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**London Irish Foundation**

 

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**Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)**

**& Impact Policy**

 

**Effective Date:** 01/09/2025

**Approved by:** Board of Trustees

**Review Cycle:** Quarterly in line with Board of Trustees Meetings

 

**Executive Statement**

The London Irish Foundation exists to create lasting positive change for our community, environment, and stakeholders. This policy integrates the best of Sport England’s \*Every Move\* strategy, the \*Code for Sports Governance\*, B Lab’s B Corp Certification requirements, BASIS frameworks, and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards. It defines how we measure, manage, and multiply our impact.

1. **Purpose, Scope, and Principles**

This policy applies to all staff, trustees, volunteers, delivery partners, and programme participants. We commit to:

- Balancing the needs of all stakeholders in every decision (Mission Lock).

- Aligning with Sport England, B Corp, BASIS, and GRI requirements.

- Embedding sustainability, inclusion, and transparency into all operations.

1. **Governance and Ethical Leadership**

- Board accountability through an appointed Welfare and Safety Lead Director.

- Annual governance review with independent input.

- Board skills and diversity matrix maintained and updated yearly.

- Stakeholder engagement integrated into decision-making processes.

1. **Environmental Sustainability**

- 50% operational carbon reduction by 2030, Net Zero by 2040.

- Environmental Sustainability Action Plan by March 2027.

- Supplier Environmental and Ethical Code compliance.

- BASIS-aligned sustainable travel, facility, and event standards.

- Climate resilience measures embedded in all facilities and programmes.

1. **Social Value, Inclusion, and Community**

- Diversity & Inclusion Action Plan is published annually with measurable targets.

- Co-designed programmes with communities, schools, and stakeholders.

- Free or subsidised programmes for under-represented groups.

- Quantifiable wellbeing and participation outcomes.

1. **Workers: Welfare, Development, and Engagement**

- Annual People Plan for workforce wellbeing, training, and development.

- Living Wage accreditation target.

- Flexible working arrangements.

- Opportunities for employee governance participation.

1. **Ethical Supply Chain**

- Supplier Code of Conduct covering environmental, social, and labour practices.

- Biennial supplier audits.

- Preference for verified sustainable suppliers.

1. **Customer and Beneficiary Stewardship**

- Ethical marketing and communications.

- Data protection beyond GDPR requirements.

- Annual beneficiary feedback integrated into design.

1. **Measurement, Reporting, and Accountability**

- Annual Impact Report aligned with Sport England, B Lab, BASIS, and GRI.

- Reporting against GRI 302 (Energy), 305 (Emissions), 403 (Health & Safety), 405 (Diversity).

- GRI Content Index published.

- Independent assurance of key indicators where feasible.

- Leadership performance linked to impact targets.

1. **Continuous Improvement and Review**

- Monthly review of this policy to integrate emerging best practices and learning.

- Engagement with BASIS benchmarking and GRI updates.

 

 

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