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Founded on distinctive values
The Barilla Group has been managed by four generations of the same family, and this explains the strong company identity which has always been based on a certain professional, human «style» distinguished by correctness and an equilibrium between respect for personnel and the Company’s interests. Methods and scenarios change, but the permanence of these values is, and will always be the best type of calling card. The Barilla «style», expressed in terms of professional and human enrichment of our employees, will remain unchanged so long as everyone who works for the Group continues to respect the basic reference values and principles. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ILO (International Labour Organisation) International Labour Recommendations and Conventions, the Earth Charter issued by the Earth Council, and the principles outlined in the United Nations’ Global Compact form play a central role in the definition of Barilla’s values.
Honesty and transparency
Honesty underlies all Barilla’s activities, initiatives, products, statements and communications, and constitutes an essential factor in the company’s management system.
Social responsibility
Barilla believes that, in order to define its business activities as ethically responsible, it must implement production models that respect and safeguard human rights, the Earth’s capacity to regenerate and the wellbeing of society, promoting fair and sustainable human development, in the knowledge that its social and ethical responsibilities also extend to those communities that produce the raw materials used in some of its products, above all in developing countries.
The central importance of people
In keeping with its underlying ethical philosophy, Barilla promotes the value of the person through its respect for physical, cultural and moral integrity, and relationships with others.
Barilla continually strives to achieve a better understanding of the necessities of life, because a company’s actions should draw inspiration human life. Barilla uses its position and sphere of influence throughout the world to support, and ensure respect for, human rights.
Labour protection
Barilla guarantees its employees freedom of association and recognises the right to collective bargaining. The company is committed not to exploit, even indirectly, forced or obligatory labour, or child labour and rejects all forms of discrimination on the basis of age, sex, sexuality, health, race, nationality, political orientation of religious beliefs; as well as adopting strictly non-discriminatory recruitment and human resources policies. Barilla undertakes to prevent any form of mobbing or labour exploitation, whether directly or indirectly, and to recognise work performance and professional potential with the appropriate financial rewards and career developments.
Safeguarding the environment
The scope of Barilla’s commitment to the Earth is to conserve its bounty and beauty for future generations, in order to transmit the values and traditions that sustain long term human and environmental development.
Respect for applicable laws, codes and regulations
Barilla considers all applicable national and international regulations as morally binding. The company is, therefore, committed to respect such regulations, and any generally accepted conventions and practices, as well as making every effort to prevent unlawful practices. Moreover, Barilla’s decisions and conduct are also inspired by possible future changes in regulations. |
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