Powertec Corporate Social Responsibility
Policy brief & purpose
Powertec Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) company policy refers to our responsibility toward our environment and community. Our company’s existence is not lonely. It’s part of a bigger system of people, values, other organisations and nature. The social responsibility of a business is to give back to the world just as it gives to us.
What is corporate social responsibility?
Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) company policy outlines our efforts to give back to the world as it gives to us.
Our corporate social responsibility partner
Virtual Psychologist
Powertec Telecommunications has partnered with mental health service provider, VirtualPsychologist as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility program.
The partnership with VirtualPsychologist aims to improve awareness of the mental health services available to rural Australians and to make VirtualPsychologist’s vital 24/7 services more accessible through our range of connectivity solutions.
Endangered Species Supports Australia (ESSA)
Powertec actively operates an environmentally conscious workplace and work strongly towards the protection and preservation of the environment. The recent environmental catastrophes that have plagued Australia have inspired this partnership with ESSA and support for their five-year sustainability project.
Endangered Species Supporters Australia will endeavour to ensure as many people as possible are aware of the importance of preserving Australian wildlife and the environment.
Scope
This policy applies to our company and its subsidiaries. It may also refer to suppliers and partners.
Policy elements
We want to be a responsible business that meets the highest standards of ethics and professionalism.
Our company’s social responsibility falls under two categories: compliance and proactiveness. Compliance refers to our company’s commitment to legality and willingness to observe community values. Proactiveness is every initiative to promote human rights, help communities and protect our natural environment.
Compliance
Legality
Our company will:
- Respect the law
- Honour its internal policies
- Ensure that all its business operations are legitimate
- Keep every partnership and collaboration open and transparent
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Business ethics
We’ll always conduct business with integrity and respect to human rights. We’ll promote:
- Safety and fair dealing
- Respect toward the consumer
- Anti-bribery and anti-corruption practices
- Examples of Corporate Social Responsibility
Protecting the environment
Our company recognises the need to protect the natural environment. Keeping our environment clean and unpolluted is a benefit to all. We’ll always follow best practices when disposing garbage and using chemical substances. Stewardship will also play an important role.
Protecting people
We’ll ensure that we:
- Don’t risk the health and safety of our employees and community.
- Avoid harming the lives of local and indigenous people.
- Support diversity and inclusion.
- Human rights
- Our company is dedicated to protecting human rights. We are a committed equal opportunity employer and will abide by all fair labour practices. We’ll ensure that our activities do not directly or indirectly violate human rights in any country (e.g. forced labour).
Preserving the environment
Apart from legal obligations, our company will proactively protect the environment. Examples of relevant activities include:
- Recycling
- Conserving energy
- Using environmentally-friendly technologies
- Supporting the community
Learning
We will actively invest in R&D. We will be open to suggestions and listen carefully to ideas. Our company will try to continuously improve the way it operates.
Powertec is committed to the United Nations Global Compact. We’ll readily act to promote our identity as a socially aware and responsible business. Management must communicate this policy on all levels. Managers are also responsible for resolving any CSR issues.
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