Commitments

Our Corporate Social Responsibility Commitments

While all of our products are carefully engineered to meet our customers’ quality and performance standards, we are also committed to reducing the environmental impact of composites by developing processes and materials that capture and reprocess waste streams in the most energy-efficient manner. Influence. But as a global organization, we want to do more. We recognize the importance of our responsibilities and our commitment to our people, the planet and the wider community.

Environment

We are committed to operating our business in a sustainable way with minimal impact on the environment. To accomplish this we aim to:

Reduce our energy consumption by 25% per linear meter of fabric produced by 2025
Achieving zero waste to landfill by 2026
Sourcing >50% of energy needs from renewable sources by 2025
Reducing CO2 by >25% from the transportation of products to customers by 2025
Achieving ISO 14001 Environmental Management System accreditation by 2023
Providing electric charging facilities to encourage our team to switch to EV cars
Providing improved facilities to actively encourage walking or cycling to work
Prioritising suppliers with CSR values aligned with ours
Reducing corporate travel by embracing virtual meeting technology

Our People

We have a strong sense of responsibility to the welfare and wellbeing of our people which means:

We aspire to be a zero harm workplace that proactively seeks to reduce risk and promotes H&S best practice
We are cognisant of the importance of mental health and wellbeing, taking steps to provide help and introduce support mechanisms
Actively promoting healthy living and social interaction within the workplace
Ensuring our people are compensated fairly for the jobs they do
We will invest in our people, equipping them with the knowledge to do their job effectively and to the best of their ability
Promoting equality, inclusiveness and diversity in our team, creating an open-minded and positive culture
Actively promoting employee engagement through open, transparent and trusting two-way communication

Community

We understand that our business is an integral part of the communities in which we are based. As such, we have a strong desire to play a positive role within these communities through responsible business practices and community outreach activities, to get involved and to lead by example. To achieve this, we are committed to:

Acting ethically and with due care for our people and visitors
Promoting our business as a great place of local employment, creating jobs and making a strong economic impact
Supporting local charities and good causes through promotion, financial support and volunteering
Fundraising initiatives that dedicate funds to local, national and international charitable organisations
Sourcing products and services locally, wherever possible
Minimising any pollution from our buildings
Recycling our waste streams such as plastic, cardboard, food and drink waste
Interacting with local education establishments to promote STEM subjects and raise awareness of our business, whenever possible

Company Culture

Our business must operate with a strong sense of values and identity, representative of the type of business we aspire to be. This includes:

Living by our shared values – inclusive, mindful, positivity, accountable, customer-focused, togetherness
Enforcing a strong position on business ethics, our code of conduct and who we do business with
A clear set of leadership principles – defining leadership expectations and working in a consistent way
A zero-tolerance policy towards bribery, corruption, and child and forced labour
Being transparent with all stakeholders regarding business performance
Working with purpose and determination to fulfil our obligations to all stakeholders
Always acting in compliance with local, national and international laws
Ensuring we have robust safeguards in place to manage the control of carbon fibre whilst always acting responsibly