Issue 1
CSR C MPASS The CSR bulletin for Imtech Technical Services
Issue 1
Autumn 2012
Welcome to ‘CSR Compass’, Imtech Technical Services (ITS) new CSR newsletter. What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? CSR is all about keeping a balance between People, Planet and Profit. There is no ‘one solution’ for this, so the challenge is to give CSR a meaningful place that fits in with Imtech, one that responds to the expectations of stakeholders and creates value for the business.
Why is CSR important? Every organisation has its own CSR priorities, based partly on its own products and services, the places where it has its greatest impact, stakeholder expectations, its own ambitions, values and culture. The Imtech profile, for example, will look very different to that of Shell, or IKEA. The goal of CSR is to embrace responsibility for the company’s actions and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, customers and the wider stakeholders.
Imtech and CSR Imtech is a socially and environmentally responsible company, and we recognise that our activities have an impact on the environment, on people, the communities in which we operate, our customers and supply chain and broader society. Our CSR policy which you will find on the ITS portal picks up on all these areas and provides a framework to ensure that we are accountable.
Corporate Social Responsibility Policy Statement Imtech is a socially and environmentally responsible company. We are a major technical services company providing essential solutions for businesses and society. Our activities have an impact on the environment, on people, the communities in which we operate, our customers and supply chain and broader society. Our innovative technical solutions contribute to a sustainable society. In all aspects of our responsibilities, we work closely with our employees, clients, suppliers and subcontractors. We strive for continuous improvement and to balance short-term and long-term interests as well as integrate economic, environmental and social considerations into our strategic decision-making. This statement provides the basis for managing our corporate responsibilities through our policies, procedures and practices.
OUR POLICY IS: Corporate Governance: The starting points of Corporate Governance are good business practices (accountable, honest and transparent dealings by the management) and good supervision of this management. These are dealt with in our Business Ethics Principles document. We are accountable for ensuring we minimise our impact through responsible business practices, which go beyond our legal obligations, and by responding to the views of our stakeholders, while remaining a profitable, competitive and growing business. In this way Imtech will provide a high quality design and build business that contributes to society. Our people: We recognise the need to be able to attract, develop and retain employees with the potential, skills and experience necessary for the continued development of our business. We are committed to equality of opportunity and an inclusive working environment where all employees are treated equally with courtesy, dignity and respect and where everyone feels valued. We are committed to creating a learning culture, supporting our people in working to realise their potential and providing opportunities to ensure that our people are equipped with the skills and knowledge to maximise business effectiveness. Our Corporate Social Responsibility policy and standards are applicable to all Imtech employees. Health, safety and wellbeing: We are committed to maintaining and continuously improving standards of occupational health and safety for all our employees, subcontractors and those affected by our activities including the public. We expect the performance of our partners and suppliers to be at least comparable to ours.
The goal of CSR is to embrace responsibility for the company’s actions and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities and the wider stakeholders.
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