VISIONS SYTEMS is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact since April 16th 2019. This membership marked the starting point of formalization of values and ethical principles already present within our group, particularly in terms of respect, loyalty, commitment and transparency. Our Ethical Charter adopted in September 2019, allows us to communicate within our company, but also with our stakeholders (shareholders, customers, suppliers, business partners, etc.) on our ethical principles which include, among others, the 10 principles of the Global Compact.
Our employees are also provided with practical information to enable the effective application of our ethical principles. They can refer to our Code of Ethical Conduct, also adopted in September 2019.
Our COP is aimed to show you our key progresses during 2020 in supporting the most disadvantaged people with education and healthcare access, in improving employee benefits, reducing our environmental impact and fighting corruption.
We are making progress every day in these areas. This is the reason why we confirm the renewal of our commitments towards the United Nations Global Compact for the year 2021.
Catherine Robin Carl Putman
Executive Vice President CEO

Point 1: SUPPORT THE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE

Point 2: ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING ODD 8.6

Point 3: PARTICIPATION IN SOLIDARITY PROJECTS ODD 17.16

Point 4: IMPROVING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Point 1:Renewal of the free of charge flu vaccination campaign offered each year to our French employees

Point 2:
Maintenance of apprenticeship
Member of an employers' group for integration and qualification.

Point 3: Annual attendance to an associative event

Point 4: Maintenance of the company's contribution under the PERCO (retirement savings plan)

Point 1:Free of charge vaccination for 30 people in 2020

Point 2: 6 new apprentice students in 2020, and a total of 14 in the company

Point 3: 210 hygiene products collected for young people and students through Secours Populaire (French charitable association) and a financial donation of €2,000 to this association.

Point 4: No contribution this year as the company made no benefits due to the COVID and the economic crisis

ACCESS TO PROMOTION

Point 1:Operator pathway intended to enable company workers to develop their skills and obtain internal promotion.

Point 2:Mobility Passport to facilitate the mobility of employees wishing to evolve and develop their skills

Point 3:Internal call for applications for each recruitment in the group

Point 4:Table of versatility by workshop

Point 1:
18 operators were trained, among them, 2 obtained official recognition in the form of a CQPM (certificate of joint qualification of the Metallurgy)
Approximately 40 operators assisted and supported with the creation of their CPF (Training Account) and training projects.

Point 2: 22 employees were monitored and helped with a mobility passport in 2020.

Point 3:
10 offers open for internal application
2 positions filled through this process

Point 4:
VS Shopfloor: 13 positions held with more than 3 operators at the expert/trainers level
Safety Tech Shopfloor: 22 positions held with more than 3 operators at the expert/trainers level

Point 1: REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ODD 11.6 et 12.4
Point 2: REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ODD 11.6 et 12.4
Point 3:REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ODD 11.6 et 12.4
Point 4:REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ODD 11.6 et 12.4
Point 5:REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Point 6: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TAKING IN ACCOUNT THE REDUCTION OF URBAN ACCIDENT ODD 3.6 (and 11.2)
Point 7: REDUCTION OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ODD12.2
Point 8: REDUCTION OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ODD12.2
Point 9: REDUCTION OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ODD12.2
Point 10: REDUCTION OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ODD12.2
Point 11: REDUCTION OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ODD13.3

Point 1: Environmental policy formalised in 2019, continued in 2020 and 2021, with adoption of the theme «Planet Respect» as one of the two themes of the year.
Point 2: Reduction in the tonnage of our waste and improvement in sorting
Point 3:Waste recovery
Point 4:Automatic reduction of room temperatures during nights and weekends
Point 5:Maintenance of the project "Zero Flood”
Point 6: Development of a camera monitoring system for buses to replace rear view mirrors.
Point 7: Mobility challenge: to promote alternative means of transport instead of personal car by
- participating to the “Mobility Challenge day” organized by the Region
- by hosting a local electric bicycle service provider
Point 8: Reduction of fuel consumption of industrial vehicles by developing an aerodynamic camera monitoring system to replace rearview mirrors
Point 9: Reduction of air-conditioning consumption and greenhouse effect gases by developing a dimmable glazing solution that blocks UV and IR radiation, for the transport industry
Point 10: Creation of the Environment Commission on December 14th 2020
Point 11: Sale of local and organic products by the work council

Point 1:
ISO 14001 certification, version 2015, renewed
Raising the awareness of the teams on this topic through regular communications (Flash Eco, Steering Committee)

Point 2: In 2020 we have a 30% decrease compared to 2019 in the total quantity of our waste and a 35% decrease of non-recycled ordinary industrial waste.
Point 3:Improvement of sorting by separating plastics.
Point 4: 22% savings on air conditioning and heating consumption
Point 5: Long term action plan with the community of municipalities to reduce the risk of flood due to flooding of the river passing through our site
Point 6: Number of accidents divided by 2 (source TPG client), significant reduction of bus driver fatigue.
Point 7: Employee awareness : 59 employees have chosen to use a low impact mean of transport or carpooling to get to Vision Systems, 64% of them for the first time.
Point 8: Reduction by about 5% of fuel consumption. Also reduction in vehicle cleaning time and therefore water consumption.
Point 9: Reduction of the temperature inside the vehicle by up to 10%, and as a consequence the air conditioning, and fuel consumption. Reduction of CO² emissions of approximately 4 grams per kilometer
Point 10: No yet
Point 11:1,000 kg of organic potatoes sold to the employees

FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION

Point 1:Use of our 2019 Ethics Charter, integrating the fight against all forms of corruption and influence peddling.

Point 2:Formalization of our Code of Conduct and our whistleblowing procedure

Point 3: Ethical requirements integrated in our contracts.

Point 1:Integration of the Ethical Code of Conduct in the current Company Rules

Point 2:Signature of an ethical commitment by all our go-betweens

Point 3:Integration of the 10 principles of UN GLOBAL COMPACT in our purchasing terms and in all integrator’s and distributor’s contracts