4.13 Memberships in associations and/or national/international advocacy organisations

The following industry associations and advocacy organisations are relevant to the Group, and Orion Corporation and/or its subsidiaries are members thereof:

−    Chemical Industry Federation of Finland / Confederation of Finnish Industries, EK

−    Pharma Industry Finland and its national sister organisations in countries where Orion has a presence

−    EFPIA, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations

−    Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce

−    Turku Chamber of Commerce

−    Environmental Register of Packaging PYR Ltd

−    Finpro ry

−    Association for Finnish Work

−    Excellence Finland

−    Sailab ry and its national sister organisations in countries where Orion Diagnostica has presence

−    EDMA, European Diagnostic Manufacturing Association

4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organisation
4.15 Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage

The members of the working groups for preparing sustainability reporting at Orion performed a self-assessment with a consultant to define the key stakeholder groups. Assessment criteria included reasonable expectations of stakeholder groups and their importance in relation to Orion’s business operations as a whole. Based on the assessment of the working groups, the steering group made a further assessment on stakeholder groups which can be expected to pay special attention to our responsibility performance, and added some detail.

The following stakeholder groups are important to Orion’s business and are interested in Orion’s corporate responsibility:

−      Patients and consumers

−      Orion employees

−      Healthcare authorities

−      Marketing and research partners

−      Contract manufacturing principals

−      Shareholders

−      Customers (doctors, nursing staff, pharmacies, clinics, laboratories, research institutes, decision-makers in procurement organisations)

−      Suppliers of goods and services

−      Patient organisations, civic organisations

−      Media, social media

−      Helsinki Stock Exchange and the Financial Supervisory Authority FIN-FSA

−      Investors: financial entities, analysts, portfolio managers, investment advisors

−      Job applicants, students, educational institutions

−      Competition authorities

−      Environmental authorities

−      Banks and insurance companies

−      Neighbours

4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement

Orion engages with its stakeholder groups in various ways. Orion has yet to establish engagement mechanisms which focus specifically on economic, social or environmental sustainability.

Internet and network-based solutions are increasingly important channels alongside traditional engagement methods, enabling quick and active interaction. For example, the public can use the feedback form on the corporate website to send messages in selected categories or to write free-form messages to Orion. We strive to respond to any feedback as quickly as possible. Orion aims to offer more interactive functionalities in its web based media attracting stakeholder groups into discussion.