Corporate Social Responsibility Policy

Introduction

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) involves manageing our business processes to produce an overall positive impact on society. It involves taking part in things that benefit society and it is vital for business success.

Our Principles

We recognise that we must integrate our business values and operations to meet the expectations of our stakeholders. They include our customers, partners, employees, freelancers, subcontractors, regulators, suppliers, the community and the environment.

We recognize that our social, economic and environmental responsibilities to these stakeholders are integral to our business. We aim to demonstrate these responsibilities through our actions and within our corporate policies.

We take all feedback that we receive from our stakeholders seriously and, where possible, maintain open dialogue to ensure that we fulfil the requirements outlined within this policy.

We will be open and honest in communicating our strategies, targets, performance and governance to our stakeholders in our continual commitment to sustainable development.

Our Directors are responsible for the implementation of this policy and will make the necessary resources available to realise our corporate responsibilities. The responsibility for our performance to this policy rests with all employees, whether permanent or temporary.

Our Business Focus:

We shall:

1. Strive to improve our environmental performance through the implementation of sustainable development and environmental policies - as detailed in our Health, Safety and Environment Policy.
2. Ensure a high level of business performance while minimizing and effectively manageing risk.
3. Register and resolve any customer complaints to maintain high standards of service.
4. Operate an equal opportunities policy for all present and potential future employees (whether permanent or temporary) - as detailed in our Equality Policy.
5. Offer our employees clear and fair terms of employment.
6. Provide safeguards to ensure that all team members are treated with respect and without sexual, physical or mental harassment.
7. Provide, and strive to maintain, a clean, healthy and safe working environment.
8. Uphold the values of honesty, partnership and fairness in our relationships with partners, clients and suppliers.
9. Ensure our contracts clearly set out the agreed terms, conditions and the basis of our relationship.
10. Operate in a way that safeguards against unfair business practices - as detailed in our Fair Business Policy.

‍Policy Statement

Podplan shall encourage their suppliers, partners and contractors to adopt responsible business policies and practices for mutual benefit. The company will not knowingly create work which contains statements, suggestions or images offensive to general public decency and will give appropriate consideration to the impact of our work on minority segments of the population, whether that minority be by race, religion, national origin, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability.