In August 2021, Glacier joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative. The mission of the UN Global Compact is to offer guidelines for companies to achieve sustainable value by delivering measurable impact on the world’s most pressing challenges. The approach relies on ten principles divided into human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. As a member of the Global Compact, we’re expected to disclose an annual Communication of Progress (COP), reporting our commitments and action in the four aforementioned areas. The key findings presented in this climate report will also form the basis of our COP. Below is the fundamental content required to renew our commitment to the Global Compact.
"I am proud to confirm Glacier's commitment to the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. In this first annual report, we outline our actions to integrate the Global Compact and its principles into our business strategy, culture and day-to-day operations. We also commit to sharing this information with our stakeholders through our key communication channels.”
The measures taken in 2021 are described in detail in the ‘Environmental Aspects’ and ‘Social Aspects’ chapters. Each of these chapters also lists our objectives for 2022.
For 2021, we measured the following indicators: