Vaisala Corporate Responsibility Report 2008 Recognized by UN Global Compact
Vaisala's Corporate Responsibility Report 2008, the company's first ever, has received an honorary mention from the UN Global Compact Office. The report has been granted the status of Notable Communication on Progress (COP). This is the first time Finnish companies receive this tribute and Vaisala is one of two Global Compact signatories in Finland that were acknowledged.
In his letter to Vaisala's CEO and President Kjell Forsén, Executive Director, Georg Kell from Global Compact applauds the way Vaisala has communicated its endorsement of the Global Compact, i.e. the ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
"We found your COP to be of outstanding quality and believe it can serve as an illustrative and inspirational example for other participants", Georg Kell states.
"Considering that this was our first Corporate Responsibility report, we are very proud to be honored in this way", says Helena Marjaranta, Senior Vice President, Communications.
Vaisala is strongly endorsing corporate responsibility in its business and has been a UN Global Compact signatory since 2008. We support the ten principles of Global Compact and also promote these values to our stakeholders.
The report is available for download on our website at http://vaisala.com/corporate/corporateresponsibility
Vaisala is a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement. Building on more than 70 years of experience, Vaisala contributes to a better quality of life by providing a comprehensive range of innovative observation and measurement products and services for meteorology, weather critical operations and controlled environments. Headquartered in Finland, Vaisala employs over 1200 professionals worldwide and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.vaisala.com
Further information:
Helena Marjaranta,
Senior Vice President, Communications,
tel. +358 (0)40 581 9102,
helena.marjaranta(at)vaisala.com
Tomi Rintanen,
Corporate Responsibility Specialist, Communications,
tel. +358 (0)9 8949 3059,
tomi.rintanen(at]vaisala.com
