AKW’s commitment to Life Made Better has meant that the company has hit even more of its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals this year. As a leading provider of accessible bathrooms and kitchens, AKW is used to improving the lives of those with reduced mobility, dementia, visual impairments and other health conditions, but thanks to an increasing focus on building ESG into the fabric of the company, life is being made better for customers, employees, local communities and the environment too.
AKW ESG milestones include over £32k in cash and £400k in AKW product donated to charities and causes in local communities and beyond over the past 18 months; over 135 employee volunteering days undertaken – paid for by AKW – in a range of charity initiatives and 4.76 tonnes of single-use plastic saved thanks to AKW changing the way products are packaged. Also, carbon emissions have been reduced by 13.76% through investment in renewable electricity and solar panels over the past 3 years.
AKW has not only maintained its silver medal accreditation from corporate sustainability assessor EcoVadis, but improved its overall score this year by ten points. As an age-friendly employer, AKW has also improved on its status as a Disability Confident Committed company and became a Disability Confident Employer in March, nine months earlier than expected.
Lauren Jones, Sustainability Manager at AKW says: “As a market leader in accessible solutions, we are working hard to lead by example in caring for our customers, community and planet. With an EcoVadis score recognising us as one of the top 15% companies assessed globally, and all the initiatives we have put in place over recent years, we are looking forward to even more progress in key ESG areas over the years to come. Our latest achievements can be seen on AKW’s ESG website pages.”
To find out more about AKW’s latest ESG activities visit – www.akw-ltd.co.uk/esg/
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