Corporate Sustainability Report - Flipbook - Page 16
Sustainability Report
OUR REGULATORS /
INDUSTRY-BODIES
The Group operates in a number of regulated
environments. Certain revenue streams within
the Payments division are regulated by the
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
The Group is committed to protecting its
consumers and, as a result, engages with
regulators and professional bodies to
ensure that it complies with all regulatory
responsibilities.
The details of the policies implemented, and
their outcomes are covered in more detail in
the ‘Governance’ section on pages 29 – 42.
Led by the Board, the Group has a high
integrity culture, with appropriate policies,
training and processes relating to anti bribery
and corruption along with substantial business
control functions.
OUR COMMUNITY
The Group recognises the impact it may
have on its community as a business and as
individuals.
In order to monitor this, Access has an
ESG Steering Committee (ESG SteerCo), a
leadership team which includes the Chief
Financial O昀케cer, Chief Employee Success
O昀케cer and Chief Information O昀케cer to help
set goals, monitor progress and keep ESG
initiatives on track. Refer to the Corporate
Sustainability report page 27 for details.
The committee also considers and analyses
the long-term ESG impacts on the company,
employees and its customers in order to
determine the most e昀케cient and sustainable
strategies.
The Group encourages positive behaviour
and attitudes from within the business by
providing long life, re昀椀llable and reusable
options to employees. Informative tools
and advice are provided to all employees on
how to prevent further unnecessary waste
ending up in the environment and damaging
ecosystems.
Access empowers its employees to make a
di昀昀erence and helps a range of causes close
to its hearts. To ensure our commitment to
environmental and social responsibility, we
have gathered a dedicated team of 150 global
Giving Back champions who motivate our
people to contribute their time, funds, and
voices in support of their communities and
cases close to their hearts.
Real positive impacts are achieved through
The Access Foundation which is committed
to make a di昀昀erence by o昀昀ering grants and
support to causes close to our hearts and
values.
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