Our Policies

Drug Free Workplace

Crowned Grace International is committed to protecting the safety, health and well-being of all employees and other individuals in our workplace and the places we work. We recognize that alcohol abuse and drug use pose a significant threat to our goals. We have established a drug-free workplace program that balances our respect for individuals with the need to maintain an alcohol- and drug-free environment. This organization encourages employees to voluntarily seek help with drug and alcohol problems.

Covered Employees

Any individual who conducts business for the organization, is applying for a position or is conducting business on the organization’s property and/or our customer’s property is covered by our drug-free workplace policy. Our policy includes but is not limited to executive management, managers, supervisors, full-time employees, part-time employees, off-site employees, 1099 Contractors/Consultants and applicants.

Applicability

Our drug-free workplace policy is intended to apply whenever anyone is representing or conducting business for the organization. Therefore, this policy applies during all working hours, whenever conducting business or representing the organization, or while on call or paid standby.

Prohibited Behavior

It is a violation of our drug-free workplace policy to use, possess, sell, trade and/or offer for sale controlled substances or alcohol. The presence of an amount of any controlled substance that results in a positive test is prohibited.

Controlled Substances

As used in this policy, controlled substances include any drug that is illegal under federal or state law, or that is legally obtainable but has not been legally obtained. The term includes prescribed drugs which are not being used for the prescribed purpose or in the prescribed manner. Examples include but are not limited to:

  • Marijuana*
  • Opiates
  • Amphetamines
  • Cocaine
  • Crack, Phencyclidine (PCP)
  • Narcotics, Barbiturates
  • Stimulants, Depressants
  • Alcohol In One’s Body Above The State’s Legal Driving Limit

*Despite Article XVIII, Section 14, of the Colorado Constitution, marijuana for medical use is a Drug Enforcement Administration listed Schedule I controlled substance and therefore is prohibited.

Environmental Policy

Environmental management is no longer a “nice to have” piece of corporate philanthropy, but a business necessity, even within the current economic climate. This is why we at CGI continue to make strides in our environmental performance and have established a clear set of strategies to address our environmental performance in areas where we have both control and influence, namely our products, services, sites and supply chain

As a result CGI will:

  • Comply with all relevant global environmental legislation and regulatory controls.
  • Minimize waste, maximize use of resources and prevent pollution in all parts of the business.
  • Identify significant environmental & social impacts and establish objectives and targets for improvement.
  • Review, monitor and improve the Company’s environmental performance against set targets.
  • Audit the Company’s activities against this policy to confirm environmental improvement.
  • Communicate this policy and the Company environmental performance to customers, suppliers and the public.
  • Ensure all employees are made accountable for these policy goals through training and communication of environmental issues throughout the company.
  • Encourage all employees to be proactive in the maintenance and further development of the company environmental management system.
  • Increase stakeholder involvement in corporate environmental initiatives.

This policy will be reviewed on an annual basis to ensure its continuing effectiveness.
Chief Executive Officer
May 4, 2010

Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action Policy

Crowned Grace Incorporated is committed to establishing and maintaining a diverse workforce which is representative of its constituents. We are committed to an affirmative action program that provides equal opportunities for all people.

We strive to create and promote a respectful work environment free from any kind of harassment. We are committed to diversifying and developing a work environment which is both inclusive and tolerant of individual differences.

We are committed to more than just practicing non-discrimination in management and employment practices. We strive for a work environment where employees respect and value each other as individuals and one where we treat all employees and customers of our multicultural society with dignity and fairness.

E-Verify

Crowned Grace International participates in the E-Verify Program.

Information Security Policy

It is the policy of Crowned Grace International and its affiliates that information, as defined hereinafter, in all its forms–written, spoken, recorded electronically or printed–will be protected from accidental or intentional unauthorized modification, destruction or disclosure throughout its life cycle. This protection includes an appropriate level of security over the equipment and software used to process, store, and transmit that information.

Our Training Policy

Introduction

Crowned Grace is a company which continues to face changes, challenges and opportunities. The present period of change and growth is predicted to continue throughout the short to medium term future and clearly all employees have a vital part to play in meeting our key business objectives.

This policy statement recognizes that a competent, motivated and well-trained workforce is essential to continued company success. This policy document is designed to reinforce the commitment to employees’ development and outline the framework for its continuance.

It is Crowned Grace’s policy to train and develop all employees by providing appropriate access to relevant opportunities, both internal and external, with requisite support and guidance in line with company objectives, beliefs and culture.

Training and development is intended to equip employees with the skills, knowledge and understanding to enable them to function in the working environment with competence and confidence. Within this context, the fundamental task of all levels of management is to unite and mobilize the individual and collective resources of employees in the service of the company. Accordingly, every manager and supervisor holds a responsibility for active team support, as well as a responsibility for active self development.

This approach is in line with the company’s drive for cost awareness, quality and the attendant systems and procedures.

All steps will be taken to ensure equal access to opportunities for training and promotion. Crowned Grace will endeavor to provide appropriate training to enable staff to perform their jobs efficiently and pursue career development opportunities. Training will be given to all staff that requires it regardless of gender, age, responsibility for dependents, creed, race, religion or ethnic origins, sexuality or disability.

Objectives

Our policy is to provide and maintain all employees with skills, knowledge and understanding that will:

  • place the company in a formidable market position with sustainable competitive advantage.
  • ensure that all employees operate effectively at all times, are increasingly action focused, and are fully aware of what is expected of them.
  • foster a culture where “right” actions are carried out first time, and all employees remain cost and quality conscious.
  • provide all employees with agreed and recognized standards of performance expected of them, the basis of regular review and on the job effectiveness.
  • motivate and equip all employees to make their optimum contribution to the achievement of shared goals and tasks, particularly throughout periods of change and transition.
  • ensure employees conduct their work in a safe and healthy manner.
  • bring all new employees up to the required working performance in a minimum of time, whilst ensuring effective team integration.
  • adopt, and promote, sound training and development practices which support professional co-operation and teamwork at all levels.
  • rise, meet and exploit the opportunities presented within our field of business.
  • develop, in the widest sense, the latent potential of all employees.

This Training Policy Statement will be monitored and formally reviewed annually by the board of directors.

Responsibilities

Responsibility for the initial identification of training and development needs rests with company management and the individual employees concerned. The overall and final responsibility for training and development in the company is that of the Human Resource Director. The identification of training and development needs may take place formally and informally.

It is recognized that the process of needs identification must begin with the individual concerned. Self-development starts and ends with each individual. In fact the key to effective training interventions has to rest with the individual, for only he or she can provide the required level of commitment and motivation to gain maximum benefit from the opportunities on offer.

The company believes that the preferred learning styles of individuals should be responded to, but at the same time, to help overcome personal learning barriers, each individual employee needs to:

  • view new opportunities with an open mind
  • appreciate training and development activities as a chance to enhance skills, personal growth and wider learning
  • be willing to take active steps in terms of self-development

The Crowned Grace Board of Directors and the company’s leadership team pledge support to training and development actions which are appropriate to the achievement of stated key business objectives.

General Information

Recording of Training and Development

Centrally held records of training and development activity undertaken are maintained in the Human Resources Manager’s Office. Line managers and supervisors are responsible for the logging and processing of pertinent information.

Information is stored for the purpose of individual records, historical reference and in order to assess and evaluate the results of training conducted, as a basis for future human resource planning.

Planning for Training and Development

This planning will occur at management level and will be consistent with the process of wider business planning and coordinated by the project managers. At all times there will be available a Company Training Plan which details training and development activity scheduled to take place. This is a flexible document, capable of responding to change and unforeseen circumstances.

Communication of Intentions

Individual employees clearly need to know what is expected of them and how they will be equipped to rise to the challenge of an ever changing workplace and trading environment. Within Crowned Grace, the communication of training and development intentions will take place both formally and informally.

Meetings and dialogue with a recognizable purpose are to be encouraged. These may be at management level, or as part of each department. Less formal methods of communication include the utilization of in-house notice boards, memoranda, and direct access to management. Briefings may be undertaken on important issues affecting the company, e.g., new market opportunities, customer care, or Quality.

Delivery Agents

The company will support the training of employees internally and also by external agents who can make a significant contribution to revealed needs. Where external agents are to be used, decisions will hinge upon:

  • the revealed need for such a response.
  • cost-effectiveness.
  • past performance of training providers, previous results and positive evaluations.
  • the essential requirement to look outside company facilities and expertise.
  • requirements of a legislative nature.

Decisions here will be approved at management level and backed up with appropriate documentation.

Evaluation of Training and Development

It is the policy of Crowned Grace to strive to evaluate all training and development activity, in order to maximize benefits, and justify the investment in people. Measurement and evaluation must be designed into all activities from the outset, based upon pre-determined and quantifiable objectives. It is recognized that evaluation may occur at varying levels throughout the organization, but ultimately all training and development completed must show an improvement in some area of the company. In short, benefits must outweigh costs.

Individual appraisal, resulting in change in performance, is part of this overall process, hence the central importance of regular review and individual guidance. All training should have an impact upon job performance, but training remains only one of the many contributing factors to improved commercial results.

Sustainability Principles

Climate Resilience

We act responsibly and together with our Clients and Communities to support prosperity and well-being of every place we have a thumbprint by building the resilience of communities, the economy and the environment within a variable and changing climate.

Energy Smart

CGINTL works to lease and/or own properties which adhere to and use smart energy systems. These systems are a cost-effective, and sustainable with a focus on secure energy systems in which renewable energy production, infrastructures and consumption are integrated and coordinated through energy services, active users and enabling technologies.

Water Conservation and Efficiency

CGINTL encourages our members to use the least amount of water necessary to get the job done within our offices and our Client offices. It is our belief that these behaviors will transfer to our home lives as well. We also encourage our team members to look for other ways to conserve water in their day-to-day activities.

Resource Efficiency

CGINTL supports and promotes public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities of the communities and Clients we serve. This includes addressing resource efficiency and pollution prevention and management throughout the project life-cycle. We promote sustainable management of living natural resources and advocate achieving sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources in the communities we serve.

Waste Reduction

CGINTL adheres to the policies and principles of our Client’s Waste Reduction principles. Internally we substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse. We also adhere to the FAR Clause 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program.

Diversity and Inclusion

CGINTL promotes sound relationships throughout our organization by the proactive approach in ensuring that we attract, maintain, develop and retain experienced professionals irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.

Staff Well-being

We all play a vital role in ensuring our own health and that of our families, friends and communities. This means adhering to public health warnings, engaging in health-related behaviors that lower the risk of chronic disease, pandemics and make plans to manage severe weather events while supporting each other. Good health is the foundation of the CGINTL way of life, and ultimately the state of the wider society and economy. Promote sound worker-management relationships and enhance the development benefits of a project by treating workers in the project fairly and providing safe and healthy working conditions. We look for ways to ensure our leaders have what they need to remain is a state of well-being.

Sustainable Land Management

CGINTL promotes sustainable management of forests and reduced degradation of natural habitats. We believe in protecting and safeguarding our world’s cultural and natural heritage to include providing access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces for all people, including those with physical challenges. We support programs which stop the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral environment.

Preserve the Community

CGINTL believe in a strong, healthy and safe community and therefore we work internally and with our Clients to avoid or minimize health, safety, and security risks which impacts our employees, teaming partners, the communities we support, our Clients and their constituents…from the greatest to the most vulnerable. We support full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with physical challenges, and equal pay for work of equal value. We stand behind sound and ethical businesses who work to increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets.

Anti-Corruption

CGINTL members should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery. CGINTL has a zero tolerance on extortion, corruption and bribery in all forms.

Time & Attendance Policy

The attendance of all hourly employees is recorded daily by each department and is submitted on a weekly basis (unless other wise defined by customer). Our attendance records are Company records and care must be exercised in recording the hours worked, overtime hours and absences. Employees are not to clock or sign in or out for other employees. Violations of this policy may result in appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including immediate discharge.

All employees, exempt, non-exempt, full-time and part-time employees must record the time they arrived/departed, each day, on his/her time record. Each employee is responsible only for his/her own recordkeeping.

Whistle Blower Policy

This policy is intended to encourage Board members, staff (paid and volunteer) and others to report suspected or actual occurrence(s) of illegal, unethical or inappropriate events (behaviors or practices) without retribution.

  1. The Whistleblower should promptly report the suspected or actual event to his/her supervisor.
  2. If the Whistleblower would be uncomfortable or otherwise reluctant to report to his/her supervisor, then the Whistleblower could report the event to the next highest or another level of management, including to an appropriate Board committee or member.
  3. The Whistleblower can report the event with his/her identity or anonymously.
  4. The Whistle blower shall receive no retaliation or retribution for a report that was provided in good faith – that was not done primarily with malice to damage another or the organization.
  5. A Whistleblower who makes a report that is not done in good faith is subject to discipline, including termination of the Board or employee relationship, or other legal means to protect the reputation of the organization and members of its Board and staff.
  6. Anyone who retaliates against the Whistleblower (who reported an event in good faith) will be subject to discipline, including termination of Board or employee status.
  7. Crimes against person or property, such as assault, rape, burglary, etc., should immediately be reported to local law enforcement personnel.
  8. Supervisors, managers and/or Board members who receive the reports must promptly act to investigate and/or resolve the issue.
  9. The Whistleblower shall receive a report within five business days of the initial report, regarding the investigation, disposition or resolution of the issue.
  10. If the investigation of a report, that was done in good faith and investigated by internal personnel, is not to the Whistleblower’s satisfaction, then he/she has the right to report the event to the appropriate legal or investigative agency.
  11. The identity of the Whistleblower, if known, shall remain confidential to those persons directly involved in applying this policy, unless the issue requires investigation by law enforcement, in which case members of the organization are subject to subpoena.

Board of Directors
May 4, 2010

Section 508 Compliance

Crowned Grace International (CGINTL) is experienced implementing the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, per the 1998 Amendments, and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board’s Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards at 36 CFR 1194. CGINTL is committed to the principle of accessibility and will ensure that all of our work products meet Section 508 requirements.

Below are CGINTL’s proposed approaches for meeting the requirements of each selected Section 508 requirement.

SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS (36 CFR 1194.21)
CGINTL will configure applications such that they do not disrupt or disable activated features of other products that are identified as accessibility features. CGINTL will not:

  1. Cause applications to disrupt or disable activated features of any operating system that are identified as accessibility features;
  2. Override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes;
  3. Use color coding as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element; or
  4. Disable assistive technology that is used to complete electronic forms.

WEB BASED INTRANET AND INTERNET INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS (36 CFR 1194.22)
CGINTL will provide websites, training materials, and documents that have accessibility features turned on where possible and will provide alternate formats to users upon request. CGINTL will:

  1. Format any web page documentation so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup;
  2. Provide end user support as necessary to users who experience difficulty due to non-compliant software; and
  3. Interface with systems engineers to recommend requirements consistent with web-based Section 508 requirements.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS (36 CFR 1194.23)
CGINTL will resolve problems related to connectivity to adaptive telecommunications features such as TTY or a non-acoustic connection point for TTYs. CGINTL will provide support for use of microphones to allow the user to intermix speech with TTY use. CGINTL will support interconnection of voice mail, auto-attendant, interactive voice response, and caller identification telecommunications systems for TTY users with their TTYs.

VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS (36 CFR 1194.24)
CGINTL understands that all training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency’s mission, regardless of format, that contain speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be open or closed captioned. CGINTL will support access to open or closed captioning of video and multimedia products including broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals.

DESKTOP AND PORTABLE COMPUTERS (36 CFR 1194.26)
CGINTL will support alternatives to touchscreens and touch-operated controls, as well as support of biometric identification mechanisms for those who do not possess those particular biological characteristics.

INFORMATION, DOCUMENTATION AND SUPPORT (36 CFR 1194.41)
CGINTL will provide support documentation in alternate formats upon request, providing end user access to descriptions of accessibility and compatibility features, and providing support services to accommodate the communication needs of end users with disabilities.

FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA (36 CFR 1194.31)
CGINTL will make design and configuration decisions to provide functional capabilities to people with disabilities. CGINTL will:

  1. Provide alternate modes of operation and information retrieval for people who are blind or vision impaired as well as at least one mode for those who are deaf or hard of hearing;
  2. Provide accommodations that include audio and enlarged print output working together; have enhanced auditory capabilities; or support assistive hearing devices; and
  3. Provide at least one mode of operation that does not require user speech or fine motor control, or that supports assistive technology.

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