Corporate & Social Responsibility
Matchtech Group is committed to doing business responsibly in its interaction with clients, the environment, and within the local community.
Innovation, Integrity, Enthusiasm, Team Work, and Fun are the underlying values that we expect in the make up of our people, and these values are the basis of our approach to Corporate and Social Responsibility.
Delivering a responsible service to our clients means upholding the highest professional standards. Through active membership of our professional body, the REC, and by supporting the Advocacy Programme, we are helping to raise professional standards in our industry. In the last 2 years, key individuals received recognition for their contribution, receiving awards at the governing body’s annual awards in the categories of Best Newcomer and Best Contract Consultant.
Interacting responsibly with the environment is about minimising our impact. For our business, this is about energy reduction and recycling, and we have taken steps over the last 2 years to reduce energy consumption by increased use of timers to turn off equipment not in use, by switching to paper from sustainable sources, and by further reducing our company vehicle carbon emission limits.
Acting responsibly within our community is about supporting and encouraging staff to engage in charity projects and activities. Our staff are given a ‘charity day’ in addition to their annual leave and this year we have supported staff in raising money for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Southampton General Hospital, the Samaritans, the British Heart Foundation, and Cancer Research.
Over the coming months we will be bringing together all aspects of the Group’s Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) activities under one overarching policy to help ensure that we maximise the benefits that we can give.