Our Sustainability Policy

At Mineral, we choose to anchor our business principles and targets to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and UN Global Compact. This includes the following measures:

Internally:

• Monitor and measure our performance to the UN SDGs and the UN SDG Action Tracker, on an annual basis, in support of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
• Apply the ISO 26000 standards to integrate socially responsible behaviour into our business practices, taking responsibility to utilise resources and solutions which have as little negative environmental and societal impact as possible, recognising that in choosing companies with good governance and where possible, a social purpose or cause, we can help make a difference. By doing so, not only can we ensure we’re doing the best we can to control our sustainable behaviours, but also utilise our experience to guide our stakeholders to do the same via their engagement and communications.
• Manage our business responsibly, transparently, and ethically – questioning our decisions to ensure we are making viable choices for the benefit of ourselves, our clients, and our planet.
• Review and monitor our direct and indirect environmental and societal impacts, via targets and goals related to energy use, climate resilience, biodiversity net gain, water use, waste, pollution, transport, and recycling.
• Review and monitor our supply chain, making improvements to our internal procurement, vendor choices and best practices on an annual basis.
• Promote sustainable values, goals, and purpose in all our business activities.
• Consider Circularity – embedding this into our business activities wherever possible.
• Educate and inform our team on sustainable issues and trends, encouraging behaviours to improve our business.
• Create an empowering culture whereby our team feel confident and capable of delivering personal growth and career development.
• Donate a percentage of our revenue to sustainability-related causes in South West England, giving back to where our business began, in collaboration with our clients.

Externally:

• Communicate on sustainable issues to educate and inform our clients, for a more sustainable future.
• Keep abreast of the latest laws and regulations relevant to our business, adapting as necessary to ensure we and our clients remain as sustainable as possible – including voluntary agreements where they create tangible benefits.
• Advocate for environmental and societal issues across our region and in our work with clients.
• Look to provide opportunities within the local community in the first instance, be it employment opportunities, supplier relationships or supporting meaningful causes.

18 March 2024