PEOPLE, ENVIRONMENT AND LOCAL AREA

There is no distinction between company and people because Gefran is its people. Gefran is at all times committed to quality of life at and outside work.

With regard to the health of its employees and ensuring compliance with occupational safety legislation, our Group is constantly committed to providing its employees with all the tools to enable them to carry out their activities in safe conditions.

The challenge of creating a professional world to which people want to belong represents Gefran’s culture and values. FLY Gefran Talent Academy focuses on development of people’s strong points. The goal is continued development and support for each person’s distinctive skill set and development of the talent of all Gefran people.

WELLFRAN – People in GEFRAN is the set of initiatives and actions through which Gefran looks after its employees’ wellbeing, where wellbeing is understood in a holistic sense and, at the same time, as the possibility of people achieving their full potential.

That is why we respect people’s right to choose a life style that meets their specific requirements, knowing that each person’s uniqueness must be properly encouraged as it offers great potential for the company’s growth.

Due to the very nature of its business in the field of the most advanced technologies, Gefran, is a company with a very limited environmental impact.

Our energy consumption, limited to the use of systems and lighting, classify us as a non-energy-intensive company. We do not use water in production processes, there are no industrial discharges and the production cycle does not include any processing or treatment that may represent a significant risk of environmental pollution. The waste generated is mainly of a non-hazardous nature (less than 7% is classified as such).

The Group is nevertheless continuously looking at ways to improve energy performance and protect resources in order, among other things, to encourage the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. This is also possible thanks to continuous innovation in Gefran’s production and management processes.

Management of the ethical, environmental and social impact at all levels of the supply chain is considered one of the keys to the success of the Group’s business.

As a multinational corporation, Gefran purchases raw materials, products and services from suppliers in various countries, with different cultural, social and economic contexts.

This is why we defined a policy establishing general standards for assessment of suppliers and the basic principles characterising the Group’s approach to sustainable management of the supply chain.

This document, called the Sustainability Pact, supplements the principles of the Global Compact and the Group’s Code of Ethics and Conduct with aspects relating to environmental, reputational and financial risk and has been signed by all our most important suppliers.

The strong ties between Gefran and the local area in which it operates also mean collaboration, support and participation. This conviction has led to a long-standing strategic partnership with the University of Brescia and the CMST technology centre. Similar collaborations exist with universities in many other countries in which we operate. The Group also promotes various social, medical and educational initiatives addressed to local associations rooted in the area.