OUR SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

In a fast changing world if we are going to help our clients and ourselves succeed we need to be constantly vigilant to changes in the marketplace and as such our sustainability strategy for ourselves and for our clients will continue to evolve and grow.

We have made sustainability a long-term strategic business priority. The reason is simple. We are a future focussed company with a purpose of improving lives through building wealth and protecting assets. Sustainability is about ensuring that our business is innovative, competitive, and profitable in a world that is facing major environmental and social changes. And then helping our clients to do the same.

Listed below are just a few sustainability initiatives we have been working on within Hayes Knight, or read our 2011 Hayes Knight Sustainability Report.

• Developed a longer term sustainability strategy for Hayes Knight.
• Identified the role we can play as advisers to advance sustainability and influence our clients towards systemic and transformational change.
• The creation of  Sustainable Advantage, a wholly owned subsidiary, that provides sustainability consultancy services to our clients.
• Creation of an in-house 'Sustainability Council' to champion sustainability initiatives like our energy, waste and transport projects to embed sustainability throughout the business.
• Moved into a new green-star rated building - which houses our Audit team.
• Investing in staff engagement initiatives and staff wellbeing initiatives.
• Investing in the community through sponsorship and staff time.
• Conducted the "Matter of Trust" Research and sustainability priorities monitor.

We see our role as far larger than what we alone can change. By advising our clients to think and act in a sustainable manner we not only help them with their own sustainability strategies; we help them to stay in business longer.  That's why we have created Sustainable Advantage, a new consulting division, it provides services in the areas of sustainability, corporate responsibility, research and communications.

Click here to see the Sustainable Advantage services we offer.