Our values and commitments
Our mission is to accelerate the move to a decarbonised future. To deliver this mission, we are united by a shared set of values and hold ourselves to account, starting with our own emissions and the way we support our people.
Our values
Committed to delivering a positive impact, our people bring our values to life. They underpin our culture and help us create a workplace where you can thrive.
Integrity: We are known and respected for our impartiality and trusted expertise, working to translate intent into impact.
Ambition: We tackle difficult challenges with innovative solutions to drive meaningful impact today, and for future generations.
Collaboration: We proactively bring stakeholders together and collaborate to catalyse meaningful progress. We are committed to building diverse, inclusive teams, knowing that we are stronger when we act together.
Excellence: We strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do, delivering accuracy and precision that others aspire to.
Our commitments
Environment
We have a systematic approach to health, safety and environmental management. We work to have a positive impact on the environment and ensure the safety and well-being of our people. We are committed to continually improving our environmental performance, as set out in our Health, Safety and Environment Policy.
People
We value diversity and provide an inclusive environment for our people. We recruit, reward and promote on merit and seek to develop skills and capabilities.
Compliance
We comply with all applicable laws and regulations in the countries in which we operate and, where appropriate, go beyond compliance.
Our carbon reduction commitment
As an organisation pioneering decarbonisation, it is important for us to lead by example. Our Net Zero by 2050 target has been officially validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. Through this target, we express our commitment to deep and rapid emissions cuts across both our operations and our extended value chain.
WE COMMIT TO:
- Reduce our Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% by 2030 (from FY2018/19 levels).
- Reduce our business travel emissions by 65% per FTE by 2030.
- Engage with suppliers to ensure that by 2026 at least 56% of our suppliers by emissions are covered by a science-based target.
- Become Net Zero and reduce our emissions by 90% by 2050 (from a FY2018/19 baseline).
We are firm believers in raising climate ambition. For our own practices, this means pushing our boundaries and bringing the 2050 date forward as we progress on this journey. As per the categorisation of the Science Based Targets initiative, we are a small and medium-sized enterprise, which means our near-term 2030 target does not need to cover our value chain. However, we consider it our responsibility to tackle our Scope 3 emissions.
We have chosen to set ambitious Scope 3 targets for ourselves and mirror the requirements for larger organisations. Our key areas of focus to address our Scope 3 emissions are those where our emissions are most significant: business travel and purchased goods and services.
We face the same challenges as many other organisations: how do we grow our business without growing emissions and, in our case, growing our business means supporting more clients and partners around the world in their own Net Zero journeys.
