Scope 1 Emissions
2022 Communication on Progress
Bivaltasa Gloval Advisory, S.L.
Published date
May 30, 2022
No. of questions
62
Supplemental files
CEO Statement
Governance
Policies and Responsibilities
1. Does the Board / highest governance body or most senior executive of the company:
Optional commentThe Excom is periodically informed of progress in ESG matters2. Does the company have a publicly stated commitment regarding the following sustainability topics?
Optional commentOur Code of Ethics and the ESG policy, together with our Equality Plan, reflect the Company's commitment to these issues.3. Does the company have in place a code of conduct regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
Optional commentGloval's code of ethics includes these issues.4. Has the company appointed an individual or group responsible for each of the following sustainability topics?
Optional commentCompliance Officer, Deputy Director to the President and Director of HR are the responsible persons with direct influence all on said sustainability issues5. Does the company have a formal structure(s) (such as a cross-functional committee) to address each of the following sustainability topics?
Optional commentIt focuses on the figure of the Compliance Officer, assisted by external experts.Prevention
6. Does the company have a process or processes to assess risk?
Optional commentBoth our advisers in labor matters and our Compliance model evaluate labor risk, in the first case, and corruption, in the second.7. Does the company have a due diligence process through which it identifies, prevents, mitigates, and accounts for actual and potential negative impacts on sustainability topics?
Optional commentThe risk and control matrix of the company's Compliance Model identifies the risks in these mattersConcerns and grievance mechanisms
8. Are there any processes through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct related to human rights, labour rights, environment, or anti-corruption?
Optional commentGloval has an ethics channel in which any member of the company who is aware of any irregularity committed or at risk of being committed by any other member, whether employee, manager or director, communicates it.8.1. Please provide additional detail regarding the process(es) the company has through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct.
Optional commentOur Ethical Channel provides our employees with the possibility of reporting any crime committed confidentially and anonymously.9. Does the company provide or enable access to effective remedy to right holders / stakeholders where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact?
Lessons
10. How does the company capture lessons regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
Executive Pay
11. Is executive pay linked to performance on one or more of the following sustainability topics?
Board Composition
12. Percentage of individuals within the company’s Board / highest governance body by:
13. Do you produce sustainability reporting according to:
Optional commentWe plan to produce them soon.Data Assurance
14. Is the information disclosed in this questionnaire assured by a third-party?
Human Rights
Materiality / Saliency
1. Which of the following has the company identified as material human rights issues connected with its operations and/or value chain, whether based on their salience (i.e., the most severe potential negative impacts on people) or another basis?
Commitment
2. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following human rights issues?
Optional commentThe issues indicated are included in our Code of Ethics for employees.2.1. For each human rights policy, is it:
Prevention
3. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following human rights issues?
4. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this human rights issue?
5. Who receives training for the following human rights issues?
Optional commentTalks with content on these issues are given to employees through G Talks.6. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following human rights issues?
Response
7. During the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to adverse impact associated with the following human rights issue(s)?
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the human rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
During the past year, at Gloval we have extended the measures aimed at guaranteeing the security and privacy of the data used by our employees in their daily work. To do this, we have provided the existing remote access system, whose data transfer is end-to-end encrypted using secure algorithms, with double-factor authentication - verification of the legitimacy of access - supported by a mobile application of proven reliability.Labour
Commitment
1. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following labour rights principles?
Optional commentWe have had an Equality Plan since 2020 and we work with the External Prevention Service to guarantee the safety of all employees.1.1. For each labour rights policy, is it:
Prevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following labour rights issues?
3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this labour rights issue?
Optional commentEmployees periodically carry out tests on risk prevention and training4. Who receives training for the following labour rights issues?
Optional commentVarious trainings have been carried out for the entire workforce, such as Awareness in Equality, Awareness in Intervention against harassment, Prevention of Occupational Risks, Healthy Teleworking, Covid-195. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following labour rights issues?
Performance
6. What is the percentage of employees covered under collective bargaining agreements?
Optional commentAll company employees are covered by the Collective Agreement for Offices .7. What is the percentage of employees in a trade union or other workers' organization?
Optional comment8% in Madrid and 7% in Barcelona8. In the course of the reporting period, what was the percentage of women in:
9. What was the average ratio of the basic salary and remuneration of women to men (comparing jobs of equal value) during the reporting period?
Optional commentThe base salary is applied according to the agreement without distinction between gender, so it does not provide information relevant to the indicator.10. In the course of the reporting period, how frequently were workers injured (injuries per hour worked)?
Optional commentThere have been no injuries during 202111. In the course of the reporting period, what was the company’s incident rate?
Optional commentThere have been no incidents during 2021Response and Reporting
12. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact associated with the following labour rights issues?
Optional commentThere have been no events that justify a repair.13. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the labour rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
Gloval complies with current legislation on labor matters in each and every one of its legal entities, so no remedial measure is necessary.Environment
Commitment
1. Does the company have a formal policy on the following environmental topics?
Optional commentIncluded in our ESG Policy1.1. For each environmental policy, is it:
Optional commentOur ESG policy has been approved by the Board of Directors, is available on our website and is applied in the company's operationsPrevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following environmental issues?
Optional commentEmployees have been trained on these issues, sending them sustainability manuals3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with these environmental topics?
4. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following environmental topics?
Optional commentPeriodic monitoring is done in the form of reports to our shareholders that measure water and electricity consumption, CO2 emissions alc 1 and 2, waste generated, etc.5. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy for any actual impacts associated with the following environmental issue(s)?
Optional commentRepair has not been necessary since there have been no negative impacts.Climate Action
6. What were the company’s gross global greenhouse gas emissions for the reporting period?
Scope 2 Emissions
Scope 3 Emissions
Optional commentScope 2 emissions 0.00146 ( tCO2e)7. What percentage of the company's revenue was invested in R&D of low-carbon products/services during this reporting period?
8. Has the organization acted to support climate change adaptation and resilience?
Optional commentMeasures such as the paperless office have led us to practically abandon printing and paper consumptionEnergy / Resource Use
9. Please report the company's renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total energy consumption in the reporting period.
Technology
10. What percent of the company's revenue came from environmentally friendly products / services during this reporting period?
Sector-specific Questions
11. Which sector(s) does the company operate in? If diversified, choose top 3 by revenue.
Sector-specific: Water
12. Please provide details regarding the company's water withdrawal and consumption (own operations) during the reporting period.
Water withdrawal (volume of water in megaliters):
Water consumption (volume of water in megaliters):
Optional commentwe were teleworking during 2021, so this not applied13. Please provide details about the company’s water intensity of products in regions with high or extremely high water stress.
Overall Environment
21. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the environment principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
water and electricity consumption, CO2 emissions scope 1 and scope 2, as well as the generation of waste, have been periodically monitored to carry out continuous monitoring that allows them to be reduced. In addition, paper consumption has been reduced to a minimum, which leads us to achieve the paperless office that we have been pursuing.Anti-corruption
Commitment
1. Does the company have an anti-corruption compliance programme?
2. Does your company have policies and recommendations for employees on how to act in case of doubt and/or in situations that may represent a conflict of interest, e.g. with regard to gifts and hospitality, donations, sponsorship, or interactions with public officials?
Optional commentIncluded in the Ethical CodePrevention
3. Who receives training on anti-corruption and integrity?
Optional commentIncluding the management committee and the board of directors3.1. How often is such training provided?
Optional commentA session has been held for all employees and new hires are held periodically. Reminder sessions are planned soon.4. Does the company monitor its anti-corruption compliance programme?
Optional commentOur subject matter consultants, Deloitte, oversee the program.Response and Reporting
5. Please report the company's total number and nature of incidents of corruption during the reporting year.
6. Within the reporting period, what measures has the company taken to address suspected incidents of corruption independently or in response to a dispute or investigation by a government regulator?
7. Does your company engage in Collective Action against corruption?
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the anti-corruption principle, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
The update of the matrix of risks and controls and policy update incompatibility have been prepared. In addition to updating various policies, such as the anti-corruption and conflict of interest, the purchasing policy, the electronic signature procedure, and the use of social networks. It has been approved the v2 of the Code of Ethics of employees, and also the new of collaborators, published in the web. A guide has been prepared, “guidelines for conduct Code of Ethics for employees” and subsequent evaluation with questionnaire to sign.