We finance actions that have a positive impact on the surrounding community.
Over the years CESO has become increasingly dedicated to contributing to economic and social progress, seeking to achieve the inclusive and sustainable development of society. Through our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy we support and promote a range of initiatives while improving the quality of life of our workforce and their families, as well as the community and society in general.
To achieve its goals, we seek the adoption of the International Standard ISO 26000 that defines Social and Corporate Responsibility, and its certification. CESO tries to anticipate, evaluate, and promote, in a permanent manner, the satisfaction of the needs and expectations of its clients, shareholders, workers, employees, suppliers and the surrounding community.
By implementing its CSR policy, CESO intends to:
Stimulate human development and the creation of opportunities for people related to the company's activities and generate positive impacts on society;
Attract and maintain qualified human capital, stimulating its motivation and improving productivity;
Attract and retain customers, partners, suppliers and investors who want to collaborate with social initiatives that we promote or support;
Gain resistance and resilience skills to better manage risks and face crisis situations and scenarios;
Stimulate human development and the creation of opportunities for people related to the company's activities and generate positive impacts on society;
Increase competitivity factors;
Reinforce the company's image.
To define and execute our approach to CSR and sustainability we rely on the following principles:
Application of the rules of ethical business behaviour and good business Management practices, based on the values of integrity, honesty, transparency and rigor;
Prioritising people and collective and community interests;
Systematic improvement of customer satisfaction;
Promoting the personal and professional development of the company's employees and collaborators and improving working conditions in the company;
Guarantee an effective gender equality policy, valuing the balanced participation of men and women in professional and management activities, and promoting a balance between personal, family and professional life;
Systematically seeking organisational and technological solutions that enable constant improvement of processes and products that ensure the economic and environmental sustainability of the company and of the contexts in which it operates;
Recognition of all those involved in the company's activity, of the right to participate and to be heard, ensuring that their opinions are taken into consideration in the decision-making process;
Promotion of a growing environmental awareness, namely regarding the conservation of natural capital, biodiversity and ecosystems and the prevention of pollution and destruction of Nature;
Adoption of innovative solutions in terms of eco-efficiency and sustainable mobility, leading to the development of a low-carbon economy.
Quality, Health and Safety at Work
Promoting the physical, psychological, and social well-being of the workforce has been a priority for the company.
Partnerships
CESO has been establishing partnerships, investing in in-house social benefits that meet the needs of employees. We offer a good working environment, career progression and a safe and healthy workplace for all the staff.
Flexibility
Quality, health, and safety at work include psychosocial well-being, accident prevention and the promotion of balance between personal, family, and professional life, through flexible working hours and the possibility of teleworking.
Discourse
We also ensure that everyone affected by the company's activity has the right to participate and to be heard, ensuring that their opinions are taken into consideration in the decision-making process.
Human Rights, Equality and Gender Diversity
CESO promotes equal rights and opportunities to employees regardless of gender, ethnicity, nationality, religion or sexual orientation.
67%
of the workers are women
44%
are in management and administrative positions
6
nationalities, ranging from Angola and Mozambique to Poland and Italy
Projects & Iniciatives
To implement our CSR policy, we periodically establish social and corporate responsibility objectives and promote the necessary actions to achieve them.
Global Compact
Since 2009 CESO has subscribed to the United Nations Global Compact and the principles enshrined within it in key areas such as Human Rights, Labour, Environment, Anti-Corruption.
In the context of Agenda 2030 and the commitment made in 2015 by all 193 members of the United Nations to develop, over the next 15 years, the path to eradicate poverty, combat injustice and ensure the protection of the planet, CESO subscribes to the 17 sustainable development goals.
Innovate Autism
Committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination, CESO has joined, as a social investor in the Human Rights Kit project, the Associação Inovar Autismo, Associação de Cidadania e Inclusão.
This social project aims, namely:
The awareness and empowerment of young people with disabilities with a view to their self-determination;
The promotion of change at the level of behavior and social attitudes and the participation of new generations in this process, including young people with disabilities themselves.
Human Rights Kit
The Human Rights Kit is designed to raise the new generations' awareness of the inclusion of people with disabilities. It is adapted to different ages and can be used in a school or educational context, individually or with the family. It consists of an analogue component, with the board game on human rights and a digital component, with an app and a moodle platform of activities.
The Pão a Pão Association is an NGOD that promotes the integration of refugees through capacity building, training and employability.
CESO participates in this project on a voluntary basis by producing crowdfunding.
CESO Solidário
An initiative set up in 2020 that provides support to our local community, collecting and distributing goods and products to social institutions. We have so far shared over half a ton of items with 5 solidarity organisations.
