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Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility 2018 2 FICOSA— 2018 Letter from How do Living by the the president we work? values at Ficosa About our Ficosa and Human Rights report the Sustainable Development Goals Ficosa at Compliance and Information a glance business ethics security CSR— REPORT 3 Commitment Commitment to Innovation in to quality the environment our products Commitment Responsible Content Index to our people sourcing Commitment to Commitment to Appendix 1 – health and safety society OHSEQ Policy 4 FICOSA— 2018 Dear All, I am pleased to share with you our fifth CSR The automotive industry is going through a cation in which the interconnection between report, which aims to offer readers an overview spectacular technological transformation people, objects and infrastructures has no li- of Ficosa’s performance in facing the challen- in which electronics and electromobility are mits. At the same time, one of Ficosa’s future ges of the automotive sector, and describe our set to change business models and the pro- visions is to venture into the efficiency of new actions to integrate the United Nations Global ducts and services of the future. We are en- energy vehicles. Ficosa develops software Compact and its principles into our business tering a new era in which cars are no longer and hardware solutions for the operation of hybrid, electric, and fuel cell vehicles. These strategy, culture and daily operations. just a means of transport, but become Smart Cars, connected devices that will form the products impress with their quality, reliability, At our Company, we continually strive to deli- central hub of the Internet of Things. Con- innovative technology, and compliance with ver excellence in our products and to do so, nected cars will totally transform our lives the strictest requirements. we continue to work on providing the most to make them safer, more comfortable and In this regard, at Ficosa, we have undergo- innovative solutions, developing and manu- more informed, with endless entertainment ne a profound technological transformation facturing products with high added value and opportunities. The car will become the most in recent years by focusing on three areas high quality standards. powerful multi-platform source of communi- of growth: connectivity, safety and efficiency. CSR— REPORT 5 This year, 2018, we have achieved the fo- Ficosa has been actively working with Pa- plexity of its operations abroad and for ope- llowing technological product sales: nasonic during 2018 to materialize syner- ning a market with global customers at the hi- gies in three areas: Technology, Customers ghest level. Nevertheless, it will present new • Ficosa has successfully accomplished and Geography. New milestones have been challenges for the company as competition the first worldwide Cellular-V2X deploy- achieved. Products like Telematics Control for specialists is growing in the global labour ment in the city of Denver under the Ci- Units for cloud services, Gearbox Actuators markets. For this reason, we want to ensure tyNOW Project and has also been awar- and Smart Connectivity Module are a good that all our employees are provided the wor- ded to supply the TCU (Telematic Control example of the potential offered by the inte- king conditions they deserve. Ficosa´s com- Unit) for Harley-Davidson motorcycles, gration of our technology with Panasonic. mitment to its employees is the result of our where Panasonic will provide Cloud Ser- strong employee management programme, vices through OneConnect Platform. In this profound technological transformation, based on maximizing the potential of our em- the customer is the focal point of all our • Ficosa was awarded a contract for two ployees. management. For this reason, we continue BMS (Battery Management System) to strengthen our quality standards by We maintain a solid commitment towards in- programs for a German OEM. implementing stricter rules in the 3Q3 audits for tegrity. One example of this is our continued • Ficosa has won contracts for the success manufacturing plant and supplier management. support for the Ten Principles of the United of their Intelligent Interior Mirror for light Nations Global Compact in the areas of Hu- I would also like to highlight the strong Ficosa commercial vehicles with an integrated man Rights, Labour, Environment and An- worldwide presence and its new premises. toll payment system in the interior mirror. ti-Corruption. Moreover, the new release of During 2018, Ficosa inaugurated its first pro- the Corporate Code of Ethics, approved by • Ficosa closed several deals for new Shift duction centre in Morocco and its new e-Mo- our Board of Directors, was shared and ack- by Wire gearbox including a contract for bility Hub in Viladecavalls (Barcelona, Spain), nowledged by our employees in 2018. an EV in Silicon Valley and several gear- a pioneering centre at international level for box actuators. electric mobility technology. Our Code of Ethics defines the standards and responsible behaviour expected of all • Ficosa developed and manufactured With an investment of €50 million, Ficosa’s those related to the Company and with which the digital rear-view system (CMS) of new facility in Rabat will become the Centre they must comply. We are all responsible for the Audi e-tron, the first vehicle on the of Excellence in Automobile Cameras for the complying with these benchmark standards, market to include this new technology. whole group, bolstering the company’s hub for which are essential guidelines in order to New programs have been awarded for new technologies in vision, connectivity, safety guarantee our management model. other OEMs. and efficiency in Viladecavalls. The plant will employ 700 people and deliver an estimated The Code is an extension of our values, • Ficosa won contracts for Surround View yearly turnover of €150 million by 2022. which convey the essence of our Company, Systems and Rear View Cameras (in- how we think and believe we should act. I cluding 16 million cameras and 3 million The e-Mobility Hub is positioned as the dri- believe that the real value of a company is in ECUs). ving force for electromobility solutions for Fi- its employees. cosa at a global level and adds to the other These new technological products aimed Connectivity and Safety hubs that Ficosa has I encourage you to explore all the details of our at more assisted driving, the autonomous in Viladecavalls, consolidating its leadership activities through this report that strongly reflects vehicle, the connected car and e-mobi- in key technologies in the transformation of the commitment and dedication of Ficosa. lity, have become the pillars of the group’s the automobile. growth. We forecast that the sales of these new technological systems will increase from At the same time, a new technical centre Sincerely yours, €100 million in 2017 to around €800 million in India (Hyderabad) took its first steps to in 2023/2024. support the local OEMs on customization, Josep Maria Pujol testing and validating needs as well as to President Furthermore, as we are committed to cut- become a future software development ting-edge innovation to remain at the top end centre for new technologies. of the sector, 8% of revenue was invested in R&D in 2018. We expect to maintain these Ficosa’s journey towards internationalization high rates for the future. stands out for its pioneering spirit, the com- 6 FICOSA— 2018 This 2018 Report aims to offer readers a transparent and balanced overview of Ficosa’s performance in relation to the non-financial or CSR challenges that the company has faced in 2018. Objective of the Report In this report, Ficosa aims to explain how bility Reporting Guidelines belonging to the To summarize, the key points to highlight in non-financial and diversity risk and CSR Global Reporting Initiative (GRI Standards). this report are: challenges are approached, and Ficosa’s Therefore, in determining the content to performance in 2018, for the purpose of be included in this report, we consider the offering stakeholders complete and reliable pertinent developments, initiatives and the — Customer satisfaction information. The company has centred this materiality analysis carried out in 2018. The through quality report on explaining how it takes environ- materiality analysis took the Ficosa CSR mental, ethical, labour, social, and human diagnosis (gap analysis) as the starting point — Sustainable innovation rights aspects into consideration during the and the action plan prepared in 2015 invol- and technology daily operation of the company. Likewise, it ving the CEO, the members of the Executive describes the annual progress made by the Committees and our key Management sub- — Diversity and Integration company in implementing the Ten Principles sidiaries. It was complemented with exter- — Development, training of the United Nations Global Compact in nal sources such as the GRI Pilot version of terms of human and labour rights, the en- the Automotive Sector Supplement and the and knowledge vironment and the fight against corruption. Auto Parts Sustainability Accounting Stan- management Furthermore, this CSR report describes how dard prepared by the SASB (Sustainability — Occupational Health and our company is progressing in each of the Accounting Standards Board). Safety Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Other key drivers included the Drive Our core business determines which of the Sustainability (biggest world automaker — Healthy lives and well- global sustainability goals Ficosa
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