Communication on Progress

MENTOR 2011 Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 03-Nov-2011
Time period
  • November 2010  –  November 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.

  • Dubai
    November 3rd 2011

    When MENTOR first read about the Global Compact ten principals, we felt that we have reached home. as management consultants, our mission is to make world organizations more efficient and more effective, and this can’t be achieved without a solid basis of values and ethics.

    The UN Global Compact serve as an ethical values pillars for all world organization to build its vision and direction upon. The ten principals in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption are universal guidelines for a better world.

    i am pleased to present in this annual Communication on Progress some of MENTOR actions to improve the implementation of the ten principals in its operations.

    Sincerely yours,

    Malek Moubasher
    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.

  • MENTOR working policies are aligned to the Human Rights Principals of the UN Global Compact especially the areas related to supporting and respecting the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and making sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses

  • Implementation

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

  • MENTOR was able to instill many of the principals outlining the Human Rights principals in the UN Global Compact while it was delivering Advise, Consultancy and Training Workshop.

    One example of influencing the supply chain was that MENTOR introduced a one page introduction to the UN Global Compact in each first communication to its clients, thus introducing UNGC to people around it.

    Another example in the area of core activities was that MENTOR has linked some of the Human Rights Principals to the Best Practices in Leadership and Management training workshops it has delivered.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • MENTOR team was able to sense a growing understanding of the UNGC. MENTOR has observed several positive interactions within its influence circles in core activities and in its supply chain in terms of awareness of UNGC principals.

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.

  • MENTOR as a human resources consultant feels itself most attached to the Labor principals of the UNGC. MENTOR has been able to include the four principals on UNGC in its advisory and training role in the area of human resource management.

  • Implementation

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

  • MENTOR was able to discuss and demonstrate in many of its client engagements the importance and relevance of UNGC labor principals to proper Human Resources Management

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • MENTOR training workshop participants were able to show their understanding of the labor UNGC principals in a better way

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.

  • MENTOR has introduced its green policies to meet with the three UNGC principals

  • Implementation

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

  • MENTOR has moved to a complete paperless company

    MENTOR introduced the following communication in all its emails:

    MENTOR Goes Paperless: Join Us and Do It!
    Please consider the environment.
    You control climate change: "Print Less. Turn down. Switch off. Recycle. Walk."

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • MENTOR was successful for a 90% implementation of its paperless policy

    MENTOR is encouraging its influence circle to accept electronic communication when this is possible rather than sending papers

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.

  • MENTOR has gone more strict in implementing anti-corruption policies and introduced it in its hiring procedures

  • Implementation

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

  • MENTOR is communicating its anti-corruption stand to each person in its supply chain and making sure to get a consensus from them

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • MENTOR has a zero corruption incident during this year