Values and challenges. Commitments to external initiatives
WHEN ACTIONS ARE BACKED BY COMMITMENT, THEY BECOME CONVICTIONS AND PRODUCE VALUE
OUR VALUES
Responsibility, integrity and transparency
We understand the responsibility as a commitment to go beyond mere compliance with the legal obligations of our business. We take responsibility of acting with integrity by acting with honesty, dignity and ethics, which generates confidence in our company on the basis of transparency in the management and communication to our stakeholders.
Efficiency, quality and global vision
We assume, as a guiding principle in our actions, the search for the optimal use and management of resources, offering the best service possible through the continuous improvement of our processes and, through the achievement of our objectives, maximizing the benefits brought to society as a whole, both short and long term.
Anticipation and innovation
In a dynamic environment, we anticipate potential requirements, situations, circumstances and methods of work raised by our stakeholders, keeping an open mind and being receptive to change, incorporating best practices and providing creative solutions.
Respect for the environment
In Grupo Tragsa respect and commitment is priority to the environment, minimizing the environmental impact of our actions, establishing alternative environmentally friendly measures and contributing to the very nature of our business, to the preservation and conservation of biodiversity.
Commitment with our teams
We provide a safe environment, especially in risk prevention in all our processes and lines of activity and a climate where consideration, respect, equal opportunities and skills development of our employees becomes reality, through the promotion of professional growth opportunities.
OUR CHALLENGES
Value creation
One of our challenges consists in continuing to efficiently and competitively develop our activity; optimizing the resources we have, being able of growing and being profitable, under the principle of transparent management.
Administrations
Provide quality services through efficient management, with an immediate and efficient response capacity, repaying the trust put in us by our Administrations.
Keep investing in R&D&i with the objective of providing creative and innovative solutions.
Our staff
We are aware that people working in Grupo Tragsa are, and must be, one of its main pillars. For this reason, our challenge is to create an environment guaranteeing equal opportunities and non-discrimination, boost training and the professional development of our staff and implement the measures needed to reach the highest level of safety and health for all jobs. Guaranteeing the respect for human rights, rejecting child labor, forced labor and any practice violating individual or collective dignity.
The environment
We work to preserve, protect and take care of the environment, natural resources and Biodiversity.
To meet the needs of our society and the environment. To work for the development of the rural and marine environments, constantly improving our quality parameters and minimizing our environmental impacts.
Society
Given our vocation to the service of society, we pledge our firm commitment to improve the dialog with our stakeholders, helping to establish more stable, solid and valuable bonds for both parties.
Keep contributing to the socio-economic development of the communities in which we work, through the generation of jobs and contracting of local suppliers; boosting synergies with other organizations and companies of the sectors in which we work.
Ethical behavior
The incorporation of our values and principles to all levels of the company is the best guarantee for the development of an ethical behavior, permitting us to generate value and comply with our challenges and commitments.
Strengthen the behavior, decision and action guidelines of our employees with the stakeholder groups.
COMMITMENT TO EXTERNAL INITIATIVES
Global Compact
Grupo Tragsa joined the Global Compact in 2006. The United Nations Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
Grupo Tragsa has updated its commitment to the Global Compact initiative with the annual publication of the corresponding progress reports, in which the contribution and advances of the organization are recorded.
The Poznan Statement
Grupo Tragsa reaffirmed its commitment to the protection of the environment and to sustainability by signing the Poznan Statement in December 2008. This manifesto was created within the framework of the 14th Climate Change Conference and aims to ask the governments participating to implement specific actions to guarantee a joint action plan against climate change from the year 2012.
60th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Grupo Tragsa signed a manifesto to support the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary (1948-2008) of this Declaration. The objective of this initiative is to inform the entities of the whole world that the signatories of the United Nations Global Compact, no matter their country of origin or type of activity, recognize the importance of the respect for Human Rights in their businesses.
This initiative, addressed to the leaders of the companies around the world, is also consolidated as a call to the governments to fully comply with their obligations regarding human rights.