In everything we do, we are mindful of our responsibility to ensure a diverse workforce and a positive work environment; to source responsibly through our supply chain; to reduce our impact on the planet and to engage compassionately with our communities.

生き甲 斐

‘Ikigai’ is at the heart of our corporate Environmental, Social and Governance commitment to our social development goals.

 

Ikigai (pronounced ick-ee-guy) is a Japanese concept that means a reason for being” and refers to having a meaningful direction or purpose in life, constituting the sense of one’s life being made worthwhile.

AFERIAN'S 2023 ESG REPORT

Our report sets out the Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) policies and information of the Aferian plc Group. This includes Aferian’s commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”) and disclosure of the Group’s progress against certain key metrics. The Group has also reported using the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board’s (“SASB”) Software and IT Services and Hardware sustainability accounting standards where practicable.

Download our report here

THE GLOBAL GOALS

We are committing 1% of our key resources – People, Product and Profit – to meet 6 of the 17 United Nations’ sustainable development goals to help change our world. These goals have been nominated by the staff and executives from across Aferian companies, as being the ones that they felt most passionate about, and wished to pledge their allegiance to.

No Poverty
Good Health
Quality Education
Gender Equality
Responsible

Our ESG directive is not a campaign. It is the foundation for an ongoing transformation of mindset about our planet and the people who inhabit it. We know that ending global poverty and building economic growth to address a range of social needs, while at the same time tackling climate change and environmental protection, will be an enduring challenge: and it has to start now.

Our Actions

Here are some actions we have already taken to meet our social development goals and contribute towards our Ikigai.

Our operating companies are progressing to becoming net carbon zero by 2030

Our operating companies are progressing to becoming net carbon zero by 2030

Our ‘Do The Right Thing’ campaign has implemented policies to minimise business travel

Our ‘Do The Right Thing’ campaign has implemented policies to minimise business travel

Our global #futureisbright graduate programme has been expanded to champion ambitious students and drive industry innovation

Our global #futureisbright graduate programme has been expanded to champion ambitious students and drive industry innovation