Communication on Progress

Communication on Progress 2012

Participant
Published
  • 12-Feb-2012
Time period
  • February 2011  –  February 2012
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.

  • Statement of continued support

    January 1, 2012

    To our stakeholders:

    I am pleased to confirm that Alturia Consulting reaffirms 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 with our stakeholders using our primary channels of communication.

    Sincerely yours,

    Henry Robet
    Chairman

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.

  • We continue to actvely support the respect of internationally proclaimed human rights. We highly respect this protection by selective customer and vendor targeting and monitoring. Vendors and clients have to commit to this support and respect by signing our standard general conditions.

  • Implementation

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

  • Our human resource procedures as well as our client and vendor selection criteria are documented, ragularily updated and communicated.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • Senior management reviews results and procedures at least twice a year. We audit our vendors and clients at least once a year.

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.

  • ILO Core Conventions are underlying principles for our HR procedures, quality management, appraisal meetings and relationship with workers' council. We have fixed some new rules for 2012 assuring further improvement of knowledge management.

  • Implementation

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

  • Frequent review of our recruitment rules, individual assessment procedures, TQM standards address all potential risks and enable us to avoid any kind of violation. This review is strengthened through a new layer of middle management structure fully aligned with labor rights and guiding principles.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • Above mentioned new middle management adds significant value in avoiding incidents and monitoring potential risks. Senior management meets monthly with middle management to review and assess monitoring and to take appropriate measures whenever needed.

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.

  • Monthly carbon balance, regularly reduced budget for paper and printing, agreements with clients and vendors to share our policy and to monitor using same procedures and electronic reports.

  • Implementation

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

  • Medium term (5 Y) plan to reduce paper by 80 %, carbon by 50 %, electricity and water by 30 % with an annual minimum of - 25 / 15 / 10 %.

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • Following our Mid term plan, we monitor progress once a quarter in order to take corrective actions in case the mile stones are not met. review by senior management an board on quarterly base.

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.

  • Very strict control of gifts (received and offered) on every level of the firm, for vendor and client relationship employees and managers.

  • Implementation

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

  • Significant reduction of xmas gift budget, individual expense control. No employee is allowed to accept gifts, benfits or other kinds of advantages. All filings to public tenders need triple signature.

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • Internal audit and shareholde audit committee quarterly monitor and evaluate respect of strict antu-corruption rules.