Action
Progress and our plan
• Global Director of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs taken on ESG lead within the Group and presents every six months to the Board • Gap analysis has been undertaken to provide an action plan to close the gaps and an ESG framework has now been developed • Policies have been refreshed and standardised (e.g. Code of Ethics and Modern Slavery). The whole organisation has undertaken Code of Ethics refresher training • Increasing recognition that this area will become an ever-more important area for new and existing clients and investors when they are evaluating who to buy from and partner with/invest in • Improving the visibility of what the organisation is doing with regard to ESG and ensuring that all the ESG initiatives and activities are being properly recorded and reported • TCFD will be reported on within the 2022 Annual Report. A TCFD steering group has been formed • Partnerships with external organisations being developed, e.g. we have become a member of Business in the Community (BitC) and joined the UN Global Compact (UNCG) at the “Participant” membership level. With BitC, we have taken part in its Responsible Business Tracker
An increased focus on CSR/ESG (labelled as “sustainability” internally)
Progress from the previous year The 2021 evaluation process also reviewed progress on actions identified in previous evaluation processes.
Areas identified in previous evaluations
2021 evaluation – progress
An increased focus on succession planning and ensuring that these plans are reviewed on a regular basis An increased focus on CSR/ESG A continued focus on strategy and strategic discussion Enhancing Board interactions and communications with the Company and its customers Developing Board involvement in the Group’s culture related initiatives
Good progress and firmly on the Board’s and Nomination Committee’s agenda with a firm commitment to at least 33% female representation on the Board and at least one person of colour by 2024 (see above table for further details).
Good progress and firmly on the Board’s agenda (see above table for further details).
Good progress with the 2021 strategy day felt to be the best to date (see above table for further details).
Good progress. The Board has continued to interact with a significant number of colleagues on both a Company-wide basis and via receiving presentations from various members of the ExCom plus senior managers. There are regular updates on customers within the CEO’s Report.
Good progress (see above table for further details).
NCC Group plc — Annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 May 2021
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