ICL’s support of and commitment to internationally recognized human rights standards including the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Guiding Principles, and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, is codified in the ICL Human Rights policy. Furthermore, ICL has committed itself to the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact initiative and integrated the UN Global Compact and its principles into our company’s culture, strategy, and operations.
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ICL’s standard of commitment to the protection of human rights applies in all regions and areas of its activities, including the company’s production and logistics operations sites. Acquisitions and business relations created in developing countries require ICL to emphasize compliance with human rights standards.
In 2022, ICL conducted a human rights due diligence review to ensure that there are no human rights violations in all ICL’s sites around the world. The review covered the principles covered in our human rights policy: prohibition of forced labor, prevention of harassment and discrimination, freedom of association, safe working conditions, prohibition of child labor, fair wages, benefits and reasonable working hours, and permanent positions versus outsourcing or contract workers.
The responses from 75 ICL entities worldwide showed no major findings, only some opportunities for improvements for which remediation plans have been put into action. Audits of Ethical Standards are regularly conducted in all ICL operations, as are various compliance audits, including on human rights & ethical related matters. In addition Internal Audit refers to the Ethical Standards aspects, in audits conducted annually at ICL sites, as part of dedicated reviews of processes such as Sales & Marketing, Procurement, Contractors, and once every 3 years conducts a dedicated audit on various Ethical Standards (e.g. Code of Ethics, Anti Bribery and Corruption, Anti-Harassment & Discrimination, etc.).
- The company supports human rights as defined in the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- The company prevents the violation of human rights, as defined by the laws of each country in which ICL operates its sites.
- The company initiates and participates in continuous dialogue with communities and other stakeholders to identify potential risks of human rights violations and to minimize any adverse effects. For further details, please see the section on Transparency and Dialogue with stakeholders.
- The company adheres to its guiding principles for the protection of employees’ basic human rights, which includes support for equal rights and the prevention of forced employment, child labor, and discrimination.
- The company contributes to the economies and communities in which it operates and consequently helps to uphold human rights.
