Environmental Commitment
We assess the environmental aspects of our activities, seeking to protect the environment, adopting practices that enhance the prevention of pollution, as well as the improvement of our environmental performance.
Certification
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Our Commitment ABOUT USAmorim Cork Composites’ main activity is the production of cork granules and cork composites.
In its context, customer satisfaction and the satisfaction of the remaining stakeholders is decisive for the sustainable development of the Organisation, which takes on continuous improvement and availability of the necessary resources as determining factors to ensure the return on invested capital, as well as the possibility of choice for future generations.
ACC favours innovation projects that boost the added value of its products, the safety of people and goods, and efficiency in all its facets.
As part of its sustainability strategy, ACC undertakes the following management commitments and the fulfilment of its legal compliance obligations or others.
Social Commitment
We assess the hazards of our activities, seeking to reduce risk, thus preventing injuries, wounds and damages, as well as occupational accidents and diseases, promoting safe and healthy working conditions.
We consult our employees to foster their engagement and participation.
Energy Commitment
Energy has a decisive impact on the product’s industrial cost, which is why we use and consume it in a balanced way, choosing energy efficient products, devices, technologies, and services.
We favour the use of cork dust, generated in ACC’s value chain, as biomass, making a decisive contribution to minimising greenhouse gases and reducing our carbon footprint.
We use operational control practices that contribute to the efficient use of energy, thus maximising energy efficiency.
Commitment to the Forest Custody Chain
We favour the use of cork from well-managed forests, certified through the forest certification system from the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®- C022338), and/or the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC/13-31-286).
We comply with the requirements of the FSC and PEFC chain-of-custody standards applicable to our activity, including social and Occupational Health and Safety requirements, as well as the legal requirements applicable to the cork trade.
We comply with the fundamental conventions of the International Labor Organization, in particular requirements related to:
- Effective abolition of child labor,
- Elimination of any and all forms of forced or compulsory labor,
- Abolition of work-related discrimination,
- Effective recognition of rights to collective bargaining and freedom of association
Commitment to the supply chain
We undertake to implement practices seeking the performance and security of the supply chain to reduce/mitigate the risk of losses, theft, smuggling, and/or terrorism that may jeopardise the security of the global supply chain.
The Board of Directors and the Executive Board are responsible for providing the information and resources necessary for the pursuit of the management objectives and for the success of this Policy, which are crucial for ACC’s sustainable development.
João Pedro Azevedo
CEO
October 2022