Better Health for All

A.S. Création Tapeten AG's core products, wallpaper and decorative fabrics, have no significant positive or negative health impact, resulting in a neutral health effect. The company states that no substances categorized by the EU Commission as posing a health risk are used, and PVC is not on any EU lists, indicating no significant negative health impacts from its products.

The company complies with French VOC emission standards (A+) and REACH regulations, and its products are regularly inspected for safety, demonstrating excellent risk disclosures and well-substantiated health claims. As a wallpaper manufacturer, the company's operations are not directly relevant to price accessibility, vulnerable reach, health innovation investment, health externalities, health equity programs, healthcare workforce support, preventative health measures, healthcare data responsibility, global health crisis response, mental health initiatives, pharma patent flexibility, nutrition and food safety, addiction mitigation, clinical trial ethics, or healthcare education.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

A.S. Création Tapeten AG is a manufacturer of wallpaper and decorative fabrics.

The provided articles consistently focus on the company's manufacturing operations and sustainability practices, such as CO2 emission reduction targets and EcoVadis ratings. No information is present regarding financial services, lending, insurance, or any activities related to moving or storing money. Therefore, all KPIs under the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value are not applicable to the company's core business model.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

A.S. Création has not reported any substantiated forced or child labor incidents in the last three years, and its Code of Conduct strictly enforces ethical business practices, including human rights.

The company is implementing a system to determine and monitor environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) risks in its supply chain, which includes using specific software to meet German and EU regulations. This system began collecting data on primary factors of raw materials in 2023, and by year-end, the carbon footprint for 2023 already included primary factors for over 50% of the volume of raw materials purchased. The company's compliance program ensures its policies and ethical business practices align with statutory provisions, enshrined in a Code of Conduct applicable to all staff. In 2023, a "Human Rights and Good Working Conditions" guideline was drawn up, based on international standards like the UN Guiding Principles and OECD Guidelines. The company received a silver medal in the 2023 EcoVadis assessment with a score of 61 out of 100, placing it in the top 22% of paper processing companies, which provides insight into environmental, social, and ethical risks across purchasing categories and countries.

Honest & Fair Business

The company reported no reportable violations of compliance topics in 2022.

In 2023, a whistleblower platform received two notifications, with no resulting proceedings. The company's EcoVadis rating was 61/100 in 2023, an improvement from 54/100 in 2022 and 49/100 in 2021. A digital whistleblower system was implemented in 2021, and a formal system with guidelines for handling reports is available. The company has a Code of Conduct (October 2022) that explicitly rejects bribery and outlines principles for gifts and invitations, emphasizing moderation. However, the effectiveness of training for this policy is not publicly measured.

No War, No Weapons

The company's core business is the manufacture of wallpaper and decorative fabrics.

There is no evidence of any involvement in arms manufacturing, military contracts, dual-use technology, or sales to embargoed regimes. Therefore, most KPIs related to defense or weapons are not applicable to its core operations. The company mentions alignment with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, but third-party audits note major gaps in this alignment.

Planet-Friendly Business

Total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions were 56,068 tons CO₂e in 2023, representing a 15.41% annual decline from 2022.

The company has a greenhouse gas reduction target of 31% by 2030, but this calculated reduction path has not yet been verified by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). The waste diversion rate for pure wallpaper waste was 91.3% in 2022. In 2023, 0% of capital expenditure was aligned with the EU Sustainable Taxonomy. The company reported no environmental compliance violations in 2022 or 2023. The company is preparing for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) compliance in 2024, but no formal deforestation policy or traceability systems are currently in place.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

The sustainability reports for A.S. Création Tapeten AG for 2022

and 2023 explicitly state that no data is presented regarding specific respect for cultures and communities initiatives. This includes a lack of information on formal partnerships, revenue reinvestment in local communities, cultural appropriation incidents, cultural impact assessments, local employment ratios, grievance mechanisms, complaint resolution times, FPIC participation rates, community governance inclusion, cultural preservation investment, local procurement, indigenous supplier counts, cultural site protection, social license to operate, charitable giving to cultural heritage organizations, community fund allocation, language inclusivity, cultural incident response, or cultural training completion.

Safe & Smart Tech

The company reported no known data protection breaches in 2023.

It provides continuous IT security and data protection training, which is mandatory for staff with PC workstations, and conducts regular internal phishing campaigns to measure training effectiveness. Critical vulnerabilities are patched within 7-14 days on average. The company integrates privacy considerations into its development process, with 50-65% of products thoroughly assessed for privacy impacts. Data minimization practices include 2-3 year retention periods for most data, with communication data retained for up to 10 years and server log files for 7 days. The company complies with GDPR and is preparing for CSRD and EUDR, having conducted a risk assessment in 2023 that identified no reportable risks. There were no documented incidents of unauthorized data use.