Communication on Progress

Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 10-Jul-2012
Time period
  • July 2011  –  July 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.

  • No answer provided.
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.

  • Heritage Medical Centre is involved actively in protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons.
    We organise and participate in events involving protecting the rights of the older persons
    Mr. K R Gangadharan, Founder Board Member of the company is one of the members of the core group for protection and welfare of elderly persons constituted by the National Human Rights Commission, India

  • Implementation

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

  • Mr. K R Gangadharan, Founder Board Member of the company was elected as the President of International Federation on Ageing and assumed office on May 27 2012 at Prague, The Czech Republic.
    We was an architect of the three day international workshop on Human Rights of Older Persons in the Asia Pacific Region which was held on 4-6 June 2012 at Thiruvanandhapuram, Kerala, India

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • The outcome of the workshop will be put up in the website of International Federation on Ageing for gaining public knowledge and to recive comments and suggestions.
    The UN NY is convening the third Open Ended Working Group on 21-24 August 2012 in which the outcomes of the workshop would be shared and distributed to empower the Governments from all over the world

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.

  • As the Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Chapter of National Institue of Personnel Management, we organise events to empower operational and human resoure managers to respect the rights of labour. The evnts include, evening lectures and full day workshops.

    Discrimination of employees in the unorgansied sector is a menace to a nation and therefore, Heritage Medical Centre in collaboration with Heritage Foundation trains youth, particularly women in caregiving jobs for the elderly and those engaged in the jobs are offfered all socia security benefits and thereby eliminates exploitation of laobur

  • Implementation

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

  • We constantly talk with the families that avail such services to ensure that those posted to work in their homes are not exploited and to offer utmost respect to maintain dignity of those working for the bedridden elderly at their homes.

    We collaborate with National Institute of social Defence, Ministry of Social Justcie and Empowerment, Government of India to oragnise seminar, workshops and training programmes to empower caregivers to prevent abuse of dependent patients and ensure their human righst are protected.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • No answer provided.
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.

  • Make sure that our hospital wastes are disposed as prescribed by the Pollution Control Board and educate the employees not to cause obstruction to its compliance.

  • Implementation

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

  • No answer provided.
  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • No answer provided.
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.

  • We do not indulge in corruption despite the fact some time we encounter challnges posed on by the authorities

  • Implementation

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

  • No answer provided.
  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • No answer provided.