Communication on Progress

Communication of Progress

Participant
Published
  • 27-Sep-2017
Time period
  • September 2016  –  September 2017
Format
  • Stand alone document – Basic COP Template
Differentiation 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.

  • Quintas Renewable Energy Solutions Ltd

    Head Office: 133 Oyemekun Road, P. O. Box 417, Akure 0909 830 2006
    Lagos Office: 1st Floor Ereke House, 15 IPM Road CBD Alausa Ikeja Lagos 0802 602 9125
    Abuja office: Flat 5, 44 IBM Haruna crescent, Utako district Abuja. 08038391755

    COMMUNICATION ON PROGRESS (COP)

    From September 2016 to September, 2017

    1. STATEMENT OF CONTINUED SUPPORT BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    September 17, 2017

    To all our Stakeholders

    I am pleased to confirm that Quintas Renewable Energy Solutions Ltd., reaffirms its support of the Ten Principles of the United Nation Global Compact in the area of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-corruption.

    In this annual Communication of 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 sharing this information with our stakeholders, using our primary channels of communication.

    Sincerely yours.

    Dr. Omotayo Dairo
    Managing Director/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.

  • In line with our declared support for Universal Human Right declaration, our company has a code of conduct for staff and stakeholders to comply with Universal declaration of human right and other international standards.

    We would strictly adhere to right of man to freedom expression of what the desire, ensure that safe and conducive environment are provided in their place of work. There will be no forced or child labour

  • Implementation

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

  • We have a staff right and welfare committee in our company to handle:
    a. Human Rights
    • To ensure that our workers are provided with safe, conducive and suitable working environment, are sanitation processes are good and modern and the facilities to promote good and danger free working environment are provided.
    • Ensure that are workers are protected from physical, verbal, sexual or psychological harassment, abuse or threats.
    • Confirm that activities are provided to protect our staff from threats and harmful procedures that could impair health or cause injuries, bodily harms or loss of human life during manufacturing of goods, disposal of wastes or normal discharge of their duties.

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • A senior male member of staff physically assaulted a female junior staff. He was investigated and found to attempting to take undue advantage of the lady. We was asked to withdraw his service from our ourganization

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.

  • Labour
    • It is our company's policy not to be involved in any act of forced or child labour, we comply with the minimum labour wage as prescribed by the Nigerian laws and adequate remuneration are given to workers when the work outside their normal hours of duties or when they have cause to work outside their area of primary assignments.
    • Our employment policies do not discriminate against race, gender, physically challenged or non-communicable health conditions.
    • Health care supports are given to all staff and their immediate families

  • Implementation

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

  • We have an in-house clinic to attend to minor injuries and health challenges of staff

  • Measurement of outcomes

  • Description of how the company monitors and evaluates performance.

  • 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.

  • • Our business is generation of energy from wastes that ordinarily would have been a pollutant to the environment. We gasify or generate efficient combustion from solid combustible organic materials (Biomass), do anaerobic bio-digestion of liquid biomass and prevent post-harvest wastage of food. Our activities displaces usage of fossil fuel to reduce generation of greenhouse gases.
    • We produce organic fertilizer from biodegradable material to protect the soil and environment

  • Implementation

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

  • We are involved in waste to wealth activities.gro-residue is burnt for heat energy generation to aid the processing of our products. Left overs are used to produce animal feed or organic fertilizer

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • No answer provided.
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.

  • • 75% of our activities deal with peasant farmer,s which does not give room for corrupt practices. We ensure that our staff do no use adulterated measuring equipment to cheat customers.
    • We have minimal contacts with Government officials that award contracts to minimize the temptation to offer bribes to secure contracts.

  • Measurement of outcomes

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

  • No answer provided.