Attock Cement Pakistan Limited BEYOND BORDERS Annual Report 2014 Contents 04 28 53 Vision & Mission Chairman’s Review Profit and Loss Account 06 30 Company Information Directors’ Report 54 Cash Flow Statement 08 44 Board of Directors Notice of the Thirty-Fifth 55 (35th) Annual General Statement of Changes in 13 Meeting Equity Core Values 46 56 14 Statement of Compliance Notes to the Financial Quality Policy with the Code of Corporate Statements Governance 15 85 Environmental Policy 48 Six Years at a Glance Review Report to the 16 Members on Statement of 86 Whistle Blowing Compliance with Best Pattern of Shareholding Practices of Code of 20 Corporate Governance 87 Corporate Social Events Responsibility (CSR) 49 Auditors’ Report to the 91 22 Members Proxy Form Corporate Strategy 52 24 Balance Sheet Management Vision To be the leading organization continuously providing high quality cement, excelling in every aspect of its business and to remain market leader in Cement Industry. 4 Mission To be a premier and reputable cement manufacturing company dedicated to become an industry leader by producing quality products, providing excellent services, enhancing customer satisfaction and maximizing shareholders’ value through professionalism and dedicated teamwork. Attock Cement Pakistan Limited 5 Annual Report 2014 Company Information Board of Directors Company Secretary Registered Office Dr. Ghaith R. Pharaon (Chairman) Irfan Amanullah D - 70, Block-4, Kehkashan-5 Laith G. Pharaon Clifton, Karachi-75600 Wael G. Pharaon Bankers Tel: (92-21) 35309773-4 Shuaib A. Malik UAN: (92-21) 111 17 17 17 Abdus Sattar Faysal Bank Limited Fax: (92-21) 35309775 Babar Bashir Nawaz MCB Bank Limited Email: [email protected] Fakhrul Islam Baig National Bank of Pakistan Ltd. Website: www.attockcement.com Allied Bank Ltd. Bank Al-Habib Chief Executive JS Bank Limited Plant Babar Bashir Nawaz NIB Bank Limited Hub Chowki, Lasbella United Bank Limited Baluchistan Alternate Directors Meezan Bank Limited Barclays Bank PLC, Pakistan Legal Advisor Shuaib A. Malik The Bank of Punjab Irfan Amanullah Habib Bank Limited Sattar & Sattar Askari Bank Limited Attorneys at Law Audit Committee of the Samba Bank Limited Board Share Registrar Abdus Sattar Chairman Auditors Technology Trade (Pvt) Limited Shuaib A. Malik Member A.F. Ferguson & Co. Dagia House, 241 - C, Block - 2 Fakhrul Islam Baig Member Chartered Accountants PECHS, Off: Shahrah-e-Quaideen, Karachi. Tel: (92-21) 34391316 - 17 HR & Remuneration Cost Auditors Fax: (92-21) 34391318 Committee Naveed Zafar Ashfaq Jaffery & Co. Shuaib A. Malik Chairman Chartered Accountants Abdus Sattar Member Babar Bashir Nawaz Member 6 Photgraph taken on the occasion of 106th Board of Directors meeting held in Beirut, Lebanon on August 15, 2014 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited 7 Annual Report 2014 Board of Directors Dr. Ghaith R. Pharaon Chairman 8 Laith G. Pharaon Wael G. Pharaon Shuaib A. Malik Abdus Sattar Babar Bashir Nawaz Fakhrul Islam Baig Attock Cement Pakistan Limited 9 Annual Report 2014 BEYOND BORDERS SOUTH AFRICA South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is a country located at the southern tip of Africa. It has 2,798 kilometers (1,739 m) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian oceans. South Africa is a multiethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions. 12 Core Values Ethics The Company follows highest standards of ETHICS with special reference to business integrity and process transparency. All our standards and processes can stand the test of scrutiny. We maintain the highest level of integrity both as individuals and as a corporate organization. Quality The Company is committed to provide its customers QUALITY products that provide them best value for their money. We promote high standard and timely delivery of quality products. People The Company ensures that it operates in a safe environment conducive to efficient productivity. The Company is committed to provide an environment free from discrimination for its people. Open communication, participative decision making approach and nurturing of the leadership qualities are the values followed by the Company. An employee reward system has been developed guided by a transparent system of recognition. We encourage and respect team spirit among our human resources. Business Excellence The Company believes in maximizing shareholders’ value through strategic investment, sustainable growth and application of best available technology to achieve desired results. Attock Cement Pakistan Limited 13 Annual Report 2014 Quality Policy • We are committed to produce high • We aim to implement and continually quality, FALCON CEMENT which improve the effectiveness of our not only meets but exceeds the Quality Management System. international quality standards. • We aim to maintain leadership of • We provide safe and conducive our Cement Industry providing work environment to our staff by premium quality products ensuring stringent standards of and excellent services to our safety and health. consumers. • We work as a team of dedicated • We make a contribution towards Professionals who achieve the uplift of our environment and excellence through training, inhabitants of the surroundings. development and continuous technological up-gradation. 14 Environmental Policy • ACPL is committed to produce • As a responsible organization, premium quality cement while ACPL will fulfill all the applicable maintaining minimal environmental legal, social and moral obligations impact. related to environmental control. • Every endeavour will be made to • ACPL aims at contributing effectively maintain and continually generously towards mitigating improve our processes/activities pollution effects and thus save this with respect to environment and world for future generations. maintain greenery within and around plant premises. During the year, the company successfully registered its WHRS with United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for reduction in carbon emissions. Attock Cement Pakistan Limited 15 Annual Report 2014 Whistle Blowing 16 Policy Statement The Management encourages whistle blowing • The Whistleblower has sufficient culture in the organization and has adopted a evidence(s) to ensure genuineness of culture to detect, identify and report any activity the fact after a proper investigation at which is not in line with the company policies, any his own end; misuse of company’s properties or any breach • The Whistleblower understands that his of law which may affect the reputation of the act will cause more good than harm to Company. The Company has adopted the best the Company and he / she is doing this corporate policies to protect employee(s) who because of his loyalty with the Company; and report corporate wrongdoings, illegal conduct, internal fraud and discrimination against retaliation. • The Whistleblower understands the seriousness The Company promotes transparency and of his / her action and is ready to assume his / accountability through publication of accurate her own responsibility. financial information to all the stakeholders, implementation of sound, effective and efficient The Management understands that through the internal control system and operational procedures. use of a good Whistle Blowing Plan, they can discover and develop a powerful ally in building All Executives have signed a code of conduct and trust with its employees and manage fair and the Company takes any deviation very seriously. transparent operations. The Company therefore provides a mechanism whereby any employee who The Company encourages Whistle Blowing System meets the above referred conditions can report any to raise the issue directly to Chief Executive and / or case based on merit without any fear of retaliation to the Company Secretary provided that:- and reprisal. Attock Cement Pakistan Limited 17 Annual Report 2014 BEYOND BORDERS IRAQ Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia. The capital, Baghdad, is in the center of the country. Iraq’s economy is dominated by the oil sector. Iraq ranks second in the world behind Saudi Arabia in the amount of oil reserves. Corporate Social Responsibility We define Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as We pay competitive wages and offer employees our commitment to work as partners with all our numerous benefits, including professional stakeholders to effectively improve the quality of life development opportunities through internal training of the members of our workforce, their families and and payment of tuition for approved external the local communities around our facilities. programs. CSR is locally managed and specific responsibilities Occupational Health & Safety have been assigned for coordinating local projects, We are committed to provide healthy and safe communicating CSR activities internally and to workplaces. Towards this end, we have embarked external stakeholders, establishing stakeholders’ on a comprehensive assessment and renewal of dialogue and relations, as well as participating in our approach to the management of occupational corporate monitoring, evaluation and reporting. health and safety and all production facilities are fully compliant with quality standards. The Our CSR approach focuses on six main pillars Company operates a 6 beds hospital in the business conduct, employment practices, area near its factory premises. The treatment is occupational health and safety (OH&S), community free for the local communities. Medical