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We want to ensure that our responsibilities are taken beyond 'the norms' and extend this to all stakeholders. Overall we care and we only employ people, and partner with people, who care.

Community

  • All team members are encouraged to take part in community activity and are allowed paid time off for this.
  • Our Managing Director sits on the boards of two charities; The Brokerage - which provides 'City jobs for inner City residents' and the similar hospitality specific project called the Hoxton Apprentice. She is President of HR in Hospitality, on the commitee of Arena - both involved in fund raising for charities and other. She has been instrumental in the success of several high profile employment projects for the disadvantaged. She is also a visiting fellow at both Oxford Brookes and Sheffield Hallam Universities and contributes as appropriate.
  • Two team members are trained industry ambassadors and work with young people in the community, and others are involved in ad hoc help with people who need it.
  • We are also members of the Talent Foundation concerned with the promotion of development for all.
  • We have preferential fees for charities

Environment

  • We recycle all paper and as many other materials as possible and use recycled stationary where possible.
  • We have a ban on printing out emails.
  • We encourage people to walk to meetings if feasible or use public transport.
  • If flights are unavoidable we carbon neutralise them.

Stakeholders

  • All team members have access to free fruit on a daily basis, healthy drinks and have 50% subsidy on gym membership.
  • We have an open information policy so that all have access to financial and other info if they require it.
  • Through our mentoring scheme, team members have access to expert support on an ongoing basis. People know they have strong support and can come to us with any issue, work related or otherwise and we will help them.
  • We treat all our suppliers and partners with respect. And in some cases bring them into the business as if they were employees. We also pay them on 30 days maximum.
  • Helped IT outsource to expand its own team by providing advice, motivation and the 'how to's' as well as agreeing a guaranteed income structure to negate the risk to them.
  • Helped young in-house design team to start their own business.
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