Sustainability
Our approach to sustainability
Our sustainability approach includes the management of environmental, social and corporate governance issues. It is focused on identifying and managing the material sustainability risks and opportunities for the Group.
Our sustainability strategy, FuturePositive, sets out our key objectives and programmes.
Read more about our sustainability strategy
Our annual sustainability reports are an important step in updating stakeholders on our sustainability journey.
2023 highlights
FuturePositive is our sustainability programme. Through this programme, we have embedded the highest standards of environmental management, social practices and corporate governance in our business and supply chain, and help our customers tackle important global sustainability challenges.
Promise of a sustainable future
Delivered customer carbon reductions: We helped a tier-one financial services company reduce carbon emissions from their labs by 500 tonnes annually.
Read more about our work to deliver the promise of a sustainable future
Net zero carbon
Carbon reduction strategy: We agreed an innovative lab and estates strategy which will reduce our Scope 1 and 2 emissions by more than 60 per cent.
Support diversity and invest in people
Partnerships to improve diversity: Engaged with HBCUs to continue to support a more diverse applicant pool and improve access to tech jobs.
Operate responsibly
Supplier sustainability agreements: We engaged with suppliers on sustainability and introduced our first sustainability agreements into supplier contracts.
Sustainability recognition
Policies
Our sustainability management is governed by an overarching sustainability policy. The policy commits all Group business units to compliance with high standards of ethics and business integrity, environmental management and employee and community welfare.