Sustainability I ESG
Building the technology of the future, sustainably
“Technology is transforming the world. At GN, we want it to transform the world for the better. To be part of the change, we are committed to building the technology of the future in a way that minimizes the impact on the climate, the environment, and society.
Sustainability is an integrated part of our strategy and all the decisions we make. It’s not always an easy way forward, but it’s the right way”
Peter Karlstromer, CEO
Annual report 2024
As sustainability is integrated into GN’s fundamental business strategy, we continue to combine our reporting on financial and ESG performance in a single publication.
Our Annual Report 2024 is prepared in accordance with the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and provides our investors and other stakeholders with a holistic view of our business, value drivers, strategy, governance, and financial and non-financial performance.
ESG portal
Sustainability is a strategic lever to maximize the positive impact of our products, minimize negative impact on the environment, and safeguard human rights across our value chain.
Learn more about our sustainability efforts by visiting our Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) portal.
Our business standards
2024 marked our 14th year as a committed signatory to the UN Global Compact and its 10 principles of responsible business. These principles guide us in everything we do. We uphold and protect human rights throughout our supply chain, ensure our labor practices meet international standards by protecting the freedoms and rights of anyone working in our supply chain, take responsibility for our environmental footprint and actively work to reduce it through our products, and uphold the highest standards of business ethics.
View our standards
UN SDG 3
Our products make life sound better, which helps our users lead a healthier and happier life. In our operations we drive a culture of health and safety and avoid negative impact on health by complying with chemical and hazardous substance regulations
UN SDG 5
By driving a culture of diversity and inclusion in our recruitment, employee development and internal networks, we strive to empower underrepresented groups in leadership positions and across GN
UN SDG 8
Driven by our commitment to UN Global Compact, we set high internal standards and audit suppliers to ensure human and labor rights are protected at all times
UN SDG 9
The dynamic industries in which we operate drive us to develop products and services on the leading edge of innovation that meet society’s current and future needs
UN SDG 12
We do business the right way. Through our policies and due diligence processes in, for example, conflict minerals, responsible sourcing, and business ethics, we set high standards across our value chain
UN SDG 13
We help our customers make climate-friendly choices through our remote collaboration solutions, and are committed to reducing our emissions as fast as the science dictates
Whistleblower hotline
We encourage an open and honest dialog, and we encourage you to come forward if you suspect or know of serious misconduct in GN. We know it is not always easy to come forward. This is why we have a whistleblower hotline. You can use this hotline if you do not feel that you can report your concern directly to someone in the GN Group, for example your usual contact person. Alternatively, you can speak to GN Group Legal.
Policies and reports
GN has a wide range of policies relating to corporate responsibility and corporate governance.
Read our policies and reports