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Annual report 2012 www.recope.com
SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
The asphalt and asphalt emulsions grants project is a permanent
effort that has been developing for several years. During 2012,
RECOPE donated 2.13164 million liters of asphalt and asphalt
emulsion. At the time this was authorized it represented a cost
of ₡610.311.531 colones.
This benefited 18 municipalities in the country: Aserrí and
Desamparados (San José province), San Mateo, Upala, Naranjo,
Poás, Alajuela, San Ramón and Orotina (Alajuela province),
Alvarado (Cartago province), San Rafael de Heredia, Aguirre,
Osa and Montes de Oro (Puntarenas province), Cañas, Tilarán
and Abangares (Guanacaste province).
Yearly grants averaging of 120 000 liters of asphalt AC 30 are
authorized to each municipality upon request of such aid in
order to fix local roads and other paving and patching projects.
In 2011, RECOPE reinforced some requirements for greater
oversight and control in the management of these grants. This
allowed judicial authorities to carry out specific research on the
management of these resources during 2012.
Allegations regarding inappropriate use of these donations are
investigated: such as changes in materials or changes the in
the authorized destination of the donation (even towards other
asphalt projects of the same municipality) without justification
and prior written authorization of RECOPE´s president.
It is worth noting that a group of company civil engineers
perform audits before, during and after the completion of
works in order to verify that the donated material is being
correctly employed in the project (to ensure durability). Certain
breaches detected during interventions led to the need for
ongoing research.
Details of the Company´s advances with regards to Social and Environmental responsibility during 2012 are listed below:
DONATIONS OF ASPHALT AND ASPHALT EMULSIONS