STOCKHOLM, May 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Autoliv,
Inc. (NYSE: ALV) (SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in
automotive safety systems, becomes a Signatory of United Nations
Global Compact.
Global Compact is the world's largest corporate sustainability
initiative, calling companies to align strategies and operations
with universal principles on human rights, labor, environment and
anti-corruption, and take action that advance societal goals.
Today, almost 10,000 companies in 162 different countries around
the world have joined the initiative.
UN Global Compact supports companies to do business responsibly
by aligning their strategies and operations with Ten Principles on
human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. It also
encourages participants to take strategic actions to advance
broader societal goals, such as the UN Sustainable Development
Goals, with an emphasis on collaboration and innovation.
Autoliv's work supports the UN Sustainable Development Goal #3:
Good health and well-being, and its target of halving global deaths
and injuries from road traffic accidents by 2020. Our
sustainability commitment and supporting policies are aligned with
the ten principles of Global Compact for responsible business. We
will report on our progress in implementing the ten principles of
the Global Compact and advancing broader societal goals as part of
our annual Sustainability Report.
"Signing the Global Compact demonstrates Autoliv's commitment to
sustainable development for our key stakeholders and our
participation in the Global Compact network also provides valuable
learning opportunities and resources to us which we can leverage to
reach our sustainability goals," states Kaisa Tarna-Mani, Autoliv Vice President,
Sustainability.
Inquiries:
Media: Stina Thorman, Corporate
Communications, Tel +46(0)8-587-206-50
Investors & Analysts: Anders
Trapp, Investor Relations, Tel +46(0)8-587-206-71
Investors & Analysts: Henrik
Kaar, Investor Relations, Tel +46(0)8-587-206-14
About Autoliv
Autoliv, Inc. is the worldwide leader in automotive safety
systems, and through our subsidiaries we develop, manufacture and
market protective systems, such as airbags, seatbelts, steering
wheels and pedestrian protection systems for all major automotive
manufacturers in the world. Our products save over 30,000 lives
each year and prevent ten times as many severe injuries.
Our close to 67,000 employees in 27 countries are passionate
about our vision of Saving More Lives and quality is at the heart
of everything we do. We have 14 technical centers, with 19 test
tracks. Sales in 2018 amounted to US $ 8,678
million. The shares are listed on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE: ALV) and the Swedish Depository Receipts on Nasdaq
Stockholm (ALIV sdb). For more information go to
www.autoliv.com.
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