Sun International Sustainability

Analysis of the Group’s standing with reference to the ten UN Global Compact principles

  No.   Principle       Analysis of Group’s standing  
  1   HUMAN RIGHTS        
    Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights.       The Sun International Group supports and respects human rights through its daily activities by:

  • providing safe and healthy working conditions;
  • encouraging freedom of association;
  • ensuring non-discrimination in personnel practices;
  • ensuring that the Group does not use directly or indirectly forced labour or child labour;
  • making reasonable accommodations for all employees' religious observance and practices;
  • working to protect the economic livelihood of local communities;
  • engaging the Group’s material stakeholders in assessing and mitigating key material issues; and
  • enforcing Group polices across the various jurisdictions in which the Group operates.
  2   HUMAN RIGHTS         
    Businesses should make sure they are not complicit in human rights abuses.       The Sun International Group supports and respects human rights through its daily activities by:

  • implementing explicit policies that protect the human rights of workers in its direct employment;
  • active engagement and open dialogue with stakeholder groups;
  • internally disciplining human rights abuses; and
  • raising awareness within the Company of human rights issues within the Company’s sphere of influence.
  3   LABOUR        
    Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining.       The Sun International Group supports this principle through its daily activities by:

  • ensuring that all workers are able to form and join a trade union of their choice without fear of intimidation or reprisal, in accordance with national law;
  • having non-discriminatory policies and procedures with respect to trade union organisation, union membership and activity in such areas as applications for employment and decisions on advancement, dismissal or transfer;
  • not interfering with the activities of worker representatives while they carry out their functions in ways that are not disruptive to regular Company operations. Practices such as allowing the collection of union dues on Company premises, posting of trade union notices, distribution of union documents, and provision of office space, have proven to help build good relations between management and workers, provided that they are not used as a way for the Company to exercise indirect control;
  • providing workers’ representatives with appropriate facilities to assist in the development of effective collective agreement;
  • recognising representative organisations for the purpose of collective bargaining;
  • using collective bargaining as a constructive forum for addressing working conditions and terms of employment and relations between employers and workers, or their respective organisations;
  • addressing any problem-solving or other needs of interest to workers and management, including restructuring and training, redundancy procedures, safety and health issues, grievance and dispute settlement procedures, disciplinary rules, and family and community welfare; and
  • providing information needed for meaningful bargaining.
  4   LABOUR        
    Businesses should uphold the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour.       The Sun International Group supports this principle through its daily activities by:

  • adhering to forced labour provisions of national laws and regulations and taking account of international best practice standards;
  • making available employment contracts to all employees stating the terms and conditions of service, the voluntary nature of employment, the freedom to leave (including the appropriate procedures) and any penalties that may be associated with a departure or cessation of work; and
  • writing employment contracts in languages easily understood by workers, indicating the scope of and procedures for leaving the job.
  5   LABOUR        
    Businesses should uphold the effective abolition of child
labour.  
    The Sun International Group supports this principle through its daily activities by:

  • maintaining awareness of countries, regions, sectors, and economic activities where there is a greater likelihood of child labour and responding accordingly with policies and procedures;
  • the procurement department adhering to this principle by sourcing from reputable suppliers;
  • adhering to minimum age provisions of national labour laws and regulations and taking account of best practice international standards; and
  • using adequate and verifiable mechanisms for age verification in recruitment procedures.
  6   LABOUR        
    Businesses should uphold the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.       The Sun International Group supports this principle through its daily activities by:

  • instituting Company policies and procedures which make qualifications, skill and experience the basis for the recruitment, placement, training and advancement of staff at all levels;
  • keeping up-to-date records on recruitment, training and promotion that provide a transparent view of opportunities for employees and their progression within the organisation;
  • where discrimination is identified, addressing complaints, handling appeals and providing recourse for employees through grievance procedures;
  • promoting access to skills development training and to particular occupations; and
  • having reasonably adjusted the physical environment to ensure health and safety for employees, customers and other visitors with disabilities.
  7   ENVIRONMENT        
    Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.       The Sun International Group supports this principle through its daily activities by:

  • developing a code of conduct or practice for its operations and products that confirms commitment to care for health and the environment;
  • having developed Company guidelines on the consistent application of the approach throughout the Company;
  • having established a managerial committee or steering group that oversees the Company application of precaution, in particular risk management in sensitive issue areas; and
  • having established two-way communication with stakeholders of information about uncertainties and potential risks and how to deal with related enquiries and complaints. The Company also uses mechanisms such as workshop discussions, focus groups, it's website and printed media.
  8   ENVIRONMENT        
    Businesses should undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.       The Sun International Group supports this principle through its daily activities by:

  • having defined the company vision, policies and strategies to include the ‘triple bottom line’ of sustainable development – economic prosperity, environmental quality and social equity;
  • having certain sustainability commitments in place;
  • having adopted environmental audits at all of its operations;
  • tracking and communicating progress in incorporating sustainability principles into business practices; and
  • ensuring transparency with stakeholders.
  9   ENVIRONMENT        
    Businesses should encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.       The Sun International Group supports this principle through its daily activities by:

  • improving technology at property level;
  • making information available to stakeholders that illustrates the environmental performance and benefits of using such technologies;
  • advancing waste management, energy conservation and responsible water use; and
  • having environmental management systems in place at most properties.
  10   ANTI-CORRUPTION      
    Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.       The Sun International Group supports this principle through its daily activities by:

  • not tolerating any corruption within the business operations;
  • defining its stance with all stakeholders particularly in foreign jurisdictions;
  • carefully mitigating its risk with new partners by conducting probity investigations; and
  • conducting country risk profiles of new jurisdictions to identify any such risks.