The following overview presents the material impacts identified for this topical standard and the associated Group-level and Holding-level policies or guidelines with reference to the corresponding section in the report. The policies for all of the following impacts in ESRS S1 “Own workforce” are:
VIG sustainability programme
Code of Business Ethics
HR strategy
Information is provided in ESRS 2 MDR‑P “Policies adopted to manage material sustainability matters”. Additional corporate policies relevant to specific material impacts are also listed in the table below.
S1 Sub-topic |
Category |
Material impacts, risks, opportunities |
Actions |
Strategies and concepts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Working conditions |
Actual positive impact |
Fair treatment of VIG employees through opportunities for social dialogue, freedom of association and involvement in decisions by employee representatives |
Surveys and engagement surveys; |
See concepts above |
Equal treatment and opportunities for all |
Actual positive impact |
Positive impact on employees’ qualifications and career opportunities through training and development |
Further education and development measures; |
VIG Group guideline “Fit & Proper”; |
Working conditions and equal treatment and opportunities for all |
Actual positive impact |
Appropriate and reliable remuneration for VIG employees secures a stable and dependable income for individuals |
Stable and fair remuneration structure (in some cases exceeding statutory standards), taking into account qualifications and responsibilities |
VIG Group guideline on remuneration |
Working conditions and equal treatment and opportunities for all |
Actual positive impact |
Offering attractive working conditions beyond the legal standard leads to increased satisfaction of VIG employees |
Health, safety and well-being initiatives; |
VIG Group guideline on remuneration; |
Company-specific disclosure |
Actual positive impact |
The use of advanced technological applications and Artificial Intelligence (AI) contributes to the development of new solutions, the automation of repetitive tasks and the optimization of resource Management |
Implementation of clearly defined AI use cases; |
VIG Group guideline “AI Governance”; |
The following section describes the requirements associated with ESRS 2.