The purpose of this Policy is to define the general principles and provide a basis for Civinity group’s business culture and practices as well as approach to corporate responsibility when it comes to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) areas.
The Policy applies to and covers Civinity group’s business activities in all countries where Civinity group operates. All the employees of Civinity group, and non-permanent staff working on behalf of the Group, are subject to this Policy. This Policy also applies to all partners, clients and other stakeholders who have a relationship with the company.
Employee shall mean a person who has an employment relationship with the Civinity group, including Managers, Top Executives, Members of Management Boards.
ESG shall mean environmental, social and governance areas.
Policy shall mean Civinity group’s ESG Policy; this document.
The Parent Company shall mean Civinity, AB (legal entity code 302247881).
Group shall mean the Parent Company and its subsidiaries (including lower-tier subsidiaries), also subsidiaries with head offices located in foreign countries wherein it directly and/or indirectly holds a majority of the voting rights or it may directly or indirectly exercise a dominant influence.
Sustainability Strategy shall mean specific goals and a prioritised set of actions agreed in regards to the implementation of environmental, social and governance areas that are material to the Civinity Group.
Sustainable Development Goals shall mean the agreement reached by all United Nations members in 2015 on a common agenda for global development by 2030. It is based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which include the pursuit of peace, welfare and the broad prosperity of humankind and the planet now and in the future, as well as promoting partnerships to achieve these goals.
The European Green Deal shall mean a roadmap for action presented by the European Commission on 11 December 2019, aiming to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, boosting the economy, improving human health and the quality of life, caring for nature and leaving no one behind.
Paris Agreement shall mean an agreement between states to strengthen the global response to the threats posed by climate change. The aim is to limit the increase in the average temperature of the earth to 2 °C compared to the pre-industrial level and to continue to aim to limit the increase of the average earth temperature to no higher than 1.5 °C.
Civinity group defines its sustainability impact by focusing on the key four strategic areas:
Through its strategic activities, Civinity group also seeks to make a positive contribution to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on goals:
3 – Good health and well-being
7 – Affordable and clean energy
8 – Decent work and economic growth
9 – Industry, innovation and infrastructure
10 – Reduced Inequalities
13 – Climate action
16 – Peace, justice and strong institutions
The organisation commits to protecting the environment, people and society, through responsible management of its operations, by complying with environmental and social obligations, and by working proactively on the topics covered in this document.
Civinity group contributes to the implementation of the European Green Deal and the Paris Agreement, with a commitment to reduce net CO2 emissions to zero by 2050.
Reducing the amount of energy required to provide products and services is the main objective in this area.
When it comes to mitigating actions against climate change, monitoring carbon emissions is key. For Civinity group this means reducing the amount of greenhouse gases generated by the company’s activities.
Below is an overview of Civinity group’s position regarding the social aspects of the organisation. Our aim is to create a safe and comfortable working environment for the employees. We aim to provide various development opportunities and organise work and other processes in a manner that ensures employee satisfaction and well-being. While caring for our people, we ensure strict compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards and apply fair remuneration principles to ensure employee retention.
Creating a safe and comfortable working environment is one of the main priorities for Civinity group. Moreover, the company also focuses on organising work and processes to ensure employee satisfaction and well-being.
One of the main goals at Civinity group is to provide opportunities to all employees to constantly develop their skills. We do this by implementing the following:
Our objective is to ensure employee safety, follow regulations and procedures to prevent accidents or injuries in the workplaces and public environments. We therefore adhere to the following principles:
meet the health & safety standards.
Civinity group’s objective is to ensure fair pay to all employees and partners, and additional incentives based on achieved results. We adhere to the following principles:
We care to involve employees in the decision-making processes, ensure the possibility to make independent decisions and give them the freedom to act on them. To ensure that:
Our long term goal is to prevent employee turnover, attract the right fit candidates, and invest in future talent.
Below is an overview of Civinity’ groups position regarding our economic sustainability. Our aim is a sustainable and balanced business development through improving service efficiency, and ensuring competitive advantage by providing high quality services.
Civinity group’s main objective in this area is to provide services in an innovative, efficient and resources-saving manner.
High-quality and continuous improvement of services to provide greater benefit for customers is one of Civinity group’s strategic priorities.
While developing its business, Civinity group ensures sustainability through compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards, and protection of the personal data of our clients, employees and partners.
While developing its business, Civinity group strives to adhere to all the relevant laws, guidelines, norms, and regulations. The company implements a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption.
Protection and security of the personal data of its customers and employees, and the business data of its clients and third parties, is of great importance to Civinity group.
Pursuant to the principles of this Policy, the material topics for environmental, social and governance areas shall be identified, ESG goals shall be established, and objectives shall be formulated, which, in their own right, shall be integrated into general business plans of the Civinity group. Results shall be monitored periodically, and processes shall be audited by assessing the performance in accordance with internal and external standards.
Civinity group undertakes to regularly review the environmental, social and economic impact and the priorities of its sustainability activities (materiality assessment), taking into account the expectations of stakeholders and the latest available scientific information.
Anonymous reports on potential ESG Policy violations can be submitted by email [email protected].
Civinity group shall implement all measures to protect persons notifying violations of the Policy against any negative consequences: the e-mail address referred to above shall only be accessed by designated officer, who shall assume the obligation to not disclose the identity of notifying persons to any employees or other third parties.
All notices about possible violations of the Policy must be appropriately examined by persons appointed by Civinity, AB.