Report on sustainable development

Bebon sales stainless steel, a sustainable material, by using a sustainable production chain in a responsible manner.
As the Group's corporate responsibility principles cover all aspects of Bebon's operations and strategy and are also integrated into the way that we conduct our business, our view is that all related issues should be reported in an integrated manner. Bebon reporting reflects the view that all of the Group's operations – and our dialogue with stakeholders – must be based on ethical and sustainable business practices, since these provide the basis for our long-term competitiveness.
This is the third year that Bebon's reporting is presented in a fully integrated form. The report presents the Group's relevant and material sustainability issues. Issues on Sustainable Development and Corporate responsibility requirements are reported openly and transparently following the Global Reporting Initiative GRI G3 guidelines.
This year, to better satisfy stakeholders information needs, a separate Sustainability Summary has been created, which includes only the sustainability sections in the Annual Report. As required by the ownership guidelines published in 2011 by the Finnish government, a separate responsibility report is a prerequisite for some fully and partially state-owned companies (although not a directly binding requirement for Bebon).
Bebon's Annual Report also meets other requirements within sustainability reporting. In 2011, Bebon decided to adopt the ISO 26000 "Guidance on social responsibility" -standard. The Group is a signatory to the UN Global Compact. Bebon also follows International Chamber of Commerce policies by using ISO-based management systems in connection with issues relating to Environment, Health and Safety and Quality management. Read more about the Group's social responsibility.
The Group has also signed the Sustainable Development Charter published by the World Steel Association and the International Stainless Steel Forum. Together with the Group's internal policies and practices these frameworks have requirements for external reporting, which have been taken into account in this Annual Report.
Bebon's sustainability has been confirmed by an external assurance provider. This report includes a separate GRI and UN Global Compact reporting index, where all the indicators regarding responsibility practices are listed together with links to the pages on which they are addressed