Scope 1 Emissions
2022 Communication on Progress
NB Cargo S.R.L.
Published date
June 22, 2022
No. of questions
63
Supplemental files
CEO Statement
Governance
Policies and Responsibilities
1. Does the Board / highest governance body or most senior executive of the company:
2. Does the company have a publicly stated commitment regarding the following sustainability topics?
Optional commentMNL-G-GRH-02 - Ética y Conducta3. Does the company have in place a code of conduct regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
4. Has the company appointed an individual or group responsible for each of the following sustainability topics?
5. Does the company have a formal structure(s) (such as a cross-functional committee) to address each of the following sustainability topics?
Prevention
6. Does the company have a process or processes to assess risk?
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?
7.1. During the due diligence process, which business relationships are reviewed?
Concerns 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?
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.
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?
Optional commentSi bien abordamos estos puntos en el marco de nuestra visión, misión y valores, no existe una relación directa entre los objetivos de sostenibilidad de la organización con el pago de los ejecutivos.Board Composition
12. Percentage of individuals within the company’s Board / highest governance body by:
13. Do you produce sustainability reporting according to:
Optional commentSe elabora en base al GRI sin evaluación externaData 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?
Response
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.
Se continuó durante 2021 con el trabajo conjunto con Fundacion Abrazo Argentina realizando viajes solidarios contribuyendo con alimentos, utiles escolares, medicamentos y otros insumos para comunidades de l Chaco Salteño. Asimismo se mantuvo el trabajo en sinergia con Fundación Reciduca, contribuyendo con reciclables originados en nuestras operaciones, con el fin de financiar parte del estudio de jóvenes con necesidad de reinserción escolar.Labour
Commitment
1. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following labour rights principles?
Optional commentMNL-G-GRH-02 - Ética y Conducta, Política de Calidad - NB cargo y Política de Calidad y Medioambiente - PLB logística, MNL-G-GRH-01- Recursos Humanos1.1. 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?
4. Who receives training for the following labour rights issues?
Optional commentSe contemplarán capacitaciones sobre estos tópicos para segundo semestre de 2022/primer semestre 2023.5. 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?
7. What is the percentage of employees in a trade union or other workers' organization?
8. 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 commentNuestra política de Recursos Humanos define la equidad en la remuneracion sin distinción entre hombres y mujeres. Se toma como ejemplo lideres de turno de Copacker, puesto ocupado por hombres y mujeres y ambos perciben el mismo sueldo. En los demas puestos de trabajo, no tenemos puestos similares que lo ocupen personas de distinto genero.10. In the course of the reporting period, how frequently were workers injured (injuries per hour worked)?
Optional commentDurante el periodo en analisis se registraron 9 incidentes, teniendo en consideracion los ocurridos in-itinere.11. In the course of the reporting period, what was the company’s incident rate?
Optional commentLa tasa de accidentes fue calculada como horas caídas de trabajo Vs cantidad de horas laborables en el año, en base a las licencias tomadas por cada colaborador.Response 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?
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.
Esta en curso un plan de mejora en relacion a compensaciones y beneficios para los empleados, que será implementado durante 2022. Esta previsto en ese mismo período generar concientizaciones respecto a temas de violencia de género e igualdad. Durante 2021 se continuó con el trabajo en conjunto con el sindicato, implementando reuniones mensuales de feedback para identificar oportunidades de mejora. Se implementará programa de capacitación para mejorar el trabajo en equipo, de manera tal de optimizar la comunicación interna y la sinergia entre áreas. Están previstos cambios de estructura para evitar la sobrecarga de trabajo de ciertos puestos en Trafico y Operaciones y lograr mayor flexibilidad.Environment
Commitment
1. Does the company have a formal policy on the following environmental topics?
Optional commentPolitica de Gesition de Calidad y Medioambiente, la empresa cuenta con certificación ISO14001:20151.1. For each environmental 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 environmental 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 these environmental topics?
4. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following environmental topics?
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)?
Climate Action
6. What were the company’s gross global greenhouse gas emissions for the reporting period?
Scope 2 Emissions
Scope 3 Emissions
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 commentNuestro foco esta orientado a constribuir minimizando las emisiones de GEI, mediante la modernización permanente de la flota incorporando unidades tractoras con motorización moderna Euro 5/6 cuyo impacto al medioambiente es menor, así como optimizando la performance en el manejo para un resultado mas eficiente en el consumo de combustible, lo que se traduce también en menos emisiones.Energy / Resource Use
9. Please report the company's renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total energy consumption in the reporting period.
Optional commentNo se utilizan fuentes de energia renovable, por lo cual se trabaja con foco en la reducción del consumo de energía mediante su uso racional.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 commentEl consumo de agua está asociado unicamente al uso de sanitarios por parte del personal, nuestros procesos no implican ni requieren un consumo de agua en si mismos, por lo cual el impacto en este sentido no es mayor.13. Please provide details about the company’s water intensity of products in regions with high or extremely high water stress.
Sector-specific: Forest, biodiversity, and land use
14. Please report the number and area (in hectares) of sites owned, leased, or managed by the company in or adjacent to protected areas and/or key biodiversity areas (KBA).
15. What area (in hectares) of natural ecosystems was converted during the reporting period in areas owned, leased, or managed by the company?
16. Is the company supporting or implementing project(s) focused on ecosystem restoration and protection?
Sector-specific: Air pollution
17. Where applicable, please report the company's emissions of the following pollutants during the reporting period.
Optional commentSe informan las emisiones de CO2 equivalentes, asociado a la quema de combustible gasoil en relación a la actividad de transporte de cargas, en cuyo caso realizamos el calculo de huella.Sector-specific: Waste
18. Please report the company's total weight of waste generated in metric tonnes during the reporting period.
Optional commentLos residuos son retirados y tratados por empresas habilitadas para tal fin, con disposición final en cumplimiento con la normativa vigente. Se trabaja con foco en la reducción de residuos y aumento de la tasa de reciclables.19. Please report the percentage of the company's waste that was hazardous waste (i.e., hazardous waste ratio) during the reporting period.
Optional commentLos residuos peligrosos son retirados y tratados por empresas habilitadas para tal fin, con disposición final en cumlimiento con la normativa vigente y declarados ante el organismo pertinente (OPDS).20. Please report the company's estimated metric tonnes of single-use plastic consumed wherever material along the value chain during the reporting period.
Optional commentTodo el plastico utilizado (film stretch) es segregado y reciclado. Se implementaron mejoras para segregado de otros tipos de plástico tales como botellas y tapitas, se continúa con este foco en 2023.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.
El foco durante el periodo en análisis fue optimizar la segregación de residuos para optimizar más aun la tasa de reciclado, se prevé mejorar las estaciones de residuos y analizar el reemplazo de vasos de plástico en las áreas que aun lo utilizan, implementando botella reutilizables individuales. Se avanzó en el reemplazo de luminarias por uso de led, para minimizar el consumo de energía eléctrica. Se realizaron campañas de concientización de uso racional de recursos naturales, tales como energía, papel y agua. Se continua con la modernización de la flota de transporte de cargas por unidades modernas incorporando unidades GNC, con el fin de reducir emisiones de CO2.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?
Prevention
3. Who receives training on anti-corruption and integrity?
Optional commentEn el caso de los proveedores y contratistas, se les entrega el codigo de etica y conducta para proveedores, que se encuentra alineado con estos principios.3.1. How often is such training provided?
Optional commentEl personal propio, recibe capacitación en la etapa de inducción a la empresa. En el caso de proveedores y contratistas, se les solicita la firma de un compromiso con el codigo de conducta al inicio de su actividad.4. Does the company monitor its anti-corruption compliance programme?
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.
Durante el 2021 se redefinió el proceso de Compras actualizando procedimientos internos de manera tal de garantizar mayor transparencia, implementando una cadena de aprobación y compulsas entre oferentes para seleccionar proveedor en cada compra. Adicionalmente se trabajó en la optimización de procesos varios tales como transporte para garantizar mayor trazabilidad de la información mediante sistemas operativos y aplicaciones en línea, de manera tal de lograr datos fehacientes en cuanto a km recorridos, consumos de combustible, etc. Adicionalmente se implementaron controles cruzados en relación a adquisición de insumos, mediante un cambio de estructura en el area de taller y pañol.