ESG & QHSE
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ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance of Vauxhall Keyholding)
ESG
Through our responsible work practices and well managed security practices, we are developing sustainably safe place for our community, enhancing social security for all.
Constantly monitoring and improving the way we operate, our recruitment and selection are based on diversity, and we have ongoing training programme for newly employed colleagues to integrate within our company with their diverse values and faith.
To reduce the impact on the environment, we have stopped using fossil fuel run vehicle for our patrol duties and started using fully electric vehicle since 2022.
Our Net Zero Target
2040 Net Zero target
Our both service sectors (Security & Facilities Management) aim to become net zero by 2040. To achieve this goal, we have set out some steps and we are committed to work on every step to overcome the target.
Scope 1: To reduce fossil fuel-based energy usages to zero level on our assets.
Scope 2: To make sure our suppliers are taking their initiative to reduce their fossil fuel use to meet our targets.
Scope 3: We are encouraging our communities, stakeholders and employees to use environmentally friendly products and arranging plantation programme to build a strong community bond together to deliver our environmental targets.
As we have taken several key milestones to meet our environmental target on net zero, we believe that we will meet our net zero target before the expected 2040 targeted deadline.
To achieve our net zero targets, we have committed to focus on every sector we work for:
Reducing the usages of fossil fuels to 0% before 2040.
100% renewable energy usages must be encouraged and met by 2026.
Hydrogen fuel cell or electric run vehicle must be used for our service sectors by 2025.
In line with the Paris agreement goal and by the taken scientists opinions and findings Vauxhall Keyholding setting out our targets and regular board meetings are going ahead to examine whether we are meeting our target as planned.
Safeguarding our planets and habitats:
To protect our environment and natural resources, we are taking some steps which includes:
Stopping the usages of chemicals and cleaning agents which have adverse effect on the environment and destroy natural habitats.
We use natural products and some harmless products which are developed using bio-degradable raw materials and thoroughly examined by the expert.
We brought the usages of papers to 10% through our online programme, we don't print or use papers as we use computerised reporting system, and no papers are needed.
Improving the workplace by encouraging our colleagues and customer to move towards renewable energy.
Helping our customers to source and use bio-degradable products and save the planet.
Helping our stakeholders to achieve their sustainable goals, through a selective and responsible procurement policy.
Encouraging our suppliers to use natural packaging on the products they sell to us other than plastic packaging.
Regularly we are educating ourselves to look after our environment and keeping close contact with other government organisations, environmental agency and scientific findings,
Social Responsibility
SOCIAL
Giving opportunity to the society as a whole by creating employment and encouraging young people to join the workforce by recruiting and training. Creating job opportunities for disadvantaged group of people and school leavers through community projects and apprenticeship where possible. Diverting young minds towards good work and giving chance to thrive. We have adopted and participating various training programme to help the society and creating skilled force. Our security department choose colleagues from various divers background and share our values between wider society which made us who we are today.
Our policy towards the society brought hundreds of disadvantaged people into work and we are always celebrating our diverse culture and knowledge.
Our commitment to the society
Stories behind our success and commitment to the society
At the very beginning we have created this place by opening a small security guard business to create employment for some university students in 2006. Since than we have helped hundreds of young minds to have some extra knowledge and financial support for themselves while still learning and continuing with their studies. W have grown a lot over those years but our policy towards helping young people to flourish their career remain same. Working for the people and society isn't just our targets but it's the heart of our company story. We have learnt a lot from employing and training people from the diverse group of the society, fostering young mind to choose right careers path and contributing towards economic growth of the country.
Working for better social outcome
Empowering young people and embracing diversity
As a leader in empowering people from various disadvantaged group in the society, we are providing various programme and workshops together with some charitable organisation. Our ultimate aim is to bring people into the classroom and help them to get trained while offering employment with us. Our values and mission allow us to select talented people from under-represented group of people within the society and give them a chance to have a career path that sustainably help the individual and the society indirectly. We pride ourselves being an equal opportunity employer respecting others values, fostering equal rights at workplace. Our equal treatment towards all of the colleagues, transparency, and zero tolerance towards discrimination and unaccepted behaviour made us a responsive employer. We haven't stopped after creating employment for our colleagues, but we have invested on their well-being, supporting them when undergoing mental stress, creating and promoting training opportunity for them to thrive.
Developing community
Shaping communities through shared responsibility
We are not only creating jobs and supporting people towards their careers, we are bringing sustainable change to the society we work in. community engagement is the heart of our business and as a service company we engage with the public at our workplace, at shopping centre, community centre, hospital, schools and public transport, our colleagues contributing to grow the businesses around them. Helping the society and improving the value of the life is our key expectation.
We buy our work-related equipment from locally owned businesses and recruit from the local communities to have a fair share of the economic growth for the brighter future of the society.
Ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are followed
We believe in diversity and inclusion; our people are our greatest assets. Regardless the race, religion, gender and nationality, we promote diversity at workplace, and we are standing on our values and beliefs where equal opportunities for all is the paramount.
We ensure all colleagues get fair chance to improve their work experience and have equally distributed opportunity to access to the resources they need to educate themselves and serve the community.
Governing the company
GOVERNANCE
Integrity, accountability and transparent action
We ensure our employees and stakeholders are benefitted from our action which uphold our values and fully comply with our code of conduct.
On all level of our organisational structures, we have policy on place to ensure transparency and accountability of our works and always followed our protocols from strategic level to operational level.
Our commitment to net zero and our target on achieving ESG commitment are monitored regularly and shared the outcome to all levels to motivate employees and the stakeholders.
Conducting regular checks and performance of our activity to reduce environmental pollutions at all levels which is driven by our “CARES” values as a core principle.
Values and Principles
Guidance and principles
As published and shared within our employees, our Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE) Policy Statement, authored by Alan Thompson on 20 May 2025, we are committed to ensure the safety of our employees and stakeholders are never compromised. Welfare of our people are the top priority; our people are our important assets and their safety and security while working with us and beyond is always highlighted.
To achieve our QHSE goals, we have set out several targets and we are working on 2 steps core policy to achieve those targets.
Step 1: Physical safety and security must be provided by the employer by ensuring all the employees are trained and understand their role and how to act safely and responsibly without putting the environment at risks.
Step 2: Mental well-being of the employees, our transparency and cares policy welcoming our stakeholders to discuss any issues that they might think affecting them to carry out their duty freely without having stressed at any means.
We have resources and commitment, together we are balancing our employee relationship and the environment we work in.
QUALITY, HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Vauxhall Keyholding has 4 main goals in the area of Quality, Health, Safety and the Environment (QHSE):
1. To meet all legislative requirements (including the Health and Safety at work act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at work Regulations 1999 including the Environmental Protection act 1990) and implement best practice in the areas of Quality, Health, Safety and the Environment.
2. To ensure that all our services and business practices are conducted in a manner that is safe, secure and mindful of protecting the environment.
3. Ensure that adequate funds, materials and equipment are made available to meet the health and safety requirements of the Company.
4. To maintain an effective QHSE Management System that is compliant with the assessing and regulating bodies which we are registered to.
QUALITY, HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
To ensure the company delivers against these goals, Vauxhall Keyholding has set out the following objectives:
To recognise potential security, safety, health and environmental hazards. To adequately and appropriately manage security, safety, health and environmental risks arising from our work activities.
To consult with our employees on matters affecting their security, health and
safety.
To consult with our employees on matters affecting the environment.
To provide and maintain safe plant and equipment.
To ensure safe handling and use of substances.
To ensure that all employees are competent to do their tasks and to give them sufficient training.
To prevent accidents and cases of work-related ill health.
To maintain secure, safe and healthy working conditions.
To consider sustainability and environmental factors in all of our business
decisions.
To minimise waste.
To minimise the consumption of energy and other resources.
To use materials obtained from sustainable sources (wherever possible).
To promote sustainability through office and transportation activities.
To communicate our QHSE Policy and commitments to our people and our
clients.
To encourage continuous improvement across QHSE
KPls are in place to support the delivery of these objectives monitored and to assess progress against the objectives.
The Policy will be reviewed annually or in line with any legislative or organizational change.
HA(Initial)
Chief Executive Officer
April 2025
