NOVARIC® hexagon logo NOVARIC® SDG ManualNOVARIC-SDG-GM-001 · Version 1.0
Official sustainability governance publication

NOVARIC® Guidance Manual for the Sustainable Development Goals

The Board-approved framework through which NOVARIC® Sh.A. governs its contribution to the UN 2030 Agenda — across ethical recruitment, vocational education, responsible AI, environmental performance and ESG reporting.

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Purpose

Why this manual exists

Ten years into the 2030 Agenda, only 35 per cent of SDG targets with data are on track or making moderate progress, nearly half are moving too slowly, and 18 per cent have regressed, according to the UN Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025. For a workforce mobility organisation, the decisive contribution is not commentary but conduct: how people are recruited, trained, placed and protected. This Manual converts that responsibility into governed, measurable commitments.

A governing instrument

Board-approved, version-controlled and annually reviewed — the Manual sits at the top of NOVARIC®'s policy hierarchy and binds every division.

Measured, not asserted

Every commitment carries a named owner and a defined indicator from the 90-KPI register. What is not measured is not claimed.

Built on recognised standards

Aligned with the UN 2030 Agenda, ILO Fair Recruitment Initiative, OECD guidelines, GRI, ESRS, ISO management standards and the EU AI Act.

Part III of the Manual

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Each goal page presents the UN objective, the 2025 global status drawn from the UN SDG Report 2025, the European and Albanian context, and NOVARIC®'s implementation commitments and KPIs. Goals marked Priority are those where NOVARIC®'s operations carry the greatest direct influence.

Alignment

Standards and frameworks alignment

The Manual is grounded in the principal international instruments governing sustainable business conduct.

  • UN 2030 Agenda
  • UN SDG Report 2025
  • UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights
  • ILO Standards & Fair Recruitment Initiative
  • OECD Guidelines
  • OECD AI Principles
  • ISO 26000
  • ISO 14001
  • ISO 45001
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • ISO/IEC 42001
  • GRI Standards
  • ESRS / CSRD
  • CSDDD
  • IFRS S1 / S2
  • UN Global Compact
  • EU AI Act
  • NIST AI RMF
  • EU Green Deal
Signature commitments

What the Manual binds NOVARIC® to do

Zero candidate fees

A strict employer-pays model: candidates are never charged for recruitment, at any stage, in any market.

Decent-work quality gate

Every placement must evidence lawful terms, verified wages, compliant hours, safety and social protection before approval.

Blind first-stage screening

Name, gender, age and origin markers are removed before competency assessment, interrupting bias at source.

Pay-equity audits

Periodic audits across operations, with corrective actions owned at executive level.

PEFC-certified sourcing

Certified paper and materials wherever physical procurement is unavoidable; paperless-first elsewhere.

Paperless operations

Digital-first workflows across recruitment, training and administration, with exceptions documented.

Human oversight of AI

No high-risk AI decision is final without review by a named, accountable person.

Anti-greenwashing discipline

Every public sustainability claim is logged with its evidence before publication — including on this site.

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Version control

Current version and change log

Document change record — NOVARIC-SDG-GM-001
VersionDateStatusSummary of change
1.018 February 2026Board-approvedFirst approved edition. Establishes the 18-Part structure, 90-indicator KPI register, five-level Sustainability Maturity Model and 12-template implementation toolkit.

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