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MYTILINEOS HOLDINGS SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
2015
“I’m In!”:
An innovative pilot program of MYTILINEOS Group in partnership with the “Together for Children” Association to
tackle the School Drop-out phenomenon.
Initiatives by PROTERGIA in support of local
communities
Protergia, supporting its commitment to active social presence
and action in local communities in which it operates, entered into
an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the municipality
of Dorida, to implement projects and activities of general interest,
with total cost of €155.000, aiming to improve the living conditions
of the municipality citizens.
At the same time, the company proceeded in heating oil donation
to Primary Schools and kindergartens of Akraifnion and Kokinos
of Orchomenus municipality. Protergia also donated vehicles and
supported local infrastructure projects in areas of Sintiki and
Karystos.
Prospects for 2016
The humanitarian crisis unfolding in Greece, both locally and na-
tion-wide, has led MYTILINEOS Group in 2015 to redefine its so-
cial role, with the aim of returning added value to the society and
contributing even more towards maintaining a balanced financial
and social growth.
In this context, the Group has developed and introduced a new
three year strategic plan, titled “IN PRACTICE”, for the Manage-
ment and Implementation of its Social Contribution (2016-2019).
With “IN PRACTICE”, the Group aspires to contribute to the re-
establishment of social cohesion, in a very critical period for
the country, by pursuing its further mobilisation via selected in-
itiatives. This approach requires a careful selection of the social
groups and organisations that can provide maximum results by
making use of collective action at every level. It also focuses on
actions that conform with: (1) the Group’s culture and business
values, (2) the effects of its business activity, (3) the basic social
emerging under the economic crisis and (4) the development
goals of the United Nations, in line with the Group’s commitment
to the UN Global Compact.
Direct beneficiaries of the program
30 Gymnasium (2
nd
Grade) students
• 300 hours of supplementary teaching
• 15 experiential actions in the
classroom
• 8 personal or family counselling
sessions with specialist
psychologists
• A free nutritious, healthy meal
throughout the duration of the
program
• Free school supplies & shoes
• Organisation of extracurricular
activities
5 volunteer teachers
• 30 hours of counselling on school
psychology
• 34 hours of free training on school
crisis management
• Award of attendance certificates
Students’ families
• Inclusion of 5 families struggling
financially in a free meals program
for 6 months (using specific
inclusion criteria)
• 6 hours of psychology training
for the parents of the program’s
students
MYTILINEOS Group, highly sensitised to the need to protect the
children’s right to education, designed, in partnership with the
“Together for Children” Association, the Innovative Pilot Program
titled “I’m In!”, whose objective is to help mitigate the effects of
School Drop-out, i.e. Of children quitting school early, before com-
pleting their basic education.
This program is implemented with the full financial support of
MYTILINEOS Group, with executives from the Group taking an
active part in the program’s key planning stages. The detailed
action plan was developed by the “Together for Children” Associ-
ation, drawing on its valuable knowledge and long experience in
the development of social programs. To ensure the best possible
conditions for the program’s implementation, scientific support
was provided by the non-profit organisation “MERIMNA” and the
“Prolepsis” research organisation, which worked closely with a
team of volunteer teachers from the 2nd Experimental Lyceum of
Athens and the Centre for School Psychology Research and Appli-
cations of the University of Athens.
In the current pilot phase, the program covers the needs of all
beneficiaries and of society as a whole, by providing incentives for
using of experimental schools as environments where alternative
teaching methods for children with a high drop-out risk can be
tried.
Implementation of programs that help strengthen social cohesion.
Paid employment program
“Engineers in Action”
Continuous assessment
Continuous coaching
during all stages
5 specialisations
600
candidates
Up to date and
reliable evaluation
procedure
Selection of 11 young
engineers as salaried
employees
€190,000 paid in
young engineers’
salaries
€140,000
contributed as
accommodation
costs
€7,000 contributed
as teaching costs
100 training hours
under various
programs
Development of know-how and
experience by participating in
complex and demanding projects
Development of skills through
10 focused training modules
Inclusion of 2 young
engineers in the
ALUMINIUM
OF GREECE
workforce
“ENGINEERS IN ACTION”:
A 12-month paid employment program for talented young engineers to help them enter the labour market.
Early 2016 was marked by the successful conclusion by ALU-
MINIUM OF GREECE of the “Engineers in Action” program for 11
young engineers who had been selected to work at the plant for
12 months as salaried employees. This was an action of great
social value as it supported, showcased and boosted the pros-
pects of talented young engineers regarding their entry in the
labour market. The program was launched in 2014 and received
applications from 600 candidates from most areas of Greece,
who went through an up to date evaluation process structured
in several demanding stages. The evaluation was completed in
January 2015, with the final selection and acceptance in the pro-
gram of 11 young engineers. The “Engineers in Action” program
was carried out during a period characterised by the prolonged
economic crisis and high unemployment rates and insecurity
for young people and their future, and sought to address the
need for concrete actions to support young people, as well as
the Greek society and the Greek economy. In line with the above,
ALUMINIUM OF GREECE provided free accommodation for the
11 young engineers, for the full duration of their employment,
in renovated flats of the plant’s model settlement in Aspra Spi-
tia, Viotia. The program’s investment cost stood at €211,000 and
its results are considered as very encouraging for the profes-
sional prospects of the 11 young engineers. In fact, ALUMINIUM
OF GREECE created new job positions and invited two of these
young engineers to join its workforce.
