Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR is our corporate conscience. It’s about looking after our people and creating working environments where they can learn and develop. It’s about making sure we minimise our negative impacts, while maximising on what we can positively contribute. It’s about giving back, investing in the local communities we work in. It’s about making a difference.
We have recognised four priority areas within Unicard where we strive to make this difference.
1. Environment
- Our transport technology enables Local Authorities, commercial providers, and the public to reduce CO2 emissions, helping create a zero-carbon future.
- We are committed to net zero emissions by 2040 and proactively protect the environment through recycling and reducing waste, conserving energy, and using environmentally friendly technologies.
2. Community
- Each year, the Unicard team nominate and vote for our Charities of the Year. We will pledge to support these charities over the course of the year in a number of ways, including fundraisers and volunteer days.
- However, we don’t stop there. We encourage and empower our team to use and develop their skills through community volunteering. We allow our team members 2 days of special leave every year to support this.
Our Charities of the Year
Diverse Abilities, Beatson Cancer Charity, I Believe and Help
Unicard are pleased to announce our chosen charities for this year. Look out for updates on our fundraising activities over the next 12 months.
Our Ferndown office’s chosen charity this year is Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity.
Unicard staff at our East Kilbride office in Scotland are supporting Beatson Cancer Charity.
At Unicard’s office in Varna, Bulgaria, our staff are supporting the charity I Believe and Help.
3. People
The wellbeing of our team is of the utmost importance to us.
- We enable flexible working so that our team members can have better control over their work/life balance
- We provide a company-funded Westfield health plan to ensure that our team has access to the help they need
- We have enlisted Social Ambassadors who are tasked with keeping the team connected
- We support defence personnel and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant, and hold a bronze award from the MoD's Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS)
4. Responsible Trading
- We control our supply chain carefully and are committed to maintaining high standards amongst all our suppliers.
- We firmly oppose any forced labour, human trafficking, exploitation of young people or any other form of harassment or abuse.
- We undertake all reasonable and practical steps to ensure that these standards are maintained.
Carbon Reduction Plan
We take action to address our impact on the climate by signing up to a Carbon Reduction Plan that states our commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040. In signing up to the Carbon Reduction Plan, Unicard have calculated our current carbon footprint (the emissions produced in the course of our work) and stated that we commit to help the UK as a whole achieve net zero emissions.