Communication on Progress

Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 12-Nov-2015
Time period
  • November 2014  –  November 2015
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.

  • 12 November 2015
    To our stakeholders:
    I am pleased to confirm that Materials Technologies 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,

    Yann Jaubert
    CEO

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.

  • MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES distributes a Code of Ethic to all employees in the company. Protection of Internationally recognized principles including Human Rights is expressly part of this Code.
    Business Partners and Suppliers are also requested to adhere to this principle and to all those listed in the UN Global Compact, which are also part of the MATERIALS Technologies’ Suppliers Charter that suppliers are required to sign and encouraged to implement. Business Partners such as agents or external consultants must undergone a screening on ethics.

  • Implementation

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

  • Employees and third parties can use any tool to report potential claims, such as hierarchy, employee representatives, external auditors and public authority since Materials Technologies subsidiaries and partners are mostly implemented in countries where laws to guarantee human right are strong.

    Materials Technologies regularly consult with Employees representatives.

    The majority of suppliers assessed through the Ecovadis assessment (suppliers’ sustainability rating program) are not located in countries which are identified as risky.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • Still no claim regarding Human Rights was reported in the period covered by the COP.

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.

  • Business Partners and Suppliers are requested to adhere to this principle and to all those listed in the UN Global Compact, which are also part of the MATERIALS Technologies Suppliers Charter that suppliers are required to sign and encouraged to implement.
    Business Partners such as agents or external consultants must undergo a screening on ethics, obviously including Labour principle.
    Materials Technologies undergoes project to reduce work arduousness in its workshops.

  • Implementation

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

  • Materials Technologies takes various actions:
    - It values good labor relations and ensure that a continuous communication with employee representatives exists. Materials Technologies management regularly exchange with local employee representatives.
    - Materials Technologies also holds various events to increase awareness about disabled employees and professional integration.
    - The group organizes Internal audits that make it reviews and improves ergonomics of some workstation to reduce risk of musculoskeletal disorders

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • No claim regarding breach of Human Rights was reported in the period covered by the COP
    The group invests in new semi automatized equipment to reduce risk of musculoskeletal disorders in its workshop

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.

  • Materials Technologies ensures sustainability in the management of all its activities and is committed to minimize its impact on the environment.
    The group is also committed to design equipment and lines to help its clients to reduce environmental impact by manufacturing products that lower buildings’ impacts on environment.

    Materials Technologies supports COP21 conference by showcasing production solutions that help to reduce CO2 emission.

  • Implementation

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

  • Materials Technologies takes concrete action to implement environmental policies and reduce environmental footprint of its activities :
    - it further develops greener data center (virtualization of servers, cloud computing) and reduced its electricity consumption.
    - It develops a strong waste management policy end make sure all employees are following good practices
    - new equipment design reduced building materials plants energy consumption by 15% raw materials and cement by 8%.
    - the group engage itself in a very ambitious program to develop virtual simulation and commissioning thus reducing transportation and energy consumption.
    - The company supports COP 21 activities, showcasing its new development to produce building materials with high thermal performance

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • No claim regarding Environment was reported in the period covered by the COP.
    An external an independent company is evaluation CO2 emission reduction linked to the use of building materials produced with Materials Technologies’ssolutions.

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.

  • Anti corruption principles are expressly part of Materials Technologies Code of Ethics, which is distributed to all employees in the company.
    Business Partners and Suppliers are requested to adhere to this principle and to all those listed in the UN Global Compact.
    All these principle are also part of the Materials Technologies Suppliers Charter that suppliers are required to sign and encouraged to implement.
    Business Partners such as agents or external consultants must undergone a screening on ethics which includes questions on potential links with political parties or place of payment for their services.

  • Implementation

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

  • The company reinforced employees training about anti-corruption policies and good practice.
    It worked also on a strong control of financials flows

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • No claim or request for monetary sanction for corruption was reported in the period covered by the COP