SCA has approximately 50,000 employees in 60 countries. This means that the Group has operations in countries with widely differing conditions and regulations relating to the working environment.
SCA’s code of conduct functions as a set of rules and contains guidelines on aspects such as health and safety, human rights, business practice, and human resource policies.
Diversity
SCA makes active efforts to increase diversity within the Group and encourages employees to develop their full potential.
To obtain a picture of the current situation, SCA has conducted an annual diversity survey of the company’s 1,000 and 300 top managers since 2003. In 2007, 44(38) nationalities were represented among the 1,000 most senior executives and the proportion of women and men was 16% women and 84% men (14%, 86%). Among the 300 most senior executives there were 31 (26) nationalities represented, and the proportion of women and men was 10% and 90% respectively (9%, 91%).
The trend since 2003 shows positive increases in gender and nationality diversity.
Key figures employees 2007
| SEKm |
Europe
incl. Africa |
Americas |
Asia Pacific |
Total |
| Sales |
82,519 |
15,125 |
8,269 |
105,913 |
| Employees |
34,703 |
7,512 |
8,218 |
50,433 |
| Women, % |
22 |
28 |
37 |
25 |
| Salaries |
12,562 |
1,960 |
943 |
15,465 |
| Social costs |
3,255 |
490 |
105 |
3,849 |
Nationalities of SCA's top 1,000 management (2006)
Total: 34 nationalities. 88% male, 12% female.
In 2007, the cost of the training and development programmes totalled SEK 178m, which corresponds to approximately SEK 3,500 per employee. This amount
only relates to external costs.
Approximately 15% of SCA’s employees have completed higher education.
Health and safety
The health and safety of its employees and contractors is a prioritized area for SCA. All work-related injuries and illness within the SCA Group are therefore reported with special attention being paid to preventive action and incidents that result in absence from work.