To achieve sustainable management, we must maintain a harmonious relationship with our stakeholders: customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers, the environment, the community, and government and society.
We have been active members of the United Nations Global Compact since 2008, ratifying each year our commitment to the Ten Universal Principles on human rights, labor standards, environment and anti-corruption. Our sustainability management promotes and contributes through socially responsible practices, to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined by the United Nations for the 2030 Agenda.
Our Sustainability Policy is based on the factors of environmental, social and responsible governance investment. In this way, we develop strategies to ensure a conscious and sustainable management.
For more than 30 years we have focused on building and maintaining a solid culture based on the prestige and good reputation we have achieved thanks to a relationship based on trust with those who are and will continue to be our reason for being: our customers.
Our service channels allow us to maintain constant communication, as we are open to listen to them and identify opportunities for improvement in our processes to provide an efficient and quality service that contributes to the growth of their business or project in Peru or anywhere in the world.
Our most valuable talent is our employees. That is why we focus all our efforts on offering them optimal working conditions, multiple benefits, a good working environment and opportunities for professional growth.
We believe in the importance of having motivated talent that is committed to the organization, so we work constantly to listen to their voice and provide fair treatment based on respect for diversity. We also promote continuous training through corporate agreements with educational institutions and periodic training on topics relevant to our business.
The support of our shareholders, who are constantly committed to innovation and technology in our operations, has been a great incentive for our growth. Our corporate governance is transparent and consistent with our code of ethics and conduct, taking into consideration the power of their role and the contribution of all stakeholders to business performance.
Together with our suppliers, we build a better country and ensure the safety of the entire production chain. We maintain mechanisms for the selection of each group in our production chain, always seeking to improve processes and ensure the highest quality.
100% of our suppliers sign a declaration of compliance with our Code of Conduct, which establishes the minimum requirements they must meet with respect to human rights, fair business practices, their impact on the environment, and their health and safety policies. We also conduct ongoing audits to identify opportunities for improvement and ensure optimal levels of service, quality, safety, and social and environmental responsibility.
We are committed to respecting and caring for the environment through three key dimensions: the continuous development of new eco-friendly processes, the management and prevention of risks related to the environmental impact of our operations, and the development of eco-friendly products that contribute to a cleaner environment.
Our environmental management is focused on reducing emissions in our operations. We minimize our impact through our waste management program, the implementation of industrial and domestic water treatment strategies, continuous improvement in energy consumption, and the incorporation of new eco-friendly technologies, such as our lead-free galvanizing lines and our new zero-emission galvanizing line.
Our purpose is clear: to have a positive impact on the communities in which we operate.
This reinforces our commitment to offer responsible operations in compliance with legislation and socio-environmental standards, in order to achieve a coherent social management committed to society. In addition, we promote the development of our community through programs and initiatives that contribute to the improvement of infrastructure, quality of life, education, and the environment.
Through partnerships with local and non-profit organizations, we make donations of our products and materials for the construction of social works that benefit the local population. We are aware of the value of education for our society, so we offer scholarships and sponsorships for higher education to talented young people. We encourage the participation of our employees through our corporate volunteering, cultivating in them social sensitivity and their role as citizens.
At Prodac, we are committed to interacting with governments and authorities in a neutral manner, respectfully complying with the legal obligations to which we are subject. In this sense, we do not finance political parties, nor do we participate in electoral campaigns.
Likewise, we believe that public and private institutions can join forces with the purpose of generating welfare for our society. We are constantly on the lookout for institutions that wish to work collaboratively to carry out activities and projects of social impact and, likewise, we respond to requests from organizations that come to us to generate social value.