Good Performance Through Fair Play
Corporate responsibility is the sum of three areas
that support each other: Financial, Social and
Environmental responsibilities. ARG operates
responsibly fosters the well-being of its customers,
employees, shareholders and other interested groups,
and shoulders its responsibility for the
environment. Our operations are based on the
mission, operational concept, strategy and values of
the company. In addition, the changing needs of
society and our interested groups are taken into
consideration in our operations. We comply with
international, national and local laws and
agreements concerning good performance throughout
fair play.
PRINCIPLES OF ARG’S CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Our operations are socially, financially and
environmentally sustainable.
Responsibility is part and parcel of our day-to-day
business operations at all levels of the Group. By
operating responsibly, we generate benefits and well
being.
Path of ARG’s Responsibility Strategy
The Group’s business segments jointly defined ARG’s
principles of corporate responsibility, encompassing
the whole Group. Our goal is for all employees to
adopt the principles of corporate responsibility in
their activities. To mobilize the principles in
day-to-day operations, ARG will establish shared
operating models for corporate responsibility,
specify development objectives and set the target
levels and benchmarks that are to be tracked.
Environmental Responsibility
Respecting nature, culture and living environments
is an integral element of our core mission as a
company that builds, develops and maintains a good
living environment. We develop the energy efficiency
of our solutions and services and of our customers’
processes. We make eco-efficient use of natural
resources in our own operations – materials and
energy. We process the resulting wastes
appropriately. We pay heed to the life-cycle
management of our products. We intend to lengthen
the life cycle from the cradle to the cradle –
giving used materials a new lease in life. A service
chain that extends from design and implementation to
maintenance provides opportunities for life-cycle
management. We seek to prevent environmental damage
through risk management.
Social Responsibility
ARG aims to be the most desirable employer in its
fields of business. We wish to provide our employees
with interesting job tasks and opportunities to hone
their professional skills engage in job rotation and
pursue career advancement. Our employees can expect
flexible solutions, opportunities to participate and
have a say in how things are done, an encouraging
management culture and competitive benefits.
Our goal is to ensure the physical and mental
well-being of our employees. We make outlays on
occupational safety, health and work enjoyment. At
ARG, employees are treated equitably. We value long
employment relationships. We comply with employment
contracts and the provisions of collective
agreements.
We do not permit illegal operations, such as the use
of black market, child or forced labor. We object to
cartels, the restriction of competition and bribery.
We engage in social dialogues and participate in
development projects both at the national level and
in our field of business. Cooperation with the
public sector, organizations, local communities and
educational institutions comprises a resource that
supports our operations.
The entertainment provided by ARG is not unduly
lavish. Sponsorships are part of the company’s
marketing communications. The principles of
responsibility are complied with in sponsorships.
We bear our responsibility for our products and
services with a view to creating a better living
environment and generating added value for our
customers. We continuously develop the quality,
functionality and durability of our products and
services, always putting the customer first.
Day-to-day Business Responsibilities
The aim of responsible business operations is to
safeguard the continuity of operations and lay a
foundation for the future. Our long-term operations
hinge on shouldering our responsibilities for the
financial, social and environmental effects of our
operations.
Our aim is for all our employees to be committed to
responsible business operations.
Means of understanding the concept of responsibility
and how to realize it in day-to-day business
operations are: shared principles, developing
operating models, personnel training, specifying
responsibilities and authority, risk management,
keeping track of operations and reacting to
deviations.
We provide not only our employees, but also our
suppliers with guidelines on how to operate in
accordance with the principles of corporate
responsibility. We both act and learn with our
partners in matters of responsibility, too. We help
our customers to choose sustainable solutions. Our
operations are transparent.
BENEFITS AND WELL-BEING BY RESPONSIBILITY OR
BENEFITS FOR STAKEHOLDERS
Our goal is that our responsible operations will
generate benefits and well-being for our interest
groups. Our personnel’s well-being is fostered by
stable employment relationships and financial
security, work enjoyment, good personnel policy,
equality, self-improvement and career advancement
opportunities, and outlays on occupational health
and safety.
Our customers also reap the benefits of our
responsible approach: seamless cooperation,
deliveries that measure up to our promises,
responsibility for solutions and services, the
management of product life-cycles, risk management,
a focus on the customer and coming up with new
solutions.
Shareholders benefit from good earnings, dividends,
share price trend, risk management and a long-term
approach. Material suppliers and service providers
benefit from financial stability, long-term
cooperation with selected partners, compliance with
agreements and mutual development of operations. We
improve the well-being of society through tax
revenues, the construction, development and
maintenance of well-functioning infrastructure,
compliance with laws and regulations, and
participation in social dialogues and development
efforts with the authorities and organizations.
The activities of local communities are promoted by
cooperation and interaction, local development,
taking local features into account, new solution
models, and the construction, development and
maintenance of a pleasant and sustainable living
environment.
Our responsible approach to operations serves the
media, as we provide them with factual, transparent
and up-to-date information.