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The Company
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MUhammad
Akram Almas
CEO
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Since it is formation in 1940 Lali group has provided
hundred of organizations with a prompt, constructive and affordable services
with regard to variety of products ranging from Sports Goods to Surgical
Equipments to Handicrafts to Leather and Cordura based products ( the detail of
products has been given separately)
http://www.laligroup.com (Soccer
Balls, Boxing Gloves Etc. )
http://www.laligroup.com/anky
(Cordura Jackets, M/C Gloves, Jackets Etc. )
http://www.laligroup.com/shen
( Surgical )
http://www.laligroup.com/swords (
Knives , Swords, Hunting Knives Etc. )
Lali group was named after it is founder, the grand father of Mr. M.A Almas
(current CEO of Lali Group), Lala Ibrahim (Late), nick named “Lali”.
Lali Group enjoys a vast
resources consisting of large facilities equipped with state of the art
machinery, highly skilled labor, and well educated , proactive and allegiant
management team . These credentials have been utilized to the optimum level to
serve it is clients in the best possible way.
Corporate Governance:
Corporate Governance entails the long-term
improvement of value for the Group in the best interest of its customers,
employees and other stakeholders. It describes the distribution of rights and
responsibilities among different participants in the Group , such as the
Supervisory Board, the Executive Board, Managers and Employees as well as other
parties involved. At Lali Group of Companies, Corporate Governance is
characterized by competence, transparency and openness in reporting and the
comparability in accounting through the implementation of International
Accounting Standards as well as a special focus on social and environmental
affairs.
Work in partnership:
No company exists in isolation.
Businesses need to involve and inform the organizations, groups and individuals
who have a vested interest in their performance. Opening up regular dialogue
with all our stakeholders helps us find out how best to respond to their needs.
We have always worked closely with our business stakeholders - including
customers, suppliers, and staff - in order to build trusting commercial
relationships.
Core Values
Authenticity. Inspiration. Commitment.
Honesty.
These are some of the core values of the Lali Group.
We measure ourselves by these values, and we measure our business partners in
the same way.
Consistent with these
values, we expect our partners - contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and
others - to conduct themselves with the utmost fairness, honesty, and
responsibility in all aspects of their business.
These Standards of
Engagement are tools that assist us in selecting and retaining business
partners that follow workplace standards and business practices consistent with
our policies and values. As a set of guiding principles, they also help
identify potential problems so that we can work with our business partners to
address issues of concern as they arise.
I. General Principle
Business partners shall comply
fully with all legal requirements relevant to the conduct of their businesses.
II. Employment Standards
We will only do business with
partners who treat their employees fairly and legally with regard to wages,
benefits, and working conditions. In particular, the following guidelines
apply:
Forced Labor:
Business partners shall not employ forced labor,
whether in the form of prison labor, indentured labor, bonded labor, or
otherwise.
Child Labor:
Business partners shall not employ children who are less than 18 years
old , or who are younger than the age for completing compulsory education
Discrimination:
While we recognize and respect
cultural differences, we believe that workers should be employed on the basis
of their ability to do the job, rather than on the basis of personal
characteristics or beliefs. We will seek business partners that share this value,
and that do not discriminate in hiring and employment practices on grounds of
race, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation,
or political opinion.
Wages and Benefits:
Business partners shall pay their
employees the minimum wage required by law or the prevailing industry wage,
whichever is higher, and shall provide legally mandated benefits. Wages shall
be paid directly to the employee in cash or check or the equivalent, and
information relating to wages shall be provided to employees in a form they
understand. Advances and deductions from wages shall be carefully monitored,
and shall comply with law.
Right of Association:
Business partners shall recognize
and respect the right of workers to join and organize associations of their own
choosing.
Disciplinary Practices:
Every employee shall be treated
with respect and dignity. No employee shall be subject to any physical, sexual,
psychological or verbal harassment or abuse.
III. Health and Safety
Business partners shall provide a
safe and healthy working environment, including protection from fire,
accidents, and toxic substances. Lighting, heating and ventilation systems
should be adequate. Employees should have access at all times to sanitary facilities,
which should be adequate and clean. When residential facilities are provided
for employees, the same standards should apply.
IV. Environmental
Requirements
Business partners shall comply with
all applicable environmental laws and regulations.
V. Community Involvement
We will favor business partners who
make efforts to contribute to improving conditions in the country and community
in which they operate.
Mission and values
Our mission is to be the best group
in the world. The best, in quality, price, social and environmental terms,
means that we are dedicated to our valued clients, socially responsible, safe
and environmentally sustainable practices in the group and its supply chain,
and to enhancing the value of our products by guaranteeing the ideals of the
Group for the consumer and for those making our products We aim to have
everything for everyone. In specific terms our mission can be defined as
follows:
- strengthening our image and reputation
- making our supply chain more effective
- Ensuring to provide a long-term future for our
products.
The values of the company
- authenticity, inspiration, honesty and commitment form the basis of our Standards
of Engagement, the Groups code of conduct that aims to ensure that our
suppliers´ factories are safe, fair places in which to work. Our ultimate goal
for our suppliers´ conduct is that they have systems of self-governance,
meaning that they will eventually develop their own systems in line with local
and international social and environmental standards rather than being
externally regulated by customers.
Principles of
sustainability
Our principles of sustainability
help us set standards for our own social and environmental performance
Our principles are set out as follows.
Legislation
We adhere to social and
environmental laws, directives and guidelines while continually improving upon
our own contribution to a sustainable society.
Management
We aim to:
- analyse, evaluate and assess the social and
environmental impact of our products, technologies and processes at the
design and development stage
- set up clear targets, formulate an action plan
and monitor progress.
Supplier and customer
relationships
We expect suppliers activities to be compatible with
our Standards of Engagement. We work in partnership with them to improve
workplace conditions. We encourage our business customers to take a proactive
stance on the social and environmental impact of their own activities.
Support
We support social and environmental
projects and develop partnerships with businesses and organizations whose
direct and indirect output contributes to a sustainable society.
Stakeholder dialogue
We aim to communicate with all stakeholders in an
atmosphere of mutual trust and respect. We provide them with appropriate
information related to the export, management , social and environmental
performance of the group on a regular basis.
Membership:
Lali Group of companies has the
membership of the following associations:
- Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- Pakistan Gloves Association
- Pakistan Sports Goods Manufacturers
Association.
- Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers Association.
Pakistan
Surgical Manufacturers Association
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