As an active participant in society, through our business activities and their economic, environmental and societal impact, ABB recognizes social performance as a key to sustainable development. Along with our ambition to make a positive contribution economically and environmentally, we see social performance as the third dimension of sustainability. ABB has a social policy, applicable to areas that ABB can directly influence. Additionally environmental protection is among ABB’s top corporate priorities. We address environmental issues in all of our operations and public policies. ABB is a signatory to the ICC Business Charter for Sustainable Development and has adopted the 16 principles of the Charter, as its environmental protection policy. We engage in stakeholder reviews and consultations on these policies, to continuously improve them.
ABB fulfills its commitment to sustainable development by developing and supplying eco-efficient products and systems, sharing state-of-the-art technologies with emerging markets, contributing to common efforts and by continuously improving its own sustainability performance.