DIALOGUE FORUM 2011
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S U S TA I NAB I L I T Y R E PORT 2 0 1 2
Key Stakeholder
expectations
Company Response
Stakeholder Groups:
Associated Companies – Suppliers
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The Company can play an important part in the ab-
sorption of unemployment.
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The need was expressed, for the second year in a
row, for the systematic measurement of total car-
bon dioxide emissions from the company’s activi-
ties, and details were requested on the subject.
During a very difficult year with high unemployment and underemployment rates, METKA S.A. managed to
maintain jobs, as the largest share of employee departures represents inter-Group transfers.
Committed to its strategic goal to strive to protect the natural environment and to promote consistency and
transparency in CSR issues, in late 2012 the company launched the development of its Quality Management
System regarding measurement and reporting of its greenhouse gas emissions (greenhouse gas inventory).
The procedures regarding the greenhouse gas inventory and the company-level measures regarding energy
management and savings will be completed at the end of 2013 and the relevant results will be announced
in early 2014.
Stakeholder Groups:
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
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The Company was requested to continue to sup-
port and provide financial assistance for their
work.
METKA continued to actively support NGOs, societies, associations and public benefit foundations, with em-
phasis on the support of children with disabilities and chronic diseases, through regular sponsorships to spe-
cial groups such as the Volos Branch of the Hellenic Society for Disabled Children (ELEPAP), the Magnisia Branch
of “FLOGA” (“FLAME” – The Association of Parents of Children with Neoplastic Diseases), and the Hellenic
Therapeutic Riding Association.
Stakeholder Groups:
Business partners
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It was proposed to the company to consider the Vo-
los area as an area for its future investments.
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The idea was proposed to adopt the institution of
scholarships to engineers with specialisations of in-
terest to the company, and the possibility for fur-
ther collaboration with Tertiary Education Institu-
tions was pointed out.
During 2012, SERVISTEEL S.A., a subsidiary of METKA S.A. located in Volos, invested in the production of
electricity through the installation of a 2.50 MWp photovoltaic station in the open grounds of its facilities.
In parallel, as part of its efforts to modernise the installations of its Volos plant, METKA S.A. installed pho-
tovoltaic panels at the roofs of the plant's buildings. These activities form part of the company’s overall plan
involving constant investments in its local facilities in the Volos area and the support of the local commu-
nity.
In line with its commitment to closely collaborate with Tertiary Education Institutions, the company provided
practical training opportunities to students of various disciplines, so that they can obtain work-related knowl-
edge and experiences in its offices and construction sites. Although so far the company has no established schol-
arship programme, during 2012 it covered the cost of studies in a foreign University for one student.
Stakeholder Groups:
Corporate Social Responsibility Organisations
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Proposal for financial assistance to research insti-
tutions to support the dissemination of techno-
logical knowledge.
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Proposal for adopting the institution of scholarships
to engineers with specialisations of interest to the
company.
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Proposal for further collaboration with Tertiary Ed-
ucation Institutions.
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References were made to the Health & Safety of em-
ployees, and the company was asked to clarify
whether or not the Management is participating ac-
tively in the dialogue with employees on the rele-
vant issues.
Seeking to assist research institutions and support the dissemination of technological knowledge, during 2012
METKA S.A. participated actively in the research project of the National Technical University of Athens with
the title “Development of a System for Monitoring and Optimising the Operation and Maintenance of a Com-
bined-Cycle Power Plant”. The project is coordinated by the Laboratory of Thermal Turbo Machines of the of
faculty of Mechanical Engineering, in collaboration with the Electric Energy Systems Laboratory of the facul-
ty of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
The issue of transparency and the method for the company’s certification with regard to the documentation
of transparency will be investigated at Group level under a 3-year plan.
A Health & Safety Committee functions at the Volos plant, composed of Company employees and Manage-
ment executives, thus strengthening the dialogue between the employees and the Management on the rel-
evant issues. Regular and ad hoc meetings are held to evaluate work conditions, and measures to improve
them are also proposed. The Management evaluates all proposals and provides responses to all Occupation-
al Health & Safety issues raised by its employees.
During 2012 the company, taking into account the financial crisis prevailing in Greece, gave priority to the
needs of vulnerable social groups, increasing its financial assistance to social actions and its sponsorships and
donations from 3% to 37% of its total social expenditure.
Stakeholder Groups:
Press & Media
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The employees’ concern for the future of their jobs
and for the well-being of their families was stressed.
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It was stressed how important it is for the compa-
ny to be willing to follow closely developments in
the local communities where its operations are lo-
cated. Particular emphasis was given to culture, with
the expectation than the company will continue to
support it.
In a particularly adverse economic environment, the company managed to keep stable the number of its em-
ployees and to maintain all benefits to them without cutting jobs or other financial benefits. Indeed, the com-
pany raised the earnings of its Volos plant employees, on the basis of the new collective employment con-
tract signed during 2012.
In parallel, the company provided again financial support for Arts & Culture, investing 17% of its social ex-
penditure in related actions.
Stakeholder Groups:
Local Authorities
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The need was expressed for a shift of priorities by the
company and in general by the Group to the infra-
structure needs of the local communities, particularly
during the period of the current crisis. This was ac-
companied by a request for the company to increase,
to the extent that this is feasible, the share of 3%
which the company presented as the level of its con-
tribution to the local communities for 2011.
Maintaining close ties with its local communities, the company provided substantial financial support to in-
frastructure works in the Volos Swimming Centre, where the 2012 Junior Synchronised Swimming Cham-
pionships were hosted, and was the Event’s Exclusive Sponsor. It also supported extensively various educa-
tional institutions, such as the Aliveri Nursery and Upper Secondary School (Lykeio).
