corporate social responsibility
mission statement
“To develop innovative, economic and sustainable solutions that successfully meet the needs of our clients, whilst adding value and a better quality of life for all. In doing so, we aim to provide an exciting and rewarding work environment for our employees and a successful, dynamic Group, meeting the aspirations of all our stakeholders.”
Sustainability is an important part of the future of Waterman Group. For a summary of our sustainability policy please click here
governance
Waterman has a structure of governance that is key to ensuring that we deliver on all our goals and aspirations for sustainability. Our plc Management Board cascades information down through our General Management Board (GMB) who are in turn responsible for feeding important strategic information to our company boards, directors, team leaders, and ultimately every member of our staff. We also operate a separate Sustainability Strategy Group (SSG) made up of senior managers from across the Group and tasked with driving the Group’s corporate responsibility strategy.
management systems
We are pleased to have maintained quality and environmental management systems certified to ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 in order to guarantee continued high standards of service delivery and environmental management. We continue to work towards certification to ISO 18001 for health and safety management. As part of our commitment to continual improvement, our main environmental achievements over the last 12 months have been:
• switching to a green energy tariff in all of our freehold offices;
• the installation of lighting sensors and low energy lighting in our freehold offices;
• undertaking a detailed energy audit of all our UK based offices in order to establish our Carbon Footprint;
• developing a Green Transport Strategy for the promotion of the use of sustainable transport;
• separating paper, electrical goods and toner cartridges for recycling or re-use;
• rolling out water conservation methods in our offices; and
• renewal and replacement of more energy efficient IT equipment.
health & safety
We are committed to taking measures to prevent accidents and ensure the safety of our employees. We have had no serious incidents of breach of our policy, nor have we been involved in any prosecutions or complaints regarding health and safety. There have also been no reportable injuries in the last three years.
For a summary of our health & safety policy click here
clients & projects
As consultants, we are always trying to extend the boundaries of design, whilst respecting the needs of the environment. We undertake research and development for clients to find engineering solutions to environmental problems. Examples include:
• Technical research projects relating to fuel used in biomass power stations;
• Techniques for controlling landfill gas production; and
• Research into the best technological processes for waste management.
workforce
We recognise that our dedicated and talented workforce is our most valuable asset and we endeavour to create a dynamic work environment and continue to offer a package of flexible benefits, part time hours, office transfers and periods of extended leave where we can. We are currently working towards Investors in People (IIP) accreditation.
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workforce diversity |
30/06/08 |
30/06/07 |
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Female employees (UK) |
28% |
26% |
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Ethnic minority employees (UK) |
14% |
14% |
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Female managerial grade (UK) |
1% |
2% |
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Ethnic minority managerial (UK) |
3% |
2% |
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Number of staff on temporary contracts (UK) |
7.8% |
11% |
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Organic growth |
24% |
13% |
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Annual sickness rate (UK) |
2.4% |
2.3% |
community
We also believe in giving back to the community and this is reflected in the many community and charity projects in which we have been involved. In particular, Better Bankside – a regeneration project seeking to improve the quality of the local community and environment along London’s South Bank in the UK has been a focus.
For a summary of our environmental policy click here