CODE OF ETHICS

Our code can be summarized in ten principles:

1. Respecting the law
2. Contributing to a safe, healthy and environmentally responsible environment
3. Commitment to diversity and conditions of respect for everyone
4.  Protecting and maintaining ITV Ice Makers’ resources
5. Avoiding conflicts of interest
6. Guaranteeing privacy and confidentiality
7. Rejecting all forms of corruption
8. Practicing and developing fair and transparent business practices
9. Providing reliable information
10. Having the ICE FOR LIFE spirit and being an ambassador of our brand

Our ten principles are based on the United Nations Global Compact and the principles of Sustainable Development Goals. These principles must guide and orient us in our daily work, and thus these standards must be complied with in all relationships with clients, suppliers, communities, stakeholders, or any other group with which we interact.

ITV ICE MAKERS is committed to promote the principles developed through this code of ethics with our suppliers, subcontractors and other stakeholders with whom we are linked, so that there is a coherence from these parties around the respect that ITV ICE MAKERS establishes in relation to Human Rights.

At ITV ICE MAKERS we recognize the right of workers to associate, and we join in promoting and defending their interests and to bargain collectively as stipulated by national and international laws.

From ITV ICE MAKERS we provide spaces and processes that allow the development of activities in which workers can propose initiatives regarding their working conditions, without interfering with the regular activities of the company.

We facilitate open communication where workers can talk to their superiors about their ideas, concerns or problems and work together to address conflicts related to labor issues.

ITV ICE MAKERS undertakes to observe and apply in all its activities and relations, the national and international legal provisions related to the eradication of forced labor and to ensure that all persons working in the company do so on a voluntary basis. 

At ITV ICE MAKERS we respect working hours, overtime, benefits and salaries. The employment contracts of our personnel establish terms and conditions of service, voluntary nature of employment and the right to terminate their employment contract freely, at any time, in the forms established in the Labor Code in force in the country where the company operates.

The use of child labor is strictly prohibited by ITV ICE MAKERS and it will not use child labor or incorporate into its business activity any product or service from child labor in any of the countries in which it operates and will ensure compliance with the provisions of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in relation to child labor. ITV ICE MAKERS will require all its employees and suppliers to strictly observe this principle.

ITV ICE MAKERS promotes equal opportunity and respect in employment and occupation without discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, religion, political opinion, national or social origin or any other status protected by the local laws of the countries in which we operate.

ITV ICE MAKERS is committed to adopting measures that promote inclusive labor practices in terms of hiring, promotions, training, compensation and benefits, which will be based solely on the qualifications, performance, skills and experience of the people involved in our activities

ITV ICE MAKERS has an environmental protection policy and is committed to complying with the Environmental Regulation Legislation as a basis for minimizing the impact that ITV ICE MAKERS’ activities have on the health and well-being of its employees, the surroundings where the company operates and the environment.

The company is committed to fostering initiatives that promote greater responsibility and good environmental practices, both with its employees and with the various stakeholders with which it interacts

ITV ICE MAKERS will promote the fight against corruption, both within the company and in the operations it develops, and is committed to compliance with the standards of ethical and moral conduct emanating from the legislation of the countries in which we operate and we refrain from engaging in any corrupt practices, including extortion, fraud and bribery.

ITV ICE MAKERS provides its employees with a safe and healthy environment, free of violence, harassment, intimidation or disrespect towards the various stakeholders with whom it interacts.

We are committed to continuously update the measures for the prevention of occupational hazards and emergency response, providing our staff with appropriate equipment for the protection and prevention of risks, developing training programs and creating procedures for the implementation of legal regulations in this area. At the same time, ITV ICE MAKERS promotes the application of these policies by our partners, subcontractors or suppliers with whom we operate.

ITV ICE MAKERS is committed to implementing Corporate Social Responsibility as a business model that goes beyond its legal obligations and that will allow it to develop a process of deliberation, continuous improvement and a commitment to competitiveness and sustainability, from a foundation based on the values and principles that are governed by compliance with human rights. Through CSR, ITV ICE MAKERS will promote the management of a transparent and participative company, concerned about its labor relations, quality employment and decision making focused, in a strategic manner, on actions related to the economic, social and environmental impact.

ITV ICE MAKERS undertakes to comply throughout the entire supply chain with tax, environmental and labor legislation; paying special attention to aspects that prevent child labor and conflict minerals in which their obtaining, transport, trade, handling/processing or export serves to directly or indirectly support non-governmental armed groups.