This commitment of Grupo Siro for business ethics is also transferred to the workforce and the working environment of its production centers. Thus, in all processes of acquisition of companies and industrial concentration that the company has made, innovative solutions were sought to put at the forefront of defending the interests of employees.
Grupo Siro has made a strong commitment to social integration and employment of persons with disabilities. Result of an agreement with the ONCE Foundation in 1998, two centers in Venta de Baños were launched, employing people with disabilities.
Currently, Grupo Siro has four Special Employment Centres. Three in Venta de Baños (Palencia), and one in Paterna (Valencia).
People working in these special employment centres exceed 12% of the total Group workforce. Of those employed in these centres 90% have some type of disability.
The jobs are tailored to the individual needs of each employee in this way they all carry out their functions normally.
The basis of Profitable Social Commitment at Group Siro is that it must be profitable on its own to ensure sustainability over time. Grupo Siro carries out these actions because they are the best way to integrate people with disabilities, making them responsible for their activities just like any other employee.
Grupo Siro factory in Medina del Campo
Grupo Siro has been the first company to sponsor a Paralympian in the framework of "Paralympic Friend", thanks to the agreement of collaboration signed by the chairman of Grupo Siro, Juan Manuel González Serna, President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee, Miguel Carballeda, and the then director general of Social Inclusion, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Manuel Porras.
The "Paralympic Friend" consists in undertaking sponsorship of a sportsman of ones province or region, with the intention of achieving a strong link between them and, in turn, with their immediate social environment.
With this agreement, in 2007 Grupo Siro became "Paralympic Friend" with physically disabled cyclist Roberto Alcaide, one of the most successful Paralympic athletes from Spain, with several medals in the Paralympic Games and World Championships and who in 2009 extends his contract sponsorship with the Spanish Paralympic Committee and also sponsoring the Paralympic cyclist, Cesar Neira.
During the 2010-2012 period, Grupo Siro becomes personal sponsor and Roberto César, in order to facilitate their preparation to achieve their classification and assistance to the Paralympic Summer Games in 2012.
"Paralympic Friend" seeks that companies become involved in the promotion of Paralympic athletes, through a socially responsible corporate action.
For more information about the Paralympic Friend Program, visit their website: www.paralimpicos.es/amigo
Roberto Alcaide
César Neira
Partnership with the aim of further contributing to the excellence in training and to design and implement various training programs that facilitate personal development, academic and professional, of all employees in all work centers.
National Agreement for the integration of people at risk of social exclusion to join forces and achieve greater social integration and employment. FECLEI becomes a source of recruitment and screening for all of our workplaces, providing the necessary training to candidates to meet efficiently the duties of the position to play.
State Coordinating Confederation of Physically Diabled, Spain
It is a private and non-profit organization that since its beginning has taken as a reference the EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) model of self-assessment of the Group's Management, which allows to improve and compare with other organizations, and with which we will continue working to achieve excellence. The four strategic priorities that is based on the philosophy of Management Excellence Club are:
granted to Grupo Siro for embracing the capabilities of each person against the limitations and being pioneer in the integration of persons with disabilities, extending the model to other groups at risk of social exclusion, stressing higher rates of integration in all workplaces.
recognizes Group Siro as one of the companies that best integrate people with disabilities in the value chain and on that basis has received awards in the category of the Senior Management Commitment and Leadership of Workforce and in the category of promoting professional development and training. These awards are granted for the ability to integrate people with disabilities in the value chain and developing a sustainable business model.
workplace integration program for victims of gender violence. Currently 14.5% of the employees of Grupo Siro is hosting this program.
An initiative to open a new avenue to promote Paralympic sport in Spain with the support of family businesses. The project provides direct benefits to sponsored athletes and corporate sponsors, helping to promote the quality of sports and Paralympic athletes in Spain. In 2007, sponsors the cyclist Roberto Alcaide who in 2008 attends the Paralympics in Beijing.
for equal opportunities between men and women.
dof the Más Familia Foundation
Looking to develop actions aimed at the integration of unemployed Roma people in our workplaces, with special emphasis on youth and women
Made up of important Spanish companies and seek to promote and facilitate the full social and work integration of disabled people.
to promote greater inclusion of people at risk of exclusion to employment and promote social responsibility
to provide job opportunity to people who do not have sufficient resources and participate in specialized RSC forums.
for ethical and socially responsible management. The services and activities of Forética are characterized by their orientation to the partner and the development of knowledge-based initiatives. Forética works in a unique way for its partners, providing a comprehensive portolio of services based on consolidated methodologies, which bring maturity and ability to adapt to the business environment.
to identify and spread best business practices.
Asociación para el Progreso de la Dirección, in order to promote the formation.
Escuela de Negocios y Centro Universitario, to train professionals to analyze, decide and respond responsibly.
to promote the employment of people with disabilities.
(FESBAL)
Work Integration Services Palencia and Valladolid
Association of paraplegic and severely handicapped in Castilla y León
, supplier managing product labeling, preparation of lots and other manual labor
Promoting corporate social action.
Confederation of charitable institutions and social action of the Catholic Church in Spain
voluntary humanitarian organization of public interest, which operates under the protection of the Spanish State
A Non-Governmental Development Organization (NGO), who since 1960 combat poverty, hunger, malnutrition, disease, lack of education, underdevelopment and its causes
EDEM Foundation is a leader in executive education and talent, governed by a Board comprising 25 renowned companies in the Valencian Community. The agreement aims to foster leadership and entrepreneurship; transmit, teach and share knowledge and experiences of success in the business, through the training of staff, to help us improve daily activity of planning the Group's future business.
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