2. Social – We Invest in People As a people business at heart, the element we can influence most is People. Social factors of our ESG efforts include observing and implementing provisions related to human rights, labour standards, and illegal child labour within our value chain and cooperation on more routine issues such as adherence to workplace health and safety. We find jobs for thousands of people each year – sometimes permanent, sometimes on a temporary basis. We genuinely care about our Professionals, make sure they are paid and insured correctly and protect their health and safety to the best of our abilities through our Zero Harm programme. We take initiatives to help people that are somewhat further distanced from the job market to get or keep jobs with our Clients or within our organisation. It is also our belief that achieving a good social score indicates how well our integration efforts with the local community are going and therefore obtaining a ‘social license’ to operate with consent. We listen to our stakeholders, encouraging consultation and participation at all levels, both internally and externally. We gather feedback from Staff, Clients and Professionals on an ongoing informal and formal basis in order to ensure that any issues are addressed at the earliest opportunity to maintain a high level of service and satisfaction. We disseminate information relating to employment issues, including Health, Safety & Environment at all levels of the organisation, and regularly review our policies and procedures. We endeavour to be compliant in letter and spirit with the rules and regulations of the countries we operate in, and adhere to international sanctions. We take pride in being conservatively financed so our Clients can be sure we will be around as reliable partner for years to come. Last but not least, we contribute to develop a sustainability-based mindset for our Professionals through our increased focus on delivering Professionals to the Renewables industry (Wind, Hydrogen, Energy Storage and Solar) in order to meet the industry’s ambitious targets.
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Social – We Invest in People
