ACT Global Sports is a proud active participant
and supporter of the United Nations' Global Compact.
As a multi-national organization, proper corporate
governance, social values and outreach are all keys
to our success. The published PDF document can
be accessed by visiting:
http://www.unglobalcompact.org/ParticipantsAndStakeholders/search_participant.html?detail=ACT+Global+Sports
For those without Adobe Reader, the following is
a text draft of the document:
United Nations Global Compact
Communication on Progress
23 March 2006 through 29 February 2008
TO OUR VALUABLE STAKEHOLDERS,
ACT Global Sports is pleased to participate in
the United Nations Global Compact with our best
efforts. We clearly understand the importance of
United Nations Global Compact principles and strive
to take actions according to them. We will continue
to support United Nations Global Compact because we
see its principles as fundamental guidelines for our
corporate values and long-term growth plans.
Our company and our employees are committed to
socially responsible behavior as stewards of our
environment and our communities. As a multinational
organization, we constantly support the diversity
and integration of people from different cultures
and beliefs. We strive to create an atmosphere of
tolerance and cooperation between our employees,
suppliers and clients. We certainly believe in
providing equal opportunities to women and
minorities, emphasizing skills and abilities over
any other factor.
We have seen success and positive results from
the implementation of United Nations Global Compact
and we look forward to continue to implement new
strategies that guide us in being the model
corporate citizen in our synthetic turf industry.
Best regards,
/s/ John Baize
Managing Director
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Human Rights
Principles 1 and 2
Businesses should support and respect the protection
of internationally proclaimed human rights and make
sure that they are not complicit in human rights
abuses
Actions and Achievements
ACT Global Sports understands the importance of
guaranteeing the accomplishment of human rights.
International human rights are incorporated into our
national laws. Our employees are trained in proper
code of business conduct. This goes beyond
compliance with laws and regulations in the markets
we operate to make sure we conduct business in an
ethical way. In addition to implementing procedures
that comply with international standards, we
actively seek to increase awareness of the
importance of equal rights.
This focus on awareness and proper business conduct
extends to our suppliers and market partners. We do
not limit to make a sale, but strive to understand
our clients’ business, their principles and
philosophy, how do they conduct in their region, and
if they are making a positive impact on society.
Labor Standards
Principle 3
Businesses should uphold the freedom of association
and the effective recognition of the right to
collective bargaining
Actions and Achievements
ACT Global Sports is a company that considers its
employees as its most important asset. Our employees
are important stakeholders that have a large
influence on the competitiveness and quality of our
products and services. We concentrate our efforts in
creating an environment that will stimulate
individuals to achieve their highest potential.
ACT Global Sports recognizes and support the
implementation of the freedom of association and the
right to collective bargaining. Our country’s laws
also clearly grant these freedoms and rights. We
protect the right of negotiation between our
management and a labor union on wages, hours, and
working conditions.
Any employee is entitled to raise a workplace
complaint without being victimized or prejudiced for
making that complaint. Any and all complaints are
impartially investigated while respecting the rights
of our employees.
Our employees can associate freely, in good
faith, without interference from our management,
because we strive to provide best possible working
and development conditions. There is no
discrimination on grounds of membership in a labor
union.
Principle 4
Businesses should uphold the elimination of all
forms of forced and compulsory labor
Actions and Achievements
We respect in full our employees’ rights and support
their needs; that is why we make sure we provide
satisfactory wages and working conditions. Our
employees’ are trained to report any cases or
concern regarding forced or compulsory labor. The
company will not tolerate nor accept the
exploitation of labor.
We also recognize the labor standards and
conditions in every country we operate. We require
the same compliance with our vendors and partners.
We will terminate relationships with any company
that violates, in any manner, standards related to
forced and compulsory labor.
To avoid any kind of abuse, we provide to our
employees with clear guidelines regarding the amount
of working hours they have to dedicate, the
remuneration and compensation to reward their hard
work, and a clear assignment of duties.
Principle 5
Businesses should uphold the effective abolition of
child labor
Actions and Achievements
ACT Global Sports believes that children’s safety
and health should be guaranteed and that every
institution and company should get involved, as a
society member, to support this. We support and
contribute to World Vision, a humanitarian
organization that supports children worldwide with
food, education, medicine and other aid.
ACT Global Sports understands that our laws
clearly prohibit child labor, and we do not support
any type of child labor. We do not accept or hire
underage personnel in any of our offices around the
world. Our management has adopted procedure for
recruitment in accordance to international child
labor and rights laws.
We will not hesitate to sanction any violation on
this matter.
Principle 6
Businesses should eliminate discrimination in
respect of employment and occupation
Actions and Achievements
As a global company, we can certainly relate to
diverse and multicultural workplace; and we put
effort on keeping it that way and protecting it. We
value diversity and promote equal opportunities in
recruitment and employment.
We understand how diversity has helped us to
expand our business worldwide. We do not limit our
initiative to create a tolerant atmosphere just to
within our own offices. We also consider if our
associates and customers apply policies and criteria
that provide equal opportunity to minorities, women
and other cultures.
To show our support of women in the role of our
global society, we support and donate to CARE, a
humanitarian organization that fights global poverty
in part by empowering women through providing
economic opportunities.
Environment
Principle 7
Businesses should support a precautionary approach
to environmental challenges
Actions and Achievements
ACT Global Sports also recognizes that society and
the environment are important stakeholders in the
artificial turf industry and our business. We pride
ourselves on being committed to environmentally
friendly products and manufacturing. This pride is
evidenced by our carrying the ISO 14001
environmental certification.
We improve our environmental performance continually
by implementing a systematic approach to setting
environmental objectives and targets. We screen
materials used in our grass fibers and have
conducted environmental research within our
artificial turf industry.
We encourage to all our employees to implement the
best practices in energy and resource efficiency,
waste reduction, renewable resources, and the use of
cleaner production. We urge our customers to also
perform research on environmental issues. We
understand that environmental protection is of
increasing importance and we are continually
researching methods to become better stewards of our
environment.
Principle 8
Undertake initiatives to promote greater
environmental responsibility
Actions taken & Achievements
ACT Global Sports is looking to improve its policies
related to ecology and safe environment. Our team is
looking forward to find new initiatives to create
awareness in our society about the importance of
acting responsibly on environmental matters. We
support and contribute to Conservation
International. This organization aims to protect the
environment by promoting responsible human choices.
We are concerned about the environment and are
committed to increasing research and awareness about
the importance of environmental responsibility
within our synthetic turf industry. We strive to
implement environmental friendly technologies in our
products and offices.
Principle 9
Businesses should encourage the development and
diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies
Actions and Achievements
Our business promotes efficient energy technologies.
Climate change is a real threat, and a global issue.
Key to mitigation is the reduction of CO2 emissions
worldwide, and businesses have a crucial role in
delivering global carbon reductions whilst operating
in a sustainable and profitable way.
We are committed to investigating methods in our
business, low-carbon technologies to reduce carbon
emissions. As new methods and business practices are
identified, they will be implemented as part of our
short and long term initiative towards
environmentally friendly technologies.
Anti-Corruption
Principle 10
Businesses should work against corruption in all its
forms, including extortion and bribery
Actions and Achievements
ACT Global Sports approach to corruption is the same
as with other corporate ethical decisions – it is
not enough to simply comply with laws. We must
establish moral practices that go beyond the letter
of our national laws. Our mission statement is, “Our
focus is to enhance our market value through
integrity, product value and customer satisfaction."
We mention integrity first as it is core to our
approach within the synthetic turf industry.
In order to build long-term partnerships in the
markets we serve, we must have the highest level of
integrity. This can only be obtained by operating in
a corrupt-free business environment so that all
companies can compete on a level-ground. Our company
policies strictly limit the amount of gifts that can
be given or received by an employee. Any policy or
ethical violation that is detected by an employee
must be immediately reported to upper management
without fear of reprisals.
We are pleased that by communicating our attitude
towards corruption including extortion and bribery,
it also helps to create awareness in our industry so
that perhaps others will also combat extortion and
bribery. |
