Communication on Progress

Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 22-Jul-2022
Time period
  • July 2021  –  July 2022
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.

  • 21st July 2022

    To our stakeholders,

    I am pleased to confirm that Eka Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 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 sharing this information with our stakeholders using our primary channels of communication.

    For Eka Software Solution Pvt. Ltd

    Shuchi Nijhawan
    Chief Sustainability Officer

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.

  • Eka Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. supports the Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights and according to that we have collated the policies and practices which are in place.

    1) Policy on Code of conduct
    2) Policy on Sexual Harassment

  • Implementation

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

  • • Policy on Code of conduct to cover equal employment , non-discrimination, harassment & bullying.
    • Policy on Sexual Harassment has been included as a part of induction plan for every new joiner at the time of onboarding.
    • POSH Internal Committee meeting is conducted every quarter to update the member regarding the new cases and policy changes(if any).
    • POSH Refresher Training for the SMT, Senior members, PMO, HRBP and Legal team done every year.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • • Eka was awarded as the Top 25 Safest Workplaces in India by Kelp HR. (Link https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6876850358367477762?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_feedUpdate%3A%28V2%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6876850358367477762%29)

    • 0 cases reported related to Sexual Harassment. A strong policy is prevalent to keep everything in place.

    • 100% clear audit reports in both Internal & External Audits, in relation to all ESG & Human Rights related matters.

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.

  • Eka Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. supports the Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Labour and according to that we have collated the policies and practices which are in place.

    1) Policy on Code of conduct to cover equal employment , non-discrimination, harassment & bullying.

  • Implementation

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

  • • Policy on Code of conduct to cover equal employment , non-discrimination, harassment & bullying.
    • Policy on Sexual Harassment has been included as a part of induction plan for every new joiner at the time of onboarding.
    • POSH Internal Committee meeting is conducted every quarter to update the member regarding the new cases and policy changes(if any).
    • POSH Refresher Training for the SMT, Senior members, PMO, HRBP and Legal team done every year.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • • Eka was awarded as the Top 25 Safest Workplaces in India by Kelp HR. (Link https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6876850358367477762?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_feedUpdate%3A%28V2%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6876850358367477762%29)

    • 0 cases reported related to Sexual Harassment. A strong policy is prevalent to keep everything in place.

    • 100% clear audit reports in both Internal & External Audits, in relation to all ESG & Human Rights related matters.

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.

  • Eka Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. supports the Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Environment and according to that we have collated the policies and practices which are in place.

  • Implementation

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

  • • One Tree Initiative - One Tree was planted per employee to reduce our carbon footprint in association with an organization named One Tree Planted.
    • Reduction of Single use Plastic - All our office cutlery is re-usable and >80% of our cafeteria uses green, recyclable supplies.
    • Adoption of cloud technology for all the new clients.
    • Promotion of car-pooling for employee office transport.
    • Encouraging work from home (hybrid work arrangement) to reduce operational carbon foot print.
    • As an organization, we’ve extended our offering towards ESG. We have a strong Sustainability solution offering for our clients to encourage and monitor their sustainability efforts. This way we are helping larger enterprises to monitor their sustainability efforts and take corrective actions.

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • • Tree Plantation - 550 Trees Planted in India
    • Reduction of Single use Plastic - by 75%
    • 100% of the new clients are onboarded on cloud technology that have latest generation cloud servers and are energy efficient than that old generation.
    • > 20% of employees coming to work, use organized car-pool services.
    • 100% clear audit reports in both Internal & External Audits, in relation to all ESG & Human Rights related matters.
    • Eka has collaborated with Microsoft to drive Sustainability for large enterprises for larger impact.

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.

  • Eka Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. supports the Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Anti-Corruption and according to that we have collated the policies and practices which are in place.

  • Implementation

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

  • Policy on Code of conduct covers clause related to Bribery and other Corrupt Behaviour stating strict non tolerance against any such behaviour by any Ekamind.

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • No answer provided.