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Corporate responsibility
Our Corporate responsibility (“CR”) activities oer
Sage the opportunity to be a good corporate citizen
and also to support our global vision
Our CR policy
Our global CR policy focuses on four key areas
where we believe we can make the most difference.
For three of these – Industry, Environment and
People – we have established a global framework
for our operating companies to work within, allowing
them flexibility over which area to invest in according
to what will have the most meaning and impact locally.
Whilst local legal standards apply as an absolute
minimum, we aim to achieve good practice in our local
markets and share this across the Group. The fourth
area – Community – is entirely locally driven, allowing
our people to support causes close to them and to
become involved in their communities.
Sage has been independently assessed against the
FTSE4Good criteria and satisfied the requirements to
become a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series,
which is an equity index designed to facilitate investment
in companies that meet globally recognised corporate
responsibility standards.
Industry
We aim to leverage the unique relationships that we
have with our customers across the globe to continue
to understand and support the issues and challenges
that they face.
Environment
We continue to analyse our impact on our environment.
We remain committed to reducing our energy
consumption and related emissions where possible,
as well as reducing our wider impacts such as resource
use and waste to landfill.
People
Given the nature of our business and our geographical
spread we have not included information specifically
about human rights issues in this report. We have
a Code of Ethics available at www.sage.com which
recognises the importance of treating all of our
employees fairly, covering issues such as responsible
employment, diversity and equal opportunities. This is
an effective way of communicating, at a high level, the
principles which should be applied in the conduct of
our business. Further information regarding our people
is available in this report on pages 48 to 51.
Community
Our local communities are important to us. We support
a number of charities and community organisations
worldwide in order to make a positive impact on the
communities where we have a presence.
Board reporting
Our CR policy has been endorsed by our Board who are updated on CR risks
and opportunities by the Company Secretary.
Ethics
We are committed to conducting business in an honest and ethical manner. We act
according to our Code of Ethics, which is integral to us and sets out a range of
principles we adhere to. In particular, we do not tolerate bribery and corruption and are
committed to acting professionally, fairly and with integrity in all our business dealings
and relationships. We enforce effective systems and processes to counter bribery and
corruption and we continue to forge new ways employees can anonymously report any
concerns about these.
As a UK company, The Sage Group plc is bound by the laws of the UK, including the
Bribery Act 2010, in respect of our conduct both at home and abroad. In addition,
we will uphold all laws relevant to countering bribery and corruption in all the jurisdictions
in which we operate.
As well as ensuring our own conduct is appropriate, we have also put in place
procedures to prevent bribery being committed on our behalf by any associated
persons, i.e. anyone that performs services for us on our behalf, such as subsidiaries
and third parties we work with. Our leaders sign a declaration relating to the Code
of Ethics to make sure any additional business commitments or client and supplier
relationships they may have are clear and transparent.
Data protection
Data security and privacy are taken extremely seriously at Sage. Customer data is
handled sensitively, with respect, and in a way that complies, as a minimum, with the
requirements of Data Protection laws in the countries in which we operate and, where
appropriate, regional legislation. We also work with local legislative bodies and data
protection agencies and continuously look to strengthen our systems and procedures.
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52 The Sage Group plc | Annual Report & Accounts 2013