Sustainability is a model of human progress that is capable of satisfying all people’s needs, improving their well-being and quality of life, but without jeopardizing the needs of future generations.
With this, a sustainable company is one that creates economic, environmental and social value in the short and long term, thus contributing to the increase in well-being and the authentic progress of present and future generations, both in their immediate environment and in society. usually.
Companies play an essential role in the transition towards sustainable development, for which they must begin to be environmentally and socially responsible.
A socially responsible company is one that integrates the concerns and interests of its stakeholders into its management, guaranteeing trust between its customers and shareholders, encouraging employee commitment to the organization and improving relations with the Administration and the community. in which it carries out its operations.
The responsibility derived from business activity is primarily economic and includes, of course, compliance with legal obligations. But it also requires managing aspects that the laws cannot determine in all their details and all their implications: aspects such as the conditions that allow personal development at work, respect for consumers as clients and as citizens with rights, work-life balance and personal life, impartial treatment of people in the work and professional environment, the impact of industrial activity on the social and natural environment, citizen expectations regarding the contribution of companies to social objectives (on issues such as safety, health , education, integration, etc.), R+D+i, corporate reputation, information transparency, promotion and maintenance of investor confidence.
After more than 50 years of experience, ATOX Storage Systems has given a new twist to its management to incorporate several factors that today have become strategic, such as savings, energy efficiency and social responsibility.
With this objective, ATOX walks towards business excellence, contemplating social components that allow it to increase competitiveness and unite its image with innovation and differentiation.
ATOX complies with the legal requirements established in terms of occupational risk prevention, labor legislation, data protection, industry legislation, environmental legislation and sectoral legislation.
Likewise, the organization complies with the obligation of 2% of the workforce with disabilities established by the LISMI Law (Law 13/1982 of April 7, on the Social Integration of the Disabled), in addition to contracting the provision of services with special employment centers .
ATOX has launched a series of actions aimed at reinforcing its commitment to social responsibility, such as the development of a ethical code which reflects the relationship with its interest groups, the strengthening of labor flexibility measures and its adherence to the Spanish Network of the United Nations Global Compact.
Committed to quality, society and the environment, ATOX’s management system is certified according to ISO standards. Likewise, it collaborates with the professionalization of the sector by promoting the preparation, dissemination and compliance with specific safety regulations.