Chrysler 2014 Annual Report Download - page 17

2014 | ANNUAL REPORT 15
Creating Value for Our Shareholders
Responsible Management across the Value Chain
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is a leading player in the global automotive landscape with unique, world-class
capabilities, and a vision built on the historic foundations and strengths inherited from Fiat and Chrysler.
Our guiding values and commitment to excellence - not only in terms of our products, but also for the integrity,
transparency and the sense of responsibility with which we conduct our activities - are essential to achieving this vision.
At FCA, sustainability is a way of conducting business that relies on an interconnected and integrated approach to
responsibility.
The foundation of a responsible company depends on full awareness of the nature and extent of this interconnection. It
lies at the heart of our understanding of how the potential effects of our activities can be mitigated through responsible
management and through the transformation of our financial, manufactured, intellectual, social and natural capitals.
Managing our business responsibly requires that we consider all potential implications of our strategic decisions
and projects. This approach takes on even greater importance in today’s increasingly competitive landscape, where
market conditions are challenging and the mobility needs of customers are changing rapidly.
Over the years, sustainability at FCA has evolved in parallel with the organization, resulting in a well-developed model
that is integrated into every aspect of the Group’s activities. The sustainability management process is based on
shared responsibility that, beginning with the highest level of management, involves every area of activity and every
employee in each of the 40 countries where the Group has a presence.
To ensure tangible long-term value is created for stakeholders, the Group places particular emphasis on the following:
a governance model based on transparency and integrity
safe and eco-friendly products
a full-line product offering
competitive and innovative mobility solutions
promoting awareness and effective communication with consumers
proper management and professional development of employees
promotion of fair working conditions and respect for human rights
mutually beneficial relationships with business partners and local communities
mitigation of environmental impacts from manufacturing and non-manufacturing processes
The Group uses multiple channels, including the corporate website and social networks, to provide up-to-date and
transparent information on its sustainability commitments and results.
Sustainability contents of the 2014 Annual Report address aspects identified as being of greatest importance to the
Group’s internal and external stakeholders and reports on a selection of key long-term sustainability targets. Additional
information relating to the Group’s sustainability commitments is provided in the interactive 2014 Sustainability Report
available on the corporate website.
Creating Value
for Our Shareholders