Corporate governance

Given its leading position as the Netherlands’ most sustainable technical service provider, Unica believes it is important that people and the environment are treated responsibly. That’s why Unica applies the Code of Sustainable Supply, as part of which its partners and suppliers also adhere to a sustainable and socially responsible way of doing business. The code contains agreements relating to work, health & safety, the environment, ethics and management. As such, the code includes articles on working hours, discrimination, safety on the work floor, sustainability and environmental matters, and integrity. All articles in the code are important for the responsible and sustainable way of doing business that Unica applies in all its work.

Unica’s partners must sign the Code of Sustainable Supply when concluding a framework agreement or contract. It goes without saying that Unica also applies the agreements in the code.

Our purchasing conditions, delivery conditions, and invoicing instructions can be found in our General Purchasing Conditions.

Preventing and identifying safety risks on the work floor is a policy spearhead at Unica. We operate according to the motto: we work safely or we do not work at all! This reflects our efforts in ensuring a safe and healthy working environment in which we strive to prevent accidents and maintain a safe working environment for everyone involved in the work we carry out; employees, temporary employees, self-employed contractors, subcontractors and chain partners and the end users of the technical solutions we supply. By integrating preventive measures and active risk governance/ management in our everyday business operations, we create a working culture in which safety is recognised as a shared responsibility.

To help ensure safety at work, since it was established in 2014, Unica has been involved in the Governance Code for Safety in Construction (GCVB). The GCVB itself draws attention across the sector to the importance of safety culture in the construction industry and technical professions, and has now attracted more than 1,200 participants. Unica is one of the 14 initiators behind this code and CEO Jilko Andringa is a member of the core group. By participating in the core group of the GCVB, Unica will continue to underwrite the importance of safety awareness now and for the coming years.

Our employees are the foundation for the success of Unica. Our personnel policy is focused on creating a safe, inspiring and inclusive working environment in which employees prosper and are able to develop. We attach considerable value to being a good employer and underwrite international guidelines such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the standards of the International Labour Organisation, in safeguarding an ethical and responsible personnel policy.

In line with the strategic pillars Training & Career, Welfare and Workplace and Working conditions, our personnel policy is focused on the sustainable employability of vital, healthy and enthusiastic employees. By providing a solid HRM structure and human-centric leadership, we enable our employees to achieve optimum personal development while creating a safe, inspiring and inclusive working environment, where everyone feels welcome.

Unica's good reputation is a key foundation for future contracts and business relations. In order to maintain Unica's good reputation, all its operating companies and business units operate in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. To clarify what is expected of employees, Unica has adopted a Code of Conduct which includes rules on how Unica employees should conduct themselves in the performance of their duties.