Social Impact
Our Approach to delivering Social Impact
As a SME technical and management consultancy RED’s social impacts come from how we run our business, the activities of our staff and direct support to charities and community initiatives. To this end we aim to:
- Support staff in pursuing activities they are passionate about which have a strong social impact;
- Be open to suggestions from all quarters for socially valuable initiatives worthy of corporate support;
- Update the way we operate to support social impact objectives;
- Regularly update and publish our progress in delivering social impact.
Our progress
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Our
Team
Flexible
home-office working
Work locations vary depending on an individual’s needs and nature of their role. About 25% of staff are office-based. Others work flexibly between home, office & client.
0.1%
sickness absence in 2021
Staff remain remarkably healthy. Sickness absence fell from 0.4% in 2019 to less than 0.1% in 2021 to July (vs 1.8% nationally in 2020). We are now looking for better measures of wellbeing.
Our
communities
99%
of invoices paid within 30 days
Our payment record consistently exceeds the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) targets to support the cash-flow of our suppliers. More detail is here.
£1,700
donated to charity since 2017
RED has donated to charities and groups supported by staff, including Cancer Research, British Red Cross, Arnhem Memorial March & Alton Operatic & Dramatic Society.
Our
environment
Moving towards
100%sustainably sourced supplies
We have switched to 100% renewable electricity and are buying sustainable office supplies whenever possible.
Net Zero
Carbon emissions from 2022
We are reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and, each year, investing in carbon negative projects. Our Carbon Reduction Plan is here.
