Cellnex
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- Provide a detailed description of your company's related products and services that are at risk due to biodiversity and ecosystem-related factors over the short-, medium-, and long-term. Include an explanation of how these risks are defined, the methods used to estimate financial amounts, and the critical assumptions underlying these estimations.
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Question Id: E4-6_05
The risks are defined as follows:
- Policy and legal risk (NR1): Bird species using telecom infrastructure as a nesting location can lead to increased maintenance costs.
- Reputational risk (NR2): Difficulties in deploying and operating telecommunications infrastructure in natural areas due to potential conflicts over visual and/or environmental impacts.
- Physical risk (NR3): Rising temperatures can increase the risk of wildfires leading to increased maintenance and repair costs for greenfield sites. These risks are considered to have a low potential financial impact, with an economic impact of <1% of revenue. The time horizons are short-term (0 to 5 years) and medium-term (5 to 10 years).
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 65%
- Provide a detailed explanation of how your organization estimates financial amounts and identifies critical assumptions concerning anticipated financial effects from material biodiversity and ecosystem-related risks and opportunities. Include an assessment of related products and services at risk over the short-, medium-, and long-term, specifying the definitions and methodologies used.
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Question Id: E4-6_06
The financial amounts are estimated using Cellnex's Global Risk Management methodology, which establishes that an economic impact of <1% of revenue is low. The risks are defined as policy and legal, reputational, and physical risks, with specific examples provided for each. The time horizons are short-term (0 to 5 years) and medium-term (5 to 10 years).
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 65%
- Provide a detailed description of the processes and strategies your organization employs to establish, develop, promote, and evaluate its corporate culture, as required under Disclosure Requirement G1-1 concerning business conduct policies and corporate culture.
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Question Id: G1-1_01
Cellnex places significant emphasis on fostering a strong corporate culture that aligns with its purpose, values, and strategic objectives. This is achieved through a combination of structured engagement, clear communication, and incentive programmes designed to encourage alignment with the company’s values and goals. To ensure that the management and supervisory bodies are actively engaged with corporate culture, Cellnex conducts an annual Employee Engagement Pulse survey across the entire group. This survey assesses engagement levels, alignment with purposes and values, and gathers open feedback on areas for improvement. The results are presented to the Executive Committee (ExCom), which defines specific action plans to address key findings. These plans are integrated into the objectives of each ExCom member and included in their Management by Objectives (MBO) scheme, thus ensuring accountability and continuous improvement. The promotion and communication of corporate culture are anchored in Cellnex’s core values: Commitment, Entrepreneurship, Inclusion, Integrity, and Sustainability. These values form the foundation of initiatives aimed at fostering a unified “One Cellnex” team. Through purpose-driven leadership, the company promotes ethical behaviour, a growth-focused mindset, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability. This approach not only enhances employee engagement, but also drives innovation and ensures long-term organisational success. Key messages about corporate culture and strategic priorities are communicated directly to employees through Group Town Hall meetings, where the leadership provides updates on business performance and strategy, while offering employees the opportunity to ask questions. These meetings are essential for maintaining transparency and alignment across all levels of the organisation. To encourage and reinforce the desired corporate culture, Cellnex implements various recognition programmes. These include the annual Love Awards, which celebrate outstanding contributions, and the Love Broadcasters internal communications campaign, which amplifies messages of appreciation and engagement.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 90%
- Provide a detailed description of the mechanisms your company employs for identifying, reporting, and investigating concerns regarding unlawful behavior or actions that contradict your code of conduct or similar internal rules. Additionally, specify whether these mechanisms allow for reporting from both internal and external stakeholders.
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Question Id: G1-1_02
Cellnex’s Whistleblowing Channel allows both internal and external stakeholders, including any third party, wishing to report concerns about unlawful behaviour or infringements that disobey the current legislation and/or other internal regulations within the company. The reporting mechanisms are accessible via multiple channels, including the Cellnex Intranet, email, mailing address and telephone, ensuring that individuals can easily raise concerns from anywhere in the world. The Whistleblowing Channel is managed by an independent expert third party, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), acting as Channel Manager and ensuring confidentiality and impartiality of the process. The Channel Manager receives the initial communication and guarantees that it is transferred to the Committee of Ethics and Compliance (CEC) in due time. The CEC as the decision-making body, will investigate and adopt a final resolution that closes the procedure. The Channel Manager will then be responsible for communicating the resolution to the whistleblower in due time and form. To promote the use of the Channel, Cellnex has implemented extensive training, communication and awareness initiatives. These efforts ensure that all employees are fully informed about the existence, purpose, and proper use of the Whistleblowing Channel. In addition, employees receive training on the process of submitting communications and on the importance of raising ethical issues promptly. The commitment to training extends to the staff receiving the reports, who are prepared to handle concerns professionally, following legal guidelines and internal protocols.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 95%
- Does your company currently lack policies on anti-corruption or anti-bribery that align with the United Nations Convention against Corruption? If so, provide a statement confirming this absence and detail any plans for future implementation, including a proposed timetable.
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Question Id: G1-1_03
The company aims to forge business relationships that are based on honesty and transparency, rejecting any conduct that aims to gain preferential treatment in both the public and private sectors. To reinforce Cellnex’s commitment to anti-bribery and anti-corruption, several policies were updated to implement the company’s Anti-Bribery Management System, to comply with ISO 37001 and strengthen the ethics framework.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 50%
- Does the undertaking currently have policies on anti-corruption or anti-bribery that align with the United Nations Convention against Corruption? If not, provide a statement regarding the absence of such policies, and detail any plans to implement them, including the specific timetable for their implementation.
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Question Id: G1-1_04
The company aims to forge business relationships that are based on honesty and transparency, rejecting any conduct that aims to gain preferential treatment in both the public and private sectors. To reinforce Cellnex’s commitment to anti-bribery and anti-corruption, several policies were updated to implement the company’s Anti-Bribery Management System, to comply with ISO 37001 and strengthen the ethics framework.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 60%
- Provide a detailed account of the measures your organization has implemented to safeguard against reporting irregularities, specifically focusing on the protection mechanisms in place for whistleblowers. This information should align with the requirements outlined in Disclosure Requirement G1-1 concerning business conduct policies and corporate culture.
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Question Id: G1-1_05
Cellnex adopts a zero-tolerance policy for retaliation. The company safeguards whistleblowers by ensuring that no individual who reports concerns in good faith will face retaliation. If any whistleblower perceives that they have been subjected to retaliation, they are encouraged to report this immediately, and the company will take appropriate action to investigate and address the issue. All whistleblowers are guaranteed confidentiality and protection in line with applicable laws, including the EU Whistleblower Directive (2019/1937).
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%
- Does the undertaking currently lack policies on the protection of whistle-blowers? If so, provide a statement confirming this absence and detail any plans for future implementation, including the proposed timetable for such measures.
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Question Id: G1-1_06
Cellnex adopts a zero-tolerance policy for retaliation. The company safeguards whistleblowers by ensuring that no individual who reports concerns in good faith will face retaliation. If any whistleblower perceives that they have been subjected to retaliation, they are encouraged to report this immediately, and the company will take appropriate action to investigate and address the issue. All whistleblowers are guaranteed confidentiality and protection in line with applicable laws, including the EU Whistleblower Directive (2019/1937).
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 50%
- Does the undertaking have policies on the protection of whistle-blowers? If not, disclose whether there are plans to implement such policies and provide the timetable for their implementation.
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Question Id: G1-1_07
Cellnex adopts a zero-tolerance policy for retaliation. The company safeguards whistleblowers by ensuring that no individual who reports concerns in good faith will face retaliation. If any whistleblower perceives that they have been subjected to retaliation, they are encouraged to report this immediately, and the company will take appropriate action to investigate and address the issue. All whistleblowers are guaranteed confidentiality and protection in line with applicable laws, including the EU Whistleblower Directive (2019/1937).
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%
- Does the undertaking have established procedures to investigate business conduct incidents, including those related to corruption and bribery, in a manner that is prompt, independent, and objective, beyond the follow-up procedures for whistleblower reports as per the applicable law transposing Directive (EU) 2019/1937?
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Question Id: G1-1_08
Cellnex has implemented robust measures to promptly, independently and objectively prevent, detect, investigate and respond to allegations or incidents relating to bribery and corruption, as outlined in the Anti-Bribery, Gifts and Hospitality Policy, the Corruption Prevention Procedure, and the Policy for the Whistleblowing Channel. According to the Anti-Bribery, Gifts and Hospitality Policy, any subject person who is knowledgeable of, or suspects, a violation of Cellnex’s Anti-Bribery Management System or related policies is required to report it either directly to their hierarchical superior or through the Whistleblowing Channel, using the designated reporting mechanisms. This ensures a clear and structured approach to addressing concerns, guaranteeing that potential issues are timely flagged. The Committee of Ethics and Compliance (CEC) is entitled to independently initiate investigations if any signs suggest a possible breach of the Anti-Bribery, Gifts and Hospitality Policy or related policies. This independent approach ensures that investigations are objective and free from conflicts of interest. Additionally, Cellnex has a Corruption Prevention Procedure that sets forth the principles and standards that must be followed for combating bribery and corruption. This Procedure serves as a guide for all managers, employees, governing bodies, and third parties, detailing their expected conduct in relation to the prevention, detection, investigation, and redress of any corrupt practices. It, thus, ensures that all stakeholders are aligned with Cellnex’s ethical and legal standards.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 95%