Corporate Social Responsibility Policy

Overview  

At ADM, we acknowledge that running our business has an effect on society. In particular, we have a responsibility to our clients, our employees, and contractors as well as the broader community in which we operate.  

We are committed to taking responsibility for our actions and encouraging a positive contribution towards improving standards for our clients and employees, minimizing our impact on the environment, and improving the quality of the local community.  

By putting CSR into practice, we are committed to:  

 – Conducting ourselves responsibly and in an ethical manner.  

 – Creating a positive and supportive working environment.  

 – Supporting local communities.  

 – Improving service levels for clients.  

 – Acting fairly in our dealings with suppliers and other third parties.  

 – Minimising the impact on our environment.  

Communication  

We communicate this policy to our employees, clients, and other stakeholders by means of our website, publicity materials, and internal memos. We also provide our employees with training on our CSR strategy and this policy to raise awareness on any negative impacts of our business and methods to reduce them. 

Review  

All members and employees have a role to play in complying with our CSR objectives and are encouraged to make further suggestions in relation to initiatives we could undertake. We are fully committed to the highest possible standards of openness, honesty, and accountability.  

In line with that commitment, we actively encourage all employees who have serious concerns about any real or perceived departure from the high ethical standard that we operate, to voice those concerns openly without fear or favour.

OUR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PRINCIPLES  

Our conduct  

We aim to adopt the highest professional standards, and not to act in such a way as to compromise our firm’s integrity. We actively promote respect between our employees and members in their dealings with each other, clients and other third parties.  

Our working environment  

We recognise that our employees are our most important resource. We actively seek to offer our employees a positive and healthy working environment while ensuring that they have rewarding careers and job satisfaction. We seek to ensure that all employees have access to the training they need both for their own development and to enable them to deliver a high-quality service. We consider all employees to be equal, and we aim to create a working environment which is free of unlawful discrimination. 

Our community  

In considering our impact on the community we have resolved to sponsor or otherwise support local charities. We will allow members of employees time off work to enable them to carry out work in support of their chosen charity and to encourage dialogue with local communities and groups for mutual benefit.  

Our company may initiate and support community investment and educational programs. For example, it may begin partnerships with vendors for constructing public buildings. It can provide support to nonprofit organisations or movements to promote cultural and economic development of global and local communities. 

Our clients  

We are committed to delivering quality service to all our clients. We understand that our business exists in a very competitive market and in order to retain our clients we need to deliver a professional and courteous service. Wherever possible, we take steps to promote equal opportunities in relation to access to the services that we provide. We take account of the diversity of the communities we serve in order to ensure that, subject to funding constraints, our services are accessible to all clients. 

Suppliers  

We are committed to eliminating unlawful discrimination in our professional dealings with suppliers and other third parties. We endeavor to enter into clear and fair contracts with our suppliers. Wherever possible, we aim to support the local economy by contracting with local suppliers.  

Compliance  

Our company will:  

– Respect the law.  

– Honor its internal policies.  

– Ensure that all its business operations are legitimate.  

– Keep every partnership and collaboration open and transparent. 

Volunteering  

Our company encourages its employees to volunteer from time to time. They can volunteer through programs organized internally or externally. Our company may sponsor volunteering events from other organizations. 

Environment  

We are committed to behaving responsibly and ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna, animal welfare, agroforestry, conservation of natural resources , maintaining quality of soil, air, and water and to minimize our impact on the environment. We aim to help our environment by:  

– Minimizing waste and adopting sensible recycling policies in respect of our paper and food consumption.  

– Providing safe and comfortable working conditions.  

– Encouraging employees to walk or cycle to work.  

– Ensuring that electrical equipment and lights are off when not in use. 

– Providing medical relief and rehabilitation to communities who either don’t have access to quality health care or cannot afford it.  

– Eradicating hunger, poverty, and malnutrition, promoting preventive health care and sanitation and making available safe drinking water.  

– Contributions or funds provided to technology incubators located within academic institutions which are approved by the Government. 

Responsibility  

A review of the policy will be done annually to ensure that it remains up to date, compliant and relevant to the needs of the organisation and its clients.