Communication on Progress

Communication on Progress-Danfe Works

Participant
Published
  • 24-Jan-2021
Time period
  • January 2020  –  January 2021
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.

  • 01/24/2021

    To our stakeholders,

    I am very pleased to write that Danfe Works Enterprises Nepal for the past three years have been working to support the livelihood of marginalized women along with expanding the business to create financial sustainability. Our enterprise also reaffirms its support of the Ten Principles of United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights (Respecting the protecting human rights), Labor (Fair Wages, anti discriminatory), Environment (moving towards do no harm concept, managing waste, more natural and sustainable production) and Anti Corruption (against all form of corruption). As a social business we have laid the ten principles as the foundation to design the business strategy and in execution.

    Sincerely yours,
    Kritishma Karki
    President
    Danfe Works Enterprises Nepal

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.

  • Danfe Works Enterprises Nepal supports the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We aspire to empower and promote social, economic and political inclusiveness irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, economic status or other status. Gender balance and non-discrimination has always been one of our core values and has been always prioritized in our enterprise setup. We adopt non-discriminatory polices to reduce inequality.

  • Implementation

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

  • Conduct workshops on Human Rights and other related issues, have a proper system in place to identify, report if any occurrence of violence. And we do have suggestion box in place to collect any recommendation or complaints

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • The HR manager handles any issues related to incidents of Human Rights.
    Regular review in team meeting is also taken into consideration.

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.

  • Issues concerning fair wage, ethical business is always out priority and at core of our business.
    We also aim to abide by development oriented policies of Nepal which are related to women empowerment, labor and child labor. Any form of child labor does not take place in any of our working units. All the employees are above 17 years. We are committed to abiding by the International Labor Organization (ILO) Minimum Age for Employment Convention No. 138 and Nepal’s Child Labor Prohibition and Regulation Act 2006/2062. We are also committed to following Nepal’s Labor Act 2017/2074. We constitute to ensure safe working environment according to Section 74 of the act and working hours according to Section 28. In case of sexual harassment, as per section 132, the service may be terminated on the basis of the seriousness of the offense.

  • Implementation

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

  • Conduct workshops on labor policies and other related issues, have a proper system in place to identify, report if any occurrence of violence. And we do have suggestion box in place to collect any recommendation or complaints

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • Yearly Appraisals, record keeping of all employees. Annual audit is carried out.

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.

  • As stated Fashion industry is regarded as second largest polluter in the world. Keeping this in Danfe Works as a growing business is very mindful of the consumption and production cycle. We are not 100% there yet, but we are conscious business.
    Environment Sustainability is at core at Danfe Works, it is also included in our strategic planning
    As for the upcoming year, we will increase the consumption of natural fabrics

  • Implementation

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

  • We are accountable towards conscious consumerism and sustainable production practices. Taking environmental impact into consideration, waste management practices are followed from the initial training to production unit by segregating different waste for recycle or reuse.
    “Zero Waste Management”, a concept supporting environmental conservation has also been promoted during both training and the enterprise. Danfe foresees to incorporate the concept of Zero Waste Management in order to improve local environment.

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • Indicators, targets are mentioned in yearly reports.
    We are trying to document our consumption in yearly basis, also keeping track of the wastes produced and how it was recycled. The staffs, beneficiaries are trained and well informed about waste management.

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 endorsed Anti corruption policies in our enterprise policy document

  • Implementation

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

  • Have a proper system in place to identify, report if any occurrence of violence. And we do have suggestion box in place to collect any recommendation or complaints

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • Financial audits are carried out annually.