Communication on Progress

Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 06-Aug-2014
Time period
  • August 2013  –  August 2014
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.

  • At VILLANORTHAM completely asume the statements at the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGTHS and as waht is contained at the Right Humans section in the ten principles of the Global Compact. In VILLANORTHAM we have a code of ethics according to these principles and we follow according to the law of Mexico and the mentionaed human rigths declarations the next rulesÑ 1.- We have ZERO tolerance for Racism -2.- We Support the equality of gender -3- VILLANORTHAM Do Not make business with companies or institutons who do not follow the mentioned Delarations of Human Rigths.

  • Implementation

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

  • At VILLANORTHAM support the education and healthy standards of good quality of life. We promote the equality of opportunities for everyone to have acces to social security and free opinión. And eventually, we penalize who does not follow these standards.
    Our main Goal at VILLANORTHAM is to be an example of Universal Ethics and develop a profesional program in the short termn.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • We ask to our emplyees, executives and stockholders to evaluate our performance in Human Rigths and we discuse it at the end of the year. We provoke an open disscusion in the issue to improve our performance.

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 VILLANORTHAM we follow the International Conventions in order to respect the rigths of our workers. We follow the Carta Magna of Mexico and the rules taht the Secretary of Labour of Mexico deands to every company in Mexico. We have a policy that is show in a main Rule inside the company in this is " Respect for the Free expression and dignity, Support to Develop each profession and thecnical job and social seccurities rigth for every worker.

  • Implementation

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

  • We check every year 2 times a year the situation of each one of our workers. And we take action inmediatly if there is a violation in any way to his or her rigths.At our company there is not any kind of physical risks since the Works is in an office andin a very safe atmosphere.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • As we said, we evaluate 2 times a year the conditions of every worker with the support of a lawyer and sometimes a sicology

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.

  • VILLANORTHAM is fully compromised with the environment, in fact we should say that our ocompany now days is supporting and represnting companies only involved in renewables energies and solutions for wáter problems in Mexico and the world.

  • Implementation

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

  • We are being part of the REFORM OF ENERGY LAW in Mexico as consultants and we are trying to impact in the Mexican policies to avoid the use of fossil energies and support the solar energy.

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • Our total results depends in our succes or ot in our support of the environmental projects we support. This is how we know we have been succesful or not in our promotions as Enviromental company.

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 sign the anti-corrution letter that the Global Compact sent us a month and a half ago. And we have been very compromissed with this matter since we in Mexico have a deep problema with this issue and we have been reprsenting and supporting companies in Mexico with thiese problems facing the SECRETARIA DE LA FUNCION PUBLICA involving this legal situations.

  • Implementation

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

  • We at VILLANORTHAM have ZERO tolerance for corruption inside the company and with comanies related with us. We have participated in actions , meetings and conferences related with this problema in Mexico

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • We check the roots of our coming associates and workers as the results of their performance in the business related with us.