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AVK is also a family-owned Group with
strong values and traditions dating back to
the founding of the company. Based on the
five common core values; quality, innovation,
reliability, sustainability, and customer service,
we want to create a safe framework for the
development and well-being of our employees.
This can be seen, among other things, in
seniority. Many employees are so loyal that they
get to celebrate 25 or 40-year anniversaries
with us. To us, this indicates that we are more
than just a place to work.
Human rights
We adhere to the UN declaration of human
rights, including equal rights independently
of gender, religion, and political views. The
obligation to comply with the human rights is
included in our Ethical Policy, in the defined
principles of the AVK Group as well as in our
guidelines. It is also an important part of the
basic values of management.
These principles form a crucial part of our
commitment to corporate social responsibility
and play a central role in our collaboration
with employees, business partners and the
surrounding community.
We will review our ethics and human rights
policy to meet the new regulatory requirements.
In the coming year, we will also develop an
internal Code of Conduct for employees, which
will supplement the existing Code of Conduct
for external business partners. Our employees
will be trained via e-learning on human rights
policies and procedures, including both our
internal and external Code of Conduct.
We have not identified any human rights
violations in 2022/23.
Diversity
In the recruitment and appointment of
managers at AVK, the principle of choosing the
best qualified person for the job is followed.
At the same time, our industry with technical
and industrial products is traditionally maledominated, creating a gender imbalance both
at management level and among employees in
general. As such, we also have a responsibility
to make the AVK Group more attractive to
women.
For the past few years, we have participated in
the Danish nationwide campaign “Girls’ Day in
Science”, which highlights the lack of women
in IT, technology, science, and maths. As part
of the campaign, we invited local girls to a
one-day event at the AVK Academy & Visitor
Centre to spark their interest in our industry
and let them meet our female employees. The
Danish version of “Girl’s Day in Science” has
changed its name to “Science Day” from 2023,
with both boys and girls participating. On one
day, only girls participated, and they were
highly engaged and showed great interest in the
activities and tasks they were given.
Similar, in 2023, we chose to focus on women
in our industry in connection with International
Women’s Day, where we shared stories
about the work of several female employees
in different companies in the AVK Group via
internal and external media.
AVK has sharpened its focus on inclusion and
diversity. The responsibility is anchored in the
newly created People & Leadership function,
which has launched concrete initiatives.
During the financial year of 2023/24, we will
implement a succession planning process and
tools to ensure that we work strategically with
diversity.
At the same time, we will improve our diversity
data. Initially the measurement is primarily on
the gender composition of the management
team, but diversity in this context is understood
more broadly to include age, seniority,
nationality, and other parameters on which we
will initiate data collection.
Read more about gender balance in
management under ‘Report on inequal gender
representation in management’ in the section
‘Statutory reports’.
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