Corporate social responsibility

CSR at AAG is an integral part of how we work and a key to our success. We believe CSR is the right thing to do and essential to maintaining our busines, development and growth. Through responsible business, we endeavor to create value for society.

Our CSR rests on four pillars: business conduct, people, communities and environmental care.

We strive for economic results, and and we do so in a manner that is socially fair, environmentally sustainable, and respects and supports human rights within our sphere of influence.

CSR is about responsible behavior and better business.

In AAG, we implement CSR as an example of good management practices, while we strive toward corporate responsibility excellence.

The standards of good management practices stands for implementation and applying of higher standards than the national regulation.

We are following the law and socially accepted modes of behavior, we offer healthy working places, we save the energy and other resources. We endeavor to support society, primarily through philanthropic and pro-bono activities.

AAG POLICY ON CSR

AAG wants to be known for being a corporate responsible company. We do everything we can to operate in a manner that is sustainable: economically, socially, and environmentally – in the best interest of long-term success of our company. Our core values are based on the fundamental rights of every individual, such as the protection of privacy, freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of association, nondiscrimination, and the right to be heard.

• We seek to promote and protect the rights defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations within our sphere of influence. We do not tolerate human rights abuses within our own business operations.
• Our associates are key to our success. We base our human resources policies and practices on fairness, openness, and mutual respect. • We do not tolerate forced labor and other forms of exploitational labor. We support programs to abolish child labor in a manner consistent with the basic interests of the child.
• We believe in constructive dialogue between employer and employees.
• We strive to make efficient use of natural resources and minimize the environmental impacts of our activities. We integrate the principles of CSR into our business strategies.
• We give priority to business partners, suppliers and contractors who share our societal and environmental values, and we support their efforts to promote these values through their business activities.
• We foster awareness of and commitment to this Policy among our employees; to this end, we provide appropriate information and training to develop their skills.