G4S has been awarded silver in Business in the Community’s (BITC) annual benchmark of responsible business management, the Corporate Responsibility Index (CR Index).
The index has been running for more than a decade and is a UK, voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility. G4S was announced as a Silver company, which means that it is able to show effective stakeholder engagement, effective processes and reliable data which demonstrates both management and performance improvement. The security contractor points to the following –
– it’s the principal sponsor of Scottish Rugby’s Street Rugby
– the company funds the Singing Medicine
Patrick Toyne-Sewell, G4S Corporate Affairs Director for the UK and Ireland, said: “We employ more than 48,000 people in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with staff at the heart of nearly every community. Being a responsible business is no longer an ‘optional extra’ – it’s integral to our operations, important to our employees and valued by our clients.
“I am very satisfied to have been recognised with this award, especially during what was a challenging year for the business. We only missed out on the gold award by one per cent and so we shall be striving for further improvements over 2013, by ensuring that we and our suppliers uphold the highest standards of environmental, ethical and social responsibility.”
Marnie Bourne, Head of Membership in the south region for Business in the Community, said: “G4S has demonstrated a solid performance in this year’s CR Index. They have shown improvement in a number of areas including the management of community issues. We look forward to continuing to work with G4S as they focus on ongoing improvements in environmental impact and workplace management, particularly in the areas of measuring, monitoring and reporting.”
