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32 SAAB ANNUAL REPORT 2012
SUSTAINABILITY AT SAAB
RESPONSIBILITIES IN A
COMPLEX WORLD
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Saab has ambitious goals to be an active,
present and responsible partner in society.
We have worked for many years with priority issues within ethics, the
environment, society and responsible employership. We also have
ambitious goals for diversity and reducing our environmental impact,
and business ethics high on our agenda. Our work with priority is-
sues supports our overall strategy and our long-term goals.
In 2011, Saab adopted the UN Global Compact, a strategic
initiative and practical framework with ten principles in the areas
of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. We
have included the framework in our own ethical rules, and we
work continuously to comply with these principles at all times.
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Our efforts received some recognition in 2012. Swedish maga-
zine Veckans Affärer named Saab Sweden’s best workplace of
the year from a gender equality perspective. Three women in
management positions were also ranked among the 125 most
powerful women in Sweden. For the sixth consecutive year, Saab
was one of the top companies in the Carbon Disclosure Project
(CDP) Leadership Index. We were also highly ranked on Transpar-
ency International’s Defence Companies Anti-Corruption Index
with a score of 77.9 per cent, which demonstrates that we actively
work to combat corruption.
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Saab only exports defence materiel to customer-countries that
are approved by the Swedish Agency for Non-Proliferation and
Export Controls (ISP). Each individual business transaction always
includes a clear end-use commitment. This bilateral agreement
between the Swedish government and the recipient country’s
government prohibits resale in the absence of express permission
by the Swedish government, through ISP. In the event defence
materiel is resold in contravention of the end-use commitment en-
tered into by the parties, the matter is handled in accordance with
prevailing practices between the countries. The end-use com-
mitment process is the generally accepted international practice.
For Saab, it is of utmost importance that end-use commitments
entered into are always complied with and that our products are
not resold on the black market or to unauthorised recipients.
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Saab believes that it is important to develop clear, global regula-
tions for trade with defence materiel. Since 2006, work has been
underway at the UN to create a global treaty, the Arms Trade
Treaty (ATT), to achieve this objective. The ATT is intended to ne-
gotiate regulations for the producing and exporting countries, as
well as the importing countries. All 193 member states participate
in these negotiations.
In the years since the UN resolution from 2006, the process has
progressed with the objective of an agreement being in place dur-
ing 2012. At its 67th session in October of 2012, the UN General
Assembly discussed a globally binding agreement for regulation
of legitimate trade with conventional weapons. At this session, it
was decided by a clear majority that the process would continue
with a new round of negotiations in March of 2013. Saab is very
favourable to the UN process and is actively participating in this
work.
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A close and comprehensive stakeholder dialogue is an essential
factor in creating favourable conditions for responsible business
activities. This entails anticipating stakeholder needs and expec-
tations in order to generate long-term, successful development
for our business. Saab’s primary stakeholders are customers and
partners, employees, shareholders and the communities in which
we are active.
Customers and partners expect Saab to offer cost-effective
solutions designed according to their specic needs. They are
looking for business relationships that can evolve over time and
that are based on mutual trust. And it goes without saying that we
shall have the same views in terms of complying with prevailing
regulations, international agreements and good business ethics.
Our employees expect Saab to be an employer that makes good
use of their skills while also offering advancement opportunities.
Our shareholders expect consistently high returns. They also
expect Saab to be transparent in its communication with the
capital market.
Society at large expects the business to be run responsibly.
This includes responsibility for the environment and the contribu-
tion of Saab’s operations to positive community development on
the local and global levels.