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title: Principles
date: 2022-10-03T12:51:00+01:00
author: Joanne Hennigan
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Sustainability

## Principles

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Sustainability Pillar 3

## Living with purpose and principles

We know that talk won’t cut it. As a business we take action, lead by example and always do the right thing. By putting our purpose and principles before profit we inspire trust and pride in our people, our clients and the communities we touch.

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Our focus

## Leading by example

We’re holding ourselves and everyone we work with to the highest standards. Because we know fair, transparent and ethical leadership is critical for the success of our company, our people and our planet.

Develop a campaign for those who engage with third parties that compliance cannot be out sourced

Develop a multi-step ethics and ABC learning approach

Empower our people to be upstanders, not bystanders, and raise their hand when they see something wrong

Review, re-launch and embed, Kent human rights standards for labour suppliers

Undertake due-diligence screening on all suppliers

[This is how we are leading by example](https://kent.nzi.me/sustainability/principles/leading-by-example)

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Our focus

## Living our culture

We’re encouraging every member of our worldwide team to play big, thrive on emotional agility and be upstanders, not bystanders. And we embed that culture into everything we do.

Implement a programme of training on how to be a good Kent citizen building the behaviours that tie into our core beliefs

Establish ‘shadow hub’ ensuring the views and opinions of our future leaders in Kent taken into account during the decision making process

Establish an internal communications ecosystem that ensures people are well informed, provides easy access to everything they need in their working day, increases employee engagement and breaks down cross functional / geographic barriers

Establish and implement a framework for global ideas and innovation projects

Implement a global flexible working policy for Kent that works for all

[Discover how we are living our culture](https://kent.nzi.me/sustainability/principles/living-our-culture)

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Our focus

## Thriving on inclusivity

We are one. And we include all. With thousands of wonderfully different employees spread all over the globe, we’re committed to nurturing an inclusive, fair and equal culture.

Deliver an ongoing Inclusion & Belonging education plan

Establish a baseline in Inclusion & Belonging metrics and use this to inform our global strategy

Support all countries in pursuit of Kent Inclusion Blueprint platinum standard

[Find out more about I&B at Kent](https://kent.nzi.me/sustainability/principles/inclusion-belonging-at-kent)

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We're proud of our record but we'll never become complacent about

## Our foundations

- Tax policies
- Leadership structure
- Safeguarding data
- Due diligence
- Remuneration
- Transparent disclosures