Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 06-Feb-2020
Time period
  • February 2019  –  February 2020
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.

  • I am pleased to confirm that Allied Pickfords Korea 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,

    K.B. Ahn
    CEO/President
    6 February 2020

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 our company, Human Rights are part of day to day culture and operations. Any Complaints are delivered and discussed within a system ofescalations among
    management without repercussions.
    • We promote non-discrimination practices in all aspect of the work place and hiring concerning genders, ages, nationality, region, religion, sexual orientation, educational elitism, or nepotism.

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

  • * • In order to more clearly share our company' s stance on the issues of non­
    discrimination, sexual harassment, and confidentiality with our employees; we are currently working to complete an updated employee contract that will describe what is expected and unacceptable ii1 the workplace. All employees required to
    sign these updated policies in 2020

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

  • No answer provided.
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.

  • - We follow the law of Ministry o fEmployment and Labor m Korea by providmg the
    below to all employees:
    • Annual leave, maternity and parental leave, sick leave, death of family member leave, and honeymoon leave. All of which can be easily applied for by each employee privately on an online forum that only management can view.
    • 4 major insurances for workers
    • Support and require regular medical check-ups
    • Comply with minimum wage and increase salary with experience appropriately.
    • Comply with an 8 hour day, 5 day work week maximum under full time salary cont;act. More than 40hours requires appropriate pay for appropriate hours worked. Beyond the requirement of the law, we also allow for flexible working hours depending on each employee's personal situation. This year we installed an electric reader at the entrance of our office to easily and accurately track hours.

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

  • - We follow the convention oflnternational Labor Organization
    • Freedom of association
    • No forced labor
    • No child labor

  • 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.

  • • In an effort to avoid unnecessary waste; we began to work with the Beautiful Store, a non-profit organization, which sells used items and uses a portion ofthe profits to give organizations helping high risk populations; such as: children, elderly, and the unemployed. We collect unwanted items from our clients moving out ofthe country and then donate, with their permission, to this organization. Ifwe did not collect these gently used furniture, clothes, kitchenware, or miscellaneous items, they would end up in landfills. We see it as our corporate social responsibility to the environment to provide this service free of charge to ensure minimal waste.

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

  • • We take additional care to recycle all cardboard, papers, plastic, cans, glass, etc ...
    • We make sure all power and lights are turned off in the office when empty.
    • We keep a proper and stable temperature in the office in order to reduce wasting energy.
    • We use online shared Intranet to report so that we reduce printing papers and make the sharing of information easier to access. We have also added at the end of each email the following statement to avoid unnecessary printing: 'Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail. '
    • We encourage employees not to use one-use disposable items, such as bringing individual reusable cups.

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

  • • For 2019 we are planning to use recycled card stalk to print environn1entally friendly name cards and look into other electronic options for sharing business card information. We are also researching more environmental friendly or green initiatives that can be applied in our industry.

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 follow and meet all requirements set by the local Kim Young Ran law which is an anti-bribery and anti-lobbying act to avoid corruption between government and big business or between business entities.
    • We have publicly stated and signed our commitment to anti-corruption as a member ofthe Fair Players Club in 2018 and have continued membership into 2020.

  • 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.