Impact report
Our way to sustainability
Vision: reliability in motion
Values
Innovation
We believe that technology brings benefits to our workplace. Every year we invest in new machinery and process mechanization to ensure high performance and more efficiency.
Safety
Our employees are our most valuable asset. We care about them and we are focusing in their well-being though offering a healthy, clean and less dangerous environment.
Excellence
“Hard work pays off”, Every project deserves all our attentions and efforts. Passion and commitment are important components to achieve our goals.
Sustainability
Reducing the impact of our daily operations is one of our main targets. We dedicate all our efforts to build a sustainable business model and to integrate the sustainability into our strategy.
Human rights and labour practices
Arcoprofil has developed a Sustainability Policy (POL_01) that specifically includes a section on these issues, in accordance with the requirements of the Ecovadis and NQC SAQ 5.0 certifications in this regard.
Arcoprofil punctually complies with current laws on union representation as well as personnel management, starting from paying contributions and taxes due on recruitment, to the prohibition of exploiting child labour (below the legal age limits allowed) and slavery. These concepts are so obvious and taken for granted for Arcoprofil, that the correct and required way of working, to be respected, has never been formalized in specific procedures. Moreover, due to the dimension of the company, the ownership is supervising personally operational activities. However, the possibility of implementing specific company procedures on the subject should be considered, perhaps as a second step.
Training
Training hours
Training hours/employee
Comment on the KPI
In 2022, 60 new hired employees increased the number of training hours.
The years before 2023 were simply accounted for and monitored in order to gather data and understanding.
In 2023, a training target has been set against the results of previous years and identified training needs. Thus, it will be possible to monitor the progress of training.
Diversity management
Non EU workers and disabled workers
Arcoprofil for women
- Training for women:
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- academy in mechanics for female: 120 hours of technical training for 10 candidates, 6 of them hired in 2022
- ‘Renato Casolin scholarship’ to promote the female graduates enrolling at the ITS mechatronics institute: Arcoprofil pay the school taxes for two years.
- recruitment of female workers in production: 12 women hired in 2022 out of 66 new hires.
Female presence
Gender wage gap
Comment on the KPI
In the past years, before 2023, Arcoprofil was simply collecting and monitoring data and understandings.
In 2023, after checking the results of previous years and the inclusion plans adopted, a target has been set for the presence of women and the gender wage gap. This will allow Arcoprofil to monitor the trend of female presence and the gender wage gap in the company.
Health cover
Arcoprofil, in compliance with the relevant Collective Bargaining Agreement (the legal regulations in force in Italy and the above-mentioned policy), monitors the health coverage offered to its workers. According to this, the following KPIs have been developed and monitored:
Comment on the KPI
The calculation includes the temporary workers who are covered directly by temporary employment agency.
In the past years, before 2023, Arcoprofil was simply collecting and monitoring data and understandings.
In 2023, Arcoprofil has set a target both for CCNL coverage (it is a legal requirement for employees, and must be 100%), and for Metasalute coverage (in %), and will compare it with previous years and existing plans. This will allow Arcoprofil to monitor the progress of Metasalute and CCNL covering in the company.
Health and safety at work
Arcoprofil s.r.l is certified in the field of Occupational Health and Safety since 2017 (OHSAS 18001 standard), and it has been ISO 45001 certified since 2020. It has also included a specific section on this subject in the sustainability policy.
According to the law, Arcoprofil has prepared its own DVR (Occupational Health and Safety Risk Assessment Document), where all risks are identified and analyzed, including the relevant countermeasures where applicable; in particular, the DVR includes the assessment of noise risk, physical risk and chemical risk.
Every year, the HSE Manager organizes a meeting (according to the Italian Law) to share with the employer the health and safety situation in the company, together with the HSE Manager and the occupational doctor. The report includes the aspects of DVR assessment, accident trends, use of PPE and staff training, as well as all the significant information on any events that occurred during the year. Moreover, every year, a specific Management Review on Occupational Health and Safety is prepared and discussed, as required by ISO 45001.
According to the ISO 45001 certification and in order to make the safety instructions clear for all, Arcoprofil implemented specific procedures for using the PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) or regarding other key topics such as the management of chemicals.
In addition, the operations for safe machinery and risk awareness of the employees are ensured through appropriate training.
Injuries
Frequency and severity
of injuries
*FI = frequency index (no. of injuries on no. of employees)
**SI = severity index (lost working hours on no. of employees)
Frequency = no.of injuries on tot.working hours
Severity = no.of lost working hours on tot. working hours
Comment on the KPI
The methodology for calculating the KPI FI (frequency index) and SI (severity index) was taken from the INAIL (National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work) website.
H&S Training
Comment on the KPI
Arcoprofil has always carried out Health and Safety training in line with legal requirements (see mandatory training) as well as all necessary, additional training to ensure absolutely safe operations. However, for specific training, targets have never been defined.
In 2023, a target has been defined based on previous years, data and needs, shared and approved; in this way, we can monitor the training carried out against a target.
Regarding the above on Occupational Health and Safety, Arcoprofil will consider increasing the KPIs currently adopted, maybe as a second step.
Environment and energy containment
Arcoprofil is certified ISO 14001 standard since 2002. A specific section on this subject has been also included: Sustainability Policy POL_01, in addition to what is already included in the ‘certification’ Policy POL_02, aimed at satisfying ISO 14001 requirements.
Arcoprofil is also going to reach the Energy certification (ISO 50001) by 2024; an internal manager for this activity has already been identified).
Arcoprofil prepared its own DVA (Environmental Risk Assessment Document), where all risks are identified and analysed, including countermeasures where applicable. Annually, a specific Environmental Management Review is prepared and discussed, as required by ISO 14001.
In particular, an Environmental Plan is followed and monitored in accordance with this standard.
Arcoprofil also does not use ‘restricted’ substances as defined by the EU ROHS regulation.
Arcoprofil is commited in reducing its emissions (monitored through Carbon Footprint calculation), its the water consumption its impact on biodiversity.
In order to reduce the energy consumption Arcoprofil is installing the following plants:
- a district heating, to be completed by September 2024, with the benefit of saving approximately 150 Tons/year CO2
- a 467 KWh photovoltaic plant with CO2 reduction of about 100 Tons/year
Moreover, regarding ISO 14001 certification and in order to make the safety information clear, specific Environmental procedures are available, in particular for waste management or for other key topics.
At the moment, a specific environmental emergency plan is not available yet.
Energy consumption
Water consumption
Waste management
Hazardous waste
Non-hazardous waste
Comment on the KPI
In the past years, before 2023, Arcoprofil was simply accounting and monitoring data in order to gather info and understandings.
In 2023, a target for water consumption and waste has been set. This will allow the company to monitor the trend of water consumption and waste production against concrete targets.
By 2024, Arcoprofil aims to implement the disposal waste control which consists on weekly monitoring the type of waste and weighing, as required by the law . The long/medium-term goal is to implement separate collection for all activities reducing mixed waste.
With regard to the above-mentioned Environment and Energy Management, Arcoprofil will evaluate in a second step, the opportunity of increasing the KPIs currently adopted.
Focusing on our carbon footprint…
Ethics in business activities
Arcoprofil’s Sustainability Policy POL_01 includes a specific section regarding those issues, in accordance with the requirements of the Ecovadis and NQC SAQ 5.0 certifications.
In particular, Arcoprofil has developed its own Anti-corruption Brochure, to define guidelines to prevent corruption and any inappropriate conduct concerning gifts and gratuities.
In addition, Arcoprofil has its own Information Security Management Concept and is going to reach the certification of the Information System according to the Automotive standard ‘TISAX – Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange’ by 2024.
Sustainable procurement
The Sustainability Policy POL_01 of Arcoprofil includes a specific section on these issues, in accordance with the requirements of the Ecovadis and NQC SAQ 5.0 certifications. In particular, Arcoprofil asks to its suppliers to start the path towards sustainability throughout a periodic Sustainability Self-Assessment based on NQC SAQ 5.0 standard.
Each supplier must comply with Arcoprofil Code of Ethics, with the rules to prevent corruption and any inappropriate conduct about gifts and gratuities and with the rules of the Grievance Mechanism.
Conclusions
About sustainability a lot has been done, but more is yet to come. It is necessary to spread the knowledge within the whole company, to monitor and increase the investments already started, to maintain the certifications and to follow further improvements required by the customers and by the EU and italian law.
The sustainability strategy has become part of Arcoprofil business model and will be integrated in all the company activities and goals.
