Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility Policy

Policy briefs & purpose

Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) company policy refers to our responsibility toward our environment. Our company’s existence is not lonely. It’s part of a bigger system of people, values, other organizations and nature. The social responsibility of a business is to give back to the world just as it gives to us.

What is corporate social responsibility?

Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) company policy outlines our efforts to give back to the world as it gives to us.

Compliance

Legality

Our company will:

  • Respect the law.
  • Honour its internal policies
  • Ensure that all its business operations are legitimate.
  • Keep every partnership and collaboration open and transparent.

Business ethics

We’ll always conduct business with integrity and respect to human rights. We’ll promote:

  • Safety and fair dealing
  • Respect toward the consumer
  • Anti-bribery and anti-corruption practices

Definition

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby an organisation recognises that its business operations and processes may have an impact on social, economic, and environmental issues outside of the workplace. It also represents a commitment to ensuring and maintaining socially responsible behaviour in an organisation.

Purpose 

We seek to sustain a business that is successful and respected in its ethical standing by our stakeholders. These include customers, clients, investors, regulators, suppliers, and the community. We embrace the role our business plays on a day-to-day basis in contributing to a better society.

Statement from Wardcon

We are committed to providing our clients with an unrivalled level of service, expertise, and support across all our projects and business operations.

We will work in a committed and diligent manner placing safety, consistency, and the environment as our key priorities.

We will support, train, and encourage our employees and supply chain to ensure we have a positive impact on the lives of the people we work with.

We will keep the wider community engaged in our operations whilst ensuring their safety and trust is maintained.

Policy

We are aware that the running of our business will, in many ways, affect our place of work, the community and the wider environment in which we operate. We believe that the way we run our business can and should make a positive difference in these areas and we aim to ensure that continued efforts are made to achieve that.

Our corporate social responsibilities are identifiable in the following areas:

Safety 

The safety of our clients, staff, contractors, and the public are our priority. The following points emphasise our commitment to:

  • Aim to have no RIDDOR incidents.
  • Have trained Physical and Mental First Aid trained staff on all our projects.
  • Educate trade and process contractors on current safety activities.
  • Initiate conversations relating to safe practices and production of Site Safety Observation Records on site.
  • Exceed the expectations of our clients and the industry regarding safety performance.

Environment

Regarding the Wardcon’s impact upon the environment, we are committed, amongst other initiatives, to:

  • Reduce our carbon footprint.
  • Carry out efficient printing and photocopying.
  • Reduce the amount of waste produced by the business.
  • Ensure that water/electricity is used responsibly by our staff.
  • Recycle materials as extensively as possible.
  • Use technology to lessen the need for travel.
  • Use public transport wherever possible when travelling is unavoidable.
  • Promote virtual meetings whenever possible.

Education

We will actively invest in R&D. We will be open to suggestions and listen carefully to ideas. Our company will try to continuously improve the way it operates.

We recognise the importance of education in our community and supporting individuals during this process is key to advancement. We do actively encourage our employees to take up training courses, often funded by ourselves.

Our employees

Involvement: We do keep our staff fully informed of our policies and procedures and we encourage them to share their ideas with us on both internal processes affecting them, and the way our service is provided to customers/clients.  We maintain an open and honest approach to all our communications.

Equal opportunities

We are committed to providing an environment of equal opportunities for all members of our workforce. No account of any of the protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010 shall be taken to a detrimental effect in any decision involving recruitment, promotion, provision of facilities etc.  See our equal opportunities policy for more detail in this regard.

Business partnerships

We will strive to engage with local suppliers and businesses where possible to meet the business’ operational needs, to support businesses within our area and decrease our carbon footprint.

In respect of our entire CSR initiative, we expect no lesser standards from our suppliers and business partners.

Supporting the community

Our company may initiate and support community investment and educational programs. For example, it may begin partnerships with vendors for constructing public buildings. It can provide support to non-profit organizations or movements to promote cultural and economic development of global and local communities.

Ongoing commitment

We are fully committed to the principle of CSR and aim to ensure that no relevant policy decisions are made within the business, without first evaluating the potential CSR impact.

Contact us

Questions, comments, and requests regarding this policy should be emailed to; info@wardcon.net, and please use the subject heading: Corporate Social Responsibility