Having an ethical and social commitment is one of the founding values of our Company, one that is shared by all shareholders, Management and employees. We firmly believe that sound business management stems from the implementation of concrete ethics, encouraged and supported on a daily basis. Three attributes describe our approach to internal and external relations: reliability, commitment and fairness.
Having been in this business for 100 years, we have built our reputation with constant commitment, offering our customers and suppliers tangible demonstrations of our reliability, on which to establish stable, transparent collaborations rather than mere commercial transactions.
We believe that business objectives can and should be reconciled with: respect for the rights of workers, to whom we offer comfortable working conditions, continued professional development and remuneration in line with national collective bargaining agreements; respect for our suppliers, from whom we buy the best fruit and raw materials at a fair price and whom we pay within the agreed deadlines; respect for the needs of customers, who tackle an increasingly global and competitive market with high demands for quality, competitive prices and fast turnaround times.
We are also committed to creating value and wellbeing for our local territory by promoting as short a supply chain as possible and complying with the strictest regulations in terms of environmental emissions, energy savings and the recycling of waste. We renew our commitment continually at every level of the Company, so that all this can be achieved effectively. We encourage a policy of fairness and transparency in all internal relations between employees and in all external dealings with customers and suppliers, leading to a better, more productive work environment and mutually satisfying business relationships.