Inclusion and diversity are integral to Polestar’s stance on human rights. Across the supply chain, our own workforce and among Polestar customers, we strive to create an environment of diversity, equality, and respect.
Inclusion and diversity are integral to Polestar’s stance on human rights. Across the supply chain, our own workforce and among Polestar customers, we strive to create an environment of diversity, equality, and respect.
Within Polestar, we consider inclusion to mean that people from any number of backgrounds and identities can be welcomed, valued, respected and heard, and given the opportunity to positively contribute.
For the vulnerable in our supply chain, employees of varied backgrounds inside our organisation, and our customers around the world, a set of inclusion initiatives helps us to drive change and champion elemental human rights.
That nobody should be left behind, particularly the most vulnerable across our value chain, as per the UN’s Agenda 2030.
That nobody should be left behind, particularly the most vulnerable across our value chain, as per the UN’s Agenda 2030.
Reaching this ideal is an ongoing process requiring both a range of initiatives, and a readiness to listen and engage. Here we detail the key initiatives that underline our stance on inclusion: ethical business practice, human rights in the supply chain, and inclusive workplace and customer experience.
Reaching this ideal is an ongoing process requiring both a range of initiatives, and a readiness to listen and engage. Here we detail the key initiatives that underline our stance on inclusion: ethical business practice, human rights in the supply chain, and inclusive workplace and customer experience.
There is a strategic initiative established to secure and manage due diligence connected to human and labour rights in manufacturing, including the workers in the value chain that are hired through our manufacturing business partners
There is a strategic initiative established to secure and manage due diligence connected to human and labour rights in manufacturing, including the workers in the value chain that are hired through our manufacturing business partners
Some of the greatest sustainability risks and human rights challenges today occur in the supply chain, including (but not limited to) child labour, forced labour, and hazardous working conditions.
Some of the greatest sustainability risks and human rights challenges today occur in the supply chain, including (but not limited to) child labour, forced labour, and hazardous working conditions.
We balance these risks with opportunities created across the supply chain, and work to ensure human rights while creating jobs. We do so by adhering to a variety of policies and collaborative initiatives, including the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and we require suppliers to demonstrate the same set of principles.
We balance these risks with opportunities created across the supply chain, and work to ensure human rights while creating jobs. We do so by adhering to a variety of policies and collaborative initiatives, including the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and we require suppliers to demonstrate the same set of principles.
Through responsible sourcing and proper supplier management, we use data to assess compliance and track progress over time.
Through responsible sourcing and proper supplier management, we use data to assess compliance and track progress over time.
We are focused on building a diverse workforce encompassing people of many different backgrounds and perspectives. We have set out key priorities such as inclusive recruitment, retention, and leadership.
We are focused on building a diverse workforce encompassing people of many different backgrounds and perspectives. We have set out key priorities such as inclusive recruitment, retention, and leadership.
Our aim is that all Polestar employees should feel that their contribution to the workplace is valued, that their voice is heard, and feel comfortable and connected. To that end, employees are encouraged to be vocal about any ethical issues or instances of misconduct, and can open a dialogue via multiple channels, including the SpeakUp tool.
Our aim is that all Polestar employees should feel that their contribution to the workplace is valued, that their voice is heard, and feel comfortable and connected. To that end, employees are encouraged to be vocal about any ethical issues or instances of misconduct, and can open a dialogue via multiple channels, including the SpeakUp tool.
We have established this initiative with the aim of ensuring that all customers, regardless of their background or identity, have a positive and equitable experience when interacting with the brand.
We have established this initiative with the aim of ensuring that all customers, regardless of their background or identity, have a positive and equitable experience when interacting with the brand.
The initiative seeks to foster a culture of inclusiveness within the organization and to remove barriers that may prevent certain groups of customers from fully engaging with our products or services.
The initiative seeks to foster a culture of inclusiveness within the organization and to remove barriers that may prevent certain groups of customers from fully engaging with our products or services.
This may involve developing employee training programs, gathering customer feedback to identify and address areas for improvement, and investigating accessibility with products in web design, physical locations, and in cars to create plans for improvements. The focus is on assessing these insights to inspire actionable practices.
This may involve developing employee training programs, gathering customer feedback to identify and address areas for improvement, and investigating accessibility with products in web design, physical locations, and in cars to create plans for improvements. The focus is on assessing these insights to inspire actionable practices.
Read more about Polestar's inclusion statement below.
Read more about Polestar's inclusion statement below.
Polestar's operations are based on transparency, honesty, and accountability. Open communication is key to making that happen. Read our Conflict Minerals Report, Modern Slavery Statement, and further reports and documents around sustainability.
Polestar's operations are based on transparency, honesty, and accountability. Open communication is key to making that happen. Read our Conflict Minerals Report, Modern Slavery Statement, and further reports and documents around sustainability.
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