Communication on Progress

Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 08-Jul-2021
Time period
  • July 2020  –  July 2021
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.

  • 8th of July 2021

    I am pleased to inform that ecosecurities 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 our first Communication on Progress report, 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 sharing this information with our stakeholders using our primary channels of communication.

    Sincerely yours,

    Pablo Fernandez de Mello e Souza
    CEO ecosecurities

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.

  • Ensure workers are provided safe, suitable, and sanitary work facilities

    Protect workers from workplace harassment, including physical, verbal, sexual or psychological harassment, abuse or threats.

  • Implementation

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

  • Ecosecurities’ Conduct and Ethics Policy is in place and shared with all employees as part of their onboarding process.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • No incidents recorded

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.

  • Ecosecurities’ Health and Safety states that the company will make every practical effort to meet or exceed the obligations laid down under legislation in each country where we have an office. This will include:
    • Providing a safe workplace and a healthy working environment for both staff and visitors in the office;
    • Taking all practical steps to ensure that equipment in the office is maintained and used in a safe manner;
    • Consulting staff about arrangements for implementing, promoting and developing health and safety at work.
    • Staff working from home are expected to make adequate health and safety arrangements for their place of work. ecosecurities will provide support in doing this if requested.

  • Implementation

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

  • Ecosecurities’ Health and Safety Policy is in place and shared with all employees as part of their onboarding process.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • Ecosecurities is constantly working to ensure that the company:
    • Does not participate in any form of forced or bonded labour
    • Complies with minimum wage standards
    • Employment-related decisions are based on relevant and objective criteria
    • Achieves gender equality within workforce
    • Stimulates capacity building
    • Promotes first remunerated job

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.

  • Main goal is to ensure that all projects developed by the company make all possible measures to guarantee no harm to the environment and, in case there are unavoidable negative impacts, the mitigation actions are in place

  • Implementation

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

  • Ecosecurities’ Environmental and Social Policy is in place and shared with all employees as part of their onboarding process.
    Ecosecurities manages and measures the company’s Greenhouse gases footprint and mitigate emissions with carbon offsets.

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • GHG Footprint annual report comparison through indicators such as tCO2 per employee and tCO2 per revenue.

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.

  • Policies in place:
    • Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy
    • Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Policy

  • Implementation

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

  • Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy and Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Policy are shared with and acknowledged by all employees as part of their onboarding process.

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • No incidents reported.