human rights and employment standards
At Cadbury Schweppes our colleagues are central to our success and have always been at the heart of the way we operate. We aim to create a positive workplace environment and are committed to upholding high standards of human rights. We set ourselves demanding performance standards. We do this because we need to continue to attract, motivate, develop and nurture exceptional people.
“The Place to Be”
Our founders defined our values as being open and honest and acting with integrity. We still adhere to these values today and have captured them in a booklet called "The Place to Be." It describes the positive workplace we seek to create.
Our goal is to continue to nurture Cadbury Schweppes as 'The Place to Be'. We want to build a business where our colleagues are proud to work and where they are committed and engaged. We also want to reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate in our workforce and our leadership team.
Our Human Rights and Ethical Trading policy
Cadbury Schweppes is a diverse business operating in many different countries, each presenting different challenges. We set a common global framework, and encourage flexibility, sensitivity and inventiveness at a local level.
Our Human Rights and Ethical Trading (HRET) policy and our Human Resources Standards are closely aligned. Both draw from the high standards set out in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions and the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.
We introduced our HRET policy in 2000 to re-affirm the approach we take towards the treatment of people.
Our policy applies to both employees and suppliers, and covers:
- Core labour rights and dignity at work
- Health and safety in the workplace
- Fair remuneration
- Diversity and respect for difference
- Opportunity for development
As a means of ensuring our HRET policy is being adopted consistently globally, we are including internal HRET audits in our review activity.