{"id":18813,"date":"2020-10-12T18:24:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T16:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uduma.net\/?page_id=18813"},"modified":"2021-09-20T16:28:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T14:28:10","slug":"values","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uduma.net\/en\/values\/","title":{"rendered":"Our values"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1542381819522{margin-top: 36px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1547639220931{margin-bottom: 36px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Our purpose statement: Africa, the source of our commitments to the planet!&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23009036&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Michroma%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1542381837076{margin-bottom: 36px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>We will draw on our fifty years\u2019 experience in supplying water and energy as we continue to work with the populations in rural and isolated areas to tackle the major challenges they face. We aim to bring everyone a future where well-being and conservation of resources can coexist. Respect, adapt, innovate.<\/h2>\n<h2>ODIAL SOLUTIONS Group joined the United Nations Global Compact on 28 January 2010.<\/h2>\n<p>This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcompact-france.org\/\">GLOBAL COMPACT<\/a>\u00a0brings together businesses, non-profits and United Nations agencies through a commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcompact-france.org\/p-28-les-10-principes\">ten universally recognised principles<\/a>. \u201cThese principles offer a framework for organisations that are committed to adopting sustainable practices.\u00a0\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Each year, we renew our commitment to the GLOBAL COMPACT by publishing a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unglobalcompact.org\/what-is-gc\/participants\/11019#cop\">Communication on Progress<\/a>. In May 2021 we adopted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uduma.net\/en\/20210906-odial-solutions-politique-qe-rse-en\">QE-CSR Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In line with this, the\u00a0<strong>CSR commitments for ODIAL SOLUTIONS group<\/strong>\u00a0are the Following:[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Innovate to make rural areas in Africa more attractive<\/h3>\n<p>ODIAL SOLUTIONS group\u2019s core business is <strong>helping people in rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa to access basic services, and particularly drinking water<\/strong>.\u00a0The services its companies provide are responses to <strong>article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights<\/strong> (\u201cEveryone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food\u201d) and to the recognition by the UN of access to drinking water as a <strong>human right<\/strong> in 2010. Through their <strong>technical and social innovations<\/strong>, the group\u2019s companies are <strong>clearing away the economic and political barriers<\/strong> that have historically blocked access to long-term services in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-23024 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vergnet-hydro.com\/vh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/today-uduma-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>EXAMPLES OF INITIATIVES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Undertake a societal impact study into ODIAL SOLUTIONS\u2019 business activities<\/li>\n<li>Plan for the needs of the future<\/li>\n<li>Raise awareness of CSR among our partners in Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0REFERENCE DOCUMENT :<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uduma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20200128-ODIAL-SOLUTIONS-Notre-Vision-Nos-Ambitions.pdf\">\u201cOur vision, our ambitions\u201d charter<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Boost staff engagement in our aims<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>ODIAL SOLUTIONS is a simplified limited company incorporated in France.\u00a0<strong>We work to both<\/strong> French <strong>law and international labour standards:<\/strong> staff representatives to defend workers\u2019 rights, no forced labour, no child labour, etc. And we go beyond these international standards. <strong>Our priorities are to achieve high levels of well-being and a positive atmosphere at work for all our teams and to select partners that share our values.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EXAMPLES OF INITIATIVES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facilitate the organisation of team-building events<\/li>\n<li>Encourage cycling as a mode of transport<\/li>\n<li>Use in-house mini training sessions to improve staff\u2019s skills in specific areas and to promote communication on these subjects between different departments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cDisconnect\u201d charter (internal document)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRemote working\u201d charter (internal document)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23699 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vergnet-hydro.com\/vh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1802-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Reduce the environmental impact of our activities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Through our industrial and commercial business activities, we offer solutions <strong>that strengthen populations\u2019 resilience to climate change<\/strong> in sub-Saharan Africa, where its effects are particularly devastating. Moreover, our company combines a <strong>culture of reuse and waste reduction with a genuine commitment to the environment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EXAMPLES OF INITIATIVES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Analyse the total environmental impact of our products and services<\/li>\n<li>Set up a monitoring system for all staff travel with a view to optimisation<\/li>\n<li>Create a strategy to digitise part of our documentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Promote good governance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Not only must our group constantly meet the transparency requirements of public financial institutions, because most of our business is awarded through <strong>international tenders,<\/strong>\u00a0but we also work in our own capacity to fight corruption. The <strong>Uduma model is in itself an efficient response to fraud and clientelism in the management of water in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EXAMPLES OF INITIATIVES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Write a good governance charter<\/li>\n<li>Continue to develop service management tools that optimise services and transparency for customers and users.<\/li>\n<li>Write a formal responsible sourcing charter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Open Sans',serif; color: #333333;\">REFERENCE DOCUMENT:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uduma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20190101-ODIAL-SOLUTIONS-Politique-anti-corruption.pdf\">\u201cAnti-corruption\u201d policy<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;SIDEBAR FORM-BUTLOCAL-BUTACTU&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1542381819522{margin-top: 36px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1547639220931{margin-bottom: 36px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Our purpose statement: Africa, the source of our commitments to the planet!&#8221; 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