Sustainability overview
For us, being a sustainable business isn’t just about being green, it’s about how UBM achieves business success today, which includes being profitable, whilst assuring its success tomorrow, through long-term responsible management and stewardship. Our approach encompasses the following key areas:
- People - how we engage, motivate and support our people
- Environment - how we manage our environmental impact
- Communities - how we support the communities in which we work
- Governance - how we ensure good governance and manage risk (you can find out more about this in the Corporate Governance Statement in our annual report)
2011 has been a year of significant achievement, building strongly on the foundations we laid in 2010.
Our highlights of 2011 include:
- Expanding our flagship Events serving the charity and NGO community, adding a new annual event in the UK – Responsible Partnerships – to our successful annual Brazilian event – ONG Brasil – and planning a further event launch for India in 2012. I am proud of what we are achieving here and of the energy, commitment and expertise of our people in delivering these successful not-for-profit events;
- A 3.5% reduction in absolute carbon emissions, whilst growing the business, and a significant improvement in environmental data capture;
- A new program to increase the number of women in senior positions, with commitment and support from the Board; and
- Strong and improved participation in our second Global Employee Engagement Survey.
David Levin
Chief Executive Officer
