Our key sustainability focus areas and objectives for 2023
Our sustainability framework sets out our global focus areas, and we empower local action to bring this to life. We have selected three areas of focus based on the critical elements of our growth strategy. We have not yet conducted a full materiality assessment with our stakeholders and that will come. For now we have drawn insights from customers through the bid process to determine what matters to them, from shareholder conversations and colleague surveys and through third parties – like Planet Mark, which we are working with to map our net zero journey. Our three priorities this year are: • Creating an inclusive and diverse workplace • Reducing our impact on the environment • Being an ethical, responsible employer and supply chain partner
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We are a people business with over 2,000 people focused on making this world safer and more secure. To achieve this we must ensure that our NCC Group community is as diverse as the world we represent, so we continue to foster partnerships that support this. We empower local action in support of our communities, and through our colleague resource groups, we encourage conversations that matter on a broad range of social topics to make NCC Group a great and respectful environment for all. Read more about TCFD on pages 39 to 43
We have partnered with Planet Mark to support us to map out how NCC Group will achieve the net zero requirement by 2050 and will be hosting workshops from the Board down to achieve this. We started the conversation last year, hosting virtual and local conversations with colleagues around the world. Through the work we’ve done to report against the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) we discovered opportunities for our business to play a more active role in helping other organisations to reduce their impact on the planet. Read more about TCFD on pages 39 to 43 Read more on pages 44 to 46
We are committed to building long-term sustainable relationships, earning trust through understanding the challenges our customers have and delivering high quality solutions to take their pain away. We will do business fairly and use our internal processes to assess and consciously accept working with customers and suppliers which align with our own values and Code of Ethics. We take responsibility to provide accurate and timely information to shareholders and always observe relevant regulations and corporate governance principles to protect the integrity of our business operations. We consider the interests of all our stakeholders when we make decisions on the Group’s future strategy and priorities.
Read more about colleague resource groups on page 52 Read more about our Giving Back programme on pages 50 and 51
Read more about stakeholder engagement on pages 24 to 27 Read more about our risk management process on pages 64 to 67
Priority targets for improvement: • Reduction of our carbon footprint by 5% • Improve gender diversity in recruitment
NCC Group plc — Annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 May 2022
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