Welcome & About Whistl
“ Our people are key to our success, and we recognise their value by investing in development programmes and activities to help them to reach their potential. We endeavour to ensure that, when a Whistl employee has the desire and drive to develop their skills, they are thoroughly supported to accomplish this.” Lynn Dillon, HR Director
Whistl’s ESG strategy
Valuing colleagues
Fulfilling opportunities We owe our position as a leading logistics company to our people; in turn, we are committed to using our resources to encourage the potential within our people and local communities. Over the course of 2023, we have created and maintained a variety of initiatives to support the professional development of our employees and enhance the wellbeing of our local communities. Employee training and development When we invest time and resources into development initiatives, we want to be certain that they offer choice and flexibility to our employees. This is because our people are self-motivated individuals, so we have great confidence in them to drive their own progress. We believe this creates a sense of ownership, pride and achievement amongst our employees. This is fundamental to ensuring that we continue to develop a strong workforce capable of delivering high-quality services. Over the course of 2023, our learning and development (L&D) team facilitated the delivery of new learning and development opportunities by providing tools, resources and advice to support our employees. Some of our highlights in 2023 include the further development of our apprenticeship programme, the improvement and maintenance of our learning management system, My Academy, and the preservation of our Investors in People accreditation.
Our main priority for the year was the introduction of a mandatory People Management Programme, which is now mandatory for all existing people managers and will form part of the induction for anyone appointed to roles supervising and managing staff in the future. For existing managers, it is an opportunity to take time to reflect and share best practices with other managers. For new managers, it is a chance to meet other managers, become aware of the tools and resources available to managers, and gain an understanding of key HR processes at Whistl. The programme involves an in-person workshop focused on leadership and management behaviours, supplemented by several essential e-learning modules about key people processes. We were remarkably successful in the rollout of this programme: by the end of 2023, 81% of our existing managers had attended the workshop. To further promote learning and development, we will launch our new ‘behaviour framework’ in 2024. The framework will be bolstered by a range of learning resources such as workshops, e-learning courses, practical activities and books to enable employees to identify and close their skill gaps. We look forward to continuing to provide our employees with opportunities and support to reach their goals.
Fulfilling opportunities
Preserving our natural environment
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
Appendices
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2023 ESG Report
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