Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 06-Aug-2021
Time period
  • January 2020  –  December 2020
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.

  • On behalf of the company EDUARDO ALBÉNIZ S.A.U., I declare the company's compromise with the 10 principles of Global Compact with regard to human rights, labour standards, environment and anti-corruption.

    The company also takes the following commitments:
    - To align all the strategy with the 10 principles in order to integrate them progressively in the company's culture.
    - To make campaign in favour of the 10 principles in its sphere of influence.

    We wish to remember that in October 2008, when we joined Global Compact, we sent a letter to all our customers to let them know and inviting them to know the iniciative and join it.

    The respect of the 10 principles is seen by the company not only as a moral obligation but also a way to improve the social climate in the company and, consequently, improve processes and economic results.

    Javier Téllez
    Managing Director
    EDUARDO ALBÉNIZ S.A.U.

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.

  • EDUARDO ALBENIZ, S.A.U. declares its support to the Universal Declaration of Human Rigths and its strong commitment to put in place policies and actions to implement the principles 1 and 2 in order to integrate them progressively in the company's culture.

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

  • EDUARDO ALBÉNIZ S.A.U., faithful to its commitment to universally recognised human rights, has updated and published on its corporate website the document "Quality and Environment Policy". In the new section "Our people", it states the following in relation to its policy towards people:

    Our people:
    Motivated, highly skilled staff who enjoy their work are vital to the success of our family business.
    We train our staff in order to get and keep their knowledge and skills fully up to date. In addition, we also provide all the necessary resources to ensure that working conditions fully comply with health and safety standards and all applicable legislation and social agreements. In our recruitment and assessment processes, we do not discriminate in any way on the grounds of age, gender, sexual orientation, origin or religion.

    We expect both our staff and our suppliers to comply fully with all health, safety and environmental regulations.

    This statement confirms the company's determination to continue to align its policies with Global Compact principles 1 and 2.

  • Measurement of outcomes
  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • Maintain and further enhance staff motivation to improve the social climate, reduce the risk of conflict, improve processes efficiency, provide a wayfor the personal and professional development of our employees and avoid any discrimination based on age, gender, sexual orientation, origin or religion in our recruitment and evaluation processes.

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.

  • EDUARDO ALBENIZ, S.A.U. declares its support to the Universal Declaration of Human Rigths and its strong commitment to put in place policies and actions to implement the principles 3, 4, 5 and 6 in order to integrate them progressively in the company's culture. We declare specifically our commitment to respect the Labour Law and the workers' rights.

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

  • Implementation of an internal communication system using large format screens distributed in different parts of our plant.
    This system regularly provides information on:
    - All types of external news related to our activity and of interest to all ALBÉNIZ personnel.
    - Internal information of interest to all ALBÉNIZ personnel.
    - Communication of significant aspects and environmental objectives.
    - Main production KPI's of our activity.
    - Work shift calendars

  • Measurement of outcomes
  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • Improved social climate in the company based on a comprehensive information system that is easy for staff to follow. Ensure that staff have relevant and up-to-date information related to their job.

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.

  • Even if our activity (self-adhesive labels manufacturing) is not especially pollutant and wastes are not considered as dangerous for the environment, we declare our support to the principles 7, 8 and 9 and our strong commitment to put in place policies and actions in order to integrate them progressively in the company's culture.

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

  • Adaptation and certification of our environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001:2015 Environmental management systems.

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

  • - Ensure compliance with legislation and regulations with regards to the environment.
    - Identify, prevent and control the environmental impacts generated by our company's activities.
    - Establishing environmental policies that facilitate the achievement of environmental objectives.
    - Positioning our organisation as socially responsible, and improving our relationship with our stakeholders.

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.

  • EDUARDO ALBENIZ, S.A.U. declares its support to principle 10 and its strong commitment to put in place policies and actions to avoid all forms of corruption, in particular extortion and bribery, in order to integrate this principle progressively in the company's culture.

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

  • We have implemented the "ALBÉNIZ Code of Conduct Violation Reporting Procedure". Reportable situations include any form of corruption, including bribery, extortion, deception, fraud and manipulation. Such situations are already explicitly prohibited in our Code of Conduct. This procedure also includes a commitment by the management to protect any of our employees who report any alleged wrongdoing.

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

  • Define a system for all our employees to freely communicate if they observe any type of violation of the ALBÉNIZ Code of Conduct or of the law.