At Liberata, we are committed to managing and growing our business responsibility. As an organisation that is in the business of producing real-life outcomes and results, responsible corporate behaviour is integral to the way we do business day-to-day.
We do our best to make a positive contribution for our employees, clients, shareholders, suppliers and the people and communities who receive our services.
We focus on how we manage our people, operate in our marketplace, support communities in which we operate and strive to minimise our impact on the environment.
Our people
Our employees are our most valuable asset and are at the heart of everything we do.
Marketplace
We are committed to managing relationships with stakeholders underpinned by rigorous standards of ethical business conduct.
Communities
We are delighted to support the worthy initiative of “Backing Young Britain” as we are firm believers in the long term social benefits of supporting young people into work.
In Cumbria the Job Centre Plus listed Liberata as one of the regions top 10 employers and we are part of a Local Employment Partnership. We employ over 250 people from the local area at one of our Shared Service Centres in Barrow-in-Furness supporting multiple Local Government clients across the UK.
We have supported various Apprenticeship Programmes and have our own student programme where we provided paid work placements to Students for 2-3 days per week as part of their college course. Some of these students have since joined Liberata on permanent contracts.
We have also supported the Prince’s Trust’s ‘Get into’ programme through our Newport office in conjunction to help disadvantaged young individuals ‘Get back into work’. It encompassed work experience, training, mentoring and a paid short work placement.
Environment
Climate change presents a serious challenge for responsible business leaders. As a service organisation our impact is relatively low in comparison to others, however improvements can be made. Our first Greenhouse Gas Emission Assessment (Carbon Footprint) reported emissions of 8,550 tonnes of CO2 equivalent and we are committed to reducing this as well as complying with relevant environmental legislation. We are in the early stages of developing a company wide Environmental Programme, supported by our Environmental Policy aligned to ISO standards building upon the good work and practices already in place at many of our premises.
We also recognise a need to support our clients’ vision and values on environmental issues and meet the expectations of their customers and citizens as regards sustainability. We work together with our clients and partners to share best practise, to continually improvement environmental performance and realise benefits for citizens and employees.