ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL & GOVERNANCE
Quantem have always acted responsibly, but greater consideration of ESG has become critical to the aspirations of our leadership team, our staff and our clients. Across our industry and beyond there is a demand to consider how business impacts it’s surroundings, it’s contribution to society and how it conducts itself.
At Quantem we take our ESG responsibility and opportunities seriously. We regularly support clients who strive to achieve more than their regulated baseline.
We have started from a strong platform and have developed and improved upon this position, with targets for further improvement instilled by and from our leadership team to take further strategic responses to our ESG. We have changed methods of services, processes, operations and supply chain, to drive a transition towards becoming a more environmentally and socially responsible business.
Environment
We know our actions as a business has direct consequences for the environment, whether it be in the delivery of our services or our habits in our places of work.
We seek to implement environmentally friendly designs on our projects to help our clients achieve their sustainability targets and we are ensuring are offices are as eco-friendly as possible – such as utilising an energy provider who produces power from 100% renewable sources.
Social
We strive to improve the world and give back to the communities in which we live and work.
We embrace our values and encourage our teams to improve the welfare of those around us as much as possible. We have raised over £15,000 for national, local and industry-based charities such as the NHS and LandAid.
Governance
We wish to be a force for better.
We have always strived to do so and now, more than ever before, there is focus on ESG matters. We follow the RICS Code of Conduct which touches on some ESG matters and have gone beyond this with most of the RICS Responsible Business Framework proposals already embedded in our business; we’re addressing those that remain.
Our ESG journey
Strategy
We have established a sustainable ESG strategy that positively impacts the environment and society whilst driving value for our business and our clients
Evaluate
We've examined our business and operating model through the lens of ESG, identifying threats and opportunities
Finance
Our financial planning and supply chain procurement recognises and make provision for embedding continual ESG betterment in our ways of working, which is measured and recorded against ESG targets
Transform
We have defined and designed the desired future of our business and operating model and are a significant way through our journey of transformation
our reporting
There is no single regulation or accreditation for our ESG. We hold ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 which addresses some points and have audited our activities with regards to ISO 26000 which is a guidance document and thereby not certifiable.
We have also reviewed our alignment to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, of which we are compliant to with opportunity for further improvement, these forming our targets and nest steps. We have scored ourselves using the Sustainability Advantage Basic Sustainability Assessment Tool (BSAT) to provide a benchmark and targets to measure our targeted and measured progress.
Quantem will continue to improve upon our already mindful ethical and sustainable impact whilst maintaining being a force for better.
ESG in action
We are proud to have completed Heart of the City’s climate action course. We have worked with Heart of the City to understand, assess and record our carbon footprint in order to establish our Carbon Action Plan. This plan will allow us as a business to reduce our carbon footprint through genuine means; ultimately achieving Net Zero by 2030.
Living Wage Employer
Quantem are now accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone of relevant working age at Quantem receive a minimum hourly wage of £10.90 in the UK or £11.95 in London. Both rates are significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £10.42 per hour.
The real Living Wage is the only rate calculated according to the costs of living. It provides a voluntary benchmark for employers that wish to ensure their staff earn a wage they can live on, not just the government minimum. Since 2011 the Living Wage movement has delivered a pay rise to over 450,000 people and put over £2 billion extra into the pockets of low paid workers.
