“We want our people to understand the values and behaviors that drive our business,” he says. “And we focused on strengthening the number of ways people could speak up and report-we have a number to call, an email and a place on our web page.”Īlong with the training for existing employees, he also helped establish training that walks new employees through hypothetical situations to explain what should be done. “Our main goal was to ensure clear and simple guidelines,” Puente says.
#GRUPO CUPRUM CODE#
Instead of simply listing the rules, for instance, the new code also provided everyday examples of conflicts of interest to be avoided. Still, Puente and his team worked with others in Grupo Cuprum, especially the HR and finance departments, to revise the code of ethics while also making it more user-friendly.
While Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has made a priority of enforcing anticorruption measures passed in 2017, Grupo Cuprum’s code of ethics already covered much of what the reforms entailed.
Strengthening complianceĪnother area where the company was ahead of the Mexican government is in fighting corruption, Puente says. In the meantime, Puente and Grupo Cuprum’s vice presidents meet weekly to review developments related to the pandemic. Mexico’s restrictions are in place until May 30 and have already been extended once. In fact, the company sent home any employee older than 60 before the Mexican government ordered them to shelter in place. Those who can work remotely, such as Puente and his team, do so. The company now uses a “sanitation tunnel” for workers entering and exiting plants and the number of people using the lunchroom has been curtailed. We’re trying to understand who fits into the essential part of the chain and can carry on.”Īnd while ensuring the company followed the required hygiene and social distancing guidelines, Puente says Grupo Cuprum executives further strengthened those measures for the benefit of the employees. “First, our lawyers review documents in order to interpret them and provide guidance. “This is one of the most challenging things we’ve encountered,” he says. While plants and stores remain open, Puente says he, his team and HR have worked through sometimes conflicting government orders on the federal and state level about which businesses were essential. Pandemic processesĬreating clearer paths and data points has sometimes proved easier than forging a clear path through the COVID-19 pandemic. While widely used in the U.S., e-signatures have faced legal challenges in Mexico, and Puente says his team is looking for a platform that holds up in Mexico, the U.S. The mined data will detail contracts and workflow on a monthly and yearly basis and also track patents and trademarks.Īnother step coming is integrating e-signatures into legal operations.
#GRUPO CUPRUM SOFTWARE#
Now the company is developing its own software to pull data from the contracts, Puente says. That’s improved how his team works with other departments, and also opened the possibility of using data in the contracts as a business driver. “Unlike the U.S., we have a lot more we have to document as we operate, and we wanted to create a digital library.”Įnterprise content management software Laserfiche is used to digitize documents and build a highly secure library that can be accessed by other Grupo Cuprum business units, Puente says.Īs the digitizing continued, he and his team opened a content platform on Microsoft SharePoint, making a contract request system simpler. “It started when we began thinking about how we could convert to a paperless process,” Puente recalls. In an ongoing process that began in 2015, Puente and his team are automating operations in ways that also improve overall company efficiency, he explains. While noting firms such as Stites & Harbison have been essential in providing the outside counsel to help Grupo Cuprum grow, Puente and his team also keep a keen focus on ensuring the legal department modernizes. The world is moving at a fast pace-you want to be two or three steps ahead to be more efficient in our legal department and our services to our clients.” A digital progression “We’re always questioning the status quo, modernizing and staying ahead. “Cuprum´s culture is very dynamic and committed to continuous improvement, providing me the opportunity to constantly learn and develop new skills,” he says.
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