Our activities

Policies and code of conduct:
Our People Policy and Code of Conduct are aligned with the Principles in the UN Global Compact. Aker Solutions maintains committed to adhere to the principles outlined in the framework agreement entered into by Aker ASA and the Norwegian Confederation of Trades Unions and the International Metalworkers Federation. This contract was renewed in October 2010.

Incorporating Labour Rights provisions in our Supply Management:
Our Supply Management policy has been revised to better express expectations to labour rights in our supply chain. It is clearly stated in the policy that suppliers using child labour or forced or compulsory labour shall not be pre-qualified. We are also in the process of rolling out a new database system to streamline and control our supplier selection and to better monitor implementation of internal and external audits.

People Survey 2010:
17 780 employees from 23 countries and 67 of our business units took part in a survey giving open feedback to our global management and helping us improve our company’s performance and the development of our people.

Our Diversity Programme:
In supporting our principles on non-discrimination our focus is on creating a culture open to diversity. Our vision is to build an Aker Solution mind-set and culture in which cultural intelligence is an integrated element of our behaviour on all levels and in all locations. Cultural awareness has been integrated in global learning and development initiatives and is now being systematically included into our people processes. To support an on-going learning process Aker Solutions has initiated a cultural awareness programme where we have trained (and continue to train) cross-cultural connectors across all our locations. Their mission is to create an environment where people are successful and confident in working across cultures, beliefs, and with different individual differences.