Enhancing Our People’s Well-being and Growth

At CELO, our people are the driving force behind our success and sustainability. As a family-owned business, we are deeply committed to fostering a supportive, safe, and inclusive workplace where every employee can grow, thrive, and contribute their best. This commitment forms the second pillar of our ESG strategy, ensuring that our culture, policies, and operations reflect care, respect, and opportunity for all.

Our Approach to Social Responsibility

We focus our efforts on two core areas:

       • Health & Safety: Making safety and well-being our top priority in every location and process.

       • Empowerment & Growth: Investing in the engagement, development, diversity, and inclusion of our workforce across the globe.

Health & Safety

Key Health & Safety Achievements

  • Local Prevention Plans and risk assessments were implemented at our factory in Spain.
  • Autonomous machinery and advanced safety technology at key sites, supporting safe production.
  • Regular factory training sessions empower teams to handle workplace risks and foster a proactive safety culture.
  • Advanced safety measures in our international plants, including noise studies (USA) and hazard assessments (China and Spain).
  • Monitoring workplace accidents, commuting accidents, and occupational illnesses in Spain, with plans to standardize global tracking KPIs.

Health & Safety Roadmap

Global Preventative Health & Safety Culture (by Q3 2026):

We are standardizing health & safety management across all locations, deploying global guidelines and KPIs, and providing regular training. Full ISO 45001 certification is the goal for every factory, with anonymous hazard reporting and protection for whistleblowers.

Incident Response & Monitoring (by Q1 2026):

Establish and track global health & safety KPIs to pinpoint high-risk areas and target reductions in incidents—covering accidents, illnesses, and severity rates.

Empowering Our People

Engagement and Professional Development

  • Flexible scheduling and digital disconnection policies (Europe) promote work-life balance.
  • Digitized recruitment and onboarding for streamlined, supportive entry and growth.
  • Comprehensive training plans in technical, leadership, and soft skills extend globally.
  • Environmental education fosters awareness and responsibility.
  • Regular performance evaluations and satisfaction surveys promote feedback and continuous improvement.
  • 2023 global engagement survey showed high participation and demand for ongoing learning.

Employee Engagement & Development Roadmap

Support & Monitor Employee Engagement (by Q2 2026):

All employees are integrated into the Dathum feedback system; regular satisfaction surveys track well-being and engagement. Global performance reviews expand opportunities for growth and recognition. Training hours and participation are monitored and reported.

KPIs:

• Rate of satisfaction survey participation

• Results summary of workforce feedback

• Coverage of global performance review plans

• Training hours by professional category

Diversity and Equality

  • Strict non-discrimination policy and diversity embedded across all operations and hiring.
  • Equality Plans (Spain) and anti-harassment protocols ensure fair, safe work environments.
  • Actions to analyze and close gender pay gaps, enhance inclusion of people with disabilities, and develop an LGBTQ+ plan.
  • Global communication and monitoring of diversity initiatives supported by dedicated committees.

Diversity & Equality Roadmap

Formalize Global Diversity & Equality Policies (by Q2 2026):

Unified equality policies and KPIs will be launched group-wide. Strategic communications support implementation, and corrective actions address gaps. Harassment prevention and diversity initiatives extended to all sites.

KPIs:

• Employees covered by Equality Plan

• Acceptance and understanding of equality policies

• Gender pay gap monitoring

• Coverage of harassment prevention measures

• Inclusion policies (disability, LGBTQ+) coverage

At CELO, we believe caring for our people means investing in safety, growth, and belonging—today and every day. Explore our social initiatives and discover how we empower our teams to shape the future of fastening solutions.

If you have any questions about our social initiatives, contact our ESG team at: esg@celo.com