Vtech 2015 Annual Report Download - page 29

We have also continuously worked with different government
bodies to minimise the environmental impact of our
production facilities. Our TEL products manufacturing
site was awarded the “Hong Kong – Guangdong Clean
Production Partners” under the scheme jointly launched by
the Hong Kong Productivity Council and the Guangdong
Provincial Government in 2012. It was also recognised as
the “Clean Production Enterprise in Guangdong Province”
by the Guangdong Provincial Government and “Dongguan
Environmentally Friendly Enterprise” by the Dongguan,
Guangdong Province Environmental Protection Bureau in China.
In addition, the manufacturing sites of our TEL products and
CMS are certified with the ISO 14001 standard for environmental
management, demonstrating that we are committed to
continuous improvement on environmental protection.
We have also incorporated the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and
Recycle) principle into our manufacturing process, and
established energy and resources management system to
better utilise the resources in our manufacturing process,
aiming to reduce the energy and water consumption, minimise
the waste production and improve the reuse rate of resources.
The key environmental impacts from VTech’s operations
relate to energy and water consumption, waste production
and logistics. We are committed to the following principles in
environmental protection:
Comply with all relevant environmental, legal and other
statutory requirements
Maintain an Environmental Management System in line
with the requirements of ISO 14001
Quantify and monitor the significant environmental
impacts of our activities, products and services, and set
specific targets for improvement in the respective areas and
review these annually
Integrate environmental objectives into our business
decisions in a cost effective manner
Require all staff to address environmental responsibilities
within normal operating procedures
Enhance awareness of environmental and resource
efficiency issues amongst our customers, staff and
stakeholders through improvement projects and
programmes in the respective areas
To achieve this, VTech has teams comprising individuals
from different product lines and departments across the
organisation. Our environmental policy is reviewed annually to
ensure that it is relevant and up to date.
Workplace Quality
VTech strives to provide a supportive,
pleasant and healthy workplace for our
staff, and foster a caring community in
our working environment. We care for
our employees and recognise that having
good staff relations and a motivated workforce play a vital
role in the Group’s efficient operation. To ensure that our
facilities operate in accordance with the highest international
standards on social responsibility, health and safety, all VTech
manufacturing facilities are certified with the international
Occupational Health and Safety Management System
(OHSAS 18001), with TEL Products and CMS also certified with
international standards of Social Accountability (SA 8000),
and ELPs with the International Council of Toy Industries
(ICTI) CARE (Caring, Awareness, Responsible, Ethical) Process
certification. All of these certifications demonstrate the
external verification of our compliance with the local laws and
high quality working conditions.
Our human resources management policy builds on our
four key values – “Communication and Staff Relations”,
“Advancement in Careers”, “Respect of Labour and Human
Rights”, and “Environment for Our People” (CARE). To ensure
the effectiveness of our workplace management system,
we have cross functional teams and committees at different
manufacturing sites, involving staff representatives from staff
association, human resources managers, corporate social
responsibility (CSR) managers and other committee members
from each product line to meet regularly and determine goals
and targets, discuss new projects, and review project progress
on workplace and employees related issues based on the
feedbacks from our people.
VTech promotes open communications at all levels of the
company and we encourage employees to voice their opinions
through various communication channels. All the information,
opinions and suggestions gathered from the employees are
handled and followed up by our employee relations team.
VTech also believes that our relationship with the staff could
be further strengthened through their participations in the
leisure and sports activities. We have established VTech Staff
Association, including members from our volunteering teams
of the company’s different product lines, to create a social
gathering platform and organise various staff activities for our staff.
27VTech Holdings Limited Annual Report 2015