ESG Policy

At AE Live we are committed to protecting and safeguarding our environment, supporting and valuing our employees, being a positive contributor in the community and acting as a responsible corporate citizen.

Through our ESG plan we aim to deliver our same world-class services that our clients expect while at the same time reducing our environmental footprint and creating a positive legacy for current and future generations.

We acknowledge the impact our business has on the environment and we are committed to sustainable development and the transition to a low-carbon economy by reducing our own environmental footprint, finding sustainable solutions and influencing positive environmental practices with our partners.


We know our people are an integral part of our business and we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce with equal opportunities and for equipping our employees for success through recognition and ongoing development.

Our strong corporate governance ensures that we operate in accordance with the highest ethical standards and our policies and procedures provide clear guidelines for the behaviours that we expect from ourselves and from our partners.

Our ESG plan will guide our actions going forward and become intrinsically linked to everything that we do. We are committed to positive change and positive action, our ESG plan identifies seven key areas of focus;

Environment

1: Environmental Sustainability

2: Emissions & Energy

Social

3: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

4: Employee Wellbeing

5: Community

Governance

6: Leadership & Governance

7: Responsible Supply Chain

1. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Objective

  • Minimise the impact that our business has on the natural environment
  • Goal

  • Reduce resource consumption and waste within the business
  • Environmentally friendly practices and policies are in place and adhered to
  • Strategy

  • Waste management plans across the business ensuring any waste is managed appropriately including e-waste and that the principles of reduce, reuse, recycle are embedded in our day-to-day activities
  • Purchasing policy in place to ensure only recognised environmentally friendly products are purchased and used within the business
  • Purchasing policy to ensure consideration for lifespan of a product
  • Measure

  • Achieve zero waste to landfill across the business within 5 years
  • Remove single-use plastics in the business within 5 years
  • Paper use and printing reduced by 80% within 2 years
  • 2. EMISSIONS & ENERGY

    Objective

  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
  • Goal

  • Achieve Net Zero status within the business by 2030
  • Reduction in energy use across all offices globally
  • Strategy

  • Energy efficiency through power saving devices and practices
  • Increase use of renewable energy where available
  • Reduced travel through technology providing remote solutions
  • Use of electric vehicles for business travel (where available)
  • Measure

  • All office electricity consumption to be from 100% renewable sources within 5 years (where possible)
  • All office lighting to be LED within 3 years
  • Reduction in energy use from offices of at least 10% within 2 years
  • Residual emissions (once minimum levels achieved) offset by 2030
  • 3. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, EQUALITY & INCLUSION

    Objective

  • Develop and foster a diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Goal

  • Increase representation of underrepresented groups across the business
  • Ensure gender, racial equity and equality across the business
  • Strategy

  • Increase the hire of under-represented groups through targeted strategies
  • Ensure equal pay across the business
  • Equip leaders to identify unconscious biases in making decisions
  • Accessibility requirements met
  • Measure

  • 50% women in senior management by 2030
  • Diversity progress across the business
  • Ensure that accessibility is never a barrier within our business
  • Established apprenticeships/internships program in place across the business
  • 4. EMPLOYEE WELLBEING

    Objective

  • Be an employer of choice
  • Goal

  • Recognised as an employer of choice with high employee engagement and satisfaction
  • Strategy

  • Introduce programs that enhance employee experience and empowerment
  • Measure engagement throughout employee life cycle
  • Health & Safety policies and practices are in place across the business
  • Mental Health plan for employees in place across the business
  • Professional Development Plans available for all staff
  • Establish employee focus groups to determine and drive company policy and practices
  • Measure

  • Turnover of no more than 10% company-wide annually
  • Zero harm
  • 5. COMMUNITY

    Objective

  • Be an active and a positive contributor in our communities
  • Goal

  • Engage and support local initiatives and charities
  • Align donations and sponsorships to support ESG plan
  • Strategy

  • Focus donations and sponsorships on ESG plan priorities
  • Annual volunteer day for each employee across the business
  • Purchasing policy encouraging use of local businesses where possible
  • Measure

  • Percentage of donations and sponsorships towards ESG initiatives
  • Number of volunteer days across the business globally
  • 6. LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE

    Objective

  • To operate honestly and ethically
  • Goal

  • To uphold our values of transparency, honesty and accountability in everything that we do
  • Strategy

  • Robust framework management including policies and procedures that ensure visibility across the global business
  • Financial and accounting transparency with full and honest reporting
  • Risk management plan and reporting in place across the business
  • Code of conduct across the business establishing expectation for all employees to foster and sustain ethical and honest behaviours
  • Measure

  • All significant risks proactively identified, acted upon and monitored
  • All financial and statutory obligations met across all jurisdictions
  • 7. RESPONSIBLE SUPPLY CHAIN

    Objective

  • Ensure our suppliers are acting ethically and environmentally responsibly
  • Goal

  • We understand our supply chain and our suppliers adhere to a code of conduct with compliance monitored and enforced
  • Strategy

  • Procurement process outlines expectations and conduct expected from third-party providers
  • Procurement process includes sustainability considerations
  • Supplier code of conduct with monitoring and appropriate action taken in event of breach
  • Human rights policy
  • Anti-bribery and corruption policy
  • Measure

  • All suppliers adhere to code of conduct by 2025
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