Norwegian Transparency Act

At Nobia Norway AS we work actively to ensure that we comply with basic human rights, as well as to ensure decent working conditions in our own operations and in the supply chain.

This declaration describes how Nobia Norway is working with the Transparency Act to ensure that human rights and decent working conditions is embedded in our own operations and in the supply chain 

Our greatest asset is our people. Since our foundation, Nobia Norway has conducted its business on an ethical foundation, encouraging and enabling its employees and suppliers to operate within the same principled framework. 

All of Nobia, including Nobia Norway, is committed to promoting  human rights and decent working conditions.  

As of 1 July 2022, the Transparency Act entered into force in Norway. The purpose is to promote companies’ respect for basic human rights and decent working conditions with business partners and in supply chains. An essential part of the law is to ensure the public’s access to information regarding these conditions and how businesses handle them. Together with other measures, the legal requirement will contribute to Norway’s work to meet and comply with the UN’s sustainable development goal no. 8 on decent work and economic growth (SDG8), as well as SDG12 on responsible consumption and production. The core of the law involves a duty to carry out and account for due diligence assessments. Due diligence assessments as defined by the Transparency Act mean that businesses must map possible negative consequences for human rights and decent working conditions related to production and supply chains, implement improvement measures, follow up and report.

Due diligence assessments

Nobia has a policy for human and labour rights which addresses respect for human rights in own organization and in the supply chain. The policy is based on the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human rights and describes the main principles for how Nobia Group companies shall handle the human and workers’ rights that are most relevant to day-to-day operations. In the policy, we describe how we are to carry out due diligence assessments and work with improvement measures both in our own businesses and in the supply chain.

Nobia ’s expectations for the supplier companies’ work with due diligence assessments for human rights, fair working conditions and environmental impact are also described in our sustainability reports and supplier code of conduct.

Nobia has a large number of direct suppliers and many sub-suppliers. Nobia require all our direct suppliers to sign Nobia ’s Supplier Code of Conduct. The Supplier Code of Conduct describes our supplier requirements related to human rights and other topics within sustainability. This means that the supplier agrees to carry out its production in accordance with internationally recognized standards relating to human rights, working conditions, the environment and anti-corruption.

Nobia conducts a thorough assessment of all new suppliers when entering into a contract. In addition to this, the companies have a risk-based approach to the work with human rights in the supply chain, focusing their efforts on the supply chains where we consider the risk of human rights violations to be the highest.

Human rights due diligence report for 2022

Nobias annual and sustainability report (https://www.nobia.com/sustainability/reporting/) includes an account of our approach to due diligence, important human rights risks, measures implemented during the year and the plans for the coming period.

The following information is particularly relevant in relation to the requirements of the Transparency Act $5:

  • Information on organization and operating area
  • Information on segments
  • Sustainability strategy and governance
  • Human rights policy, routines, reporting channels
  • Negative consequences and risks, measures

All of the above areas are covered in the sustainability report and on the Nobia group website (www.nobia.com). The report covers all companies in which Nobia  had more than 50% ownership as of 31 December 2022. The information in the report on human rights policy, impact and risks, as well as procedures for due diligence assessments, supplier follow-up and complaints, applies to all Nobia Group companies. Nobia publishes the account of the due diligence assessments in accordance with the Transparency Act, through the sustainability report and on Nobia's website.

In case you would require more information on how Nobia ensures basic human rights and decent working conditions, send an e-mail to info@nobia.com. Please mark the e-mail with Transparency act/Åpenhetsloven in the subject field.