Labour standards and human rights

Our policy on human rights states that managers must take account of the core ILO labour conventions and strive to observe the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, by respecting the dignity and human rights of our people, and in particular as stated below:

“Universal respect for an observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without discrimination as to race, sex, language or religion.”

The security of our staff and customers is paramount and we will at all times take the necessary steps to minimise risks to their safety.

We remunerate fairly with respect to skills, performance, our peers and local conditions.

Information on labour standards in our supply chain can be found in the section entitled Our suppliers.

 
 

Factory closures – Azucarera, Spain

The closure of our three sugar factories at Guadalcacin (Cádiz), Peñafiel (Valladolid) and Rinconada (Sevilla) led to a loss of 324 jobs. Fortunately, we were able to offer all workers under 55 years of age a job at either the new sugar refinery or other existing factories. Workers aged 55 or over were offered early retirement.

 
 
Checking out a unit

Key to our success has been our highly decentralised approach, which allows each of our businesses to develop their own approaches to corporate responsibility.

 

HSE Report Download

HSE Report 2011

Acting responsibly


CR Report download

CR Report Cover 2010

Measuring our success 2010