At Avon, we take our safety responsibility seriously, which is why our associates
coordinating this function report to senior levels of management—site leaders, regional
leaders or, at the global level, the Group Vice President of Global Manufacturing
and Environment, Health and Safety (EHS). By residing in the operating areas of
the company and reporting directly to senior management, the safety function becomes
more effective and sends a clear message that ensuring safety is a basic management
function and responsibility.
Regulatory compliance is imperative. While our focus is on protecting people and
property, we also work to achieve full compliance with applicable safety and fire
protection-related regulations.
In the past few years, as a part of our major global initiatives, we have invested
in many capital projects in which significant portions of project capital are allocated
to improving safety and property protection. We regularly measure the safety performance
of our sites and report it to the highest levels of management. We also hold our
managers at various levels accountable for ensuring safety in their areas of responsibility
by including safety-related objectives in our performance management and compensation
system.