1Governance

Businesses should be committed to:

• Complying with the relevant national Code for Governance, as applicable.
• Having a robust corporate governance structure that successfully integrates sustainability, and integrates it into the business.
• Effective management of sustainability through committed leadership, and clear direction to implement sustainability strategies across the business.

The Management will ensure that the business:

• Recognises that successful integration and effective management of sustainability in a business requires clear direction, good leadership and strategic influence.
• Has accountability procedures that have been established and are communicated clearly, ensuring that sustainability is integrated with other business goals.
• Aligns its governance structures with its existing business models such that it is complementary, allowing for successful organizational structures that do not compete or create redundancy.

2Environment

Businesses should commit to:

• Support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.
• Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.
• Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.

The Management will ensure that the business reduces the environmental impact of the Company by:

• Developing and implementing awareness-raising activities and emergency response procedures to reduce and mitigate environmental, health and safety impacts caused by accidents.
• Reducing materials, water and energy use.
• Implementing sustainable procurement in its purchasing decisions.
• Assessing the environmental impact prior to the execution of a new project.
• Using environmentally sound technologies and practices.
• Continuously monitoring and improving environmental management.
• Raising awareness of climate change within the organization and take steps to mitigate and adapt to counter negative effects.

3Labour

Businesses should commit to:

• Uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining.
• Eliminate all forms of forced and compulsory labour.
• Eliminate child labour.
• Eliminate discrimination in employment and occupation.

The Management will ensure that the business:

• Recognises the importance of secure employment to both the individual worker and to Society.
• Ensures equal opportunities for all workers and not discriminate either directly or indirectly in any labour practice.
• Pays wages at least adequate for the needs of workers and their families.
• Respects the right of workers to adhere to normal or agreed working hours established in laws, regulations or collective agreements.
• Develops, implements and maintains an occupational health and safety policy based on the principle that strong safety and health standards and organizational performance are mutually supportive and reinforcing.

4Anti-Corruption

Businesses should be committed to work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

5Human Rights

Businesses should be committed to:

• Support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
• Ensure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

The Management will ensure that the business:

• Respects all individual, civil and political rights including life of individuals, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to own property and freedom of peaceful assembly and of association.
• Facilitates access to, and where possible providing support and facilities for, education and lifelong learning for community members.
• Regularly assesses the impact of its policies and activities on the promotion of equal opportunities and non-discrimination.
• Do human rights due diligence through their value chain and have in place processes for remedies for victims.

6Consumer Protection

Businesses should be committed to:

• Developing, strengthening and maintaining a strong consumer protection policy, and in doing so, set its own priorities for the protection of consumers in accordance with the economic, social and environmental circumstances.

The Management will ensure that the business:

• Recognises that consumer trust is a critical success factor for any business, and is a key route for building such success.
• Deals fairly and honestly with consumers at all stages of their relationship, so that it is an integral part of the business culture, and will avoid practices that harm consumers, particularly with respect to vulnerable and disadvantaged consumers.
• Will not subject consumers to illegal, unethical, discriminatory or deceptive practices, such as abusive marketing tactics, abusive debt collection or other improper behaviour that may pose unnecessary risks or harm consumers.
• Will protect the health and safety of consumers.
• Promotes sustainable consumption.

7Community Engagement and Development

Businesses should be committed to:

• Considering itself as part of the community and contributing to the well being of the Community through wealth creation, decent work and adopting inclusive business practices.
• Adopting an external outlook and understanding the social and environmental issues of most relevance to their business.
• Responsible business conduct that achieves and promotes the Sustainable Development Goals, and where businesses meet their “responsibility to respect” human rights as described by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

The Management will ensure that the business:

• Understands, engages in and acts upon critical workplace, marketplace and environmental issues through community engagement, to address business objectives.
• Is a good neighbour, making positive contributions to the Community by supporting local initiatives and local enterprises.