Sustainable Development

Internationally recognized Standards, Regulations, Principles and Guidelines

The Group's Sustainable Development Policy has taken into account internationally recognised Standards, Regulations, Principles, and Guidelines.

These include:

1. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

2. The International Charter of Human Rights, which consists in particular of:

  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • The International Covenant for the Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
  • The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

 

3. The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).

4. The Standards of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI STANDARDS).

5. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). 

6. The guide of ESG reporting of the Athens Stock Exchange.

7. The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

8. The Guide to Corporate Sustainability” of UN Global Compact

9. OECD Guidelines (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development for Multinational Enterprises)

10. The Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and the Fundamental Conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)

11. The ISO 26000 - Social Responsibility Management System