Ethical commitment

We have a ethical code that sets out the essential guidelines for following up on our mission and the way we relate to society and the users and beneficiaries. This code is specified in a guide of good practices for each professional category and for the different areas of activity and in an ethical channel that has the objective of preventing violations of the rules of conduct by any member of the Foundation, as well as of collaborators and third parties.

ETHICAL CODE

The purpose of the ethical code is to define a few precise, essential guidelines to clarify who we are and how we engage with society, our users and service recipients, and our collaborators. They are, therefore, the guidelines that allow us to identify ourselves with both goals and actions, as well as with a way of proceeding and relating to our environment.

ETHICAL CODE OF THE PERE TARRÉS FOUNDATION Main agreements of the Board of Trustees 2021

EHICAL CODE

Since 2018, we have had an ethics channel that aims to prevent infractions of internal or external rules of conduct that may be committed by any member of the Foundation, as well as by collaborators and third parties that are related to the entity.

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CODE OF GOOD PRACTICES

The application of ethical code is collected and specified in the code of good practices. They are classified into three large sections depending on the position or field to which they concern. Good practices are established for each position category (board of trustees, management, workers), for certain areas (hiring, fundraising, relationship with other entities) and, finally, transversal practices, aimed at the proper functioning of the Foundation as a whole.

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Every year we make a follow-up report, which you can consult

Transparency and Good Governance

Once again, we maintain the accreditation of good practices in transparency and good governance awarded by the Fundación Lealtad, an independent and non-profit institution that audits the main entities and NGOs of the State.

Responsible purchase and quality

We avoid economic and contractual relationships with activities contrary to human rights or the mission and values of the Foundation and we try to choose services and products from social entities, respectful of the environment or that contribute social and cultural value.

To guarantee this responsibility, we apply economic management control procedures and every year we undergo an account audit, as well as a quality management audit in accordance with the ISO 9001:2015 standard and the Management System Information Security (ISMS), implemented in accordance with ISO/IEC 27001:2013. The Faculty of Social Education and Social Work, in addition to the ISO system, has the certification of the Internal Quality Assurance System of AQU Catalunya.

We also activate actions to evaluate and guarantee the satisfaction of the needs of the people who use our services, listening to their needs and accompanying them through periodic surveys of our programs, services, facilities and training that allow us to strengthen the strengths of our action and improve the weak points.

Audits and controls

To guarantee the sustainability and responsibility of our entity, the budget is constantly monitored. In addition, policies and systematic procedures are applied to control economic management in terms of evaluation and authorization in contracting suppliers, making purchases, invoicing and payment, following criteria of economic sustainability, quality and ethics. Every year we submit to an audit of accounts.

Identity

In 2023, we approved a new Equality and Reconciliation Plan, a strategy aimed at achieving equal treatment and opportunities between women and men at the Foundation. This plan of measures that will be rolled out until 2027 aims to eliminate the stereotypes and obstacles that make it difficult for women to access certain jobs and to promote actions to favor their incorporation, permanence and the development of the their professional career, as well as obtaining a balanced participation of women and men in all occupations and at all levels of responsibility.

Occupational risk prevention

Until the middle of 2022, the work of the Occupational Risk Prevention service has continued to be very focused on the preventive and informative management of the pandemic, especially through online sessions or through theoretical simulations. The online methodology has made it possible to increase training in occupational risk prevention, as well as in aspects related to covid-19. We have also digitized the health monitoring processes. With the introduction of remote work, we have given ergonomic and safety guidelines to people who have part of the working day in a remote format.

Declaration of institutional commitment to child protection

The protection of children must be an institutional obligation for social organizations. That is why at the Pere Tarrés Foundation we take on the challenge of making it visible and we are committed to continuously building a policy for the protection of children and good treatment (policy for the protection of children and adolescents) that will mark all the relevant aspects related to activity aimed at children in which our organization participates

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