2011 Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 02-Mar-2011
Time period
  • March 2010  –  March 2011
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.

  • March 2nd, 2011

    To our stakeholders:

    I am pleased to confirm that MUE Group 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 this annual Communication on Progress, 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 share this information with our stakeholders using our primary channels of communication.

    Sincerely yours,

    
Dhafir Selbi
    Managing Director

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.

  • Our Group is committed to keeping and maintaining all the human rights of its employees, including the health and safety of its employees.
    We recognize the right of workers to work in a safe and healthy work environment. And in fulfilling this commitment, Project Management will provide and maintain a safe and healthy work environment, in accordance with industry standards and in compliance with legislative requirements, and will strive to eliminate any foreseeable hazards which may result in property damage, accidents, or personal injury/illness.

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

  • All personnel, upon embarking on working with the group, are notified of their and other employees rights, are personnel are also notified, that in cases of human rights violation by colleagues, partners or management members, they are to notify the violation details by email and send it a list of provided addresses.
    It is a standard procedure at our group, that all employees/workers are made fully aware of their rights, whether related to labor rights, or health and safety rights.
    It is a standard policy of this group, that, upon entering into any project, an annex that protects the rights and safety of all personnel included should be signed, stipulating the all personnel rights.
    Safety of the personnel is one of the most important rights that must be provided to the personnel, all personnel, whether working in office premises or on project sites, must be fully aware of the safety procedures and regulations to help them work in a safe and healthy environment.
    The management commits to a zero tolerance human rights violation policy, all personnel at all levels are aware of the rights of other personnel.
    Complaints are dealt with immediately by the Managing Director, Board of Directors and Human Resources department.

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

  • The management is to discuss annually all the reported human rights violation cases, and study the outcomes of these reports and whether stringent actions have been taken upon proven cases or not.
    No violations have been recorded or reported during the last year.

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.

  • The Group's management is committed to making sure that each employee of this group, regardless of their position/profession, job/task, shall never be:
    1. Forced to work in harsh and unsafe conditions.
    2. Forced to work in spite of being ill or being unable to conduct the required work for physical reasons.
    3. Forced to work extra hours without the employee's consent or without the full compensations.
    4. Discriminated against in any way.

    Also, the group maintains a zero-tolerance policy against child labor.

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

  • The management commits to a zero tolerance labour rights violation policy, all personnel at all levels are aware of the rights of other personnel.
    All personnel, upon embarking on working with the group, are notified of their and other employees rights, are personnel are also notified, that in cases of violation of our labor policy by colleagues, partners or management members, they are to notify the violation details by email and send it a list of provided addresses.
    Complaints are dealt with immediately by the Managing Director, Board of Directors and Human Resources department.

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

  • The management is to discuss annually all the reported labor violation cases, and study the outcomes of these reports and whether stringent actions have been taken upon proven cases or not.
    No violations have been recorded or reported during the last year.

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.

  • The Group's management is committed to making sure that all employees gain environmental responsibility awareness.

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

  • All personnel are required to insert the company's general email footer with their email signatures, which encourages the recipient(s) of the email to consider the environment before printing.
    The management encourages all personnel to help protect their environment. Personnel are always encouraged to provide suggestions about improving the means of protecting the environment, or complaints about other personnel whom are negligent to protecting their environment by email and send it a list of provided addresses.

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

  • The management monitors the number of reported cases where an employee(s) violates our environmental policy, and checks annually whether the total number of reports to the total number of employees is increasing or decreasing, and what actions to take upon that.

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.

  • All personnel are notified, that the Group's management maintains a zero tolerance policy against all forms of business corruption, whether internal or external.
    Any corruption proven on any employee shall result in swift and direct actions against it.

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

  • All personnel are notified that they are to notify any noted/suspected corruption details by email and send it a list of provided addresses.
    Report/Complaints of corruption are dealt with immediately by the Managing Director, Board of Directors and Human Resources department.

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

  • The management is to discuss annually all the reported corruption cases, and study the outcomes of these reports and whether stringent actions have been taken upon proven cases or not
    No reports of corruption have been generated or received in the group during the last year.