GLOBAL COMPACT – COP YEAR 2016
17.08.2017
As every year, ALBÉNIZ, as active GLOBAL COMPACT member, reports publicly the actions implemented in the previous year in the 10 principles.
GLOBAL COMPACT - COMMUNICATION ON PROGRESS (COP) YEAR 2016
In June 2000, the U.N. launched a challenge to all the companies in the world asking them to join the 10 universal principles in ethical, social and environmental matters which constitutes the Global Compact. The respect to these basic values is totally integrated in the day to day way as ALBENIZ works, both internal and externally, that is why we decided to join the Global Compact. We did it in October 2008.
One of the obligations that have the companies joined to Global Compact is to implement precise actions which contribute to advance in the respect of the 10 principles and to their integration in the company’s culture. Additionally, they must make a public communication to the stakeholders about the actions implemented and this is the reason why we make this communication in our corporate website. You can see the same information in the website of Global Compact (http://www.unglobalcompact.org).
ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED IN YEAR 2016
ACTION Nº 1
Concerned area: Human Rights
Declaration of support to the precise area:
EDUARDO ALBENIZ, S.A. declares its support to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its strong commitment to put in place policies and actions to implement the principles 1 and 2 in order to integrate them progressively in the company's culture.
Concerned principles:
- Principle nº 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights.
Title of the action:
Change of the system for evaluation of suppliers and subcontractors.
Content of the action:
EDUARDO ALBÉNIZ SA, faithful to its commitment to the values of Global Compact and, in particular, to the universally recognized basic human rights, has modified its "supplier and subcontractors’ evaluation procedure", including as a key evaluation criterion the implementation of active policies of CSR (including adherence to Global Compact) in such suppliers and subcontractors.
Expected goals:
We hope to contribute to the diffusion among our suppliers and subcontractors of the culture of respect for human rights.
ACTION Nº 2
Concerned area: Labour Standards
Declaration of support to the precise area:
EDUARDO ALBENIZ, S.A. declares its support to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its strong commitment to put in place policies and actions to implement the principles 3, 4, 5 and 6 in order to integrate them progressively in the company's culture. We declare specifically our commitment to respect the Labour Law and the workers' rights.
Concerned principles:
- Principle 6: The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Title of the action:
Plan of conciliation between professional life and personal life
Content of the action:
Establish a plan for documentation, communication and follow-up of conciliation measures. This plan includes the following points:
1) Compile the conciliation measures in Albéniz.
2) Document the conciliation measures.
3) Establish ways of communication and communicate them to the employees.
4) Define indicator of conciliation measures and people who will accept them.
Expected goals:
We hope to contribute to the conciliation of professional life with the personal life of our employees.
ACTION Nº 3
Concerned area: Environment
Declaration of support to the precise area:
Even if our activity (self-adhesive labels manufacturing) is not especially pollutant and wastes are not considered as dangerous for the environment, we declare our support to the principles 7, 8 and 9 and our strong commitment to put in place policies and actions in order to integrate them progressively in the company's culture.
Concerned principles:
- Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.
- Principle 8: Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility
Title of the action:
Order of environmental diagnosis.
Content of the action:
Order an environmental diagnosis to an external entity, with the aim of gathering the necessary information to adapt our environmental management system to the ISO 14001 standard and then undertake certification with this standard.
Expected goals:
Take a first step towards obtaining the ISO 14001 certification.
ACTION Nº 4
Concerned area: Anti-Corruption
Declaration of support to the precise area:
EDUARDO ALBENIZ, S.A. declares its support to principle 10 and its strong commitment to put in place policies and actions to avoid all forms of corruption, in particular extortion and bribery, in order to integrate this principle progressively in the company's culture.
Concerned principle
- Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
Title of the action:
Implantation of a system of prevention of criminal risks in the company: phases 1 and 2.
Content of the action:
Develop phases 1 and 2 of the implementation of a system for prevention of criminal risks in the company:
- Phase 1: Elaboration of Diagnosis and Map of Criminal Risks of the company.
- Phase 2: Design of the Supervision and Control Model, and elaboration of the Crime Prevention Plan.
Expected goals:
To be aware of what actions can be considered a crime and in this way to be able to define actions to prevent them as well as training all staff. It will avoid potential penalties for crimes and ensure the continuity of the company.