Statement of continued support

[27/2/2015 ]

To our stakeholders:

I am pleased to confirm that Axiline International 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,
Oleg Volodymyrenko
Director

At Axiline International we believe that respecting human rights should be an essential part of social responsibility, not only because it is the right way to proceed from an athical point of view, but because protecting human rights positively reverts in business and society. That’s why we support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
We have a strict order which we apply to in our business process. The order is not to carry out any business with any countries where human rights abuses are known, for example, torture, politically motivated disappearances, restriction in the freedom of expression, unfair trials etc.
Axiline International tries to do its best in order to treat all the employees fairy and with respect.

Axiline International has taken the following measures to prevent human rights violations in its locations:
- A suggestion box was installed in each location for employees to submit their complaints and/or issues with regards to unfair treatment. All partners at Axiline International have the freedom to express complaints about unfair treatment and give ideas to improve. The complaints are reviewed by top management and discussed immediately.
- A training session has been conducted for all employees to raise the public awareness on human rights issues.
Axiline International operates in different countries. So we make all efforts to ensure that the countries we are working in comply with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In the past year Axiline International has not been subject to any investigations, legal cases or incidents involving Human Rights.
Axiline international will audit and evaluate all partners and suppliers against a set of defined principles, policies and guidelines. 
Any contravention of human rights will be documented and the responsible partner will be placed on probation and given a timeframe to resolve the issue.

Axiline International supports the ILO Core Conventions and will not do any business with any organizations, who use forced or child labour, discrimination between women and men labour, slavery and any violations of Labour codes.
All Axiline International employees are issued with a contract of employment, which clearly states their terms and conditions including pay rates, overtime arrangements, employee rights and compensation and responsibilities. All the employees are acquainted with the information on standard terms and conditions of employment, company benefits, general rules, grievance and disciplinary procedures. We assess labour related risks. Besides all that we have a corporate code handbook, which covers all basic information regarding Axiline International as a company.
Axiline International meets all the relevant health and safety legislation.

Whenever people are hired at Axiline International we immediately provide information about health insurance and provide training in safety. Depending on the tasks our employees have, they are given safety gear and instructions on when and how to use it.
Axiline International always has conversations with its stuff on different topics concerning both the incidents of elimination of labour and instruments how to prevent such elimination. At the end of every year we hold a meeting of all employees with the annual report of the General Manager. He reports to the employees about the achieved results and speaks about the plans for the next year. At this meeting the company in the person of General Manager thanks individuals who have made a specific contribution to the company development motivating the others to act the same way.
Axiline International has a variety of human resources policies intended to motivate the employees, to ensure them with equal opportunities policies, to develop appraisal procedure for them and to provide with the best flexible working policy.

Axiline International has a system of annual appraisals each year to identify personal development needs and training requirements. Our employees have all posibilities for professional growth and personal as well. They have clear information about their working hours and requirements. They are free to use all welfare facilities provided including staff canteen, rest areas etc. We have moved to another office which is much more comfortable from the previous one.
We have both internal and external audits of the company to have control and continuous improvement in the health and safety of our employees.
Axiline International has not been involved in any investigations, legal cases or other relevant events related to the contravention of the Global Compact Labour principles.

Axiline International has an Environmental Policy. At Axiline International caring for the environment is no longer a matter of fashion or trend, it is the responsibility to all of us because both small and large actions are impacting the environment. We must take action in this era where sustainability and friendly actions with the environment are a “must do”.
Last year we expanded our current enviromental procedures in order to reduce enviromental incidents and increase variety of trainings for the employees on environment matters.
This year we took part in the projects “Create your own world”, Ukrainian national project “Start to do it”, “Waste” and other echo-projects in the frame of Ukrainian project “Let’s make Ukraine clean!”

Regular campaigns had been run throughout the past year training staff of waste recycling targets and environment protection, especially in concern of cleaning the environment.
For several years we have been participating in the environmental project “Let’s make Ukraine clean!”. We‘ve been giving funds to the development of this project and taking part personally in different events related to the environment protection. We also help them to share the information about them among our clients and friends.
We planned and executed a recycling campaign to raise awareness among all employees of Axiline International on the care of the environment where teams were formed to collect cardboard, paper and plastic.
This year we are planning to purchase office eco-friendly products to reduce pollution and support ecology. We also want to fix the rest area and support the environment by planting trees and bushes.

Axiline International has not had any reportable environmental incidents within the last year and has not been subject to any statutory notices or prosecutions.

At Axiline International we believe that honesty is essential in all areas and leaders must set the example in terms of professional ethics and corruption. We want our actions to be free from corruption.
Axiline International is compliant with the Bribary Act and does not participate in any corruption, bribery or extortion. Axiline International supports the UN Convention Against Corruption and does not operate in countries or with organizations, which are corrupt.

This year Axiline International developed the Unti-Corruption Policy for the staff of Axiline International in relation to bribery and corruption.
The Commercial Director of Axiline International is ultimately responsible for anti-corruption within Axiline International and our Bribery Policy is in the process of being reviewed at the current time. We organize a relevant training for all the employees on the regular base.
This year we are planning to have a course on ethics and corruption because it would be good for all employees in Axiline International to learn about the issue and what to do when corruption and unethical situations arise.

Axiline International has not been involved into any legal cases, rulings or other events related to corruption or bribery.