Enterprise Social Responsibility (ESR)

Introduction

WisePlant HQ was founded in 2012 by a group of professionals and entrepreneurs who decided to support the creation of a new company, aimed at providing innovative, cyber secure technology products and systems for critical industrial infrastructures and industries in general.

Our areas of action, solutions, and services include instrumentation, automation, control, engineering, software, IT/OT networks, cybersecurity, consulting, and installation services and educational services, with many years of experience in multidisciplinary work.

The WisePlant brand was created in 2006, being a small and medium-sized company. WisePlant is a creative group that has been enjoying continuous growth, with a wide network of partners and consultants. The headquarters was moved from Argentina to the United States of America in 2017.

Together with specialized systems integrators, we select the technology to be used and provide specific services to implement the solutions in accordance with world-class best practices and methodologies, both necessary for each service or supply.

Our team of technicians and engineers have worked on large projects for international companies in Latin America. Our knowledge and technology apply in various industries such as oil and gas, chemical, petrochemical, mining, metals, food, beverages, automotive, pharmaceutical, and many more.

Our Organization

Our mission is to grow WisePlant’s business to its full potential by increasing the visibility of its products and services, expanding regional accessibility, and introducing products and services in an international market. The group is committed to respecting and promoting the values embodied by the organizations represented: talent and innovation with authenticity. WisePlant is a brand that is characterized by a strong identity and a set of unique core values such as culture, personal identity, memory, creativity, design, and quality.

The mission of WisePlant is to develop, market and support products and services that contribute to the expansion and diffusion of technology and knowledge with experience. The vision of WisePlant is to create a multidisciplinary activity of global and multichannel brands, establishing a solid cooperation with the associated companies, systems integrators, suppliers, and end users.

We work as a Team

Our main objective is to create value for our customers through innovation, high-quality products and specialized services. We are inspired by innovative technologies and new ways of doing things.

We work together with our partners, founding partner and certified systems integrators to provide solutions and specialized services.

Our Values and Principles

The company is committed to conducting its business based on the following values ​​and principles:

• Friendly environment
• Responsible community
• Enact a wise industry
• Promoting the intelligent use of technology
• Take care of all resources
• Declare war on waste (WOW, War On Waste)
• Promote continuous improvement
• Permanent search for excellence
• Promote equal opportunities
• Safety first and foremost.

Corporate Social Responsibility

WisePlant is an organization committed to social development and carrying out an active and voluntary social, economic, and environmental improvement contribution. Our corporate social responsibility goes beyond compliance with laws and regulations, assuming their respect and strict compliance. In the decision-making process we appreciate the impact of our actions on communities, workers and the environment and incorporate their interests in our processes and results.

Ethics in Creating Value with Safety and Security

Searching for value with safety and quality is our primary ethical commitment. We are absolutely convinced that business ethics is totally linked to what is created, produced, and achieved.

Safety and quality are intrinsic values ​​of everything we do.

When we refer to safety in general, we refer to both the safety of people and the security of assets, environmental safety, and security of information. On the other hand, we think the quality in depth, covering a careful and attentive vision of the whole and the details, both in the things we do and the relationships we develop.

Environmental Safety

We are in the privileged position to market products and systems which, by their nature, are intended for safety and quality designed for industrial processes critical environments. We carefully select the products and services we offer in our portfolio completely aligned with our mission and corporate policy.

WisePlant works hard to bring their full potential to the following business areas:

• Industrial safety and security.
• Industrial cybersecurity.
• Personal security and assets.
• Availability, integrity, and confidentiality.

We are deeply committed to environmental care and, whenever possible, create policies, procedures, techniques, packaging, and employ tools for the care and preservation of natural resources.

Supported Organizations

WiseGroup supports the following organizations.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital leads the way the world understands, treats, and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSACs) exist solely to raise the funds and awareness necessary to operate St. Jude. In fact, approximately 75 percent of the funds needed to sustain and grow San Jude’s ALSAC are raised each year from generous donors who come together in a common goal: finding cures. Save the children.

Every month, WisePlant Group LLC collaborates with St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

For more information about St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, go to www.hstjudes.org

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity is a global, nonprofit housing organization serving local communities in all 50 United States and approximately 70 countries. Habitat’s vision is of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Habitat works toward our vision by building strength, stability, and self-sufficiency in partnership with families in need of decent and affordable housing. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes together with volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage.

WisePlant Group LLC promotes volunteer work to collaborate with Habitat for Humanity.

For more information on Habitat for Humanity, go to www.habitat.org

Heifer International

We can all help. Even as an SME, our utmost support. WisePlant is committed to supporting Heifer International, a nonprofit foundation that works with communities to fight hunger, poverty, and care for the environment. We fully support the vision of its founder “teach to fish” philosophy that led to Heifer for more than 70 years.

Every three months, we allocate 0.2% of the cumulative turnover of WisePlant to Heifer International Foundation.

For more information about Heifer International, join www.heifer.org

Discover Engineering

Discover Engineering is a foundation that helps unify the community and volunteer work on education in engineering and technology. It is a non-profit organization that teaches children to discover, learn, believe, value, and love engineering.

For more information, Discover Engineering enter www.discovere.org

Idealist

Idealist is a nonprofit organization that brings together the international community with proposals for employment, internships, volunteer events and organizations for communication and dissemination of ideas to make the world a better place. We invite all visitors to know IDEALIST.

For more information about Idealist, visit www.idealist.org

Document Control

Date	Reviewer	Observations
Feb 2016	Monica Lopez	Initial publication and release of the new policy
Feb 2021	Monica Lopez	Minor changes and updates
Oct 2023	Maximillian Kon	Minor changes and updates