LRQA is pleased to become a participant of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), further strengthening our commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) assurance.
As a leading global assurance partner and ESG advisor for global supply chains, this is an important step in demonstrating our credibility, as well as our culture of doing the right thing for our colleagues, clients, communities, stakeholders and planet.
The UNGC is a voluntary initiative that aims to mobilise a global movement of sustainable companies and stakeholders to create a world that we all want. The UNGC supports companies to align their strategies with ten principles on human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption.
The initiative also encourages companies to take strategic actions to advance broader societal goals, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with an emphasis on collaboration and innovation.
The UNGC spans across borders and industries, helping to implement responsible practices to address social responsibility, which is completely aligned to LRQA’s core values.
Paul Butcher, Chief Executive Officer for LRQA, said:
“The UNGC spans across borders and industries, helping to implement responsible practices and innovative solutions to address social responsibility, which is completely aligned to LRQA’s core values. LRQA takes pride is subscribing to such schemes and urges other companies – large and small – to take a similar approach to achieving trust and transparency in their global operations.”
As official signatories of the UNGC, LRQA commits to operating with integrity, strengthening society, ownership of sustainability initiatives at the highest levels of the company, transparent reporting, and furthering local action.
We are excited to contribute to the UNGC’s mission of promoting sustainable business practices and advancing societal goals.
Ben Western, Head of Sustainability for LRQA, added:
"We are delighted to become a participant of the UNGC. It underpins all the actions we will take to deliver our strategic priority of ‘profit for a purpose’. We are excited to contribute to the UNGC’s mission of promoting sustainable business practices and advancing societal goals. Together, we will continue to work towards creating a better world for everyone.”
LRQA joins 21,600 other participants across 162 countries, that sees business as a force for good, catalysing action, partnerships and collaboration.
