Sustainability Targets | 2024 update
At PageGroup, we want to be the best in recruitment at driving a sustainable future for our business and our world. Our sustainability strategy and targets set out how we aim to achieve that.
| Target | Measure | 2024 Progress | SDGs | UNGC Principles |
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To positively change one million lives in the ten years to 2030 |
The number of people we place into decent work
The number of people that access our social impact programmes
Total number of Lives positively changed |
80,952 people accessed decent work
55,864 people accessed our social impact programmes
136,816 lives positively changed |
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Principles 1, 2, 4 and 6 |
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To target an increase in Gender diversity within our senior management to 50/50 by 2030 |
The number of women within leadership roles within our business, globally |
46% female vs 54% males |
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Principles 1, 2 and 6 |
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Establish a meaningful Global sustainability business by 2026 |
Percentage growth of net fees generated from sustainability roles |
+2% y-o-y growth in our sustainability net fees |
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Principles 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 |
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To become Net zero across our full value chain by 2050 |
Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions Scope 3 GHG emissions Total Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions |
1,955 tCO2e 52,092 tCO2e 54,047 tCO2e |
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Principles 7, 8 and 9 |
For more detail on our progress, actions, case studies and the basis of reporting, see the 2024 Sustainability Spotlight
Environment
PageGroup is committed to Net-zero by 2050
In 2024, the SBTi verified our near and long-term Net-zero targets. In setting these targets we are demonstrating our support for the Paris Agreement goal of pursuing efforts to limit the global average template to increase to 1.5 degrees.
Near-term targets:
60% reduction in absolute Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by 2030 from a 2022 baseline year.
25% reduction in absolute Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services and business travel by 2030 from a 2022 baseline year.
Long-term, Net Zero target:
95% reduction in absolute Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by 2050 from a 2022 baseline year.
90% reduction in absolute Scope 3 emissions by 2050 from a 2022 baseline year.
Our plan to reduce emissions is focused on six key areas:
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Renewable powered, efficient, and green offices.
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Adopting electric vehicles (EV).
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Reducing business travel.
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Encouraging low carbon commuting and homeworking.
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Transitioning to a low-carbon supply chain.
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Raising awareness and changing behaviours.
Environmental Reporting
PageGroup calculates all relevant emissions in compliance with GHG Protocol and reports on its climate risks and opportunities in line with the Task Force for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework.
For more details on our targets and performance see the 2024 Sustainability Spotlight and see our Annual Report and Accounts for more information on our TCFD disclosures
Social
Our ambition to ‘Change a million lives’ recognises the role we play in driving positive social outcomes through creating employment opportunities. We also know that our People are our greatest asset, and employee satisfaction, safety and inclusion are paramount to our business.
Social Impact programmes
In 2020, we set a target to change one million lives in the decade to 2030. We change lives in two main ways:
1.Placing people into decent work.This is what we do day in and day out by placing candidates into Permanent and Temporary positions.
2.Opening doors to employment for people at a distance from the workforce or from underrepresented groups through our social impact programmes. Our Page employees share their recruitment and industry expertise to support people with developing the skills and confidence needed to find and secure employment. We partner with charities and schools to support a wide range of employability related activity, from workshops through to mentoring schemes.
In 2024, we launched a global partnership with Generation, a nonprofit organisation that supports adults of all ages to achieve economic mobility through sustainable employment. In our first 6 months working together, over 100 PageGroup employees from our LATAM region, the UK, France and Singapore volunteered their time to train and coach 600 Generation learners with employability skills.
See our 2024 Sustainability Spotlight for more details on our People, our Culture and Social Impact initiatives including case studies.
Governance
At PageGroup, we recognise the significance of applying the principles of good governance to our organisation and maintaining a culture of ethics and compliance.
The Board is responsible collectively for promoting and leading on the long-term success of the Group, generating value for all stakeholders and changing lives to benefit wider society.
The Board provides oversight and governance over our sustainability programme and has delegated day-to-day management and delivery of the programme to the Sustainability Committee.
See our 2024 Annual Report for more information on Governance
See our Sustainability Committee terms of reference
For investor information please follow this link: https://www.page.com/investors
Our Group Policies
Our ESG and other Group Policies underpin the type of company we want to be and define our values, principles and the expectations and standards we aim to maintain across the Group. Please find our public ESG-related policies linked below: