At Dexco, we believe that strengthening the communities where we operate is essential to building a fairer and more sustainable society. For this reason, we actively promote the hiring of local professionals throughout our recruitment processes.

As of 2024, 70% of our employees reside in the same municipalities where our operational units are located, while the remaining 30% live in neighboring cities. All of the Company’s senior leadership positions are held by professionals hired from local communities, based on the match between their residential ZIP code and their workplace location.

When opening new positions, Dexco prioritizes internal recruitment by initially sharing opportunities with current employees, aiming to encourage career development and internal mobility. For external recruitment, we focus on hiring local talent in order to create more job opportunities in the regions where we operate.

We use the Gupy platform, which allows us to segment candidates based on geographical proximity, using ZIP code data. In addition, we promote job openings through accessible community channels, such as Employment Service Centers, job fairs, and other public spaces.

These initiatives reinforce Dexco’s commitment to regional development and the training of professionals who directly contribute to the success and sustainability of our business.

The Dexcomunidade Program is Dexco’s initiative aimed at strengthening relationships with the communities where its manufacturing units are located. Through the program, employees act as community engagement agents, building bridges between the company and the territories in which it operates. The goal is to broaden dialogue, understand local needs, and contribute to development through Dexco’s private social investment.

The main action of the program is the Rodas de Diálogo (“Dialogue Roundtables”), structured meetings of active listening with stakeholders from the communities where Dexco operates. Held annually, these dialogues make it possible to identify social and environmental demands and result in a local action plan that guides the Company’s social responsibility initiatives, aligning them with community priorities. In addition, the insights gathered can inform the sponsorship of projects through incentive laws and the provision of support via donations of Dexco’s own products.

Dialogue Roundtables are an active listening and engagement process through which we not only improve our relationship and expand our conversation, but also helps us understand what each community is like, important issues, and who the main local players are. This way, it is possible to select initiatives to receive private social investment that meet their priority needs, build a legacy, promote social transformation, and leave a positive impact.

There are four steps to dialogue roundtables, starting with the mobilization and preparation of the Dexcomunidade employees to work in the program. Then, roundtables are held with local players (when it comes to a community, we involve locals and nearby associations, as well as companies and institutions we deal with or believe it is important to do so).

Once the roundtable has been held, the agents prepare the minutes and devise an Action Plan, listing up to three local initiatives that will be carried out throughout the year. The documentation and materials are shared with our Social Responsibility area, which together and aligned with the company’s strategy, selects the proposals that will receive resources, annually.

The project selection process involves several internal and leadership areas before they are put in place.

The process can be seen on the right:

Our corporate volunteering program is currently dedicated to the professional qualification of socially-vulnerable young people through the Formare Program*, in partnership with the Iochpe Foundation, we mobilize our employees as volunteer educators during working hours. In 2024, in Uberaba (MG), 13 young people graduated with the support of 29 volunteer educators. The students also experienced other enriching activities, such as visits to production areas and classes on essential topics such as safety and innovation.

Developed by Childhood Brasil, Na Mão Certa* brings companies together by adhering to the Corporate Pact against the forced labor and modern slavery and child labor in the supply chain. It is a commitment that Dexco took part since 2007. The goal is to tackle this grave violation of human rights. Periodically, we raise awareness on the subject with our suppliers, so that they can act as agents on the roads, through the Dexco Supplier Management (GFD) program and run internal awareness campaigns.

Beyond Brazil, Dexco carries out social initiatives in Colombia aimed at promoting local development and supporting communities surrounding our units. We regularly conduct donations, training programs, learning initiatives, dialogue circles, and other community engagement activities through the Fundación Gestión Social y Ambiental, whose objective is to responsibly manage community relations and interactions with social stakeholders in the territory.