Sustainability
We strengthen our citizenship by establishing cooperation ties
and involvement with society.
We seek, through our actions, and proactive response to the requests we receive,
meet the aspirations of different stakeholders and sustainable initiatives.
We therefore are recognized
Certifications
Management System QAS + IDI
Efacec Contracting Central Europe, GMBH | Efacec Praha | Power Solutions Brasil | Efacec Switchgear India | Efacec Energia, Máquinas e Equipamentos Eléctricos – Sucursal España
Efacec Engenharia e Sistemas, S.A. Unidade de Negócios Transportes
Efacec Energia, Máquinas e Equipamentos Eléctricos, S. A. Unidade de Negócios Aparelhagem | Unidade de Negócios Automação | Efacec Electric Mobility, S.A. Unidade de Negócios Sistemas de Electrónica
Public Recognition
The most significant of the last decade
Randstad Award
TOP20 the most attractive enterprises
to work in Portugal
Sustainable Development Award
1st Plare
Security Award – Substations Maintenance
Improvement Teams Award
Innovation Award
Electric Charger QC 50
Energy Efficiency Awards
Most Efficient Company Award
European Business Awards for the Environment
Innovation to Sustainability in Portugal Award
Company and Organization Citizenship Award
1st Place – Product Sector
Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Engineer Academy Award
Most Family Responsible Company Award
1st Place shared with EDP
Since our establishment we incorporate
environmental and social elements in the company’s management.
Feeling the need to integrate and reinforce these elements,
we started in 2004 a formal Sustainability program
In the same year, we became members of BCSD Portugal,
Portuguese subsidiary of Business Council for Sustainable Development,
making public our commitment with Sustainability.
Our sustainability program is currently
a decisive factor for orientation and balance for all
the policies and strategies of Efacec.
Assumes an irreproachable ethical corporate behavior,
which is described through our Codes of Conduct,
Policies, Values and Corporate Principles.
We have adopted and adapted the model 3Ps (profits, planet, people)
to our needs, so we express clearly and unequivocally,
our bets on a better future for humanity.
We designated this internal model as 2 X 3Ps,
and this has become one of the reference
structures for setting our goals and targets.
Sustainability Model
Develop and expand markets
Rationalize the use of resources
Monitor and reduce the company's
/environmental impacts.
Develop greener products with
a significant impact on the society.
Ensure the well-being
and employee development.
Establish solid links with
communities and society in general.
In the economic area we recognize the need for new approaches
to markets and customer loyalty,
as a way to guarantee the necessary revenues from our activities.
We introduce practices and risk management systems
that our projects are exposed to,
and the habit of managing systematically and rigorously all our resources.
We systematically improve our processes,
using recognized methodologies as Lean and Kaizen,
and maintaining incentive programs, capture, management
and recognition of creativity from our employees
Since our creation, we have incorporated environmental and social elements into the company’s management. Feeling the need to integrate and reinforce these elements, in 2004 we started a formal Sustainability program.
In the same year, we became members of BCSD Portugal, a Portuguese subsidiary of the Business Council for Sustainable Development, making public our commitment to Sustainability.
In 2019, we became sponsors and partners in the foundation of the Center for Responsible Business and Leadership of CATÓLICA-LISBON, a research center that seeks to develop knowledge and projects in the area of sustainability and responsible business.
Our Sustainability program is currently a decisive factor in guiding and balancing all Efacec policies and strategies. It demands impeccable ethical business behavior, which is described through our Codes of Conduct, Policies, Values and corporate Principles.
We adopted and adapted the 3Ps model (profit, planet, people) to our needs, in order to express, clearly and unequivocally, our investment on a better future for humanity. We designated this internal model as 2 X 3Ps, and it became one of the reference structures for setting our objectives.
In the economic area, we recognize the need for new approaches to the markets and customer loyalty, as a way to ensure the indispensable revenues of our activities. We have introduced risk management practices and systems to which our projects are exposed, and the habit of systematically and rigorously manage all our resources.
We systematically improve our processes, using recognized methodologies such as Lean and Kaizen, and maintaining programs to encourage, attract, manage and recognize the creativity of our employees.
With regard to the environment,
we have integrated several call value chains of the Green Economy.
Currently, all new products are developed
in order to provide greater energy
and carbonic efficiency during their use.
On the other hand, we can provide
the rehabilitation of most of our products
(and equivalent products from competition),
activity which allows the reuse a significant part of the original materials used.
The environmental impacts of our activities are
constantly monitored and subject to continuous improvement
In the human area, we respect all human rights as defined by various international organizations
and we provide excellent working conditions and safety for our employees.
We maintain assessment processes and systematic development of skills.
We contribute to healthy lifestyles by supporting our associations.
With regard to relations with our communities and society in general,
we intend to intervene and contribute to its development.
We support their causes in various ways and encourage our employees
to participate voluntarily in their activities.
We also want to establish and maintain strong partnerships with scientific, educational, cultural and social institutions,
and we support a few dozen of the most representative entities of the associative movement in Portugal.
