UN GLOBAL COMPACT

HS Automation has joined the United Nations Global Compact

CEO: “We are strengthening our commitment to human rights, labour, the environment, and anti-corruption by embedding sustainability into our core business.”

HS Automation, a system integrator specialising in electrical panels and industrial automation solutions, announces it has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. By joining, HS Automation commits to aligning its strategy and operations with the Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environmental stewardship, and anti-corruption, and to contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

“Adhering to the Global Compact is both a responsibility and a competitive choice,” says Paolo Panada, CEO of HS Automation. “In our industry, quality and technical reliability go hand in hand with ethics, safety, and respect for the environment. We want to measure our progress transparently and turn sustainability into tangible value for our customers, employees, suppliers, and local communities.”

Key commitments

• Governance & transparency: Integrating the Ten Principles into corporate strategy; adopting an updated Code of Ethics; implementing whistleblowing and anti-corruption procedures across the value chain.
• People & work: Promoting health and safety, continuous technical training, equal opportunities, and organisational well-being.
• Suppliers & customers: Applying ESG criteria in supplier qualification processes and co-designing with customers to deliver automation solutions with lower energy impact and greater component circularity.
• Community & local area: Advancing STEM education and career guidance with local technical institutes, corporate volunteering, and projects that support the local economy.

Next steps and reporting

With its accession to the Global Compact, HS Automation will publish an annual Communication on Progress (CoP), reporting results, KPIs, and improvement targets covering governance, people, environment, and integrity. In 2025, the company will launch:

 

A Sustainability Training Plan for all technical and HSE personnel;

The definition of reduction targets (energy, waste, water consumption) and supply-chain indicators.

 

“Our vision is to pursue the highest quality in products and services, foster our employees’ professional development, and collaborate ethically with customers and suppliers,” the CEO adds.

“The Global Compact gives us a common language and standard to grow responsibly, in Italy and in international markets.”

About the United Nations Global Compact

The UN Global Compact is a voluntary initiative that invites companies to align their operations with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment, and anti-corruption, and to take action in support of the SDGs.

 

https://unglobalcompact.org