Overview

Our commitment to the health and safety of our employees, respect for the environment and active engagement with local communities is an intrinsic part of our culture.

Since the Group’s listing in London in 2006, it has endeavoured to maintain its corporate culture of fostering respect for the wellbeing of its employees and contractors, the environment and the communities in which it operates.
 
To achieve this objective, the Group is committed to:
  • taking all necessary steps to ensure:

•• a safe and healthy workplace

•• the prevention of environmental contamination

•• respect for, and commitment to, the communities in which it operates

  • complying with all relevant legislation
  • promoting continuous improvement in its management systems incorporating best practice
  • adopting a proactive approach in preventing and, where this is not possible, managing, the risks that may hinder achievement of its CSR objectives
  • encouraging its employees to adopt the Group’s values through the use of training and internal communications.

Management and accountability

The Board has ultimate responsibility for establishing Group policies relating to CSR and ensuring that national and
international standards are met. The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee has been established as a formal committee of the Board with delegated responsibility for various CSR issues, focusing on compliance with national and international standards and ensuring that appropriate systems and practices are in place Group-wide to ensure the effective management of CSR-related risks. The CSR Committee is chaired by Roberto Dañino (Deputy Chairman and Executive Director) who has Board-level responsibility for CSR issues.

To support the CSR Committee, a working group of relevant personnel meets on a monthly basis to consider, at an operational level, local health and safety policies and environmental protection programmes and community relations matters. These meetings are attended by the CEO and COO.

For further details, please visit our CR Report 2009.