Symetal - Sustainability

Our people

Our employees are highly qualified professionals who play a determining role in achieving the company’s strategic and Sustainable Development objectives.

Our goal is to provide and maintain a safe working environment which promotes responsible working practices.

Symetal is also committed to human values and aims at establishing a rewarding working environment which respects human rights and offers equal opportunities to all employees. We invest in our people and offer continuous training, career advancement and personal development opportunities to everyone.

Business Code of Conduct

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Labour and Human Rights Policy

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Occupational health and safety

Symetal recognizes the importance of health and safety in all its activities and makes every possible effort to achieve and maintain the highest standards of accident prevention. Our top priority is the health and safety assurance of our employees and associates.

Our commitment in the field of occupational health and safety is to establish a working environment free of risks, injuries, accidents and occupational diseases. This is accomplished by:

Implementing a certified Occupational Health and Safety Management System (ISO 45001)
Monitoring our efficiency on health and safety issues through key performance indicators and applying corrective and preventive methods so as to ensure continuous improvement in this sector.
Identifying and evaluating potential risks on health and safety and taking preventive measures to eliminate them.
Ensuring the continuous update and training of our human resources and associates on occupational health and safety issues.
Implementing a number of investments annually.

Occupational Health and Safety Management System

Symetal manages health and safety issues through the application of its Occupational Health and Safety Management System.

Symetal’s Occupational Health and Safety Management System (covers all company production facilities) is based on prevention and seeks to ensure continuous improvement on occupational health and safety conditions. The system focuses on our people to ensure their safety at work and requires that all employees (and associates) participate and contribute.

Occupational Health and Safety Policy

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Environmental responsibility

Responsible environmental management is one of Symetal’s core values. The Company is committed to environmental protection which is incorporated in its strategy and achieved by comprehensively managing the environmental impacts of its operations.

Our commitment to responsible environmental management and protection is actively proven by:

Implementing a certified Environmental Management System (ISO 14001) in all of our production plants.
Building and cultivating environmental responsibility as an integral part of our corporate culture.
Making significant investments in new infrastructure to continually improve our environmental performance.
Implementing targeted environmental protection programs.
Carrying out actions to continually improve our environmental footprint.

Environmental Management System

Evidence of Symetal’s commitment to Sustainable Development includes the implementation of a certified Environmental Management System which is in compliance with the international standard ISO 14001 and the EMAS regulation.

Specifically, both sites are accredited with the ISO 14001 certification, while the foil converting plant (Mandra site) is also an EMAS registered organisation.

Symetal’s Environmental Management System aims at continuously improving its environmental performance.

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Environmental Policy

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Energy Policy

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Environmental Statement

Read Symetal’s Environmental Statement 2022 (GR)

Read Symetal’s Environmental Statement 2021 (GR)

Read Symetal’s Environmental Statement 2020 (GR)

Read Symetal’s Environmental Statement 2019 (GR)

Read Symetal’s Environmental Statement 2018 (GR)

Read Symetal’s Environmental Statement 2017 (EN)

Supply chain responsibility

Symetal’s suppliers are valuable associates and therefore a critical feature for the company’s growth and development.

Striving to promote Sustainable Development across our entire supply chain, we implement specific procedures in order to select and manage our suppliers, taking into consideration environmental and social responsibility criteria.

Compliance with Symetal’s safety rules is not just mandatory for its own people but also for employees of suppliers and contractors who are carrying out work at the company’s premises.

Within the framework of supply chain responsibility, Symetal supports the efforts of the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) and Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) to promote sustainable and resource efficient packaging.

Supplier Code of Conduct

We have developed a Supplier Code of Conduct to encourage sustainable business practices throughout our supply chain. Our Supplier Code of Conduct focuses on promoting business ethics, integrity, transparency and professionalism. Symetal’s Supplier Code of Conduct provides a framework that we follow to ensure responsible management of our supplies. The Code outlines our expectations/requirements of our supply chain (suppliers/associates) with regard to sustainability. It covers issues including environmental protection, occupational health and safety, business ethics and anti-corruption, labour practices, transparency, confidentiality, meritocracy and equal opportunities. Symetal provides this Code to its suppliers and contractors who are expected to adopt common values and principles with regards to sustainability, which we believe generates two-way benefits. We encourage our suppliers to raise awareness of the Code’s principles across their own suppliers and subcontractors too, further improving the supply chain.

Read Symetal's Supplier Code of Conduct

Care for society

The company’s policy and strategy includes offering and displaying responsible attitude towards society.

Within the framework of Corporate Social Responsibility, the company supports local communities by promoting programs and actions concerning society, the environment, disadvantaged social groups, culture and health. Additionally, Symetal aims at contributing to the economic development of the local community by offering job and business opportunities (hiring local people and selection of local suppliers is a priority).

Certification by major international organizations

Symetal’s actions around Sustainability issues are listed in three major international organizations:

Symetal was awarded Platinum Sustainability Rating from EcoVadis for 2022, the highest rating granted by EcoVadis, placing the company among the top 1% of all companies rated by EcoVadis in this industry (“Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals”).

Symetal first joined Sedex as a Supplier (B) Member in 2014. Sedex Supplier (B) Membership allows organisations to share ethical business data (namely on Labour standards, Health and safety, Τhe environment, Business ethics) with their customers, providing visibility of their business practices. As a Sedex Member, Symetal is committed to being a responsible business, sourcing responsibly, and improving ethical standards and working conditions within the supply chain.

Symetal’s Foil Converting Plant has been reporting to the CDP’s supply chain program since 2014 by filling out and submitting the corresponding questionnaires to the CDP platform. In 2022, Symetal reported consolidated data for both of its facilities on the CDP platform under Climate change and Water security questionnaires, being rated a C-score for both.

Sustainability Reports

In line with our commitment towards sustainable development and aiming at better and continuously informing our stakeholders, Symetal’s responsible operation information is briefly presented in ElvalHalcor’s Sustainability Report, which is published on an annual basis.

Visit ElvalHalcor’s Sustainability Report to learn more about Symetal’s sustainability progress and performance.

Sustainability Report 2022 (EN)

Sustainability Report 2022 (GR)

Sustainability Report 2021 (EN)

Sustainability Report 2021 (GR)

Sustainability Report 2020 (EN)

Sustainability Report 2020 (GR)

Sustainability Report 2019 (EN)

Sustainability Report 2019 (GR)

Sustainability Report 2018 (EN)

Sustainability Report 2018 (GR)

Sustainability Report 2017 (EN)