SUSTAINABILITY

Environmental activities

In creating and strengthening internal and external relationships, we operate on the basis of the ISO 9001 quality standard and the ISO 14001:2015 standard (implemented at MPS International in 1996), which include environmental management principles.

In order to care for the environment as a whole, combat climate change and meet the expectations of internal and external stakeholders, MPS International will strive to implement
a maximum circular economy, otherwise known as a closed loop economy, thus minimising its external environmental impact.

At MPS International, we operate on the basis of the Environmental Strategy 2024-2027, which sets out the main directions and aspirations of our organisation, in which – in line with the principle of sustainable development – organisational growth is synonymous with minimising environmental impact.

We are aware that minimising our impact on the environment and the climate is a necessity with tangible benefits and a commitment to present and future generations. Therefore, following
a review of the environmental system in place within our structures, we have developed a whole package of measures to reduce our organisation’s impact on the world around us within the limits of existing resources and capabilities.

At the same time, it should be stated that this is not a closed catalogue of activities. The technological progress we are witnessing means that new developments are constantly opening up or may open up, which will require an analysis of the possibilities of their implementation. Therefore,
it is very important to keep abreast of new trends, novelties and opportunities to protect the environment from excessive pollution, to further develop already implemented regulations and methods to prevent environmental degradation, which will have the effect of reversing the current trend of constant climate warming.

Activities in the field of social affairs

Based on our values, business pillars and MPS International’s adopted policies and codes, we have identified key CSR objectives to be achieved between 2024 and 2027. These are:

With regard to external stakeholders:

• Maintain and continuously improve the Integrated Management System, including: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22716 (GMP), ISO 13485, SMETA requirements, Ecocert, Cosmos, IFH HPC and RSPO, inter alia by performing regular internal audits
• Charitable activities
• External communication
• Developing ethical attitudes among suppliers
• Promotion of environmental protection
• Promoting and co-financing activities in the fields of education, sport, culture and the arts, including the running of an in-house art gallery on the company’s premises, open to local and non-local artists and accessible to all those interested in the arts.

With regard to internal stakeholders:

• Staff development
• Internal communication
• Promotion of healthy lifestyles, sport, preventive examinations
• Promotion of culture and the arts
• Employee volunteering
• Shaping ethical attitudes among employees.

Corporate governance activities

In creating and strengthening internal and external relationships, we operate on the basis of the MPS International Code of Ethics.

In order to reaffirm our company’s commitment to ethical standards and to clearly communicate to all suppliers our expectations of ethical business conduct, a Supplier Code of Conduct is in place with MPS International.

MPS suppliers are required to take appropriate steps to ensure that MPS International’s Supplier Code of Conduct is known within their organisations, shared with employees and external partners in their value chain.