Communication on Progress

Communication on Progress 2013

Participant
Published
  • 06-Dec-2013
Time period
  • December 2012  –  December 2013
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.

  • I am pleased to confirm that Boll und Partner Software GmbH from Mühlheim am Main, Germany reaffirms its support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption.

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.

  • We hereby express our support of the Universal General Declaratio of Human Rights

  • Implementation

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

  • We support these rights in our day to day business

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • As a small company we have no formal audit process

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.

  • We support the rights of Labor as they are practiced in germany. These are complying with the international standards of the ILO

  • Implementation

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

  • As a small company we have no formal process of implementing these rights

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • As small company we have no formal process of evaluating these outcomes

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.

  • We support environment protection and reduction of our carbon dioxide footprint

  • Implementation

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

  • We use energy efficient cars, we use public transport where possible. We have an energy efficient office. We do recycling.

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • Our energy consumption is low and is beeing further reduced.

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 have zero-tolerance for corruption, pribery and extortioin

  • Implementation

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

  • In our business we avoid any practices that might lead into the direction of corruption. All exmployees are informed about this policy.

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • We are investigating caces of possilbe corruption.