Sustainability & ESG Policy

This policy is framed against UK reporting standards including TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures), SECR (Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting), and the forthcoming UK Sustainability Disclosure Standards (UK SDS).

Environmental

Climate Risk and TCFD Alignment

We recognise climate change as a material risk to our business and to the businesses we serve. Our climate-related risks and opportunities are assessed annually against the TCFD framework:

• Transition risk: regulatory changes in ESG reporting requirements represent an opportunity for our business, as they increase demand for our platform
• Physical risk: as a software business with cloud-based infrastructure, our direct physical climate risk is low; we rely on our infrastructure providers' climate resilience

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

As a small software company, our direct emissions (Scope 1 and 2) are minimal. Our primary environmental impact is through our cloud infrastructure (Scope 3). We are committed to:

• Selecting cloud providers with published net-zero commitments and renewable energy targets
• Measuring and disclosing our Scope 3 emissions annually as our business grows
• Targeting net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030

Energy

Our offices and remote working arrangements are energy-efficient by design. We do not operate data centres directly; our infrastructure providers (Manus AI, TiDB Cloud, AWS) publish their own energy and carbon commitments.

Social

Our People

• We pay at or above the UK National Living Wage for all roles
• We support flexible and remote working arrangements
• We are committed to equal opportunities and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010
• We provide a safe and respectful working environment

Customers

• We are committed to making ESG compliance accessible and affordable for UK SMEs
• We provide free educational resources through our Learn ESG section
• We handle customer data responsibly in accordance with our Privacy Policy and UK GDPR

Supply Chain

See our Modern Slavery Statement for our supply chain commitments.

Community

• We provide free access to our ESG assessment tools for registered charities and non-profit organisations on request
• We publish free ESG guides and resources for the wider business community

Governance

Board Oversight

ESG matters are reviewed by the board of SolvingCompliance Ltd annually. This policy is approved at board level and reviewed each financial year.

Ethics and Anti-Corruption

• We maintain a zero-tolerance policy on bribery and corruption, in accordance with the Bribery Act 2010
• We do not make political donations
• We maintain a conflicts of interest register

Data Governance

We are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) as a data controller. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

Targets and Reporting

We commit to publishing an updated Sustainability & ESG Policy annually. As our business grows, we will expand our disclosures to align with UK SDS requirements and, where applicable, TCFD recommendations.

Contact

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