Corporate Responsibility is at the heart of our ethos
When it comes to our own environmental, social and cultural impacts, both internally and externally, we always strive to ‘walk the talk’.
We are proud to be a certified B Corporation®; part of a global community of B Corps™ who use the power of business to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy. Each member meets the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
We enjoy a high level of employee engagement on our Corporate Responsibility initiatives, as our staff are personally committed to sustainability and actively look for ways to make a difference. It’s what we call the Spirit of Anthesis; a sharing of values and common purpose in the way we operate, a determination to play a part in the decisive decade.
Download our B Corp Impact Report
Scope: January 2021 – December 2022
Explore our first B Corp Impact report, focusing on our progress across the five Impact Areas of:
- Governance
- Workers
- Community
- Environment
- Customers
Corporate Responsibility Programme
We published our three-year Corporate Responsibility Objectives Plan at the beginning of 2021, the same time that we proudly became a B Corp™. We have purposely aligned our Objectives to the five B Corp Impact Areas to ensure we stay true to our commitments. Our Global Corporate Responsibility Steering Committee review our Objectives Plan on a monthly basis to ensure that progress is made across our regions and that we are addressing the improvement areas identified in our B Impact Assessment.
The Impact Areas comprise:
- Workers
Recognising the diverse talent of our employees, we are committed to nurturing an inclusive and empowered culture that supports all of our employees in fulfilling their potential. - Community & Customers
We are dedicated to driving positive social impact for our communities through employee engagement initiatives and charitable activities. We exist to shape a more productive and resilient world by helping our clients transition to new models of sustainable performance. - Environment
We actively drive initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility and reduce any negative impacts on our planet. - Governance
We have dedicated global and regional working groups and executive leadership representation to drive accountability of our Corporate Responsibility Programme.
Workers
Recognising the diverse talent of our employees, we are committed to nurturing an inclusive and empowered culture that supports all of our employees in fulfilling their potential.
- Regional wellbeing programmes to support our employees’ physical and mental health.
- Global and regional training and development to promote personal and professional growth.
- Continuing to embed the ‘Anthesis Spirit’ shared values into our culture.
- Global and regional Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility (JEDIA) programmes.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR JEDIA PROGRAMME
Community & Customers
We are dedicated to driving positive social impact for our colleagues, clients, communities and the environment.
- Volunteering and fundraising opportunities to support local communities.
- Partnering with charities and community organisations that align with our chosen UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- Global and regional employee engagement campaigns that align with our chosen UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- Maintaining a sustainable supply chain to reduce the environmental and social impacts from the products and services we procure.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Environment
We actively drive initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility and reduce our environmental impacts.
- Transparency is a core value of our organisation and we communicate our Sustainability Policy and progress on our objectives with stakeholders through regular reporting.
VIEW OUR SUSTAINABILITY POLICY - Anthesis Lavola is a member of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). We produce an annual Communication on Progress (CoP) report to monitor progress towards our commitment to the UNGC principles.
READ OUR LATEST ANTHESIS LAVOLA UN COP REPORT - Our UK and Catalonia (Spain) hubs have environmental management systems (EMS) certified to ISO 14001:2015 with annually reviewed objectives, targets and actions to promote best practice.
- We calculate our carbon footprint and are committed to developing a net zero plan.
- We actively drive waste reduction initiatives across our regional offices.
- We consider the environmental and social impacts associated with our purchasing / procurement and actively search out more sustainable products and services.
” Being a B CorpTM entirely aligns with the fundamentals of why Anthesis was established; our vision of making a positive and significant impact on sustainability issues has stayed true throughout our journey”
Paul Crewe
Chief Sustainability Officer & Executive Director
Governance
We have dedicated global working groups and executive leadership representation to drive accountability of our Corporate Responsibility Programme.
- Our Global Corporate Responsibility Steering Committee has Board level sponsorship and is comprised of regional representatives from across our worldwide locations who ensure our Corporate Responsibility Programme is pushed forward and rolled out locally.
- As an important part of our overall Corporate Responsibility Programme, our Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility (JEDIA) programme is driven by a dedicated global steering committee at leadership level, supported by regional working groups.
- A global Ethics Council was established in 2022 to support the business with any ethical dilemmas, particularly where our professional and personal values may be in conflict when making decisons on clients who we work with.
- Our IT Security and Data Privacy Policy meets the highest standards.
