Values

Mission and Policy

Metalac Mission

Our main goal is the management success through action which privilege:

High technology and innovation applied to the development, project and manufacture of critical bolts and critical components for the automotive and industrial customers.
Close relationship with preferential customers and suppliers.
Ethics, fulfillment of the rules and regulations, respect to the people involved in our business and in the community where we operate, and nature preservation.

Metalac Integrated Policy

Metalac fosters continuous customer, employees, shareholders and community satisfaction thru:

Supply of quality products and services that meet specifications and guarantee the security of equipments where they we applied.
Compliance with customer needs in regards to lead times and quantities.
Agile planning which optimizes production and minimizes inventory level .
Compliance with laws, norms and other quality, security, health and environment requirements.
Prevention to pollution, danger, accidents and occupational diseases.
Optimization of natural resources.

Environment

METALAC, as an environmental friendly company got the ISO 14001 certification for the Environmental Management System in July 2003.

Environment: the surroundings where the Company operates, that is, water, soil, air, natural resources, the fauna, the flora, the human beings and their interrelations. The concern about the environment starts inside Metalac and goes through the neighborhood affected by the company.

Code of Ethics and Business Conduct

Metalac is committed to keeping a good relationship with all its business partners: customers, suppliers, contractors, community and employees and to achieve this target made its “Code of Ethics and Business Conduct”, in wich there are ethical standards to run the business.

It is expected that everybody follows the basic principles of honesty and professionalism when running the business of the company and also that they are in conformity with the policy of this Code. In case of violation of these policies, the company has a communication channel which shall be used to report any kind of violation.

This communication channel is kept confidentially and anonymously. Once a violation is reported, the company shall carry out all the investigations and shall make the corrective actions so as to maintain the integrity of the principles of the Code.

The communication channels are available in writing or by telephone and they can be accessed by the internet through the site: www.ethicspoint.com or through the phone: 0800-891.1667.

Our commitment

Fulfillment of the law and regulations:
Metalac will conduct its business in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations as well as provide a safe and healthy work environment and observe environmentally sound business practices.
Environmental Responsibilities:
The Company minimizes its release of pollutants resulting from its industrial operations, and also the creation of waste, especially hazardous waste and reduction of natural resource consumption. The Company is committed to detect risks and hazards, and define the implementation of controls.
Continuous Improvement:
The Company is always committed to search new ideas or ways to continuously reduce the accidents and incidents. The Company is also committed to preserve the environment and prevent pollution, by the means of specific programs of continuous improvement such as: Housekeeping, 5S, Selective Garbage Collection, correct waste disposal, Environment, Safety and Health Management Programs, among others.
Environmental aspects and risks:
The environmental aspects and risks were detected in all our process steps and they are considered in the daily activities. There is a defined system to a periodical review of the environmental aspects and risks.
Awareness:
The Company is committed to promote the enviroment awareness among its employees, suppliers, contractors, so as to improve the environmental performance as a whole.

Social Responsibility

Much has been said about socially responsible company which became citizens when invested in social projects in the community they operate. The work and the initiative developed by these companies is noteworthy, once their aim is to build a more balanced society.

The social responsibility is present in the relationship of our Company with all the involved parties in our activities – customers, employees, suppliers, contractors, shareholders, government and environment.

Metalac SPS, committed to this social responsibility, strives to not only help but also contribute to the social transformation in a responsible way, through supporting social projects that benefit the involved parties. Among these we can highlight the work performed by Associação Filantrópica XII de Outubro – Creche Elizabeth Milko (Nursery School) that accommodates 120 children from 0 to 6 years old, following closely the socio-emotional, cognitive and psychomotor development.

In the cultural area, Metalac participates as founder and sponor of FUNDEC - Fundação de Desenvolvimento Cultural de Sorocaba, non profit organization having as main goals the sponsorship, support and incentive to all the movements that promove culture and arts, especially in Sorocaba. This foundation supports and manages the Symphonic Orchestra of Sorocaba and participated in the classical musical school foundation and inn the creation of the Youth Symphonic Orchestra of Sorocaba.

Committed to the benefits that leisure and sports bring to the health of the employees, the Company invested in the construction of a large Sports Center, attached to its plant , which is made of a social center, swimming pool and poly sportive courts, besides kiosk, where there are tournaments, and celebrations thus promoting the integration of the employees and their families.

Metalac SPS believes that the socially responsible management of the business is a strategic factor both to the competitiveness of the companies and to the capacity to meet the requirements of more demanding markets and to the creation of a sustainable and fairer social environment for everybody.