Environment 

We genuinely recognise the social and economic importance of protecting the environment.

We respond to the climate emergency by continuously looking for ways to minimise our environmental impact to help protect our planet for future generations. 

On an individual basis, we believe every little counts. Everything from sourcing the tea bags we use in the office to managing our travel, from switching the lights off to never (well, very rarely) printing anything – every small step makes a difference. But we need to do more.

We understand that everything we do has an impact. This helps to inform our decisions, to redesign the way we work and to rethink our policies, processes and supply chain – all for the benefit of our clients, our teams, our communities, and our spaces. 

We want to be recognised as a socially and environmentally-minded provider, employer and partner of choice. Our own aspirations are reflected in the expectations we set for our clients and suppliers alike. All of us must act responsibly.

Community

We looked long and hard for an amazing charity to work with. There are so many great causes but felt that The Big Kid Foundation really ‘clicked’ with us.

They do amazing work to equip young people at risk of social exclusion and youth violence to take control of their lives, find, develop and act on their own potential.

We want to work with them to help more young people. We have an employee taskforce looking at ways to access more funding, to increase their profile and to offer any other useful professional support we can. Their website is full of inspirational stories: www.bigkidfoundation.org

Workplace

Alongside flexible and hybrid working, plus the ever popular cycle to work scheme, we recognise the growing importance around mental health for individual 4OCers, as well as physical health.

Our guiding principle –  doing the right thing – defines us. It tests us but it makes us who we are too.

As employers, we have a responsibility to do what we can to promote personal and professional resilience. Work and life can take a toll.

We have regular social gatherings throughout the year. We share learnings and also have a bit of fun, which all helps to create a wider support network, vital in today’s hybrid working environment

In the summer months, we run a series of sporting get togethers – from basketball to rounders to pétanque. They are fun to participate in but equally amusing to simply spectate if running around is not your thing.

All 4OCers also have access to a wellbeing therapeutic service. Whether to build confidence, to manage stress, cope with big life events, gain perspective, the service is there to assist. Over half the workforce regularly use the service to relieve the stresses and strains of, frankly, life in general. The benefits from a business perspective? To be honest, we’ve never measured it, it’s just the right thing to do.