Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 22-Sep-2015
Time period
  • September 2014  –  September 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.

  • September 22, 2015

    To our Stakeholders,

    I am content to explicitly confirm Al Ajmi Engineering Consultants commitment towards the UN’s Global Compact initiative and its continued intent to embrace and act on the UN’s Global Compact “10 Principles” in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption.

    In this second annual Communication on Progress, we elaborate on how we integrated the Global Compact’s principles, that we said we would meet in the last COP submitted, into our policies, philosophy and daily operations.

    We bind ourselves to continually share this information with all our stakeholders through various means of communication.

    Yours Sincerely,

    Wassim Adlouni
    CEO

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 consider the United Nation's Declaration of Human Rights as a standard of achievement at AEC and accordingly such rights are upheld in our company at all levels.

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

  • As proof of our commitment in enforcing the Human Rights policies as articulated in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, we have implemented a new policy section dedicated for Human Rights

  • Measurement of outcomes
  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • To ensure that no one in our company breaches any of the human rights policies, we have a strict program of monitoring which is part of our ISO Certification, hence, that allows any information or action to be passed on through different levels of the company for approval of its relevant senior.

    Any violation would be exposed at the its level once undertaken.

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.

  • At AEC we are always keen in giving all employees their rights without prejudice, regardless of ones background.

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

  • As proof of our commitment to providing proper labour rights, our employees have access to their rights as soon as they are employed, furthermore, we have taken measures by including a section dealing with labour rights in our policies and standards.

  • Measurement of outcomes
  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • The way our operations work, especially after putting procedures for ISO Certification, any breach would be caught instantly.

    Any breach of these rights and policies would be dealt with immediately following investigating the incident.

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.

  • Environmental protection is one of the many issues that are always raised in our company. Accordingly a section dedicated towards the environment was implemented in our policies and standards.

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

  • To prove AEC's commitment towards the environment and to uphold such commitment on at all company levels, a full policy was dedicated for this section.
    Employees are always encouraged to conduct their correspondences as much as possible electronically and accordingly clients and companies we deal with are encouraged to do the same.
    Furthermore, we try to design and supervise the construction of environmentally friendly structures and meet LEEDS sustainability criteria.

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

  • Different levels in the company have different monitoring criteria.

    On the administration level, going paperless is the main goal and accordingly staff with high printing would be investigated for check relevance of printing and if going paperless could be achieved. If so they would be reminded of the companies paperless initiatives.

    During project design phase, specification engineers and designers work together to achieve sustainability through use of materials that emit less VOC or are made from recycled material...etc.

    During construction supervision, mainly our engineers try to monitor contractor performance and make sure no material wastage is made.

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.

  • Anti-corruption is one of the main issues we always try to maintain in our company. Our reputation in the industry is what sets us apart.

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

  • A dedicated section that deals with anti corruption is implemented in our company to deal with bribery, perjury and all other forms of corruption possible in our industry.

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

  • Regular auditing across all levels of the company by random checking as well as a yearly external audit ensures all our actions comply with the policies set forth by our company.