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Management Policy
Quality, Environment, Occupational Health and Safety, Food Safety, and Social Responsibility
The Lusiaves Group, as part of the national business landscape, operates in the production of compound animal feed, the production of hatching eggs, poultry farming and slaughtering, the processing, storage, and marketing of food products, the processing of category 3 poultry by-products, and the marketing of raw materials for animal feed.
We are committed to improving our management systems and processes:
- ocusing on a customer-centric strategy that meets customers' needs and expectations, anticipates trends, and uses innovation and product and process development to provide high-quality, food-safe products and services;
- Ensuring the effectiveness of our Integrated Management System across all areas of activity and processes;
- Monitoring our processes and products regarding the environment, occupational health and safety, and food safety, while complying with regulatory obligations and customer requirements;
- Producing at a controlled cost by optimising processes and increasing efficiency;
- Establishing and strengthening relationships of partnership, trust, and communication with stakeholders and interested parties, based on transparency and ethical principles and values;
- Motivating and encouraging employees, rewarding top performers to stimulate innovation and strengthen professional bonds;
- Pursuing sustainable and socially responsible development by optimising and preserving natural resources and integrating economic, social, and environmental impacts into our activities, strategies, and behaviours;
- Protecting the environment and continuously improving environmental performance by finding solutions to manage risks, improve energy efficiency, mitigate impacts, and prevent or minimise environmental pollution;
- Reducing waste production and, whenever that is not possible, promoting recovery solutions that contribute to a circular economy within the group's activities;
- Implementing a responsible citizenship policy based on fundamental ethical values that promotes the integration of every individual, respects human rights, and is attentive to human and cultural diversity, while strictly prohibiting child labour and discrimination based on race, creed, or religion, and contributing to the reduction of social inequalities;
- Assessing and managing risk to ensure that production activities are compatible with food safety, human health and safety, environmental protection, and animal welfare;
- Eliminating hazards and reducing occupational health and safety risks, preventing accidents, injuries, and health issues, while enhancing their control and hierarchical mitigation;
- Training, raising awareness, consulting, and involving employees, ensuring they remain not only professionally prepared but also engaged and aware of their roles and responsibilities across all areas of their work;
- Preventing and minimising food safety risks associated with our operations, ensuring that our customers and consumers receive safe, authentic, high-quality products that meet all defined requirements (legal, process, and specifications).
- Providing appropriate Occupational Health and Safety conditions through a safe and healthy work environment, with the aim of preventing incidents and potential harm to employees;
- Fostering employment and creating wealth for the country;
- Monitoring food safety culture to ensure it remains appropriate, meets required standards, and drives continuous improvement.
Leiria, September 19, 2023.
The Chairman of the Board
The Chairman of the Board
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