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      Be Heard, Be Valued, Be You

      Treating everyone in an ethical and respectful way

      We treat our colleagues, suppliers, customers and the communities in which we operate in an ethical and respectful way.

      We do this by:

      1. Promoting an inclusive culture that values diversity
      2. Making the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees a top priority for the business
      3. Ensuring that we take all possible steps to protect human rights both within our business and in the wider supply chain
      4. Driving high levels of engagement with our stakeholders through the use of multiple forums and channels
      5. Upholding the highest ethical standards in the way we conduct our business


      We are committed to creating a culture of respect and inclusivity for every individual we employ, prioritising their health, wellbeing and fair treatment. We fully support the principles set out in the UN Declaration of Human Rights and we have effective management systems in place to protect human rights. De La Rue is an active participant in the UN Global Compact (UNGC) and is committed to its principles which include human rights and labour issues.

      Meaningful engagement with our employees, customers, suppliers and shareholders - as well as the communities in which we operate - enables us to react and respond to their needs and feedback. Our Code of Business Principles sets out core principles which define the way we conduct ourselves and work on a daily basis.

      Find out more about our areas of focus: 

      Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
      Health, Safety and Wellbeing
      Human Rights
      Engagement
      Ethical Standards & Corporate Values


      Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

      At De La Rue we believe that diversity is a key factor in our future success and when we say diversity we mean in its broadest sense. We recognise that everyone is unique and we are working hard to create an environment where everyone can thrive and feel included.

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      Our commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) aren’t just words on a page. We have three areas of focus and here’s how we bring our actions to life:

      Demographic diversity – Be You

      As a global business we believe it’s important to understand, represent and support the communities where our people live and work.

      So how do we do this?

      • We address diversity at the hiring stage by:
        • Training our managers in hiring best practice
        • Using inclusive language in our job adverts o Measuring the diversity of our applicant pool
      • We promote the importance and the value of diversity in the workplace by:
        • Proactively educating our workforce on the value of diversity and inclusion
      • We challenge our teams to reflect diversity by:
        • Performance and talent processes that promote diversity
        • Targeting a 60/40 gender split in our senior managers

       

      Organisational Diversity – Be Heard

      We will only truly improve what we do by listening to the views of others, both internally and externally

      • We give our people a voice through:
        • forums and networks and mechanisms to share ideas, views and opinions and raise concerns
        • using engagement surveys to gather feedback (target >85% response rate)
      • We keep people informed about the business and encourage feedback:
        • Global announcements, CEO calls and Divisional updates
        • Site briefings and communications cascade
        • Feedback channels between all levels
      • We benchmark ourselves externally by participating in:
        • UNGC Target Gender Equality initiative
        • Our supplier fairness and respect forum

       

      Cognitive Diversity – Be valued

      We focus on creating engagement through a culture of trust and respect

      • We care about our people’s physical and mental wellbeing
        • Provision of both internal and external professional support
      • We equip our people with the skills to understand and develop themselves and others
        • Access to a wide range of training programmes and materials
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      • We value the behaviours that encourage collaboration and teamwork
        • We actively manage these behaviours through our appraisal and performance processes

      We believe every one of us is personally and collectively responsible for creating an inclusive environment and we ask everyone to make their own commitment to this.

      Be Heard, Be Valued, Be You.

      We publish information in line with our obligations under the UK Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017. See link below for our latest report.

      View our Gender Diversity and Gender Pay Gap Report


      Health, Safety and Wellbeing

      We ensure all our health and safety processes are robust and meet our responsibility to keep our employees and everyone visiting our sites safe and secure. This is done through clearly defined responsibilities, clear communication and training, risk assessment and the implementation of appropriate controls.

      We track a number of key metrics regarding health and safety including reportable incidents, lost time accidents, near miss reporting and containment actions and minor first aid incidents, along with more proactive measures such as health and safety training, compliance to our safe, secure and sustainable inspection programme and health and safety training for managers.

      We provide internal and external support mechanisms to support physical and mental wellbeing such as occupational health and mental health first aiders.

      ISO-45001

       

      All our main manufacturing sites are certified to the ISO 45001:2018 standard following external audits by accredited providers.


      Human Rights

      We fully support the principles set out in the UN Declaration of Human Rights and we have effective management systems in place to protect human rights. Our Code of Business Principles covers human rights issues including employment principles, health and safety, anti-bribery and corruption and the protection of personal information. The Code also highlights that we seek to provide an environment where employees can raise any concerns via a variety of mechanisms, including a whistleblowing hotline known as ‘CodeLine’ which is managed by an external third party, and a network of Ethics Champions across the Group so issues can be raised in confidence.

      Modern Slavery

      We directly employ more than 2,000 people and provide livelihoods to thousands more indirectly. We are committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our operations and in our supply chain and our modern slavery statement, available via the link below, details the preventative steps we take and how we comply with the Modern Slavery Act.

      View Modern Slavery statement

      Unions

      We have long-established, strong and productive relationships with the unions in the countries where we have manufacturing operations and we recognise the following unions: UK (UNITE), Malta (General Workers Union (GWU)), Kenya (Kenya Union of Printing, Publishing, Paper Manufacture, Pulp & Packaging Industries) and Sri Lanka (De La Rue Branch – Internal Company Employees Union (ICEU)). Overall around 63% of our employees globally are part of a collective agreement.


      Engagement

      We work hard to maintain regular engagement with all our key stakeholder groups.

      Employees

      Employee engagement remains a key focus for the business because we recognise that our employees have a critical role to play in the delivery of our strategy.

      Our aim is to enable strong two-way communication channels in the business ensuring employees in all sites and at all levels understand the business goals and expectations on them and have a voice within the business and an opportunity to help shape, grow and improve De La Rue.

      Training and development of our people is vital. Talent reviews are an important underpinning activity in the business, enabling us to ensure robust succession planning, understand our talent profile and areas of focus. We support this with targeted learning and development interventions, personal development plans and exposure across different parts of the business to build knowledge and share experience.

      Customers

      We engage with our customers through regular face to face and virtual meetings and events throughout the year as well as our customer magazines featuring thought leadership pieces from leading industry experts.

      Suppliers

      Our Supplier Code of Conduct clearly sets out the ESG and ethical standards to which we expect our suppliers to adhere. We have an online system for onboarding new suppliers and the cyclical screening of existing suppliers. We work with our main suppliers and contractors to ensure that their health and safety processes are robust and engage with them to help drive improvements in environmental, social and governance matters.

      Investors

      The Board values the importance of building strong relationships with shareholders and investors. Our CEO and key members of our Executive Team meet regularly with our major investors to ensure they understand our strategic plans and how we aim to deliver these.

      Community

      We are conscious of our responsibilities to the wider communities in which our operations are based. We focus our charitable activities on the local community to ensure we are having a positive impact.

      Some examples of recent activities are:

      De La Rue Sri Lanka

      Our De La Rue Lanka site recently donated some essential equipment to the local Covid-19 hospital ward.

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      De La Rue Kenya

      De La Rue employees from our Kenya site recently visited a home for the elderly to deliver staff donations of food, clothing and medication.

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      De La Rue Malta

      Colleagues in Malta have recently supported a number of local charities, including a local home for those with physical and intellectual disabilities and donating cold weather clothing for asylum seekers.

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      The De La Rue Charitable Trust is an independent body established by De La Rue to offer financial support in the form of small donations to help address issues such as relief of suffering, educational support, development and self-sufficiency promotion. For more information about eligibility for funding, please contact sponsorship@delarue.com


      Ethical Standards and Corporate Values

      Code of Business Principles

      Our Code of Business Principles defines the way in which we conduct ourselves.

      View our Code of Business Principles

      Anti Bribery

      We are committed to preventing our employees and representatives from engaging in bribery or other corrupt practices and have implemented a robust framework of anti-bribery policies and processes to support this.

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      We are one of the founding members of the Banknote Ethics Initiative which promotes ethical business practice in the industry with particular focus on the prevention of bribery and corruption and compliance with anti-trust law. Members are required to commit to the BnEI Code of Ethical Business Practice. Our compliance with the Code through processes, procedures and controls is rigorously tested through an audit framework developed in conjunction with GoodCorporation, recognised as a leading company in the field of corporate responsibility assurance and business ethics.

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      Our head office is certified to the ISO 37001:2016 Anti Bribery Management System standard.

      Raising concerns

      Our employees are encouraged to speak up about any concerns regarding behaviours or business practices. Internal reporting via line managers, senior management, Ethics Champions or human resources team is encouraged, but our ‘CodeLine’ whistleblowing service, operated by an independent third party, is available for all employees to use and gives them the opportunity to report anonymously.

      De La Rue is a supporter of the Institute of Business Ethics which was established in 1986 to champion the highest standards of ethical behaviour in business.


      Further information

      For further details about the ways in which we deliver on our social aims, see the Responsible Business section of our Annual Report.

      View our Annual Report

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