Governance
We believe that good corporate governance is essential for building a successful and sustainable business in the long-term interests of all our stakeholders.
It is our view that trust, responsibility and ethics are the cornerstones of an effective organisation and we actively promote a culture of honesty, integrity and respect across the business. We look to uphold human rights, encourage inclusion, diversity and equality and promote good governance.
We formed an ESG Committee to ensure we have the people and governance in place for ESG to be central to our decision-making, which I am proud to chair. The Committee means that ESG considerations have Board-level oversight and involvement. This equips us to deliver on our ambitions and makes sure we are accountable for our commitments.
Our focus areas
We created our ESG Committee to reinforce our governance over ESG-related activities. The Committee represents the Board in defining our ESG strategy and makes sure we take a systemic approach to reviewing relevant practices and initiatives.
The Board and its committees oversee and are ultimately responsible for ethical issues. We fully comply with the Quoted Companies Alliance Corporate Governance Code. To read our compliance statement click here.
Find out more in our FY22 Annual Report.
While we have always been committed to complying with applicable legislation and ensuring secure processing, we believe the ethical use of data goes beyond this.
Building trust with all stakeholders – individuals, our customers, suppliers, team members, investors and regulators is of utmost important to us.
You can read more about our privacy approach here.
Our Code of Conduct reaffirms our approach to professional and ethical standards. It defines what our team members can expect from us, and what we expect from every team member, third party contract and agency.
Find out more about our ethical practices and policies in our FY22 Annual Report.
As well as maintaining the standards you would expect – ISO27001, Cyber Essentials Plus and PCI DSS compliance – we have also implemented a 24/7 security operations centre this year. The centre responds to any event or notification to uphold GBG’s security posture. This means we have eyes and ears on the threats and threat actors that are most likely to impact our business.
Find out more in our FY22 Annual Report.
We recognise that all businesses have a key role to play in preventing all types of modern slavery in their own business and supply chains.
We have published a Modern Slavery Statement on our website. This statement sets out our commitment to improving our practices to ensure that slavery and human trafficking are not taking place in any part of our business or supply chain.
Find out more in our FY22 Annual Report.
Our Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery Policy sets out our responsibilities in observing and upholding a zero-tolerance position on bribery and corruption. The policy applies to all team members who work for GBG, including its subsidiary companies across all jurisdictions. We require all team members to read, understand and comply with the information contained within the policy.
Find out more about our ethical practices and policies in our FY22 Annual Report.