Code of Ethics

The principles by which Facco Corporation creates its Gold Jewellery: ethics, transparency, and respect for people and the environment, certified by the Responsible Jewellery Council.

Responsible Jewellery Council – Certified Member 0000 1833

RJC Policy

Who we are

FACCO CORPORATION SRL is a medium-sized company based in Camisano Vicentino (Vicenza), via dell’Artigianato 21, that creates Gold Jewellery.

The Company’s production starts from the raw material and goes all the way to the finished, personalised product, ready to be delivered to the end Consumer.

RJC member

FACCO CORPORATION is a member of the RJC, a standard-setting organisation established to improve responsible environmental, social, ethical and human rights practices across the entire jewellery supply chain for gold, silver, platinum group metals, diamonds and coloured gemstones.

The RJC has developed a reference standard for the jewellery supply chain and credible mechanisms to verify, through independent third parties, that companies in the supply chain operate according to responsible business practices.

Our commitments

As a member of the RJC, FACCO CORPORATION is committed to integrating ethical, social, environmental and human rights considerations into its daily activities, business planning and decision-making processes, and in particular undertakes:

  1. To carry out its business in compliance with the RJC Code of Practices and with the legislation in force in the countries in which it operates;
  2. To set objectives and conduct its business with ethics, transparency and integrity;
  3. To adopt appropriate measures to promote policies consistent with the law and with standards of legality for the prevention of corruption and for transparency in business relations, at national and international level;
  4. To monitor its sourcing, in particular with regard to gold;
  5. To apply an appropriate information-gathering process before starting a business relationship and to monitor the supply chain;
  6. To respect the rules of labour ethics, rejecting all working conditions characterised by inhumanity, exploitation or discrimination, and to comply with the provisions of the applicable national collective labour agreement;
  7. To implement a Human Rights policy;
  8. To contribute to the development and well-being of the local community through conduct which, in line with the Company’s means, also supports organisations and activities with civic purposes within the community in which it operates;
  9. To ensure compliance with quality standards and to provide information on the characteristics of its products;
  10. To promote all actions necessary to protect the safety and health of its workers and of the people who come into contact with the Company;
  11. To adopt appropriate measures to ensure the security of shipped goods and to prevent theft or damage;
  12. To carry out its activities with the utmost respect for the surrounding environment without damaging it; it is committed to maximising waste separation by promoting sorting and recycling wherever possible, to disposing of the special waste it produces through specialised companies and to using natural resources responsibly, without unnecessary waste.

Review and communication

This Policy is assessed and reviewed periodically in order to verify its effectiveness and suitability over time.

A copy of this document is displayed in the Company’s workplaces on the notice board and communicated to all interested parties through publication on the Company’s websites.

Human Rights Policy

Our commitment

Facco Corporation operates in compliance with the applicable regulations of the countries it works with and is committed to identifying, mitigating and, where possible, preventing Human Rights violations linked to its activities.

In light of the above, Facco Corporation undertakes:

  1. To support the protection and safeguarding of human rights and freedoms (in accordance with the principles of the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration and subsequent conventions);
  2. Not to tolerate any form of discrimination based on gender, age, ethnicity, religion, political or trade union affiliation, sexual orientation and gender identity, language or disability, nor illegal recruitment, unlawful labour intermediation and labour exploitation, mistreatment, harassment, forced or child labour (in accordance with the principles of the ILO Conventions);
  3. To recognise freedom of association through the free membership of workers in trade unions (in accordance with the principles of the ILO Conventions);
  4. Not to source material from areas affected by armed conflict, violence or other Human Rights violations;
  5. To prevent, identify, prohibit and constantly monitor any form of harassment, bullying and sexually inappropriate behaviour in the workplace;
  6. To establish an internal reporting and support procedure for Employees who report violations of the above, protecting them from any act of retaliation;
  7. To create a good working environment for all Employees;
  8. To train its Employees and raise their awareness;
  9. To respect the characteristics of the social environment in which it operates;
  10. To make its Policy public and disseminate it, involving all interested parties: Employees, Customers, Suppliers and Stakeholders;
  11. To review its Policy periodically in order to improve continuously, taking into account any changes in legislation.