Communication on Progress

Communication on Progress (COP)

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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., 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 his sphere of influence.

We wish tho 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.

http://www.ealbeniz.com/en/noticias/noticia.php?id=60

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. 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., faithful with its commitment with universally recognised human rights, has published in his corporative website "Our Mission, Vision and Values" document. In "Values" section, it declares the following about its policy with regard to people:

"Full respect for the person, expressly rejecting any kind of discrimination for any reason whatsoever. Strong commitment with the professional development of individuals through continuing training, awareness raising on our company’s values and by facilitating the means to actively participate in continuous improvement of the company.".

This declaration confirms the company's determination to continue aligning its policies with the principle 1 of Global Compact.

Measurement of outcomes
Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.
Continue improving the employees' motivation to improve the social climate, reduce the risk of conflicts and improve the efficiency of 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.
No answer provided.

Implementation
Description of concrete actions taken by the company to implement labour policies, address labour risks and respond to labour violations.
No answer provided.

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.
The respect of environment is a priority for EDUARDO ALBÉNIZ, S.A.

During years, the tasks related with environment were distributed amongst the Plant manager, the Quality/Organization director and the technician in Labour Risks Prevention.

In October 2010, the decision was made to appoint a Responsible in Environment in the Quality/Organization Department with the goal to centralize in him all the tasks and have a single contact point for all the people (internal and external) who have to interact with the company with regard to environment.

With this change in organization, we hope to improve the efficiency and progress more quickly in the different activities that have been planed by the company in this matter.

Measurement of outcomes
Description of how the company monitors and evaluates environmental performance.
Progress more quickly in the different activities that have been planed by the company for next years with regard to environment (ISO 14001 certificate, FSC certificate, etc.).

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.
No answer provided.

Implementation
Description of concrete actions to implement anti-corruption policies, address anti-corruption risks and respond to incidents.
No answer provided.

Measurement of outcomes
Description of how the company monitors and evaluates anti-corruption performance.
No answer provided.