{"id":48608,"date":"2022-11-24T11:13:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/uncategorized\/new-agf-launches-its-esg-program"},"modified":"2024-05-07T15:47:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:47:16","slug":"new-agf-launches-its-esg-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/general-interest\/new-agf-launches-its-esg-program","title":{"rendered":"New: AGF launches its ESG program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The ESG (environmental, social and governance) program is a way for AGF to ensure its social responsibility and sustainability as a major Canadian company.<\/p>\n<p>The program was introduced by Serge Gendron in late 2020. Katherina Beck, then director of special projects, was mandated by management to look into the idea. A few months later, &Eacute;lizabeth Meloche joined the team as executive assistant.<\/p>\n<p>A lengthy process of research, training and employee consultations ensued, culminating in the first edition of AGF Group&rsquo;s ESG program in November 2022. Comprising 10 action areas, it includes a status report, future indicators and specific goals to be achieved in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming months, a committee will be formed with allies across Canada to consider initiatives and strategies for achieving the goals the team has set. This committee will be chaired by Serge Gendron, in keeping with his vision of being a responsible industry leader. Stay tuned for the launch of this wonderful adventure!<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>The 10 action areas in AGF Group&#8217;s ESG program<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mitigation of climate change<\/strong>:&nbsp;The completion of this objective will require the gradual electrification of our automobile fleet, but also the optimization of transportation and the reduction of energy consumption (heating, LED lighting).<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sustainable development<\/strong>:&nbsp;AGF is proud to be involved in a multitude of environmentally responsible construction projects. The company&#8217;s objective is to significantly increase its presence in this type of project. At the same time, it chooses to invest in green funds, notably through the AGF Group Foundation.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Circular economy<\/strong>:&nbsp;We are now moving toward an increasingly local and responsible supply chain. Reduction and recycling of materials will continue to be improved in 2023. We will favour less polluting transport methods such as sea and rail.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Human resources<\/strong>:&nbsp;On a daily basis, our human resources department develops programs to better support our employees in their professional development, particularly through performance management and support for education and training.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Employee wellness<\/strong>:&nbsp;AGF is committed to promoting a healthy, safe and respectful work environment. A pan-Canadian mental health committee is developing solutions to break down the taboos surrounding this subject through, among other things, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), thematic e-mail capsules, a wellness program, and financial support through the Group RRSP.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupational health and safety<\/strong>:&nbsp;Since 2022, the AGF Health and Safety team has implemented a prevention program for all our employees. This program is being adapted over time as improvements are made. A lockout program will soon be completed in all our divisions. Finally, a week dedicated to health and safety is held every year in our offices, in our plants and on our construction sites.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Responsible management<\/strong>:&nbsp;The creation&nbsp;of various management committees is designed to ensure sound governance within AGF. To work in a trustworthy and respectful environment, our employees participate in online training and then sign their commitment to the Group&#8217;s Code of Ethics.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corporate sustainability<\/strong>:&nbsp;Succession planning, which began in 2022, will continue in 2023 to ensure that operations continue smoothly in the event of management changes. In addition, integrated risk management allows us to understand, mitigate and prepare for all types of threats to which the organization may be exposed.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Innovation<\/strong>: The AGF 4.0 program aims to make our machines and software talk to each other for all stages of our value chain and use all the data generated to make better decisions. In addition, the decentralization of our continuous improvement efforts in 2022 has allowed the technology department to move closer to operations to achieve better results together.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Information security<\/strong>:&nbsp;Employee awareness is a cornerstone of AGF&#8217;s information security program. This includes a mandatory monthly training program. In addition, the Information Technology team ensures that our data protection tools are constantly updated and the review of access to information is underway as part of the integration of the new ERP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&rsquo;re an AGF employee and would like to become an ally of the ESG Program in your division, <a href=\"mailto:esg@agfgroup.com\"><strong>please contact us<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ligne_bleue_separation_version_e-2453.jpg\" style=\"height:67px; width:400px\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Novedad: AGF lanza su programa ESG<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>El programa ESG (factores ambientales, sociales y de gobierno corporativo, por sus siglas en franc&eacute;s) es una manera de AGF de asegurarse de su responsabilidad social y de su sostenibilidad como gran empresa canadiense.<\/p>\n<p>Este proyecto fue iniciativa de Serge Gendron a finales del 2020. La direcci&oacute;n le encarg&oacute; a Katherina Beck, en ese entonces directora de proyectos especiales, examinar la idea. Algunos meses despu&eacute;s, se uni&oacute; al equipo &Eacute;lizabeth Meloche, asistente ejecutiva.<\/p>\n<p>Un largo proceso de investigaciones, de cursos y de consultaciones con los empleados finalmente culmin&oacute; en la primera edici&oacute;n del programa ESG de Grupo AGF en noviembre de 2022. En esta edici&oacute;n, dividida en diez &aacute;reas de acci&oacute;n, presentamos un estado de la situaci&oacute;n, de los futuros indicadores y de los objetivos precisos para los pr&oacute;ximos a&ntilde;os.<\/p>\n<p>Durante los pr&oacute;ximos meses, se formar&aacute; un comit&eacute; de aliados en todo Canad&aacute; para centrarse en las iniciativas y en las estrategias que hay que aplicar para alcanzar los objetivos establecidos por el equipo. Este comit&eacute; estar&aacute; presidido por Serge Gendron, de acuerdo con su visi&oacute;n de ser un l&iacute;der responsable de la industria. &iexcl;Permanezca atento al lanzamiento de esta maravillosa aventura!<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Las diez &aacute;reas de acci&oacute;n del programa ESG de Grupo AGF:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Atenuaci&oacute;n del cambio clim&aacute;tico<\/strong>:&nbsp;Esto se conseguir&aacute; mediante la electrificaci&oacute;n gradual de nuestro parque automovil&iacute;stico, pero tambi&eacute;n optimizando el transporte y reduciendo el consumo de energ&iacute;a (calefacci&oacute;n, iluminaci&oacute;n LED).<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Desarrollo sostenible<\/strong>:&nbsp;AGF se enorgullece de participar en una serie de proyectos de construcci&oacute;n respetuosos con el medio ambiente. El objetivo de la empresa es aumentar significativamente su presencia en este tipo de proyectos. Al mismo tiempo, opta por invertir en fondos verdes, sobre todo a trav&eacute;s de la Fundaci&oacute;n del Grupo AGF.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Econom&iacute;a circular<\/strong>:&nbsp;Ahora avanzamos hacia una cadena de suministro cada vez m&aacute;s local y responsable. La reducci&oacute;n y el reciclado de materiales seguir&aacute;n mejorando en 2023. Favoreceremos los m&eacute;todos de transporte menos contaminantes, como el mar&iacute;timo y el ferroviario.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recursos humanos<\/strong>:&nbsp;Nuestro departamento de recursos humanos desarrolla a diario programas para apoyar mejor a nuestros empleados en su desarrollo profesional, sobre todo mediante la gesti&oacute;n del rendimiento y el apoyo a la educaci&oacute;n y la formaci&oacute;n.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bienestar de los empleados<\/strong>:&nbsp;AGF se compromete a promover un entorno de trabajo saludable, seguro y respetuoso. Un comit&eacute; pancanadiense de salud mental est&aacute; desarrollando soluciones para acabar con los tab&uacute;es que rodean a este tema mediante, entre otras cosas, un Programa de Asistencia al Empleado (EAP), c&aacute;psulas tem&aacute;ticas por correo electr&oacute;nico, un programa de bienestar y apoyo financiero a trav&eacute;s del RRSP del Grupo.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salud y seguridad en el trabajo<\/strong>:&nbsp;Desde 2022, el equipo de salud y seguridad de AGF ha puesto en marcha un programa de prevenci&oacute;n para todos nuestros empleados. Este programa se va adaptando con el tiempo a medida que se introducen mejoras. Pronto se completar&aacute; un programa de cierre patronal en todas nuestras divisiones. Por &uacute;ltimo, todos los a&ntilde;os celebramos una semana dedicada a la salud y la seguridad en nuestras oficinas, plantas y obras.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gesti&oacute;n responsable<\/strong>:&nbsp;La formaci&oacute;n de diversos consejos de administraci&oacute;n tiene por objeto garantizar una buena gobernanza en el seno de la AGF. Para trabajar en un entorno de confianza y respeto, nuestros empleados participan en una formaci&oacute;n en l&iacute;nea y despu&eacute;s firman su compromiso con el c&oacute;digo &eacute;tico del Grupo.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sostenibilidad de la empresa<\/strong>:&nbsp;La planificaci&oacute;n de la sucesi&oacute;n, iniciada en 2022, proseguir&aacute; en 2023 para garantizar la continuidad de las operaciones en caso de cambios en la direcci&oacute;n. Adem&aacute;s, la gesti&oacute;n integrada de riesgos permite comprender, mitigar y prepararse para todo tipo de amenazas a las que pueda estar expuesta la organizaci&oacute;n.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Innovaci&oacute;n<\/strong>:&nbsp;El programa AGF 4.0 pretende que nuestras m&aacute;quinas y programas inform&aacute;ticos trabajen juntos en todas las fases de nuestra cadena de valor y utilicen todos los datos generados para tomar mejores decisiones. Adem&aacute;s, la descentralizaci&oacute;n de nuestros esfuerzos de mejora continua en 2022 ha permitido al departamento de tecnolog&iacute;a acercarse m&aacute;s a las operaciones para lograr juntos mejores resultados.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seguridad de la informaci&oacute;n<\/strong>:&nbsp;La concienciaci&oacute;n de los empleados es una piedra angular del programa de seguridad de la informaci&oacute;n de AGF. Esto incluye un programa de formaci&oacute;n mensual obligatorio. Adem&aacute;s, el equipo de tecnolog&iacute;a de la informaci&oacute;n se asegura de que nuestras herramientas de protecci&oacute;n de datos se actualicen constantemente, y se est&aacute; llevando a cabo una revisi&oacute;n del acceso a la informaci&oacute;n como parte de la nueva integraci&oacute;n del ERP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&iquest;Trabaja usted en AGF y desea aliarse al Programa ESG en su divisi&oacute;n?<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:esg@agfgroup.com\"><strong>Cont&aacute;ctenos directamente.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ESG (environmental, social and governance) program is a way for AGF to ensure its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":48603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[217],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-interest"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48608"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60197,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48608\/revisions\/60197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}