Impact works both ways
As a global service provider working with thousands of people every year, our ultimate goal is positive impact, but the implication of that reaches far beyond just the events we work on. This year we are launching our plan for the future – a robust and clear ESG strategy that will be delivered across our company.
A commitment to do the work
Our strategy has been informed by a rigorous material assessment. This is a process that identifies the most important areas for the company and its stakeholders. This means we make commitments where they matter most to our people and will have the biggest impact.
Working alongside a team of experts to make promises we can keep we have established three core pillars where our action and impact will be most effective.
People
As we’re a company that provides people power, the areas of diversity and inclusion (D&I) and equity are clearly where we can do our greatest good. The wellbeing of our people has always been something we take seriously. In response to the pandemic, we launched #ElevatingPeople which has developed into an award winning initiative that supports self-improvement, professional development and wellness support. We also created three bespoke courses relating to Sustainability, D&I, and mental health even before establishing our ESG strategy.
Our organisation, in fact our entire industry, would cease to exist without people, and it’s vital that those people feel safe, cared for, represented and well, so the work we do in this arena just makes sense.
Planet
Regardless of the politics around climate change and fossil fuels, being resilient is good for business. Future proofing is proven to give companies a better chance at surviving the changes to come, but we are also committed to mitigating the impacts of our work by reducing waste, offsetting where we can’t avoid emissions, and making sure our ways of working are flexible and efficient.
We are a company with a global platform and our reach around the world gives us many unique opportunities to make the planet better.
Purpose
When we talk about our purpose as a business, we must take a macro view. We are an organisation with people at our core, working across a rich variety of events. The work we do has impact, on the people we reach and the people we hire, on the places we are in on the day, and the areas we inhabit year-round. For us, purpose means protecting the planet and providing opportunities for development. It means collaborating and knowledge sharing with suppliers, partners, and clients. It is amplifying positive change and most importantly, it means Elevating people through internships, volunteer programs and philanthropy.
Real, measured, live.
In business there is a lot of talk around these themes and it’s all too easy to jump on the big green bandwagon, with lofty ideas or finger pointing at others. To ensure that the work we do is provable and to ensure accountability, we’ve created the EP Elevators – a collective of employees from departments around the world who will lead the strategy, manage the data and hold us to account against our targets. And we’ve written everything down, so that you can see in detail what we are doing to make sure our impact is always a good one.
Read Elevating Purpose: Our Plan for Social and Environmental Action
