Sustainability

Monitoring compliance with human rights and business ethics

We comply with all the most important agreements of the UN in the field of human rights across the companies of our group and by investing in new ventures: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (including the International Labor Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Rights and Principles at Work), ILO core conventions, the UN International Bill of Human Rights, and we are based on the Estonian Republic's Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers on Violations of Labor-related European Union Law ((TÕRTKS) Tööalasest Euroopa Liidu õiguse rikkumisest teavitaja kaitse seadus–Riigi Teataja), which takes into account the agreements mentioned above.

We also expect compliance with the principles of respect for human rights and business ethics from our contractual partners and suppliers.

Based on these principles and the law, we have prepared the Infortar Group Human Rights and Business Ethics Violation Reporting Guide to enable company employees to contribute to the promotion of a legal, honest, open and transparent work culture in our group and for the group to identify and eliminate violations as soon as possible. The instruction applies to all AS Infortar group companies (employees are informed about this in the internal work regulations).

Report a violation

In order to submit notifications in accordance with the law on the protection of whistleblowers against violations of European Union law at work, there is the e-mail address for the Infortar company's group-wide notification: rikkumine@infortar.ee.

The most important social impact of Infortar is the relationship between the group as the employer and the employees of the companies in the group, which is based on mutual trust, fairness, and dedication. The HR principles of Infortar Grupp rely on the following: a caring attitude towards its employees; appreciation for its people and mutual respect; a high work culture; purposeful, reliable, and loyal professional relationships; equal treatment; and good social behaviour. When recruiting employees, we look at a candidate’s diligence, intelligence, reliability, professional training, and openness to technological development.

We contribute to the personal development of our employees – by providing additional professional training, we support the acquisition of new knowledge. Our salary policies are based on the inherent responsibility of a position, work results, competence, and the efficiency of the employee. When developing the working environment for our employees, we are guided by the principle of wanting our employees to enjoy working here. We value long-term employment relationships and a healthy work-life balance, and fully support parents. We guarantee excellent opportunities for our employees for taking care of and supporting health and improving fitness levels.

As developers of infrastructure and real estate as well as operators of commercial buildings where employees work and which clients use and visit every day, we must guarantee the safety and security of these buildings. This means constant internal monitoring and compliance with safety principles in all activities related to the buildings and infrastructure. We comply with all design, construction, and safety requirements when developing infrastructure and real estate. We cooperate only with competent and reliable construction companies and their subcontractors and use high-quality construction materials and working methods. As managers of the buildings, we monitor that the general order of real estate and its surroundings would not pose a hazard to people.

We support a wider social responsibility and a more cohesive society, and therefore, we contribute to the development of sports facilities (Tallink Tennis Centre) and support the opinion contest ‘Edukas Eesti’ (Successful Estonia) of Äripäev.

We follow the due diligence process when analysing aspects of sustainability (sustainability analysis before acquiring new companies). We are evaluating and mapping the energy consumption and the CO2 emissions of the companies in the group.

We invest in companies which work on alleviating climate effects – among all else, in infrastructure, machinery, equipment, cars, trucks, etc.

AS Infortar 2023 ESG report