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We want to be the partner and champion of our clients and their sustainability goals, and see their sustainability success as part of how we achieve our ambition to be an industry leader of sustainable solutions.</p> <p>Ricardo is in a unique position of offering solutions to carbon reduction and technical expertise, as well as being at the crossroads of science, technology, regulations and implementation. Through our extensive product and project work, we are the trusted policy, strategy and technology advisor to global clients drawn from national, devolved, regional and local governments, NGOs, industry associations, and multi-national private sector corporations.</p> </div> <div class="c-text-image-links"> <a href="https://www.ricardo.com/en/services/strategy-and-advisory/corporate-sustainability" class="s-button-main">See how we work with clients</a> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 c-text-image-image c-text-image-image-right"> <img alt="Adobestock 306171159" src="/media/ixocx2lm/adobestock_306171159.jpeg?width=960&height=738&format=webp&quality=80&v=1d93250a7efe6b0" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="c-text-image s-spacing " > <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-6 order-lg-2 c-text-image-text"> <h2 class="c-text-image-title">Environment</h2> <div> <p>As a business focused on sustainability, we recognise the importance of minimising the environmental harm caused by our operations. As part of this, we monitor a range of environmental metrics including our GHG emissions, energy and water use, and waste production across all our sites, so that we can identify improvement opportunities alongside our value chain and ensure legislative compliance.</p> <p><img src="/media/5j5hv0ns/image.png" alt=""></p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="c-text-image-links"> <a href="https://www.ricardo.com/media/emnljctu/ricardo-plc-gri-table-website-2023.pdf" class="s-button-main">Ricardo plc Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) report for 2023</a> <a href="/media/hxcpcwnb/2024-gri-content-index.pdf" target="_blank" class="s-button-main">Ricardo plc Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) report for 2024</a> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 order-lg-1 c-text-image-image c-text-image-image-left"> <img alt="DSC 8704 (1)" src="/media/igrd0p5x/dsc_8704-1.jpg?width=960&height=738&format=webp&quality=80&v=1d92683998769a0" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="c-text-image s-spacing " > <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-6 c-text-image-text"> <h2 class="c-text-image-title">Our people and communities</h2> <div> <p>The success of our business is, quite simply, down to our people. We are committed to building an inclusive, engaging workplace that provides colleagues with meaningful and fulfilling work and the opportunity to develop their careers and flourish. We are passionate about creating a Ricardo where differences are valued, celebrated, and where we all belong.</p> <p>This way of thinking extends to the communities we work in. We know that thriving businesses require thriving communities, so across Ricardo we support various community initiatives from environmental activities to encouraging the next generation of STEM professionals. </p> <p><img src="/media/ootb4xol/image.png" alt=""></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 c-text-image-image c-text-image-image-right"> <img alt="Communitypeople" src="/media/flppeaxn/communitypeople.png?width=960&height=738&format=webp&quality=80&v=1db0f23c6a166e0" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="c-text-image s-spacing " > <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-6 order-lg-2 c-text-image-text"> <h2 class="c-text-image-title">Governance</h2> <div> <p>While everyone at Ricardo is responsible for helping us achieve our sustainability goals, the foundations of a strong responsible business framework with robust governance structure. This helps us to build and maintain an ethical business that champions human rights and the best ways of working. </p> <p>Effective management and clear objectives are imperative to address our Environmental, Social and Governance issues. Our responsible business framework is set against the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (SASB) where we have aligned our ESG disclosures and identified areas for improvement.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 order-lg-1 c-text-image-image c-text-image-image-left"> <img alt="People Working Near A Lake" src="/media/x5lf3eim/people-working-near-a-lake.jpg?width=960&height=738&format=webp&quality=80&v=1d8e3ad18557250" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="c-logos s-spacing" > <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2 class="s-sub-title">Our partnerships and commitments</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <div class="c-logos-intro"> <p>Ricardo is a supporter of, works with, or is a signatory of the following organisations or global initiatives which reflect our commitments to ESG.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="c-logos-group-container col-12"> 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