The overall impact of a company is determined by what it produces, environmental impact, its recruitment and training processes, its adherence to rights and values, its investment in the community, and so on. Coffey are committed to implementing positive changes in the communities where we operate.
Some examples of how we support the communities where we work include:
- Directly employing staff from the locality, including unskilled operatives, apprentices and engineers
- Training and upskilling local staff
- Sourcing plant and materials from local suppliers
- Hiring local sub-contractors
- Purchasing materials from local suppliers
- Providing public amenities such as landscaping and park facilities
- Contributing to local projects
- Sponsoring local teams
- Providing site visits for schools and colleges
- Attending meet the buyer events
- Attending careers open days in local schools and colleges
- Upskilling the local supply chain to improve their performance on tenders and once they get to the site, so that they are better able to compete for work.
At Coffey, we firmly believe that active and structural collaboration with clients, suppliers and local communities allows for better project results which, is in turn, better for all stakeholders.
Sponsorships and Donations
Here are some of the charities and local teams and local groups Coffey and Coftec have donated and sponsored for 2022.
Clongriffin Athletics Club
U8 Raheen’s GAA club in Kildare
Neale GAA Player Injury Fund
Mick Cronin Appeal
Austism.ie through Dunmore Vintage Club
Cystic Fibrosis Ireland through the Highest Harp
Cope
Athenry Agricultural show
Athenry Athletics and Soccer Club
Galway Hospice Foundation through the Croagh Patrick Climb
Lighthouse Club
The Swan Centre – The Brothers of Charity Day Centre in Athenry
Athenry Christmas Lights
Athenry Tidy Towns Committee
UNHCR – Ukraine appeal
Clothes appeal Fundraiser for Ukraine with Portwest
St Francis Hospice Dublin
Inverin secondary school Jacket Sponsorship
Our Policies
Anti-Bribery Policy
Coffey is committed to implementing and enforcing effective systems to counter bribery. For a full copy of the Coffey Anti-Bribery Policy click HERE.
Collaboration Policy
Coffey are committed to partnering and collaboration in the Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering Industry and the benefits that can bring to the organisation. We are committed to putting in place, initiatives to improve procurement and project delivery through early design team engagement, contractor involvement in the design and cooperative client relationships. Click HERE for the policy.
Energy and Carbon Management Policy
As a design, build & operate company operating in an energy intense wastewater and water treatment sector, Coffey strives to reduce energy usage by kWh/mᵌ of water processed. To view the Coffey Energy and Carbon Management Policy click HERE.
Environmental Policy
Coffey is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring that the company’s activities are conducted in a manner that maintains the highest environmental standards at the design, planning, execution, operational and maintenance stages of our projects. For a full copy of the Coffey Environmental Policy click HERE.
Modern Day Slavery Act Policy
Coffey recognises that slavery and human trafficking remains a hidden blight on our global society. The aim of Coffey is to identify our responsibility by alerting staff to the risks, however small, in our business and in the wider supply chain. Staff are expected and encouraged to report concerns to management, where they are expected to act upon them this policy applies to all those employed by Coffey. For a copy of our full Policy Document please click HERE.
Occupational Health & Safety Policy
Coffey actively promotes the achievement of good health and safety standards equally, in line with all other corporate objectives and is vested in the development and on-going support of a positive health and safety culture. For a copy of our full Policy Document please click HERE.
Quality Policy
Coffey is committed to providing a quality product and service in the most environmentally friendly manner possible without impinging on the well-being of our employees, suppliers/subcontractors, clients, the environment and the general public. For a copy of our Quality Policy Document please click HERE.
Whistleblowing Policy
Coffey Whistleblowing Policy is intended to encourage Board members, employees and others to report suspected or actual occurrence(s) of illegal, unethical or inappropriate events (behaviours or practices) without retribution. For a full copy of the Coffey Whistleblowing Policy click HERE.
