Communication on Progress

Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 12-Mar-2015
Time period
  • March 2014  –  March 2015
Format
  • Stand alone document – Basic COP Template
Differentiation Level
  • This COP qualifies for the Global Compact Active level
Self-assessment
  • Includes a CEO statement of continued support for the UN Global Compact and its ten principles
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Human Rights
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Labour
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Environment
  • Description of actions or relevant policies related to Anti-Corruption
  • Includes a measurement of outcomes
 
  • Statement of continued support by the Chief Executive Officer

  • Statement of the company's chief executive (CEO or equivalent) expressing continued support for the Global Compact and renewing the company's ongoing commitment to the initiative and its principles.

  • 12th of March 2015

    To our stakeholders:

    I am pleased to confirm that "Industrias Metalicas IMETAL" continues to reaffirm its support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption.

    In this annual Communication on Progress, we describe our actions to continually improve the integration of the Global Compact and its principles into our business strategy, culture and daily operations. We also commit to share this information using our primary channels of communication.

    Sincerely yours,

    Jose Angel García

    Industrias Metálicas IMETAL SA

Human Rights
  • Assessment, policy and goals

  • Description of the relevance of human rights for the company (i.e. human rights risk-assessment). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on Human Rights.

  • Industrias Metálicas IMETAL reaffirms the relevance of human rights for the company.

    The company’s commitment is the support and respect for the protection of human rights in all its aspects.

    This commitment is reflected in all our projects and written policies, disseminated both to customers and suppliers.

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions to implement Human Rights policies, address Human Rights risks and respond to Human Rights violations.

  • IMETAL is familiarised with International Human Rights Legislation and reaffirms its commitment to ensure that all contracts signed in the company are in compliance with such legislation. In addition, no Human Rights violations have occurred within the company or in projects

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • The company evaluates performance on analysis of reports.

    No Human Rights violations have occurred within the company and no human rights risks have been detected in the past. In addition, no Human Rights violations have been detected in projects related to the company’s professional activity.

Labour
  • Assessment, policy and goals

  • Description of the relevance of labour rights for the company (i.e. labour rights-related risks and opportunities). Description of written policies, public commitments and company goals on labour rights.

  • IMETAL realises the importance of internal policies which achieve the long term goal of creating a sustainable working environment, and which rely on the importance of workers, the main company asset.

    The company endorses the four principles of the United Global Compact relating to labour rights and the social policy of the company tries to demonstrate it by enabling the company to achieve its targets while at the same time offering opportunities to its staff at all levels to develop and grow within the company.

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions taken by the company to implement labour policies, address labour risks and respond to labour violations.

  • Industrias Metalicas IMETAL SA continue to offer a employee development programme, by which employees can continue its training through a set of training courses in different areas of expertise.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • There have been no reports of failures in this area within the reported time period.

Environment
  • Assessment, policy and goals

  • Description of the relevance of environmental protection for the company (i.e. environmental risks and opportunities). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on environmental protection.

  • IMETAL, within its activities of design and construction of steel structures, acquires on its own and environmental conscience the compromise to minimise the interaction of its daily activity with the environment.
    This compromise is shown with the adoption of an environmental policy in agreement to the respect of the environment which takes to implantation of acting guidelines in accordance with the requirements of the Management Community System and Environmental Audits (EMAS).

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions to implement environmental policies, address environmental risks and respond to environmental incidents.

  • In relation to environmental issues, IMETAL is committed to the following:
    - Diffusion and application of IMETAL environmental policy
    - Training and sensitisation of employees and subcontracts in our environmental policy
    - Control of energy consumption
    - Application of Available Technical Improvements to our process lines
    - Attention to external interested parties

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates environmental performance.

  • set in terms of environmental operation:
    - Minimisation in resources consumption through the improvement of production efficiency
    - Minimisation in waste production, discharge and emissions control
    - Optimisation of management of produced waste

    The last goal of our environmental behaviour is the continuous improvement to get a minimum interaction between our activity and the environment. We are aware of the one-to-one relationship between environmental quality and quality of life and we have therefore acquired this determined compromise to respect the environment.

Anti-Corruption
  • Assessment, policy and goals

  • Description of the relevance of anti-corruption for the company (i.e. anti-corruption risk-assessment). Description of policies, public commitments and company goals on anti-corruption.

  • IMETAL fully endorses the commitment to the Anti-Corruption Principle:

    - Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

    This commitment is followed within our own operations and our policies disseminated to customers and suppliers.

  • Implementation

  • Description of concrete actions to implement anti-corruption policies, address anti-corruption risks and respond to incidents.

  • The company has issued guidelines and procedures with the objective of minimising anti-corruption risks and is committed to the report of all irregularities detected.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates anti-corruption performance.

  • There have been no incidents related to this topic within the reported time.