Cellnex
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- What is your organization's general approach and the processes implemented to provide or contribute to a remedy in instances where your company has caused or contributed to a material negative impact on individuals within your own workforce? Additionally, detail whether and how your organization evaluates the effectiveness of the remedies provided.
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Question Id: S1-3_01
Cellnex is committed to addressing and mitigating any negative impacts on its workforce, ensuring that effective processes are in place for prevention, resolution, and remedy. The company’s approach focuses on several key areas:
Talent retention and workforce health: Cellnex conducts quarterly People Health Index to evaluate the overall health of its workforce. These reviews include detailed analysis of employee turnover, exit survey feedback, and the identification of any trends or issues that may contribute to employee departures. Based on this information, the company implements corrective actions and develops succession plans to address potential talent gaps in key positions. This proactive approach ensures the long-term stability of the workforce.
Whistleblowing Channel: To ensure transparency and accountability, Cellnex has a dedicated Whistleblowing Channel, which allows employees and external stakeholders, including local communities, to report any violations of the Code of Ethics, including human rights breaches. This confidential and anonymous channel is available year-round and is managed by the Committee of Ethics and Compliance, which is responsible for reviewing and addressing any reported issues. It also has the channel manager function, managed by an independent third party. The Whistleblowing Channel serves as a crucial mechanism for identifying and rectifying any negative impacts on employees, ensuring that corrective actions are taken in a timely manner.
Collaboration with trade unions: In regions where unions are present, Cellnex works closely with trade unions to address and resolve workforce-related impacts. The company fully supports the right to unionise, engage in collective bargaining, and exercise the right to strike. Unions are actively involved in identifying workforce risks, supporting conflict resolution, and assisting in labour transitions, such as redundancies, by providing reskilling and career transition support for affected employees. This collaborative approach helps to safeguard the interests of employees and mitigate any negative impacts on the workforce.
Through these comprehensive processes, Cellnex strives to effectively address any material negative impacts on its workforce, ensuring a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all employees.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%
- Provide a detailed description of the specific channels your organization has established for its workforce to directly raise concerns or needs with the undertaking and ensure they are addressed. Indicate whether these channels are internally developed by your organization or facilitated through third-party mechanisms, as per Disclosure Requirement S1-3.
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Question Id: S1-3_02
In the pursuit of maintaining a transparent and responsive work environment, Cellnex provides several channels through which employees can raise concerns, express needs, and provide feedback directly to the company. These mechanisms are designed to ensure that all employee concerns are addressed in a secure and effective manner.
Pulse survey: regular surveys with open-ended questions allow employees to share their views on what they value most about the company and suggest areas for improvement.
Townhalls: employees are encouraged to submit questions prior to and during the events, fostering an open dialogue with leadership.
Meeting executives – Cellnexians Coffee and Meet Marco: An informal space offers employees the opportunity to ask questions and seek information directly from leadership in a relaxed setting.
Ad-hoc surveys: these surveys are conducted after key events to assess their impact and usability, providing valuable insights for continuous improvement.
Whistleblowing Channel: the Cellnex Whistleblowing Channel offers employees and stakeholders a confidential and anonymous means to report concerns related to the company’s operations, including compliance with the Code of Ethics. Managed by an independent third party, this channel ensures the integrity of the reporting process. It is accessible through multiple means of reporting, including the intranet and a dedicated email address, ensuring flexibility and ease of use for all employees.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 90%
- Does the undertaking provide access to third-party mechanisms for all members of its own workforce, including workers' representatives or, in their absence, individuals or organizations acting on their behalf, to address identified cases of severe human rights incidents such as forced labor, human trafficking, or child labor? Additionally, are these mechanisms operated by entities such as the government, NGOs, industry associations, or other collaborative initiatives?
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Question Id: S1-3_03
Cellnex provides access to a Whistleblowing Channel, which is managed by an independent third party. This channel offers employees and stakeholders a confidential and anonymous means to report concerns related to the company’s operations, including compliance with the Code of Ethics. It is accessible through multiple means of reporting, including the intranet and a dedicated email address, ensuring flexibility and ease of use for all employees.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 70%
- Provide detailed information on whether and how individuals within your workforce, along with their representatives, have access to mechanisms at the level of your organization to address concerns related to severe human rights incidents, such as forced labor, human trafficking, or child labor. Specify the channels available, including hotlines, trade unions, works councils, or other grievance mechanisms, and indicate whether these are operated internally or by a third party.
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Question Id: S1-3_04
Cellnex provides access to a Whistleblowing Channel, which is managed by an independent third party. This channel offers employees and stakeholders a confidential and anonymous means to report concerns related to the company’s operations, including compliance with the Code of Ethics. It is accessible through multiple means of reporting, including the intranet and a dedicated email address, ensuring flexibility and ease of use for all employees.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%
- Does the undertaking have a grievance or complaints handling mechanism related to employee matters?
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Question Id: S1-3_05
Cellnex provides a structured grievance handling mechanism through the Whistleblowing Channel, ensuring that employees and other stakeholders can report concerns or express needs in a safe and effective manner. This mechanism is clearly outlined in the company’s Code of Ethics and the Policy for the Whistleblowing Channel, both of which emphasize a zero-tolerance stance on retaliation.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 95%
- Provide a detailed account of the processes your organization has implemented to ensure the availability of channels for your workforce to raise concerns, as outlined in Disclosure Requirement S1-3. Describe how these processes support the remediation of negative impacts within your workplace.
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Question Id: S1-3_06
Cellnex’s grievance mechanism is reinforced by its HR Business Partners (HRBPs), who play a crucial role in aligning business objectives with the company’s human resources strategy. HRBPs ensure that grievance channels are well-communicated within the company and accessible to all employees. In addition to the Whistleblowing Channel, HRBPs assist employees with HR-related matters, including conflict resolution, and offer support during organisational changes. This structure supports a responsive and accountable system for addressing employee concerns.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%
- Provide a detailed description of the processes your organization has implemented to track and monitor issues raised and addressed by your workforce. Additionally, explain how you ensure the effectiveness of these channels, including the involvement of stakeholders who are intended users.
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Question Id: S1-3_07
The effectiveness of the grievance channels is tracked and monitored through dedicated processes, ensuring that all reported issues are handled with confidentiality, and corrective actions are taken when necessary. The company conducts periodic reviews and generates reports on the concerns raised through the Whistleblowing Channel, using these insights to refine communication and training programmes. Training on the use of the Whistleblowing Channel and the Code of Ethics is mandatory for all employees, and it is integrated into the onboarding process to ensure that all staff are fully aware of the available reporting mechanisms and how to use them properly.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%
- Does the undertaking assess whether its own workforce is aware of and trusts the structures or processes in place to raise their concerns or needs, and how is this assessment conducted? Additionally, does the undertaking have policies to protect individuals, including workers' representatives, from retaliation when using these channels? If this information has been previously disclosed under ESRS G1-1, please reference that disclosure.
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Question Id: S1-3_08
Cellnex ensures that its workforce is aware of and trusts the structures and processes for raising concerns through regular communication campaigns, mandatory training, and periodic feedback mechanisms, such as surveys, to assess awareness and confidence in the grievance channels. These initiatives are designed to foster trust in the system and are regularly reviewed to address any gaps and ensure concerns are effectively managed. Confidentiality and the principle of non-retaliation are emphasised to reinforce trust in the system. Cellnex has a zero-tolerance policy on retaliation, as outlined in its Code of Ethics and the Policy for the Whistleblowing Channel. These policies protect individuals who raise concerns from any form of retaliation, discrimination, or threat.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 95%
- Does the undertaking have policies in place to protect individuals, including workers' representatives, from retaliation when they utilize channels to raise concerns or needs? Additionally, how does the undertaking ensure that its workforce is aware of and trusts these processes as effective means to address their concerns? If this information has been previously disclosed under ESRS G1-1, please reference that disclosure.
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Question Id: S1-3_09
Cellnex has a zero-tolerance policy on retaliation, as outlined in its Code of Ethics and the Policy for the Whistleblowing Channel. These policies protect individuals who raise concerns from any form of retaliation, discrimination, or threat. Any actions against whistleblowers, which may represent reprisals for filing complaints, are considered infringements in accordance with applicable legislation. If individuals who have raised concerns in good faith believe they are being subjected to retaliation, they are instructed to report such incidents immediately to the Whistleblowing Channel manager, following the procedures outlined in the Policy. Additionally, as disclosed in section G1-1, Cellnex maintains comprehensive policies and procedures that ensure the protection of individuals who use these channels, including workers’ representatives, against retaliation, as part of its broader commitment to ethical conduct and safeguarding employees’ rights.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 95%
- Has the undertaking failed to implement a channel for raising concerns within its own workforce, and if so, is there a specified timeframe for establishing such a channel?
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Question Id: S1-3_10
Cellnex provides a structured grievance handling mechanism through the Whistleblowing Channel, ensuring that employees and other stakeholders can report concerns or express needs in a safe and effective manner. This mechanism is clearly outlined in the company’s Code of Ethics and the Policy for the Whistleblowing Channel, both of which emphasize a zero-tolerance stance on retaliation.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%