Responsible Business Charters

Our Charter commitments include:

• All employees are paid the Real Living Wage or above, and should seek to include fair work principles in their operations.
• Including resident and tenant representation as part of our scrutiny arrangements and service design.
• Committing to improving the Environmental, Social, Governance and economic wellbeing of the areas we operate in. Especially those communities that have not had the levels of support others have had.
• Committing to paying small businesses on time.
• Making it simple, straightforward and easy for local Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), social enterprises and supported businesses to access supply chains opportunities.
• Making firm and achievable commitments to support national target of Net-zero emissions by 2050.
• Having the social responsibility to pass on skills to local communities and to take inclusive approaches to all workforce matters.
• Being transparent in our Financial and Business reporting.
• Making every effort to make our organisation a great place to work.
• Working harder to address equality and diversity and submitting to independent audit of all policies and procedures to enable fair access for all.
• Having a balanced Board to broaden the range of perspectives and expertise, and ultimately benefit the services and clients we seek to support.
• Demonstrate or advocate support to defence and the armed forces community, and align their values with the Armed Forces Covenant.