Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 27-Sep-2018
Time period
  • September 2017  –  September 2018
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

    For more than half a century Uni-pharma has been identified with the concepts of Ethics, Quality and Responsibility. With love and respect for society and passion for medical science, we have created an industry that has won the trust of all stakeholders and deservedly gained an important place in the domestic and international markets.

    In a world that constantly changes, with steady steps and a vision for a bright future, we seek innovation and knowledge in every corner of the earth so that we can offer modern and affordable health solutions, improving the quality of life.

    In this difficult environment for national economies, we continue to invest in our country with an expanded export network. Having recently created a new bioclimatic plant we operate unceasingly with insight and responsibility, having as strategic goal, sustainable development.

    Fellow travelers in this bold journey are our People who, with their passion, teamwork and trust, give their best every day. Our people is our power, and our HR mechanisms operate without discrimination and exclusion. Today we count more than 250 employees. We offer job security and we are bound to their training and development. At the same time, we encourage initiatives and voluntarism and we motivate and support our people to take part in voluntary actions and become active citizens.

    We recognize the significance of sustainability as well as our impact on the economy, society and the environment and this is integrated within our internal procedures and policies while at the same time we make sure that this commitment is communicated to our stakeholders.

    Ethics is an integral part of our values and is embedded within our operations and procedures with corporate governance regulations in place to ensure legal compliance within every dimension of our operation.

    As proud members of the Global Compact initiative, we are committed to the Ten Principles of the United Nations in terms of human rights, working conditions, the environment and the fight against corruption. In the following COP we present the practices and policies we apply as well as the initiatives we implement so as to turn our respect and commitment into actions.

    In addition, our CSR Strategy adheres to the 17 Goals for Sustainable Development and is a point of reference for our international development strategy and partnerships.

    We constantly organize initiatives and actions and we develop partnerships with NGOs and Institutions at both national and international level.

    It is our duty to build a Sustainable Future.

    Julia Tsetis, 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.

  •  Corporate Values
     Code of Conduct and Ethics
     HR Policies
     Internal Regulation of Operations
     Health and Safety procedures and policies - Health and Safety culture, under the LOGO “U & I SAFE”
     Training Academy/ OFET Academy
     Kleon Tsetis Foundation

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

  • Training of personnel:

     Corporate Values
     Code of Conduct and Ethics
     HR Policies
     Internal Regulation of Operations
     Health and Safety procedures and policies - - Health and Safety culture, under the LOGO “U & I SAFE”
     Training Academy/ OFET Academy
     Employee Performance Management linked to corporate values

    Induction Workshop to new employees covering all the above areas

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

  • The investment in Health and Safety equipment (i.e. Personal Protective Equipment) in 2016 was 164891 EUR, while in 2017 the said investment was 358991 EUR, meaning that it was increased by 54,06%

    The manpower of the company has grown significantly in the last 5 years (53% increase)

    It is important to mention the following information about our people:
    • 38% of our people are women
    • 16% of our people are located out of Athens
    • 44% of our people are workers in the Operations field
    • The average duration of stay in UNI-PHARMA is almost 10 years
    • 17% of our people hold a post-graduate degree and 28% of them hold a graduate degree
    • The average age of our people is 40 years

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.

  •  Code of Conduct and Ethics
     EFQM Business Excellence Model
     Employee Union
     Internal Regulation of Operations
     European Business Ethics Network ΕΒΕΝ, RMA Model Certification
     Code of Conduct and Ethics
     Internal Regulation of Operations
     HR Policies
     Health and Safety procedures and policies
     European Business Ethics Network ΕΒΕΝ, RMA Model Certification

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

  •  Code of Conduct and Ethics
     EFQM Business Excellence Model
     Employee Union
     Code of Conduct and Ethics
     Internal Regulation of Operations
     European Business Ethics Network ΕΒΕΝ, RMA Model Certification
     Code of Conduct and Ethics
     Internal Regulation of Operations
     HR Policies

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

  •  EFQM Business Excellence Model
     Investors in People International Standard & Certification
     European Business Ethics Network ΕΒΕΝ, RMA Model Certification

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.

  •  New Bioclimatic Plant
     Environmental Policy
     ISO 14001:2015 Standard
     Waste Management
     Recycling
     Suppliers Assessment with environmental criteria
     Best Available Technologies
     EFQM Business Excellence Model
     Environmentally Friendly Production Methods
     Materiality review/ Environmental Challenges
     CSR Committee
     CSR Strategy U&I Green Program – increase staff environmental awareness
     Environmental Action Plan
     Waste Management
     Recycling and personnel trainings
     Natural disaster community support
     Kleon Tsetis Foundation

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

  •  New Bioclimatic Plant
     Environmental Policy
     ISO 14001:2015 Standard
     Waste Management
     Recycling New Bioclimatic Plant
     Suppliers Assessment with environmental criteria
     Best Available Technologies and equipment
     EFQM Business Excellence Model
     Environmentally Friendly Production Methods
     Materiality review/ Environmental Challenges
     CSR Committee
     CSR Strategy - U&I Green Program – increase staff environmental awareness
     Environmental Action Plan
     Waste Management
     Recycling and personnel training
     Natural disaster community support
     Cooperation with NGOs

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

  • The evaluation of Environmental Indicators for 2017 is set out below.

    1. Water consumption per unit produced in 2017 was slightly increased compared to 2016 by 2,78%, due to the full operation of the new UNI-PHARMA 2 plant, but still remains below the environmental target of 2ml/bt.
    2. Electricity consumption per unit produced was reduced, as set by target, by 3,69% compared to 2016 and approaching the target of 0.150 KWh/bt.
    3. Consumption of Natural Gas per unit produced was also reduced, as set by target, by 5,56% compared to 2016 and even dropped below the environmental target of 0.005 Nm3 / bt.
    4. The percentage of hazardous waste disposed to total waste was reduced by 59,01% due to the increase in the units produced and thus in the waste produced and in the waste recycled.
    5. The percentage of recycled waste per unit produced was also significantly reduced, by 93,99% compared to 2016, as planned, due to the increase in production. Indeed, this percentage has fallen sharply below the target of 10 grams per unit produced due to the Group's systematic actions and initiatives related to integrated recycling (ie the sorting of solid non-hazardous waste at source and recycling by type of waste).
    6. The Satisfaction of staff from the Company’s Environmental Management has decreased only marginally, by 1% compared to the previous year, but it still remains a high percentage of 81%. Further staff training will be carried out to inform the personnel about recycling, raising awareness of workers' environmental consciousness and the initiatives and synergies that need to be developed to protect the environment.
    7. The hazardous waste disposed per unit produced was reduced by 2,54%, as planned, compared to 2016 and even exceeded the target of 1g / bt, due to the Group's systematic actions and initiatives related to the rational management of hazardous waste.
    8. The percentage of recycled waste to total waste was also reduced by 5,44% compared to 2016, due to the increase in the production and thus in the waste generated. However, this percentage still needs further growth to reach the target. Further staff training, as above in Index 6, will be carried out with a view to informing about recycling, awareness of the workers' ecological consciousness, and the initiatives and synergies that need to be developed to protect the environment.
    9. The cost of discarded raw materials expired or found to be out of specification in the warehouse has increased considerably, compared to 2016, due to the clearing of the old warehouse in view of the renovation of the old factory, resulting in the large destruction of old raw materials from past years.
    10. The percentage of discarded packaging materials per total recycled waste decreased by 6,97% compared to 2016, due to the increase in recycled waste.
    11. The contributory benefit of discarded packaging materials that expired or found to be out of specification in the warehouse increased significantly, by 45,54% compared to 2016, due to the Group's systematic actions and initiatives related to integrated recycling (ie sorting of solid non-hazardous waste at source and recycling by type of waste), against the Group's rewarding benefit.
    12. The cost of disposing of hazardous waste increased significantly compared to 2016, due to the increase in the production and thus the waste generated.

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.

  • Code of Conduct and Ethics
    Internal Regulation of Operations
    Suppliers Selection Policy
    Legal Department

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

  • Training of employees to the Code of Conduct and Ethics as well as the Internal Regulation of Operations
    Induction Workshops to new employees
    Weekly employee reporting with special area for suggestions/ problems occurring
    Communicating the code of conduct and ethics o our stakeholders

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

  • No answer provided.