Scope
This policy applies to all Guaranteed Security employees, associates, secondees, agency staff and third parties who undertake activity for and on behalf of Guaranteed Security. It applies to the goods and services we procure, our direct operations and the services we procure, our direct operations and the services we provide to our customers. Guaranteed Security is committed to creating a sustainable society actively managing our operations in a way that balances our social, environmental and economic objectives. To do this, sustainability considerations are woven throughout a suite of interdependent policies and their procedures, which are implemented collectively in order to deliver the objectives of the sustainability policy.
Purpose
To provide an effective framework for realising Guaranteed Security’s commitment to creating a sustainable society by protecting and where possible enhancing the stakeholders social, environmental and economic impacts, preventing pollution, reducing social inequality and driving sustainable economic development as part of a transition to a low carbon future.
Responsibilities
All employees including associates, secondees, agency staff and third parties are responsible for ensuring that this policy is adhered to. In addition, those employees who procure goods and services should follow Guaranteed Security Procurement Policy including the requirement to include social value considerations which mirror our sustainability objectives. As referenced some activities within the scope of this Policy are covered by additional dedicated policies and procedures to ensure that the objectives of this policy are delivered.
Policy
Guaranteed Security is a privately held enterprise which works in partnership with others to enable growth, create jobs and improve the quality of security management services to business of all types and sizes throughout the UK.
In recognising this, Guaranteed Security is committed to contributing to a more sustainable society and to continually improve the positive impacts we make by:
– Ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and standards, and the expectations of our customers and other key stakeholders.
– Ensuring our systems and procedures prevent pollution and minimise resource consumption.
– Ensuring our employees and suppliers are able and are encouraged to support our sustainability commitments.
– Ensuring we continue to develop services which meet the needs of those customers who are often less able to participate in mainstream services.
– Ensuring we continually review how we can make improvements to our sustainability performance.
In order for Guaranteed Security to realise these commitments, sustainability performance is driven by the Senior Management Team, through our:
– Agreed shared values, namely: Make a positive difference, Stronger together, Empower people: Do the right thing and build on success.
– Equality and diversity policy and positive about disability status we are committed to access mainstream service provision.
– Environmental values which covers energy, waste and paper usage.
– Service offer, ensuring it targets and supports those customers who are least able to access mainstream service provision.
– Inclusion of social value requirements into our procurement policy.
To realise our sustainability objectives Guaranteed Security both recognises the need for and is committed to communicating these objectives to our suppliers, employees, clients and wider stakeholders. This is achieved via our procurement processes, and our existing communication channels to employees including the business plan, internet, team briefings and the staff induction processes.
This policy and the actions arising from it will be annually reviewed as part of the business planning process which involves the Guaranteed Security senior leadership and management teams, with final approval from our senior leadership team.