Abengoa’s true competitive edge is found in its people, who, through their preparation, effort and dedication, contribute the excellence that helps the company to stand out for its results and achievements.
Human resource policies emphasize the importance of pursuing and creating ideal conditions for employees’ personal and professional growth, embracing the development of talent as a key factor in achieving excellence in performance.
Commitment, drive, initiative, and effort are the key principles to which Abengoa’s professionals adhere.
In 2002, Abengoa signed up to the United Nations Business Leadership Global Compact. This commitment entails, on the one hand, supporting and upholding the protection of human rights; and, on the other, in the area of labor rights, implies eliminating any and all forms of discrimination in employment and occupation, and all forms of forced or compulsory labor; effectively abolishing child labor; and supporting freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining.
Abengoa integrates these principles into the company’s labor practices and aligns the professional conduct of its employees with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its protocols.
In accordance with the social responsibility commitments acquired through adherence to the United Nations Global Compact and those derived from the company’s own Code of Conduct, Abengoa has undertaken a policy on labor-related social responsibility consisting of the integration of a management system inspired by the international SA8000 model, which assures ongoing improvement in the company’s social performance, and whose commitments are the following:
This policy was extended to include all Abengoa companies over the course of 2010.
Abengoa’s true Competitive Edge is found in its People