The UN recognises
FCC’s efforts
The United Nations Global Compact
awards the FCC Construcción Progress
Report the Advanced Level, the maximum
rating granted.
FCC Construcción submitted its 2012
Progress Report, “Communication on Pro-
gress”, in accordance with its commitment
to the Global Compact, describing its ac-
tions, results, and objectives in respect
of each of the Ten Principles enshrined in
the Global Compact. The company’s self-
assessment was added this year in this
report.
Global Compact gave the report the ad-
vanced level rating. By awarding this level,
the Global Compact office of the United
Nations recognises the efforts of compa-
nies in striving to be better as well as their
information and implementation of a series
of good practices in good governance and
management of sustainability.
Companies with the advanced level, ac-
cording to Global Compact, are publicly
recognised in the Global Compact website,
explaining the results and the detailed self-
assessment statistics, and best practices
Principle 1
Protection of fundamental Human
Rights.
Principle 2
Non-violation of Human Rights.
Principle 3
Freedom of association and collective
bargaining.
Principle 4
Elimination of forced and compulsory
labour.
Principle 5
Abolition of child labour.
Principle 6
Elimination of discrimination in employ-
ment.
Principle 7
Precautionary approach to environmen-
tal challenges.
Principle 8
Initiatives to promote environmental res-
ponsibility.
Principle 9
Diffusion of environmentally friendly te-
chnologies.
Principle 10
Fight against corruption, extortion, and
bribery.
The Ten Principles
of the Global Com-
pact are based on
Universal Declara-
tions and Conven-
tions
of the company in the participant’s pro-
gress report page.
In addition to publishing an annual report,
FCC Construcción ratified its commitment
to its voluntary membership in the Global
Compact.
In 2004, the company joined the United
Nations Global Compact. As a founding
member of Asociación Española del Pacto
Mundial de las Naciones Unidas ()ASEPAM,
Spanish acronym), it has participated in the
activities since the very beginning in order
to share good practices that promote the
adoption of the Ten Principles.