Responsibility