collaboration for change 2000 2015 milestones + youth in focus
working together TITAN Group has been in business as an independent cement and building materials producer for over 100 years. Headquartered in Athens, Greece, the Group employs over 5,500 people worldwide, has cement plants in nine countries and sells products to 36 different countries. We operate in a diverse environment, sharing common values and endeavors. Today, more than ever, we seek to strengthen collaboration with our peers and stakeholders. Dimitri Papalexopoulos, CEO, TITAN Cement Company S.A. Expanding our efforts Securing a sustainable future is a long-term commitment, embracing stakeholder engagement and collective action. During the past 15 years, TITAN has scaled up collaboration to widen our impact and deliver shared value. Our partnerships are helping to improve local quality of life through education, culture, the environment and social inclusion; increasing community awareness and engagement to help solve local problems. The Enterprise 2020 Manifesto, a movement brought together by CSR Europe, is a call for action that TITAN is fully supporting, aimed at Our sustainability strategy gives us pride, confidence and conviction that we are on the right path. encouraging collaborative action throughout European countries. By working together, a more inclusive and sustainable society can be achieved. In this leaflet, we provide some examples of TITAN s activities to enhance vocational skills and promote youth employment.
sh ared obje ctives Delivering sustainable development TITAN Group drives sustainable development through shared objectives, collaboration, and by supporting young people our future. Over the past 15 years, we have expanded the scope of our activities with stakeholders to help deliver positive change and social inclusion. 2000 Integrity and corporate social responsibility are defined as core values for all TITAN Group companies. TITAN Greece supports the foundation of CSR Hellas. 2002 On its 100th anniversary, TITAN signs the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) pledge as one of the first 500 signatories and the first Greek company to do so.
collabo ration 2003 TITAN engages with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and joins the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) to implement a shared Agenda for Action. 2004 At the invitation of CSR Europe, TITAN Greece becomes the first Greek company to support the implementation of a common strategy for corporate social responsibility in Europe. 2008 TITAN F.Y.R. of Macedonia joins the Global Compact Network FYROM, where it has served as a board member since 2011. TITAN Greece supports the foundation of the Global Compact Network Hellas. 2010 TITAN acquires the Sharr cement plant in Kosovo and promotes the organization and development of the Kosovo CSR Network, launched in 2011, with 25 business partners and two associations. 2013 TITAN Serbia becomes a core member of the Global Compact Network Serbia.
supporting youth 2013 TITAN Albania leads the foundation of the Albanian CSR Network and chairs the board. In 2015, the Network joins CSR Europe as a national partner. 2014 TITAN Egypt becomes a member of the Global Compact Network Egypt. TITAN Group joins the UNGC campaign to fight against corruption. 2014 TITAN Group continues to co-chair special CSI task forces for biodiversity and sustainable supply chains. 2015 TITAN Group aligns its sustainability strategy to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and joins more than 10,000 companies across Europe in the implementation of the Enterprise 2020 Manifesto. 2015 TITAN Group launches its Sustainability Framework for 2020.
Building capacity and skills for jobs in Greece Supporting youth entrepreneurship and employability in Kosovo School partnerships in F.Y.R. of Macedonia Working together for sustainability in Serbia Education for all in Bulgaria For the past four years, TITAN Greece has partnered with the Board of European Students of Technology, providing young people with greater experience of Occupational Health and Safety issues in a work environment. The educational program operates at TITAN facilities in three Greek cities and provides more than 20,000 training hours every year. Since 2012, around 450 students have participated, gaining essential skills and enhancing their employability. TITAN also supports the Nikos Analytis CSR competition, which promotes collaboration among young students at 20 academic institutions. The Laboratori për Aktivitete të Biznesit (LAB) is an independent foundation, envisaged and initiated by TITAN Kosovo and supported by a multistakeholder partnership. Its aim is to help reduce poverty and unemployment in the area through the development of entrepreneurial skills and by building the capacity of participants to run a sustainable business. In less than two years, LAB has supported 22 new entrepreneurs with small farming activities, in a region with almost 70% unemployment among young people. Since 2010, TITAN F.Y.R. of Macedonia has been running the Partnering with Schools project, which benefits schools and kindergartens in Kisela Voda, the municipality that neighbors our operations in Usje. The project seeks to continuously improve the health, safety and environmental conditions inside schools, with collaboration between the private and public sectors. Our local teams also organize facility tours to help young people explore where their interests and talents could lead. At the end of 2014, over 6,650 students and 671 school employees have benefited. Together with local stakeholders in Kosjerić, TITAN Serbia organizes an annual contest to initiate inclusive and sustainable community development. It is open to all interested parties, but projects must help solve cultural, ecological, educational and social issues; demonstrate the benefits for the local community; and comply with TITAN s values and the municipality s development strategy. Winning projects include a folklore festival, educating children on environmental care through a traveling caravan, a program for developing children s reading habits and a unique community event space, benefiting more than 2,000 people in less than three years. A social impact assessment run by TITAN Bulgaria in 2010 identified neighboring Roma communities as a key stakeholder. Cultural diversity and segregation led to significant numbers of early school leavers and low educational levels. The assessment initiated a partnership agreement with schools and NGOs and the program Teach for All, designed to improve education and motivate children to finish school. The program runs in four villages, benefiting over 230 students. Within two years, it has doubled participation levels and developed children s learning skills, illustrating the importance of collective action.