Sustainability continued
Aligning to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for best practice The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals provide us with a blueprint to achieving a better and more secure future for all. We selected the following goals, which we felt were most relevant to our business and to our stakeholders:
3 – Good health and wellbeing
9 – Industry, innovation and infrastructure
With the increased pressures of a pandemic and the intensity of the work we do, we put a great deal of effort into our wellbeing programme for colleagues. We recognise the impact of inclusion and diversity on wellbeing, and we encourage real conversation about topics that matter personally to our colleagues. And we invest in resources and policies that further strengthen this commitment. Read more on pages 47 to 54
Our commitment to research, vulnerability disclosure and threat intelligence and the industry partnerships we foster help to provide safe and secure by design technologies. Working across multiple industries globally, we have practice and sector experts to continually research, monitor and develop future solutions to enable sustainable and confident growth for organisations. Read more about our network on page 27 Read more about our strategy on pages 28 to 35
4 – Quality education
13 – Climate action
As a pure play cyber expert, we are committed to investing in the cyber skills that will be needed in the future. From our global research programme, to investing in LinkedIn Learning, we also sponsor colleagues to undertake external accreditations. And we offer a Next Generation Talent programme to enable a non-traditional route into cyber.
While not a material risk due to the nature of our business, we believe in taking responsibility for the part we play in protecting the planet. We have partnered with Planet Mark to support us on our journey and our first priority was to certify our current carbon footprint before we embark on a programme to reduce our impact. Read more about our environmental commitment on pages 44 to 46
Read more on research on pages 20 and 21 Read more about our Next Generation Talent programme on pages 34 and 35
5 – Gender equality
16 – Peace, justice and strong institutions
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture for all and we take responsibility for playing our part in the global challenge of not only encouraging more women into technology, but also ensuring a level playing field for career progression. We are investing in early careers programmes, our own and in partnership with others, and with the development of policies and resources that support colleagues at whatever stage of life they are at, and our career paths framework, we are building a foundation to create a successful environment to achieve our ambition. Read more about gender and our other resource groups on page 52
Our value proposition is based on trust and this is founded on our Code of Ethics, considering the interests of all our stakeholders when we make decisions on the Group’s future strategy and priorities.
Read more about our principal risks and uncertainties on pages 64 to 72 Read more about our governance on page 55
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NCC Group plc — Annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 May 2022
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