
This non-financial informaon secon of the Report of the Board
of Directors is based on Incap's corporate responsibility program,
which is described in more details in Incap's Corporate
Responsibility Report published in connecon with its Annual
Report 2021.
Incap's corporate responsibility concerns responsibility for its
economic, social and environmental impacts. For Incap, corporate
responsibility means that the company exceeds legal requirements
and considers the needs and expectaons of its stakeholders.
As a basis for its corporate responsibility programme, the company
has defined a Code of Conduct that concerns all its employees and
suppliers. The implementaon of corporate responsibility acons
is supported by the company's quality assurance and
environmental management systems.
Descripon of business operaons
Incap provides contract manufacturing services for electronics
through its factories and organisaon. Incap's services include
procurement of materials, prototyping, producon ramp-up, serial
producon, final assembly, tesng and logiscs. The company's
manufacturing experse also covers the final assembly into a
finished product.
Incap's business covers the markets of Europe, North America, and
the Asia-Pacific region. The company has factories in Estonia,
India, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom, as well as sourcing
operaons in Hong Kong. In addion to the actual from order to
delivery process, Incap's factories are also responsible for making
offers and pricing according to the Group's instrucons. Group
management also coordinates sales and procurement. Incap's
efficient operang model is based on a decentralised organisaon,
where the manufacturing units operate independently and in an
entrepreneurial spirit. The operang model enables faster
decision-making, taking responsibility and agile response to
customer needs and shorter lead mes for customer products.
Respect for human rights and an-corrupon measures
Incap complies with the UN Universal Declaraon of Human
Rights, the UN Global Compact, the Internaonal Labour
Organizaon's (ILO's) Declaraon on Fundamental Principles and
Rights at Work and OECD's Guidelines for Mulnaonal
Enterprises.
Incap does not use forced or child labour and the company
promote equal opportunies and diversity. Incap respects the
freedom of engagement, and the company does not tolerate any
kind of harassment or bullying. Incap's business ethics focus on
fair compeon, zero-tolerance for corrupon and bribery and
prevenon of money-laundering.
As part of Incap's support and respect for human rights, the
company has also implemented a Conflict Mineral Policy. Incap is
commied to ensure that its products and processes do not
contain Conflict Minerals as defined by EU's Conflict Minerals
Regulaon and Secon 1502 of the US Dodd-Frank Act regarding
Conflict Minerals.
In 2021, there were no reported incidents of violaon of the
above-menoned laws, regulaons or principles.
Respect for human and labour rights as well as an-corrupon
principles are included in the Code of Conduct. All Incap's
employees received Code of Conduct training during 2021. Incap
also requires its suppliers to adhere to the principles described in
Incap's Supplier Code of Conduct.
Social responsibility
Incap's social responsibility emphasises the well-being of
employees and fair and ethical behaviour towards all stakeholders.
Incap provides its employees equal opportunies and possibilies
for further development. Incap wants to acvely contribute to the
sustainable development of its local communies.
Incap's Code of Conduct defines the ethical pracces as well as
fundamentals for fair treatment and condions both internally and
towards external stakeholders. It outlines how Incap's employees
are expected to behave in their daily work and sets out the
principles that help them make ethically sound decisions.
Incap strives to provide a safe and healthy workplace for all
employees and takes adequate steps to prevent accidents and
injuries. Incap expects everyone to respect and follow health and
safety laws and regulaons and to report all incidents, near miss
cases, or health and safety risks. The goal is zero hazards. In 2021,
there was one reported work-related injury at Incap's factories
(2020:0).
In 2021, 100% of our workers in Estonia and Slovakia were covered
by the Occupaonal Health and Safety management system
cerfied according to the ISO 45001 Standard. Our Indian and UK
factory operaons are in the process of being cerfied, and our
target is to have these units cerfied during 2022.
Developing personnel, promong career paths and providing
training opportunies play an important role in ensuring
movaon and wellbeing of Incap's employees. Incap arranges a
broad range of training opportunies for its employees ranging
from introductory training to process improvement and
management related training. Due to the coronavirus pandemic,
the opportunies for training connued to be partly limited in
2021.
Environmental responsibility
Incap is commied to operang in an environmentally friendly and
responsible manner. In its operaons, Incap focuses on efficient
and sustainable use of resources and materials, which is achieved
through connuous improvements of recycling rates, waste
management and energy intensity.
To meet this commitment, Incap has implemented an
Environmental Management System (EMS) cerfied in accordance
with ISO 14001 requirements. Incap also complies with all relevant
legal requirements to prevent polluon and reduce consumpon
of natural resources and materials. Incap's aim is to connuously
develop and improve its processes to protect and preserve the
environment.
In 2021, no violaons of environmental laws or regulaons were
idenfied in Incap's operaons.
To ensure efficient use of resources and minimise waste, Incap
opmises the use of all raw materials as part of its manufacturing.
The focus is on improving recycling rates and waste management,
which can be achieved by reducing waste of raw materials and line
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relaonship with the company at the date of the reward's
payment. Possible reward based on the incenve scheme shall be
paid aer the company's Annual General Meeng in 2022 has
approved the company's annual accounts for the financial year 1
January 2021–31 December 2021. The shares paid as reward shall
not be transferred during a 12-month lock-up period, which begins
from the reward payment.
For the execuon of the incenve scheme, the company's Board of
Directors resolved on the directed share issue to the CEO of the
company without consideraon based on the authorisaon
granted to the company's Board of Directors on the issuance of
shares by the Annual General Meeng of the company on 20 April
2020. The shares are issued subject to meeng the condions of
the incenve scheme.
If the company decides aer the beginning of the performance
period and before paying the reward on issue of company's shares
or on issue opon rights or other special rights entled to
company's shares so that the shareholders have a pre-empve
subscripon right, the amount of the reward shall be increased by
mulplying the number of earned shares by the share issue
mulplier, or in a way resolved by the Board.