Cellnex
ESRS disclosure
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- Provide a detailed account of whether and how your company's policies concerning value chain workers align with internationally recognized standards, specifically the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Additionally, disclose the extent to which any instances of non-compliance with these principles, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, or the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises have been identified within your upstream and downstream value chain. If applicable, include an indication of the nature of such cases.
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Question Id: S2-1_09
Cellnex's policies aim to ensure the respect and protection of human rights, aligning with international standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, ILO conventions, and OECD Guidelines. Cellnex has not publicly disclosed specific instances of non-compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, or the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises involving value chain workers. However, the company underscores its commitment to transparency and accountability by maintaining a Whistleblowing Channel, which enables the reporting of any suspected human rights infringements.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 70%
- Provide a detailed explanation of any significant changes to the policies adopted during the reporting year, specifically in relation to Disclosure Requirement S2-5. This should include the process for setting targets concerning the management of material negative impacts, the advancement of positive impacts, and the management of material risks and opportunities. Additionally, clarify whether and how the undertaking engaged directly with workers in the value chain, their legitimate representatives, or credible proxies with insight into their situation, as outlined in Disclosure Requirement S2-1. Include any new expectations for suppliers or new approaches to due diligence and remedy.
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Question Id: S2-1_10
Cellnex integrates the human rights perspective into its operations to manage adverse impacts, and implements cross-cutting and specific action plans to prevent, manage risks and remedy impacts identified in the Due Diligence process. Cellnex has various channels for workers in the value chain to raise their concerns and perspectives, nevertheless, over the next year, the feasibility of having a general global process for structural interaction with value chain workers will be analysed, so that the way in which the perspectives of value chain workers are collected can be standardised in all the geographical areas in which Cellnex operates, and so that the knowledge and trust of the channels can be evaluated. Cellnex has a specific channel that serves the purpose as a communication medium in which workers in the value chain can raise their concerns directly to Cellnex and have them addressed. This channel is called the Whistleblowing Channel.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 65%
- Provide a detailed account of whether and how the perspectives of value chain workers are integrated into your company's decision-making processes or activities concerning the management of actual and potential impacts on these workers. Include, where applicable, an explanation of the methods and processes employed in engaging with value chain workers regarding these impacts.
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Question Id: S2-2_01
Cellnex collaborates directly with the employees of the supply chain during the service provision phase, and indirectly through its companies and the Cellnex purchasing department in the process of acquiring products and services. Furthermore, Cellnex has established procedures for coordinating with employees in the value chain during the provision of services, within the framework of the applicable legislation in each country and the contractual relationship between Cellnex and its companies. The purchasing department has the operational responsibility of guaranteeing that this participation is carried out, ensuring and communicating Cellnex's focus on the management of impacts on the value chain. The purchasing director has the maximum responsibility in the relationship with suppliers. In addition, the purchasing areas are responsible for ensuring and monitoring compliance with contractual requirements and evaluating the performance of suppliers, identifying possible risk situations.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 65%
- Does the undertaking engage directly with value chain workers or their legitimate representatives, or utilize credible proxies with insight into their situation, to inform decisions or activities aimed at managing actual and potential impacts on value chain workers?
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Question Id: S2-2_02
Cellnex collaborates directly with the employees of the supply chain during the service provision phase, and indirectly through its companies and the Cellnex purchasing department in the process of acquiring products and services. Furthermore, Cellnex has established procedures for coordinating with employees in the value chain during the provision of services, within the framework of the applicable legislation in each country and the contractual relationship between Cellnex and its companies.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%
- Provide detailed information regarding the processes your organization employs to engage with value chain workers concerning impacts. Specify whether and how the perspectives of these workers influence your decision-making or activities related to managing actual and potential impacts on them. Include an explanation of the stage(s) at which engagement occurs, the type of engagement, and the frequency of such engagements.
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Question Id: S2-2_03
Cellnex collaborates directly with the employees of the supply chain during the service provision phase, and indirectly through its companies and the Cellnex purchasing department in the process of acquiring products and services. Furthermore, Cellnex has established procedures for coordinating with employees in the value chain during the provision of services, within the framework of the applicable legislation in each country and the contractual relationship between Cellnex and its companies. The purchasing department has the operational responsibility of guaranteeing that this participation is carried out, ensuring and communicating Cellnex's focus on the management of impacts on the value chain.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 60%
- Identify and describe the function and the most senior role within your organization that holds operational responsibility for ensuring engagement with value chain workers occurs, and that the outcomes of such engagement inform your organization's approach. Provide details on whether and how the perspectives of value chain workers influence your decisions or activities aimed at managing actual and potential impacts on them.
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Question Id: S2-2_04
The purchasing department has the operational responsibility of guaranteeing that participation is carried out, ensuring and communicating Cellnex's focus on the management of impacts on the value chain. The purchasing director has the maximum responsibility in the relationship with suppliers. In addition, the purchasing areas are responsible for ensuring and monitoring compliance with contractual requirements and evaluating the performance of suppliers, identifying possible risk situations.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 80%
- Provide a detailed account of whether and how the perspectives of value chain workers are integrated into your decision-making processes or activities concerning the management of actual and potential impacts on these workers. Include, where applicable, a description of any Global Framework Agreements or other agreements with global union federations that pertain to the respect of human rights of workers within the value chain. Additionally, explain how such agreements facilitate the undertaking's understanding of the workers' perspectives, particularly in relation to their right to bargain collectively.
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Question Id: S2-2_05
Cellnex is committed to respecting Human Rights throughout its daily operations and across its global value chain, incorporating this as an integral part of the core company values and as general conduct to carry out business activities legitimately. Cellnex develops its activity under an international framework which provides a robust approach to addressing risks to people related to its products and services.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 30%
- Provide a detailed account of whether and how the perspectives of value chain workers are integrated into your decision-making processes or activities concerning the management of actual and potential impacts on these workers. Include an explanation of how the effectiveness of your engagement with value chain workers is assessed, specifying any relevant agreements or outcomes that have been achieved.
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Question Id: S2-2_06
The company evaluates the effectiveness of its collaboration with workers in the value chain through the evaluation of supplier performance, all purchasing areas can assess the quality of collaboration as well as compliance with established ESG requirements. Cellnex sets out in its Integrated Annual Report its supplier relationship model in the section 4.1.2.2 Management of relationship with suppliers, which is based on a collaborative approach between the requesting departments and the procurement team.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 60%
- Provide a detailed account of the steps your organization has implemented to gain insight into the perspectives of value chain workers who may be particularly vulnerable to impacts or marginalized, such as women workers, migrant workers, and workers with disabilities.
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Question Id: S2-2_07
The identification process has consisted of: Defining the current and potential adverse impacts applicable to Cellnex activity, as well as identifying the primary and secondary human rights that could be violated. Identifying the stakeholders who may be affected by each of the adverse impacts identified, including employees, suppliers, customers, as well as society in general, with special attention to children and local communities, and also taking into account the perspective of workers who may be especially vulnerable to impacts and/or discriminated against, such as women workers, migrant workers and workers with disabilities.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 65%
- Has the undertaking failed to adopt a general process for engaging with value chain workers regarding impacts? If so, disclose this fact and provide a timeframe for when such a process will be implemented.
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Question Id: S2-2_08
Cellnex has various channels for workers in the value chain to raise their concerns and perspectives, nevertheless, over the next year, the feasibility of having a general global process for structural interaction with value chain workers will be analysed, so that the way in which the perspectives of value chain workers are collected can be standardised in all the geographical areas in which Cellnex operates, and so that the knowledge and trust of the channels can be evaluated.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%