Corporate social responsibility
As a public sector organisation with a range of key stakeholders, we aim to behave in a socially responsible way. 'Corporate social responsibility', in this context, means that we take account of the impact our work has on the economy, society and the environment.
Our 2011-15 CSR policy sets out our overall aims, key activities and targets in this area. It was updated in November 2011 in response to HEFCE's new strategy statement and business plan.
Corporate social responsibility policy 2011-15
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Our CSR action plan sets out key actions planned until March 2012 designed to achieve the objectives and targets set out in our CSR policy.
Corporate social responsibility action plan
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We are certified to ISO 14001, an international environmental management system standard and have achieved the Carbon Trust Standard.
Corporate social responsibility report
We review our performance every year and publish an annual corporate social responsibility report. This document reports progress against our corporate social responsibility policy and targets. The report includes our latest and historic environmental performance indicators.
HEFCE corporate social responsibility report 2010-11
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HEFCE corporate social responsibility report 2009-10
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HEFCE corporate social responsibility report 2008-09
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HEFCE corporate social responsibility report 2007-08
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Benchmarking
In 2009-10 we participated in the Universities that Count to benchmark our performance. Business in the Community's environment and corporate responsibility indices to assess the extent to which environmental and social issues are integrated into an organisation's strategy, practices and performance.
In 2009-10 we achieved the Gold standard with a score of 90.8 per cent, an improvement on our score of 84.7 per cent and Silver standard in the previous year. This result compared with a higher education sector average of 75.3 per cent and a corporate average of 86.1 per cent.
The Universities that Count scheme did not take place in 2010-11.
HEFCE corporate responsibility index feedback report 2009-10
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HEFCE corporate responsibility index feedback report 2008-09
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Further information
For further information about corporate social responsibility contact Joanna Simpson, tel 0117 931 7411, e-mail j.simpson@hefce.ac.uk.
Last updated 7 December 2011