Lillehammer Olympic Park - Statement of due diligence assessments in accordance with the Openness Act
For 2023
Act on business transparency and work with basic human rights and decent working conditions (the Transparency Act entered into force on 1 July 2022. Lillehammer Olympiapark AS is covered by the scope of the Act, cf. §§ 2 and 3.
Section 4 of the Transparency Act requires the company to carry out due diligence assessments with the aim of identifying actual and possible negative consequences for basic human rights and decent working conditions. According to § 5 of the Act, the results of the due diligence assessments must be made public through an annual report.
This document contains an account of the due diligence assessments the company has carried out so far. The purpose of the report is to give the public insight into the key findings from the due diligence assessments, and which measures the company has implemented.
Regardless of the Openness Act, the company is committed to acting orderly and honestly towards everyone we deal with. Be it employees, customers, suppliers and other business relationships.
External inquiries regarding the Transparency Act are sent to the CEO, per.olav.andersen@olympiaparken.no, or CFO lillas@olympiaparken.no
Organization
Lillehammer Olympiapark is organized as a limited company with associated departments for each individual operating location. The company is wholly owned by Lillehammer municipality (100%).
The company consists of 5 former Olympic facilities, and is responsible for the operation and maintenance of these facilities. In addition, the company has built up a large events department over time, which organizes major sports events and other commercial events. Over the last few years, the company has had an emphasis on the tourism business, and has prepared several projects related to tourism operations.
All the facilities are located in Lillehammer municipality.
Routines/guidelines
The main responsibility for follow-up and compliance with the Openness Act is placed with the company's administration. The general manager of the company has overall responsibility for compliance with the Transparency Act, including the implementation and publication of due diligence assessments in accordance with §§ 4 and 5 of the Act.
The board of the company is aware of its responsibility for accountability, and compliance with the Openness Act must be anchored in the company's guidelines, both factually and operationally.
Due diligence assessments must be carried out in accordance with the OECD's framework for human rights.
According to the company's guidelines, when actual or possible consequences are found in Lillehammer Olympiapark or in businesses linked to the company as a customer, partner or supplier, it must be assessed whether the company's routines handle the implementation and follow-up of measures. Where the routines do not cover consequences, these are updated at the same time that measures are implemented.
Lillehammer Olympiapark must be an inclusive workplace without any form of discrimination. The company surveys the working environment and employees' well-being through
employee interviews and employee surveys. A new employee survey is planned to be carried out in autumn 2024.
For follow-up of suppliers and partners, the company will carry out a survey based on a sample. The selection will be based on the size of the collaboration or purchase. The surveys will be sent out in autumn 24.
Planned measures
The company conducts its business in Norway, and follows the laws and regulations imposed on companies in Norway. Lillehammer Olympiapark has its own HSE employee who contributes to checks and safety rounds, to ensure that the company's employees follow the current safety rules and established HSE routines. The company has established a working environment committee. Based on the investigations the company has carried out, no violations of human rights or risks of indecent conditions have been uncovered. The company strives for an ongoing assessment of these conditions, to ensure that this is complied with.
Since the company was recently covered by the regulations surrounding the Transparency Act, the company has so far not uncovered conditions that have resulted in the implementation of measures. The mapping that is started with suppliers and partners will be followed up by the company's administration and the company's board throughout the autumn, so that we can identify any risks that exist with a good mapping.
The company's administration and the company's board will continuously work on the preparation of such surveys and measures to be initiated, in order to counteract actual or potential negative consequences for basic human rights and decent working conditions.