Cellnex
ESRS disclosure: ESRS S2 \ DR S2-1 \ Paragraph 17 c
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- Provide a detailed description of your organization's human rights policy commitments concerning value chain workers. Include an explanation of the processes and mechanisms in place to ensure 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. Focus specifically on the material aspects and the general approach to implementing measures that provide and/or enable remedies for human rights impacts.
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Question Id: S2-1_04
Cellnex is deeply committed to promoting sustainability, transparency, and ethical practices throughout its value chain. These commitments are reflected in its policies, which address key aspects of human rights, labor conditions, and health and safety. Cellnex adheres to strict standards outlined in its Health and Safety Policy, conducting regular workplace assessments, ensuring compliance with electromagnetic emission regulations, and providing ongoing safety training. These initiatives aim to enhance workplace safety.
Cellnex's Human Rights Policy addresses material impacts on value chain workers by committing to uphold labour rights, health, safety, non-discrimination, and equal remuneration. This policy aims to identify and mitigate human rights risks and prioritises the prevention of human rights violations and labour risks across operations.
Both the Health and Safety Policy and the Human Rights Policy cover all value chain workers, including employees, suppliers, and partners, without distinguishing specific groups. These 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's commitment includes preventing, identifying, evaluating, and addressing any adverse human rights impacts that may affect these groups.
Cellnex's Board of Directors provides strategic oversight of human rights initiatives, embedding these principles into the company's culture and operations while monitoring compliance. To this end, Cellnex has channels in place to foster awareness, participation, and responsibility among employees, promoting an inclusive culture in which human rights concerns can be raised transparently.
Cellnex actively engages with value chain workers through regular assessments and audits, enhancing transparency and accountability. The company implements grievance mechanisms and remediation processes to address potential human rights violations, ensuring all workers are protected and have accessible avenues for remedy when their rights are impacted.
To ensure compliance, Cellnex conducts annual Human Rights Due Diligence exercises, identifying key actual and potential impacts across its value chain, following frameworks set by the OECD and UN, and prioritising ethical practices and stakeholder well-being.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 90%
- Provide a detailed account of the processes employed in setting targets related to managing material negative impacts, advancing positive impacts, and managing material risks and opportunities. Include an explanation of whether and how direct engagement with workers in the value chain, their legitimate representatives, or credible proxies was conducted. Additionally, disclose the stability of these targets over time, specifically in terms of definitions and methodologies, to ensure comparability.
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Question Id: S2-5_05
Through regular meetings between H&S areas and workers’ representatives, Cellnex has mechanisms to engage value chain workers, their legitimate representatives, or credible proxies in the processes of setting targets, tracking performance, and identifying lessons for improvement. The disclosures related to these engagements are as follows:
Engagement in Setting Targets: Cellnex actively involves value chain workers and their representatives in the target-setting process. This includes discussions on health and safety priorities and the identification of key performance indicators (KPIs) that reflect the concerns and needs of workers.
Engagement in Tracking Performance Against Targets, regular Reporting: Workers’ representatives are informed about performance results through regular updates and reports, allowing them to track the effectiveness of implemented measures and the achievement of set targets.
Engagement in Identifying Lessons or Improvements: after performance evaluations, the company holds sessions where workers’ representatives can discuss outcomes and suggest enhancements based on their experiences. This process allows for continuous improvement in health and safety practices, ensuring that worker insights are integrated into future strategies.
Report Date: 4Q2024Relevance: 85%