The Transparency Act

The Norwegian Parliament has adopted the new Transparency Act, which aims to promote companies' respect for fundamental human rights and decent working conditions in connection with the production of goods and services.

The law aims to ensure transparency about supply chains and requires companies to perform and report on due diligence assessments.

The general public is given access to information on how companies manage negative impacts on fundamental human rights and decent working conditions.

Since the Transparency Act came into force in 2022, we have increased our focus on ensuring that employee rights are respected both in our own operations and in the supply chain.

The law obliges us to carry out due diligence. We are co-owners and members of the purchasing organization NORES. This was assessed when we concluded that their dedicated team and methodology ensure that our purchasing complies with regulations. They ensure ethical trade. NORES is in turn verified by Factlines, which conducts a thorough review of our purchasing scheme. See info here: https://verified.factlines.com/2024/no/850656452

The report contains the following:
- Corporate social responsibility, strategy and policies
- Supply chain: follow-up, insight and control
- Risk and due diligence assessments
- Country risk
- Working conditions and rights
- People and the environment
- Conflict minerals
- Anti-corruption

For more information, see the due diligence report from our purchasing organization: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/659d23d4715879ec965454c3/66866ecdf28197d6611449da_Nores%20aktomhetsvurdering%202024.pdf

Furthermore, Frogner House is environmentally certified by Eco-Lighthouse in 2023. See the certificate here. Eco-Lighthouse is a national certification scheme aimed at the private and public sectors, with particular emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises. www.miljofyrtarn.no The Eco-Lighthouse certification is our management tool for continuous improvement. The Eco-Lighthouse certificate is recognized documentation of third-party certified environmental management throughout the EU/EEA area.