GRUPO MITRE Sustainability Plan Referencia

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PLAN OF
SUSTAIN
TABILITY
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index
Board Message 03

Us 04 ENVIRONMENT AXIS 24
About Grupo Miter Carbon Neutrality 25
Our history 05 Action plan 26
06 Our first compensation project 27
Our Principles
Company in Numbers 07 Circular Economy 28
aspirations Energy 29
commitments 08 Waste
09 Air quality 30
Contribution to the SDGs

GOVERNANCE AXIS 12 SOCIAL AXIS 31


Government Structure Commitment to education 33
Governance Principles 13 Security and health 34
Code of Ethics and Integrity Policy 14 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 35
Risk management Selection and hiring of our staff
Safety and well-being of our people fifteen Labor practices and respect for human rights 37
We are company B consumer experience
Sustainable supply chain 16 Product Safety and Quality/Customer Satisfaction 38
R&D 17 Local development and community benefits
Our Workshop 18 Collaborating with the community
Sustainable Construction Gallery 19 Investing in the next generations 39
Certifications 20
Good practices 21
Alliances and collaborative schemes 22
Creation of Value and Development of the Social Economy
Sustainability Report 23
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Message from
directory
Thus, from the extraction processes of raw materials, to the preparation of
We are very proud to present our 2022 Sustainability materials, and the subsequent generation of rubble and waste, they deserve a
Plan, the result of the path we have been traveling with commitment and comprehensive approach of the entire value chain as a whole,
great effort, throughout these 38 years. addressing sustainability from a triple impact logic.

Our way of operating is closely linked to our history and tireless Vocation to Do. We are convinced that companies and organizations have the power to promote
practices that provide opportunities for all.
We will continue promoting our logic of Circular Economy that characterizes us, in
We believe in a way of doing business where success is measured by the well-being each of our projects; We will continue working towards greater diversity in the sector,
of our people, society and the environment. promoting an increased role for women in the field; We will continue to demolish those
barriers that prevent us from being an inclusive and equitable sector, promoting a society
We believe that the public, private and civil society sectors, joining forces, have a great
opportunity to build a sustainable future committed to the present society and future fairer.
generations, facing the challenges that reality presents us.
For more than a decade, our environmental awareness has distinguished our
works, where, taking as a premise the development of the challenges that our clients pose,
In this sense, and particularly after this momentous time for global society, at Grupo we seek to generate a positive environmental impact.
Miter we will seek to redouble our commitment to the current climate crisis, focusing our
efforts on continuing to create spaces for the future, positively impacting the environment Moved by promoting change in the construction and demolition sector, generating
and our community. . alliances and collaborative schemes that allow us to define the starting point from which
we want to continue building the future, we have outlined our 2022 Sustainability strategy.

Given the magnitude that the construction sector represents in our country's economy
(nearly 4% of GDP, and more than 8% if the material sales sub-sector is included), at We invite you to go through our Plan, which reflects the path that we have been
Grupo Miter we will actively seek to contribute towards a sustainable transformation, following during these years and that establishes, through aspirations and concrete
capable of achieving significant positive impacts. objectives, the course that we want to pursue during the
next years.

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About 1985/1992/2015
aggregate crusher that allows aggregates to be crushed on site, which

miter group
is then reinserted into the construction production cycle

2020
Adherence to the Global Compact Network Argentina —Company B—— ISO 9001—
Adherence to the Women's Empowerment Principles ( WEPs )
Grupo Miter has been formally established since 1992, however, its founder, Miguel Angel Ippolito, began to
operate within the demolition business since 1985.
2021
SME Award for High Social and/or Environmental Impact —-WEPs Argentina
Award 2021 “Companies
bronze)---Best
for them”.for
(medium-sized
the World (BFTW)
company
2021category:
(employee
category).

Our history Today, our installed capacity allows us to deal with other demolition waste such as
metals, cardboard and plastics, as well as certain special waste, which is given a safe
We are a family B company, a leader in demolitions and recycling, whose history dates disposal.
back 38 years, when our founder, Miguel Angel Ippolito, who until then had been a car
mechanic, decided to change his field to start working in demolitions. Convinced that everyone should have the same opportunities to access employment
and that we all have something to contribute and from which to grow, over the years we
have been incorporating personnel from groups with barriers to employment, currently
representing the 67% of our collaborators.
From the beginning, it was determined that our commitment would have a triple
impact: economic, social and environmental. With an eye toward equity, diversity, and inclusion, we have decided to incorporate
women into different roles in the company, currently having the first female machinist
Thanks to the legacy of our founder and the path we have traveled over the years, we in the field. We want to deepen this path and for women to be specialist references in
have managed to become what we are today: the first B demolition company in the the role they play within our organization.
world, positively impacting the environment and the community.
This entire journey culminates in national and international recognition that we have
received over the years. We have managed to be awarded at the World Demolition Award
Committed to the circular economy and the enhancement of the waste resulting from our 2020, a global competition for the best demolition works of the year. In turn, we were the
activity, we distinguish ourselves by implementing actions to reduce the sending of this only Argentine company nominated three times as the director of the best Civil Demolition
waste to landfills. This resulted in us currently recovering 97% of the demolition of the Year and also recognized at the WEPs Argentina 2021 Awards "Companies for
aggregates (rubble and rubble). Likewise, we reinsert 98% of construction materials, them" (medium-sized company category: bronze), for our plan of Gender Equality. Also
such as doors and windows, into the market. during the year 2021 we have been recognized for our High Social and/or Environmental
Impact in the 2021 SME Awards organized by Banco Galicia and Clarín.

In addition, thanks to our active investment policy in cutting-edge technology, since These achievements would not have been possible without the support of our human
2015 we have incorporated our first aggregate crusher that allows us to process these team and its outstanding Vocation to Do, of our suppliers and customers who trust us and
materials on site, which we then re-introduce into the construction production cycle. drive us to constantly improve ourselves to achieve our purpose.

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OUR
PURPOSE VALUES BEGINNING
Promote innovation and sustainable development, based People's safety: The life of the people we work with is the main value we
defend.
on schemes that promote the circular economy and the Honesty
generation of a positive impact in the construction sector. Personal and professional achievement: We permanently train our team in
order to improve ourselves day by day.
Respect
Respect for agreements: The main teaching, which has allowed us to
position ourselves and be what we are.

Compliance Environmental awareness: not as an end but as a means. We carry out


all our work, with the main premise of reducing the pollution generated as
much as possible. Protecting the resources involved as much as possible and

VISION
seeking to compensate our footprint in the world so that future generations are
Commitment guaranteed a prosperous space.

To be a leading company in demolition and recycling in Latin America,


Responsibility Creativity. We seek different solutions for our clients by applying intelligence
and technology in order to provide an effective and efficient solution to the
contributing to the resolution of the housing crisis, through permanent innovation in challenges they pose to us.
technologies applied to our industry, being aware of and responsible for each activity
generated by the company, having as its main premise the well-being of our collaborators Knowledge Speed: Carry out the work as quickly as possible in order to achieve a benefit
and the community, generating a triple impact in our operation, achieving sustainable for our clients, guaranteeing quality.
development and guaranteeing our activity with carbon neutrality.” and security.
sustainability Flexibility: Adapting to what our clients ask us in each of the works we carry
out is essential. Always keeping the satisfaction of our customers ahead.

Passion: We are passionate about what we do, transforming the environment,


and making our company better every day.

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company
in numbers Years creating 38 spaces for the future.

+1,000,000 100%
m2 demolished

5,000,000 + of staff come


from groups
with barriers
m3 moved to employment

98% 97%
recovery of
construction materials.
recovery of
aggregates demolition
104 machines
Billing 2021
$1,171,908,015.42
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aspirations
Promote innovation and sustainable development of the industry of the
building.

To be a leader in the recovery of construction and demolition waste (RCD) through


ecosystems that promote recycling.
Generate Zero Waste in our works.
Generate development in our community.

Contribute to improving the quality of life of our employees.


Empowerment of Women in our organization and in the
Construction Industry.
Promote a more sustainable value chain.

Achieve Carbon Neutrality in our operations to


the year 2030.
Implement circular economy systems in all our interventions.

Use 100% renewable energy in our fixed installations


for the year 2040.
Generate new opportunities for the creation of social value in our
sphere of influence.

Incorporate new technologies, friendly to the environment.


Promote the personal and professional development of our collaborators.
Develop solutions that contribute to the sustainability of the value chain.
Reach spaces for cooperation and exchange, in the international arena,
that promote the sustainability of the industry.

commitments
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1 End
endpoverty
of povertyin all its forms everywhere well, to all the people in the work. In other words, if a risky situation arises, even if the technician is not present at the work,
the activity must be stopped, prioritizing the health and safety of all personnel and those present until the risk is removed.

We want to contribute to improving the quality of life of people who lack the resources to access a home, facilitating
Regarding the generation of noise and particulate matter, for more than three years we have incorporated environmental
access to materials from demolitions. To do this, through an alliance with Galería, a triple impact distribution center
measurements in order to ensure that the company is not exceeding normal volumes of work. It is a practice that we will
and point of sale for materials located in the town of Trujui, Moreno, we seek to help the community through the sale
decidedly maintain over time, under the premise of actively caring for the environment and the communities with which
of materials at a low cost. From Grupo Mitre, we noticed a remarkable progress in the neighborhood thanks to this.
we are involved.

Thanks to the adoption of actions such as the incorporation of electric hammers instead of hydraulic ones, it has
been possible to reduce noise and vibrations, also contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Regarding the
With the intention of expanding our radius of action, in 2020 we have started a program to donate materials to foundations
dispersion of dust, Grupo Miter accompanies the demolition tasks with copious irrigation of water, capturing the dust particles
to contribute to social construction projects.
and allowing them to settle together with the water, reducing their dispersion in the air, together with other actions aimed at
caring for the environment and society.
So far we have contributed to some associations such as Vivienda Digna, Fundación Chaka, Merendero Rayito de
Luz, Gestionar Esperanzas and Fundación Ayllu, and we seek to maintain them over time, through a long-term alliance.

Seeking to preserve health, preventive medical check-ups are carried out annually on our workers and we also carry out
Our sustainability area holds bimonthly meetings with our NGO allies in order to enhance synergy between our
campaigns for the prevention of certain diseases with greater proliferation in the intervention areas, such as Dengue or
organizations.
Chicungnuya.

With regard to doors inside our organization, we promote internal collaboration in our human team by
granting loans to help in the construction of their homes and we also encourage peer help in this process. We usually make
Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, we have prevention protocols and we seek to guarantee the care of our staff during the
available our fleet of equipment and machines to help this purpose. In effect, we are developing an internal construction and
development of the activity.

Contribution to the SDGs volunteering program. This would be carried out through the granting of a credit in materials for the benefited employee, and
on the other, providing the opportunity to carry out internal volunteering among the people who are part of the organization,
allowing them to help a colleague / aa fulfill the dream of having your home.

The Sustainable Development Goals 4Quality education


Guarantee an inclusive, equitable and quality education and promote
lifelong learning opportunities for all.

(ODS), were approved in 2015 by all member


states of the United Nations From the beginning, we have provided work to people with barriers to employment, mainly due to low resources

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Health & Wellness and educational level.
Nations, within the framework of the 2030 Agenda Guarantee a healthy life and promote well-being for all
in all ages. Currently, this percentage represents 67% of Grupo Miter's collaborators.
for Sustainable Development. Each of the 17 goals
We work in a large part of the Popular Neighborhoods of the City: Barrio 20, Rodrigo Bueno, Barrio 31, Barrio 21-24
that make up this Agenda have specific goals, in We have a strong Health and Safety policy where we seek daily to ensure that people carry out their tasks in a safe and Fraga, where we seek to provide decent employment in our works for people belonging to the neighborhood.
environment, avoiding exposure to risky situations.
order to end poverty, protect the planet and improve
We strive to provide our team with the necessary tools so that they can function both personally and professionally, both
the lives of people around the world. In this way, with the presence of a specialist technician in each work and through regular training, we seek to avoid any in Grupo Miter and in any future job. In this sense, we aspire to certify our training program by a training entity that allows
type of incident that may arise. us to grant each collaborator a supporting document of this educational process.
We devote the largest percentage of our training plan to training aimed at accident prevention.

At Grupo Miter we work towards the following We also work with our drivers and carriers in pursuit of responsible driving during the intervention, as well as Our training plan includes: code of ethics, hygiene and safety, CPR, first aid, gender violence, carbon footprint,
recycling, software management, among others.
safeguarding safety on public roads.
Development Objectives
Sustainable (SDG): In addition, we believe that safety on construction sites requires the shared commitment of all the people who are present. Being aware that the demand for the demolition service is fluctuating, we seek to train people to learn other trades, through
our trades program designed for this purpose, which provides them with the tools to be able to develop in another activity, if
necessary. .
To do this, we seek to make responsible not only the Hygiene and Safety technician, but also

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Gender equality
5 Achieve gender equality and empower
to all women and girls. 12 Responsible production and consumption
Guarantee sustainable consumption and production patterns.

The construction industry has a percentage of women between 3 and 4% in the country.
Although its presence within the field has been increasing, there is still a long way to go. Under our Circular Economy program, we seek to extend the useful life of the products we work with by reinserting
them into the production cycle.

At Grupo Miter we have already begun to demolish those barriers that keep us from a more equitable society. Thanks to our alliance with Galería, a triple impact distribution center located in Moreno, we seek to revalue, recover and
reuse the highest percentage of materials resulting from demolitions, to insert them back into the market.

We have decided to incorporate women at all levels of the company and increase their preponderance and role in our
company through; Based on our ISO 9001 certification (and we are in the process of certifying ISO 14001), we have developed several
procedures that have helped us improve our performance in the recycling and circularity of these materials.
Work well-being surveys.
"Finish High School" program to reduce barriers to employment.
Training for all areas. Through alliances with NGOs, such as the Garrahan Foundation and social cooperatives, we try to recover waste that
Training sessions on the mainstreaming of the gender perspective. can be recycled and/or reused.

Our goal is for women to be specialist references in the role they play, guaranteeing them sustained growth in On the other hand, within Grupo Mitre, with the aim of promoting and encouraging the circular economy among
their profession. our collaborators, we have launched internal competitions where we reward the work with the highest weighing of recyclable
waste.
Likewise, we have launched the training program for female machinists, having the first female demolition machinist in our
country. Another of the actions that we carry out to promote responsible production and consumption is the participation of
the System B Waste Cluster. Several companies concerned with the problem of waste participate in this space.
We also have the presence of women on site working as site managers and Safety and Hygiene technicians.

Thanks to the path we have been traveling, in this matter, in the year 2021, we have been recognized by the WEPs Argentina
climate action
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“Companies for Women” award in bronze in the medium-sized company category.
Take urgent action to combat climate change
and its effects.

As of 2019, we have begun to measure our carbon footprint, and from 2020 to offset it.
Decent work and economic growth
8 Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth,
employment and decent work for all
97% of it is represented by Scope 1, due to our large fleet of machinery, trucks and vehicles that consume fossil fuels, most
of them diesel.
This result moves us to look for other alternatives with less environmental impact, such as hydrogen engines, to seek to
This objective is closely linked to Objective number 4, where we seek, through our Training Plan, to grant our mitigate our actions, while the percentage that we cannot cover will be compensated through forestry projects.
collaborators the necessary tools that allow them to perform in Grupo Miter and in any other future employment,
guaranteeing them sustainable learning, which they can apply in other areas of work.
We carry out training for all personnel on the Carbon Footprint and specifically for our drivers and carriers
who are responsible for detecting opportunities to improve efficiency.

In addition, through our participation in the Fund for the Development of the Social Economy (FONDES) of the Government
of the City of Buenos Aires, we seek to give access to financing opportunities to productive units of the social and popular In addition, an Environmental Management Plan is applied in all urbanization works, which contains indicators that
economy, thus promoting their economic growth. . contemplate the optimal functioning of electrical machines and tools, as well as the protection of ecosystems.

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Materiality matrix
At GRUPO MITER we want to contribute to the development and improvement of
the quality of life of our collaborators and our community.
Our sustainability strategy permanently identifies opportunities and risks in our
relationship with the environment, seeking to promote the generation of a positive
impact.

Our Materiality matrix reflects the relevant aspects for our network of
stakeholders (collaborators, companies, governments and civil society
organizations), and those that we understand are crucial from the organization,
so that our value proposition is updated to the times that we live.

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AXIS
GOVERNANCE
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GOVERNANCE AXIS
We believe in the importance of having a strong governance structure that orders and guarantees integrity and ethics in our decision-making
processes.

Since our inception, these principles have been essential for the development of the company and have been transmitted to each of the members Structure
of the company through the example and the activities that we develop day by day.
of government
Grupo Miter is a family SME founded by the Ippolito family. The Group's presidency is led by Miguel Ángel Ippolito, who is in charge of the
Management Committee made up of Miguel Ippolito Jr., Julia Blengino and Maximiliano Mauriño, who direct the three main managements of the
company. Currently the company is made up of both families. This family spirit lives on in the DNA and in the reason for being of the company.

governance principles Miguel Angel


Director
of operations
Ippolito steering committee

We strive to build healthy governance schemes that structure and guide decision-making. We seek to
promote an organizational culture that prioritizes planning, integration, quality of life and staff safety, as
well as the well-being of local communities, care for the environment and a commitment to sustainability.
Maximilian Presidency Michael Ippolito
Julia Blengino
Maurino Maximilian Maurino

Our Organizational Policy is based on five pillars that constitute our center and guide our
decision making;

Governance / Workers / Environment / Community / Clients

At Grupo Mitre, we seek to execute our works according to plan, complying with current legal Director
regulations, controlling their impact and maintaining permanent contact with the client to guarantee the
Support Manager
and Services of administration
highest quality of service we provide.

Miguel Julia
In order to do so, we work to continuously improve the Quality Management System in order to
provide an excellent service to our customers. At the same time, we strive to measure and improve the
Ippolito blengin
effectiveness and efficiency of processes and procedures in order to guarantee the competitiveness and
profitability of the business.

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Committee Ethics Committee The path to integrity, as the world becomes more complex,
is increasingly long and complicated, but we will be here to
of sustainability face it and continue raising Grupo Miter's standards.
The Committee is responsible for evaluating those
behaviors that are prohibited and that go against the values of
As part of our efforts towards the promotion and Grupo Mitre.
promotion of sustainable practices in the construction sector,
Likewise, it is responsible for resolving any concern or clarification regarding the guidelines
we have formed our Committee of of the code, as well as its annual review, and the Executive Committee must approve any
modification.

Sustainability. The same is found


made up of the Managers of each of the areas, the
Our Ethics Committee is made up of all the people who hold management positions and
the Executive Committee in accordance with the current Organizational Chart. The person
responsible for its coordination is the Welfare Manager. ethics channel
Sustainability Coordinator and Miguel Ippolito as representative
Code of Ethics and Integrity Policy Committed to ethics and its compliance, our code establishes those behaviors that
of the Management, as well as external advisors in order to we do not accept as a company and that go against the values that characterize us as
We believe in the importance of having a code that defines our policies and a group.
be able to implement strategies where sustainability crosses commitments that we have as a company, as well as specifying the definition and
all sectors of our company, seeking to achieve our objectives expectation of ethics of Grupo Miter with respect to business conduct and transparency In order to guarantee compliance and promote healthy work environments, we have
towards all our stakeholders. channels to report conduct or behavior that violates the Code of Ethics.
and commitments that we have as a company.
In 2020, based on the United Nations Global Compact Passport to Integrity Program, we
have formalized our Code of Ethics in a document, increasing our transparency, For this, we have a mailbox enabled for this purpose, where anyone can report
competitiveness, sustainability and efficiency. In it, we established a reference framework irregularities to the Quality area, in charge of managing the cases that arise.
based on the company's mission and values.

Our Code aims to strengthen and guarantee the trust of our employees, customers,
suppliers and investors, maintaining an environment of transparency and responsibility.
We seek to promote the commitment and obligation of all of them to comply with it, in each
of the activities they carry out day by day, executing the work from prudence, professional
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criteria and ethical commitment to the work entrusted.

For this, our Well-being area is responsible for disseminating the Code to all levels of
the organization, using the technological tools that are available, regularly evaluating the
knowledge of the people who work in Grupo Miter.

As a complement to this, we provide training and workshops on our code and we


expect that the organizations that hire us, as well as their collaborators and suppliers,
relate to these standards.

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to the laws, regulations and standards of safety and health, being participants in providing
Due diligence
solutions to perform tasks safely.

We have a Due Diligence Policy, whose objective is to guarantee the due investigation of Some of the training we provide ranges from the use of personal protection elements,
the legal background of third parties with whom Grupo Miter is in commercial relations, or accident prevention, safety measures in work at height, work with different types of tools,
prior to an agreement or contract to avoid possible damages of a material and intangible loading work, hoisting, among others. Also, topics such as manual lifting of loads are
nature. to the company by third parties. addressed, to ensure the correct action and avoid physical problems, the response to an
accident through drills and CPR workshops, first aid, fires and use of fire extinguishers,
falls, etc.
With this Policy we seek to apply a set of actions, mechanisms and internal procedures
to promote integrity, supervision and control, aimed at preventing, detecting and correcting
irregularities and illegal acts that may arise, establishing the appropriate mechanism,

Management
We also work with drivers and carriers on responsible driving and safety on
understood as the "Due diligence to third parties" in order to establish a prevention of public roads.
possible damages caused to the organization by third parties.

of risks Safety and well-being of our People

Based on our experience in complex environments, we have professionally developed


our teams, our infrastructure and technology, reaching security levels of global
excellence.

We are all responsible through the Shared Commitment to create work environments
that are safe and demonstrate behaviors oriented towards safety and health. In addition,
we expect any potential health and safety risks identified in the workplace to be reported,
Compliance with internal rules and procedures, as well as applicable legal regulations, is as well as any work activity deemed to be hazardous to be stopped.
essential in the development of our activity.

We are developing our Compliance Policy, where we expect all the people who are
part of Grupo Miter to comply and apply in their daily tasks. In this sense, it is our priority to prevent any type of labor incident and safeguard
the safety and health of all our collaborators.
At Grupo Miter, health, safety and well-being are a priority. That is why we have
Also, we have a matrix, which allows us to detect those risks and opportunities for developed our “24:7 SECURITY PROGRAM”, based on Continuous Improvement
improvement to be applied by each area and each site where the company operates. processes (Kaizen Culture).

We have a line available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in order to provide support for
anti corruption any emergency related to security.

At Grupo Mitre, we reject any act of corruption. Likewise, we have a specific accident investigation procedure, which seeks to identify
All activities carried out must be based on the principle of transparency and compliance the cause and root of the same, in order to carry out the corresponding corrective and
with anti-corruption laws and regulations, for which bribery and extortion are prohibited, preventive actions.
both for negotiations carried out with third parties or internally of the organization, as well
as with organizations to the fringe of the law. On the other hand, our collaborators have the obligation to attend the training
provided by the company for the identification of risks in the work environment, as
well as to comply

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Are
company B Chain of
sustainable supply.
B Corps aspire to be the best company
for the world and not just the world. We seek to generate long-term reliable relationships with our suppliers, evaluating the
Quality of their services that guarantee mutual benefit, integrating the value chain of our
They measure their social and environmental impact and undertake personally, services with the other actors in the construction industry.
institutionally and legally to make decisions considering the long-term consequences
of their actions on the community and the environment.
Our choice of suppliers is based on technical, economic, environmental and social
responsibility, and commercial compliance criteria.
They assume with responsibility and pride to belong to this global movement of companies
that want to make a change, using the force of the market to provide solutions to social and
environmental problems. We promote the practice and compliance with our code of ethics as a way of bonding
with our organization.
In 2020, we were certified as a B company, assuming
We care that our suppliers maintain good practices at a social and environmental level.
this commitment and committing ourselves to pursuing To do this, we seek to give priority to those who, like us, promote triple impact logics in
the continuous improvement of our business, promoting the their business models.
generation of positive social and environmental impact.
At the beginning of each commercial relationship, suppliers must carry out a survey
System b (B-Lab) in order to ensure that they are aligned with our policies.
Sistema B is a non-profit organization that believes that governments, civil society In addition, in the first 6 months of the relationship they are evaluated twice.
organizations, social movements, citizens and the social responsibility of business, all
together, are not enough to solve current social and environmental problems. .
Driven by our objectives, we aspire to consolidate a more sustainable value chain.
It promotes B Corporations and other economic actors in Latin America, to build a new As part of our continuous improvement process, we have set ourselves the goal of
economy in which success and financial benefits incorporate social and environmental well- consolidating the Sustainable Purchasing Regulation, where it is sought that our
being. suppliers comply with environmental, social and governance criteria, promoting the
sustainability of the entire productive cycle of our activities, aspiring to multiply the
generation of positive impact.

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Less contamination, thanks


to its accessories and precision
equipment We arrive where no one arrives.
R&D
that allow more controlled

Brokk 200
maneuvers.

for complex demolitions,


HIGH REACH Demolition
remote controlled with high demolition power.
highest in ARGENTINA.
+ Power / + Speed
Electric / Compact
We are committed to innovation and the acquisition of machines that provide greater efficiency and Light / Easy to transport
energy performance. We are in the permanent search to generate alliances and spaces that nurture Lower carbon footprint in Predictive Maintenance Platforms
us and allow us to grow, contributing from our experience in the search for transformative solutions. operations and logistics
Less noise exposure and Preventive with Hilti ON TRACK System
and vibrations to the operator and own development.
since it operates remotely.
In order to reduce our emissions, we are progressively embarking on a path towards the
incorporation of machines that help us reduce our Carbon Footprint. In this sense, we have
assumed the commitment to analyze the potential reductions of CO2 Eq. in each of our capital investments
to be made.
Dust mitigation is one of the ONLINE monitoring of our processes.
critical environmental variables
in demolition work, and the Results Management Dashboards
our machines adoption of state-of-the-art
technology allows it to be through the QLIKVIEW platform.
We are leading the way in making the demolition industry a modern, sustainable and attractive career
reduced, thus protecting not
choice. only the collaborators
themselves, but also the entire
community near the works.

One of our commitments


What we have as a company is to incorporate hybrid machines
into our fleet in order to reduce our environmental impact,
Currently mitigating the footprint resulting from our activity.

we have
104 machines
and unique technology Crusher
in the market. We have a fleet of
PNEUMATIC HAMMERS Ruby Master
ELECTRICAL

7060
HILTI
+ COMFORT - CO2 = POWER.
Recycling: We recycle demolition waste on site,
transforming them into a 100% recyclable ECO ARID,
We have different types of shredders.

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Our
Workshop
From our workshop the maintenance work of our equipment
and trucks is carried out. Working under the concept of continuous
improvement, we seek to make the workshop work more efficient.
We want our workshop to be a reference model for the sector, where
work areas are defined, and preventive and corrective maintenance
is carried out quickly, safely and in an orderly manner. By using the
tools ON TRACK! we seek to manage the tools and resources of the
sector. Thanks to the ambition and commitment of
our collaborators to reach the highest levels
of performance and ethics, in 2020 we
achieved the ISO 9001 certification. The
transformation of our workshop allowed the
generation of procedures, the design,
application and analysis of indicators, as well
as the implementation of an application and
program to manage activities.

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Certifications
Our marked Vocation to Do, and permanent search to generate positive impact has led us to achieve great achievements.
Currently, we are in the process of certifying the ISO 14001 and
45001 standards. Achieving this milestone will lead us to carry out
a Trinorm management system (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO
45001), an international certification that guarantees that Grupo Miter
complies with standards of quality, environment and occupational
health and safety.

By obtaining the Trinorma certification, Grupo Miter will reaffirm its

2020 In 2020, we have been certified as a B company, redoubling our efforts commitment to occupational health and safety, guaranteeing a
to be a better company for the environment and society. This certification fills work culture based on prevention, the execution of services that meet
us with pride as we are the first demolition company in the world to be a B high quality standards and good environmental practices in the activities
company carried out.

We are the only Argentine company recognized worldwide in the World Demolition Awards, being
one of the 2 Latin American companies to participate in the awards. Acknowledgments
In this sense, in 2020, we have been nominated in 3 categories of the World Demolition
Awards 2020, corresponding to Recycling and Environmental, Safety and Training and international
Collaboration, being winners for the first of the aforementioned categories.

2013 2014 2016 2019 2020


Channel Work Work Center of Former work Neighborhood Work Recycling and
Meeting exhibitions Velodrome 20 horse Environmental

2021
(Former Esma) cabin City Hall (category
In 2021, we have recertified the ISO 9001 standard and at the winners)

end of the year we have been recognized in the 2021 SME


Awards, organized by Banco Galicia and Clarín for our High
Social and/or Environmental Impact.
National recognitions
UNAJE recognition for our social commitment (2019): more than 65% of our employees
with employment barriers.
Recognition Municipality of Vicente López (2019):
We recycle over 90% of our waste.
We were also recognized at the WEPs Awards FECOBA recognition, Women Entrepreneurs of the City (2019) in the category of
“ leadership in family business.
Companies for Them” for our plan of Recognition from the Argentine Federal Police (2021) for our collaboration in fire training
Gender equality.
and explosions.

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Good Ensuring well-being, promoting the

1 5
good behavior of our on-site workforce,
Plan the task. guaranteeing their physical integrity

practices
and that of the environment in which
they work.

operational culture Professionally lead each stage

8 step two
Communicate the process to be carried out.

6 and detail. Making the GOOD


EXAMPLE the decisive tool.

Execute the work Innovate, looking for the best

3 fostering team collaboration


with suppliers, customers and
partners. 7 solution and the most efficient
method for the projects that are
presented to us.

Apply continuous improvement,


Apply responsibility and

4 8
constantly reviewing our results,
excellence respecting the
detecting opportunities and
highest possible standard
transforming them into real changes.
for each process to be executed.

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We currently integrate
alliances the following spaces:
and schematics Argentine Chamber of Construction
Labor Affairs Committee, Safety & Hygiene

collaborative Subcommittee,
Equity Commission, Camarco
Joven, where we are a benchmark in the incorporation of triple impact schemes.

We believe that as a social actor that we are, we cannot generate


changes without the relationship with the other actors involved in the public
and private spheres, civil society and with the other actors that make up our
own value chain.
Miguel Ippolito is part of the Business
Council.
Miguel
For this reason, we find ourselves participating in different spaces Ippolito
where we are constantly nurtured by the experience of other companies carry forward
and social actors, we train and interact collaboratively with organizations that
the Vice Presidency.
are in search of a sustainable future.
Part of the IDEA SME committee - Miguel Ippolito.
Sustainability, Diversity, Audit Commission.

We are members of the


Network, committed to the 10
universal principles of the United
Nations.

We are interested in continuing to participate in different spaces that


Argentina Green
empower us and where we can promote and inspire others to generate
the changes that the construction sector needs. Building Council (AGBC)

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Value creation
and development of the Report of
Social economy sustainability
We are convinced of the importance of reporting our actions, facilitating transparency, access to information
Interested in promoting the creation of social value and the
and accountability both to our stakeholders and to society as a whole.
development of the social economy, we have joined as investors
the FONDES (Fund for the Development of the Social Economy),
a trust in Banco Ciudad where public and private referents join
As of 2019, we began to prepare sustainability reports, becoming as of 2020 the Annual Sustainability Report, where we
together to expand financing alternatives to productive units of
reflect our most important achievements and milestones of the year, the training carried out, the alliances generated, as well
the popular and social economy, seeking that productive projects
as our contribution to the circular economy and the environment. We are motivated to continue reporting the progress of our
reach their maximum potential.
organization and the contributions we make, which is why we aspire to:

Applicant entities will be evaluated in institutional, economic-


financial, social impact and gender perspective aspects, among
others.
1 two 3 4
Use the GRI methodology Apply the LBG Use the criteria of the Dow Move towards the
to carry out our reports, in methodology for the Jones Sustainability Index preparation of Integrated
order to normalize and analysis and development to complement the analysis of Reports, that is, where both
homogenize the language of projects where social environmental value creation. the financial report and the
and indicators with the rest impact is verified. elements of the non-financial
of the organizations, through report converge.
the most used methodology
in our country.

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AXIS
AMBIENT
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ENVIRONMENT AXIS As part of our commitment to Carbon Neutrality 2030, assumed with Sistema B,
Vistage, and the commitments acquired with the Global Compact and the Sustainable
Development Goals, we have made our first Carbon Footprint compensation. It
corresponds to different percentages of the total footprint emitted by the entire
We carry out all our work, having as main premise the maximum possible reduction of our negative impacts, and company, in the years 2019 and 2020.
the active care of the natural resources involved. We care about compensating our footprint in the world so that
future generations are guaranteed a prosperous living space. We invest in better technologies and adopt innovative
practices as instruments to achieve sustainable development. The first measurement was made in 2019, taking into account the three main scopes.
These include direct variables, such as the fuel consumed by machines and trucks, as
well as indirect variables, such as the consumption of reams of paper. It should be noted
that prior to this measurement, Grupo Miter kept a record and monitored the fuel and
We seek that all our collaborators act appropriately, complying with the relevant laws and regulations, having the
energy consumed.
responsibility to report any identified environmental risk.

Miter Group carbon footprint


2019: 1,372 tons of CO2 eq. / 2020: 734 tons of CO2 eq. / 2021: 1,345.9 tons of CO2 eq.

One of our main goals is to become a Zero Waste company. To We are motivated to reduce, or otherwise offset, 100% of our emissions by 2030,
do this, the circular logic that characterizes us in each intervention, for which it is necessary to begin a process of continuous improvement and awareness.
together with the extension of the useful life of all the materials that It was therefore prudent for us to start offsetting 5% of the carbon footprint of 2019, and
are obtained during the execution of our services and those that we
use in our day to day, are undeniable pillars of our strategy.
CARBON 10% of 2020. Thus, a total of 40 trees were planted, with 19 trees equivalent to 5% of the
footprint of the year 2019, and 21 trees corresponding to 10% of the footprint of the year
2020.
environmental.
NEUTRALITY For this first action, we invite our collaborators and the community of residents
of Trujui, Moreno, to participate. Thanks to the joint effort we were able to plant 40
We provide training to our staff, promoting the proper separation of Objective: trees, which is equivalent to 140 tons of CO2 eq.
waste, seeking that this knowledge and responsibilities reach beyond
the scope of Grupo Miter, to their homes and families.
Achieve Carbon Neutrality This action does not end with the planting, but we seek to guarantee the care of the

by the year 2030


planted trees, replacing them if necessary, ensuring their healthy growth.

In addition, we carry out internal competitions on the proper


separation of waste in the office and construction sites, motivating Seeking to extend good practices to our clients, Grupo Miter is committed to planting what
In view of this objective, we carry out monthly measurements of the carbon it cuts as part of a construction project, while working on raising awareness by asking the
our collaborators to act responsibly with the environment. footprint of our outreach sites, that is, our office located in Munro, the space client to replant the trees that are impacted by said project.
of our strategic ally: Gallery, our Mechanical Workshop and our infrastructure
and demolition works.
Starting from our baseline that goes from October 2020 to October 2021, where our
Understanding the current climate crisis in which we find maximum limit of generated emissions is established, we have outlined a strategy where
ourselves, wanting to actively participate in improving this Scope covered in our footprint we will seek to reduce our footprint by 10% annually. When these limits are exceeded,
reality and knowing the responsibility we have through our daily compensation will be carried out by planting trees.
actions, Grupo Miter assumes the commitment to reach Carbon Munro: 1,2,3 / Gallery: 1 and 2
Neutrality by 2030. Workshop: 1 and 2 / Works: 1 and 2 Objective: Reduce our carbon footprint by 10%,
over the 2020 baseline, annually.

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Action plan
How are we going to reach our goal towards carbon neutrality?

reducing reducing mitigating mitigating Compensating Compensating


Identifying emission sources. Training on the Carbon Footprint and actions to reduce, Increasing the percentage that must be compensated
Improving maintenance policies mitigate and compensate. year after year, through forest schemes and other instruments,
vehicular. Educating through posters on the responsible use of while technological adaptations are analyzed thanks to the
Improving Paperless Policies. light when it is not in use, as well as the use of air conditioning at implementation of financial instruments that give access to new
Using LED lights. 24°C. capital goods, avoiding having to go to court to compensate for the
Gradually diversifying our energy sources. footprint generated.
Establishing a certain frequency of checking all the machines
Analyzing the efficiency of machinery. and
Analyzing energy improvement projects. trucks in our workshop always looking for its optimal operation.
Additionally, to the actions related to the reduction, mitigation
Reinserting 90% of building materials into the market, and compensation, we have established a Carbon Footprint
either through resale, donation or recycling, favoring the Policy where we established a series of guidelines that we aspire
circular economy. to comply with on the way to our goal.

As a B company, having adhered to the Global Compact, being members of the CEADS, our purpose is to maintain an active participation in
environmental initiatives related to the mitigation of Climate Change.

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Our first project The plantation


of compensation Taking place in an industrial/residential area, it is important to note that
trees help mitigate negative impacts of urbanization, and make cities more
environmentally sustainable.
In order to mitigate the environmental impact of our activity, we have developed our first project
to offset our carbon footprint generated.
In this first opportunity, a leafy species was chosen, which can develop in
poor soils and grow rapidly, absorbing at least 100 kg of CO2 per year,
is resistant to changes in temperature, long-lived.

First Second
We believe that this action will greatly benefit the residents of the area, since
a tree plantation buffers heavy rains, preventing floods. It is an excellent filter
for urban pollutants and fine particles. There will be no interaction with urban

part part biodiversity, since the flora and fauna of the site is null.

Its strategic location can help cool the air by between 2 and 8 degrees
Place: Gallery, in Trujui, Moreno.
Celsius, thus reducing the urban “heat island” effect, which is the accumulation
Location: Hurlingham of heat generated by the presence of concrete and other heat-absorbing
The area around Galeria (new company headquarters, currently materials.
was chosen with a view to generating a under construction in 2022).
benefit for the community, in addition to
the environmental benefit of the action.
Forested area:
.
60 m2 (5m2 per tree)
Forested area:
140 m2 (5m2 per tree). Total trees planted
Total trees planted:

28 trees. 12 trees.

With a view to continuing with the compensation practice, with the goal of achieving carbon neutrality, we continue to explore and study compensation projects that help us meet our
objective, while working to reduce our footprint through good practices and technological improvements. .

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sustainable production Our commitment


with the circular economy
/circular economy N EITHER It focuses on three axes:
EITHER

At Grupo Mitre, we work under the concept of Circular Economy,


in order to achieve our goal of Zero Waste. We believe that there C
M Recycling of aggregates: rubble, concrete, earth and rough.

Demolition products: scrap metal, openings, columns, lighting,


is real value behind the materials discarded in construction and IPN, Wood, iron profiles, sheets, etc.
demolition activities.
Recycling of paper, cardboard and plastics: the paper and
AND A cardboard is donated to the Garrahan Foundation, while the plastics are
separated to be included in the Green Day Program of the Municipality of
Value that if put into circulation can be used by other actors in our Vicente López to be sent to the recovery plants.
society, generate employment and can even contribute to improving
the living conditions of many people. Recycling of special waste: We turn
our batteries into lamps through an NGO.

We recycle the toners generated in all the company's sites


together with a CABA library.
Trash
Objective: ZERO We recycle used oil, with an industry that reuses it in its processes.

R We recycle Electrical and Electronic Waste with an NGO close to


We seek to recover all the materials that are within our reach through the recycling of our central office.
aggregates, thanks to our state-of-the-art technology in crushing, and the reinsertion in the
market of all demolition products through an alliance with Galería, a center of triple impact
A R
distribution that works as a point of sale for demolition materials. L Grupo Miter, redoubling efforts, also receives what can be
As a result of these recovery policies, we have ended 2020 with a 95% recovery, which generated in daily life, outside the work environment of the
represents approximately 60,800 tons; the equivalent of a medium cargo ship and in workers, and from the community near the work.
2021 we recovered 269,535.95 tons of construction material.

In January 2021, we donated 97kg of


paper and cardboard to the Garrahan Foundation.

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initiatives of the
that we participate
We are convinced that circularity is a joint effort that involves multiple actors
who, acting together, can obtain results of greater scale and impact. That is
why we participate in different work spaces that promote responsible production
Energy
We want to reduce the impact of our emissions on the environment, progressively diversifying our energy sources.
and consumption while we are constantly seeking to contribute to the
sustainability of our sector by trying to promote different initiatives and ideas.
Use 100% renewable energy
Objective: in our facilities by the year 2040.

Waste Cluster
We participate in the System B Waste Cluster, a space in which we seek to
During 2021, a comprehensive energy performance audit was carried out in order to know our energy performance, identify our main consumption
and determine points for improvement. Said measurement was carried out for the offices of Munro, in our partner Gallery and a workshop located in
neighborhood 31 that we used as a model witness.
develop a marketplace to connect companies that conceive as waste what
other companies conceive as The audit revealed a seasonal behavior in electricity consumption both in Galería (Moreno) and in the Munro offices. The analysis shows that the
means. highest energy consumption was due to lighting in both Munro and Moreno, while the highest consumption identified in the bakery in neighborhood
31 resulted in consumption by water dispensers.

Our Initiatives For this reason, we have promoted the replacement of the lighting park in the Gallery, incorporating LED technology. In addition, Munro's offices
With the purpose of promoting the circular economy and sustainable are also equipped with such technology. Regarding the use of water dispensers, at Grupo Miter we are committed to turning off the water dispensers
development through the sustainable treatment and recovery of construction during non-working hours or days in order to save energy and reduce our emissions, as well as the hot water tanks.
and demolition waste, we have developed a project to form a Chamber of
Sustainable Construction and Demolition Waste Treaters. One of its
objectives is to generate solutions for the environmental and climate crisis, This audit served as a basis for us to be able to explore alternatives that help us save energy, reducing our environmental impact, on our way to Carbon
considering the impact of the industry and contributing to the reduction of its Neutrality.
carbon footprint. It will also seek to provide training in pursuit of the
professionalization of the sector. In the course of 2022, we will be working on a work plan to address the critical points of the survey, applying what has the greatest impact on
reducing our carbon footprint.

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We have two methods to reinsert recovered materials back into the production
Paper, Cardboard and Plastic process.

Our procedure related to the segregation of paper, cardboard and plastic The clean and correctly segregated material is marketed through third parties

Waste reaches all areas of Grupo Miter, excluding the works or homes of clients that have that remove it from the work and process it.
their own procedures for managing these flows and that are treated by the client. Crushing of the material according to predetermined granulometry, in situ or
With regard to paper and cardboard, everything found in the work itself must be in our collection center located in the municipality of Hurlingham, when it is not
considered, beyond what was generated in the office. marketed directly from the work, following the client's requirements. The material
will be available for sale and, in these cases, may be dispatched by means of
one-cubic-meter bags or, failing that, through own trucks or third-party trucks in
Once 75% of the container's capacity is reached, the bags are weighed and labeled bulk.
With the aim of installing practices that indicating the work/site, weight and content, and then given the proper treatment.
promote and encourage the development of It should be noted that throughout the progress of the
the circular economy in our collaborators, we work, the volume/weight that is crushed/processed is accounted
develop specific procedures for each of the recycling for, and is recorded as Recovery Material.
axes that we address, seeking to achieve our goal of aggregate recycling
Zero Waste. Regarding our recovery process of the arid fraction of the materials resulting from demolition products
the activities of the works, it covers the works of Grupo Miter and the procedures of
third parties when required in the specifications. At the beginning of each work, we carry out a survey of all the products to be
dismantled on site. There we select and separate the ones that we are going to
Each procedure has specific managers in charge of send to the Gallery for their commercialization, those that we will donate to NGOs
ensuring its compliance and correct implementation. Said process has the purpose of giving treatment within the legal framework or foundations and those that we will send to auction as appropriate.
regarding the management of products or by-products considered resulting
from the demolition or excavation process or particular requirements of third At the same time, we guarantee the protection of those demolition products that our
parties. clients want to be preserved.
In turn, we take care of training our
At the beginning of each work, the possible materials to be recovered are determined
collaborators, so that they know how to adequately
in order to achieve our goal of Zero Waste, analyzing the particular construction Air quality
comply with said procedures, teaching them the characteristics of each structure or object.
value of reducing, reusing and recycling. We carry out environmental measurements of particulate in certain works, in order
The segregated material is disposed of at different collection points of the work, to ensure that the resulting values are within the limits established in current
where it is partially removed raw or subsequently crushed. legislation.

In addition, we are working on the preparation For its part, all contaminated material is considered waste and is given the At Grupo Miter we carry out several actions to improve the dispersion of dust in our
corresponding treatment in accordance with current regulations. works, seeking to leave the least possible impact on the environment in which we
of a procedure for each of the waste streams.
work.

In this sense, the demolition tasks are carried out hand in hand with a copious
irrigation of water to capture the dust particles and that they settle together with the
water. As for the trucks, it is ensured that their canvases are well tied when leaving,
their wheels are also brushed, thus preventing materials from being spread along the
way.

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AXIS
SOCIAL
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SOCIAL AXIS In addition , we are open to our employees


We are deeply interested in our collaborators being able to train and gain skills that allow them to grow as individuals and proposing courses or workshops that are of
professionals. interest to them and in which they want to participate.
We have always worked to provide useful training for our staff, providing them with the necessary tools to function, both in the workplace
In the context of virtuality, this was extended as
and personally. We seek to permanently train, motivate and evaluate each one of our collaborators, inspiring a culture based on continuous there have already been a large number of virtual
improvement. seminars that have been beneficial for many people
in the organization. This allows not only to have a
In line with this, in 2020, we have drawn up a formal training plan that seeks to ensure an essential training cycle for our staff. Inductions global training plan, but also a more individual
are also carried out for all the people who enter the company, as well as a series of external trainings which vary from year to year. We have professionalization process.
training spaces in accident prevention, on how to act at the time of an accident through drills and CPR workshops, first aid, fires and use of
fire extinguishers, falls, etc.

Some of the training carried out in 2021:


TRAININGS 2021:
Training on cultural heritage and procedures when finding objects of interest, carried Environment training. Topics:
out by a specialized archaeologist.

Carbon Footprint Training (aimed at drivers and machinists).

Training of Supply and Logistics Procedure.


Pollution Control and Tree Protection
Management of Chemical Products
Waste and effluent management
Handling of complaints and claims
Management of Possible Spills
3134 Training
hours

Gender equality and ethics


Safety and Health training. Topics:
Excavation Regulations
Safety regulations and use of PPE
Control and Maint. of Maq. and Equipment
Coaching of middle managers to improve communication
between sectors, anticipating an effective response to the resolution of
needs on site
4126 trained
people

Work at Height

29666
Accident Management Likewise, we have carried out training on gender violence in training
urbanization works.
Risk of fire and extinction minutes

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Commitment to
The education
We believe in the importance of education as a tool for social progress.
Seeking that no one is left out of the possibility of studying, we promote that our collaborators
finish their studies through our "Program Ends Secondary", where we encourage them to enroll in
the Adults 2000 program carried out by the Ministry of Education and Employment by Vicente Lopez.

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Security and health Occupational Physician


Safety and health are essential given the nature of our operations. Our interventions are carried out thinking not only about
the work to be carried out and the care of our staff, but also, taking into account our impact on the community near the Also, we have incorporated an occupational doctor so that our collaborators have the
possibility of consulting and attending to health issues. Likewise, we carry out
intervention area and its surroundings, ensuring their safety.
vaccination campaigns for different ages, taking care of our collaborators with the
and beware. greatest experience, as well as new collaborators, adapting to the needs of each one.

For this, we seek the implementation of methods and techniques that ensure the quality of our service and care for the environment,
such as, for example, the application of copious irrigation during our demolitions, avoiding the dissemination of particles that affect
people's health.

In this sense, we take care to comply with all the regulations on Safety and Health at Work, that our vehicles have the authorizations,
insurance, verifications and corresponding documentation, as well as that our personnel have the required Work Risk Insurance. by the
Representative
law.
from the workers
Prior to the start of a work, we establish work plans where the methodologies and processes to be executed We have a worker representative. He himself is a collaborator who is part of the
are delimited. daily operation without a hierarchical position. He was appointed to bring to senior
management problems that arise in the different types of work as well as opportunities
for improvement. Thus achieving that the hierarchical positions are informed in a timely
There, we define a work organization chart made up of our team of professionals specialized in the task, and the different levels of manner about the topics discussed.
reporting during the execution of the work. In addition, we provide training to our staff in accident prevention, Safety and Health (among
others), and we have Technicians in this area who seek the supervision and control of the area in which they are working, as well as
specialists in the environment.

Joint Committee
In addition, we establish simultaneous training depending on an annual training plan that is fed by the risk and hazard matrix (a
document that allows us to identify, according to the activities/tasks that are carried out on site, the risks inherent to them and the At the beginning of this year, we have established a Joint Committee whose function
is to bring together the senior management parties with the workforce, understanding
probability that these risks materialize).
the problems in terms of safety and hygiene and the environment, through monthly
The training is given in an integral way to all the collaborators in the same way so that everyone understands the operation and the meetings to work on the issues raised in it. .
safety and health measures to achieve full participation in the detection of unsafe acts and conditions. In addition, different trainings are In addition, it functions as a communication channel to present training requirements
provided in health matters to promote different healthy practices, and reduction of social diseases. and/or opportunities for improvement.

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Women in Miter Group


Diversity, THE BUSINESS OF CONSTRUCTION
HAS A PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN
We are proud to have the first female demolition engineer in
Argentina, opening the way to train women so that they can
perform functions that they did not perform before, thanks to our
Training Program for Women Engineers.
LESS THAN 5%.
equity, At Grupo Miter we are working to change this reality,
demolishing barriers that separate us from a more equitable

inclusion and inclusive community. We believe that to achieve transcendent


changes in our society, we must act by example, and that in this
sense, both the public and private sectors and different organizations
of civil society have the power to generate changes with a great
How do we manage to increase
the presence of women and their
positive impact for society.
role within our company?
Of our 319 collaborators, 30 are women, which represents Work well-being surveys.
being 100% above the average in the construction sector. In Finish High School Program to reduce barriers to
addition, half of them have barriers to employment. employment.
Training for all areas.
Training sessions on the mainstreaming of
Objective: the gender perspective.
That women be reference specialists in the role they play, guaranteeing them
sustained growth in their profession. Through our Newsletters, we try to promote the well-being
of women, sharing information on where they can get free
We have decided to incorporate women in all roles in the company.
medical check-ups and gender-themed talks.

Women at work:
1 Machinist 4 Site Managers
10 techniques
of security
hygiene and
environment

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Principles Action Plan


of empowerment
female (WEPs)

WEP recognition
We are adherents of the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) creativity of all our collaborators. In this sense, we promote the values
established by UN Women and the Global Compact, which offer a Thanks to the successful application of our Gender Equity and principles of the company and give priority to respect for the
guide on how to empower women at work, in the market and in the work plan, we have been recognized at the WEPs Argentina differences and opinions of others, thus avoiding any type of
community. 2021 Awards “Companies for Women” sized
(bronze)
company
in the
category.
medium- harassment or discrimination.
This initiative aims to encourage female empowerment and
At Grupo Miter we are making some progress to meet the recognize the efforts of companies that have successful practices,
commitments and goals of the action plan of these principles, such programs and actions aligned with the 7 Principles of Female The Welfare Area is in charge of carrying out the
as the identification of clients with a female presence on their boards, Empowerment. investigations and taking the necessary measures in the event of
seeking to encourage and invite other companies within our close
any type of discrimination or harassment.
circle to join their efforts to work for gender equality.
Selection and hiring of our staff
When selecting and hiring our personnel, we base our criteria
on the capacity, experience and knowledge of the candidates, as well
In turn, training sessions have been given on the Code of Ethics as their identification with the principles and values of our company.
that deal with gender issues, and the training program contemplates
continuing to work on female empowerment.
The selection and hiring process is carried out with respect and
equality, without creating false expectations for the candidates and in
Likewise, we are working on a lactation registry for women who return compliance with the relevant rules and regulations.
to work after their leave, where a series of teleworking benefits are
established, as well as flexible working hours.
We also participate in workshops on topics related to diversity, seeking
to create healthy and inclusive work spaces.
All these actions, with the aim of culminating in the formulation
of a policy that has the purpose of achieving the mainstreaming of the
gender perspective, integrating the entire company. We promote a healthy, respectful and productive work environment,
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labor practices
and respect for human rightsbehaviors
that we do not accept
Work and respect for Human Rights are essential for our no harassment
Child abuse.
life and development of our activity. We have a channel created for this purpose to report Child exploitation.
We believe in the dignity of each person and equality among all. complaints, since we do not tolerate any type of harassment, and Gender violence and any type of labor
For this, from Grupo Miter we establish through our policies, practices which we have disseminated through internal communication and discrimination.
that we do not accept and attitudes that we reject. Through training gender training. Theft or robbery of elements belonging to the
on various gender and diversity issues, we encourage our collaborators The Ethics Committee is the area in charge of taking the company or its collaborators.
to acquire the necessary tools to be able to function according to our pertinent actions in case of receiving complaints of harassment. Assault of any kind.
guidelines, defending the values that characterize us. Report information that does not correspond to the
reality of the operation – manipulation of financial
gender violence statements.
We seek to pay special attention to gender violence in all areas inside Disregard the standards of Safety and Hygiene,
and outside the company.
Nondiscrimination Environment and Quality.
Illegal retention of organization resources.
We seek that all our collaborators promote and encourage universal Unauthorized access to information systems by internal
and effective respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms child labor
We repudiate any type of forced or compulsory child activity. Any or external personnel of the company.
for all, without distinction of race, gender, disability, public opinion, Conflict of interest by all parties not declared and/or
sexual orientation, age, religion, nationality and health status. action against the physical, moral or social integrity of a child.
authorized.
Ensuring in this way the creation and maintenance of a positive Any conduct that by its nature leads to an irreparable
work environment free of discrimination. loss of trust.
Puntuality
It is important to us that the agreed working hours for each role in The behaviors listed above will be evaluated
We seek to improve the percentage of female presence to generate the company are complied with. In the same way, we seek to according to their seriousness by the Ethics Committee,
greater gender equity in the field, with equal job opportunities. Based guarantee that the labor regime is complied with, with work and rest made up of all the Managers and the Executive
on the non-discrimination of any sex, understanding gender without schedules in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Contract Committee according to the Current Organizational
discrimination. Law 20,744. Chart.

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Rights To a healthy work environment in which principles and values are


encouraged, as well as healthy competition and professional growth.

Right to participate in training and


We are committed to respecting the established contracts, maintaining
transparent communication, measuring your level of satisfaction and
establishing mutually beneficial relationships that ensure a long-term
relationship. Compliance with them and exceeding expectations are

labor training developed by the company.


To be protected through equipment, devices,
safety and quality systems and procedures.
To Occupational Health
a responsibility of the entire organization.

In the same way, we expect our clients to share our principles,


Contribute ideas, concerns and/or constructive which is why our Code is public, and it is expected that everything
All our comments, in order to make the processes more efficient and effective. established in it and in the relevant laws and regulations be complied
with.
Be recognized for good work done. Given the above, if it is determined that a client is involved
collaborators enjoy the Receive constructive feedback on the in illegal or unethical acts that violate our Code, the business
relationship must be terminated.
performance so that they can improve.
following rights.
freedom of association As part of our process of continuous improvement and
permanent change, in order to guarantee an excellent service,
Our employees are free to bargain collectively and join any we undergo an evaluation at the end of each project by our clients in
association they wish. order to analyze the perception of the service provided and detect
opportunities that allow us to improve our effectiveness and efficiency.

Consumer experience. We are constantly researching and seeking to develop and


implement new technologies and methodologies that allow the
Product safety and quality/Customer satisfaction. evolution of the demolition service and infrastructure works in our
We seek that our collaborators, and especially those who carry out country, bringing the best service to our clients, ensuring a
their work directly with clients, encourage the provision of service in an sustainable impact on the environment and the community.
environment of respect, kindness and transparency, providing timely,
concrete and truthful information.

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Community investment/collaborating with the community.


Local development Through our Alliance with Galería, a triple impact distribution center,
we seek not only to reinsert the materials resulting from demolitions into the production
cycle, but we also seek to ensure that the community near the neighborhood can
We always seek to care for the environment and promote sustainable
activities.

and benefits access these materials at a low price, contributing, thus, improve your quality of life. Being open to the community, maintaining adequate communication and
generating work and activities that seek to improve the conditions of the communities
in which we generate an impact with our activities, is key as a way of approaching

for the community In the same way, we seek to deepen our alliance with Galería for the training in
our business development.

trades of people in conditions of social vulnerability, understanding that the


construction sector can be a bridge towards labor reinsertion or reconversion.
In all our works and fixed establishments we have a complaints channel available
and the respective procedure so that they are resolved in the best possible way.

Likewise, we seek to contribute to the community near our offices located in Munro.
We have collaborated with the Municipality of Vicente López by donating digital tools Investing in the next generations
for children and we participate in the Municipality's Green Day Program where we Committed to the next generations, we aspire to implement an internship and
separate recyclables from our office for later collection by the municipality, thus scholarship program for the children of Grupo Miter employees, so that they can
promoting the circular economy. acquire the experience of their first job within our company.

local workforce
We seek to promote the hiring of local labor within the possibilities of specialization,
whenever this is possible, without harming the original collaborators of our company.

The urbanization works of the City of Buenos Aires in which we participate (Barrio
20, Rodrigo Bueno Barrio 21-24 and Fraga) have a percentage of the, staff
Villa coming
31,
from those neighborhoods, where we give them the possibility of accessing a job
decent home by helping to improve the housing conditions of their own neighbors.

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