Our Sustainable Impact Focuses
In the last decade, we’ve seen Corporate Social Responsibility become a priority for businesses, employees, and consumers alike. In the United Kingdom, the objective is to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035. At Click Intelligence, we recognize that businesses have a huge role to play in achieving this goal.
We want to go further and have a positive impact on our team and our community, as well as the environment. As a result, we have been working hard to develop our Sustainable Impact Strategy.
Our Sustainable Impact Focuses
In the last decade, we’ve seen Corporate Social Responsibility become a priority for businesses, employees, and consumers alike. In the United Kingdom, the objective is to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035. At Click Intelligence, we recognize that businesses have a huge role to play in achieving this goal.
We want to go further and have a positive impact on our team and our community, as well as the environment. As a result, we have been working hard to develop our Sustainable Impact Strategy.
Community Enrichment
We want to do our bit to support the local community and to help with wider issues when we can.
Green Initiatives
We’ve already got some great initiatives to help us offset our carbon footprint. This year, we want to push this further.
Mental Wellbeing
We are creating a supportive environment where mental well-being can be discussed and taken seriously.
What We’re Doing Now
To be transparent about our current impact, we want to share the wonderful things we’re already doing for each of our current focus areas! As a business, we’re taking a mini moment to celebrate these wins before focusing on how we can push these successes further.
Charity
We’ve been trying to do more to support charity initiatives as a business. Despite the challenges the last 2 years have posed, we’ve been fortunate to continue to grow. We’re now in a place where it’s time to give back. We’ve done this by…
Supporting The Hamper Scamper Appeal
Every year, we donate to the Hamper Scamper Appeal to try and add some festive cheer to those affected by poverty in the UK.
The winter is hard for those affected by poverty, with the pressures of heating costs and food heightened by the commercial pressures of the festive season. In 2021, we donated £2,000 to do what we can to make this time a little easier.
Our Co-Founder, Simon Brisk, was moved to action after his little boy found out that not all children are fortunate enough to have presents for Christmas and asked his dad if he could give them his toys!
Donating To The International Rescue Committee
The conflict in Ukraine is undeniably devastating. The strength and determination possessed by the Ukrainian community are admirable, but violent conflict will always result in the need for aid. To try and do a small act to support those affected, in February 2022, we made a £2,000 donation to the International Rescue Committee, which is delivering humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
For every £1 donated to the International Rescue Committee, 87p goes directly to supporting those in need. This transparency is one of the reasons we chose to make our donation to them.
The Click Intelligence Charity Committee
We’ve pulled together an internal committee to champion our charity efforts.
Their job is to conduct research into causes we can support and conduct regular quarterly surveys, so all of our team has a say in who we’re aiming to help next.
Environment
As well as doing what we can to support communities in need, we have been taking action to try and minimize the impact we have on the environment.
Steps we’ve taken to do this include:
- Being a completely paperless company, something we’re very proud of
- Our Co-Founder, Simon Brisk, drives an electric vehicle
- Our Headquarters in Cheltenham is powered by green, renewable energy
- We offer completely digital services, meaning we’re keeping a low carbon footprint with no shipping
- We complete in-office recycling
- 95% of our team conducts virtual meetings via Teams, Zoom, Skype, or Google Hangouts. This minimizes travel within the UK and internationally.
- We offer remote opportunities for staff, again reducing the emissions involved in travel.
- For our local team, we offer hybrid working, with 2 days in the office and 3 working from home. This benefits both the mental well-being of the team AND cuts back on emissions.
Mental Wellbeing
Pre-pandemic, 1 in 4 people within the UK would be affected by a mental health condition of some kind each year. Since Covid-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported a 25% increase in the prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide.
At Click Intelligence, we recognize the importance of creating a culture that supports our team’s mental well-being. The ways we’ve been doing this are:
- Developing an open culture so employees at all levels know they can speak to their line manager about their needs. Team leaders have been given management training, with a focus on wellness, to support these discussions.
- Respecting the importance of work-life balance and how important it is for our team to switch off outside of work.
- Since Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted, we have opted to move to a hybrid working model, with 2 days in the office and 3 working from home. The aim is to provide our team with the best of both worlds by providing socialization and support from being in the office as well as supporting work-life balance with home working.
- We’re working with our HR team at HR Star to onboard wellness principles, such as assessing stress containers in 1-2-1s.
- HR Star is also supporting us in the creation of ‘Technical Competency Assessments’ for all roles. This provides staff with clear steps for their professional development.
- We have a dedicated, external Mental Health First aider who helps our team navigate challenging situations life may throw at them, supports with stress management, and provides a confidential ear if needed.
- In lockdown, we offered the team mindfulness training to support the adjustment to this challenging time.
- We’re doing quarterly events with our team to get everyone together to unwind. We have a half-day, and make sure to give back to our team on these days! These events provide team building, face-to-face fun for our in-office and remote team and aim to thank our staff for all their hard work.
In order to grow our positive, sustainable impact, we have 3 goals for 2022.
We’re super excited to announce we’ve now partnered with Ecologi! You can view our amazing virtual forest here.
We’re making a commitment to offset our carbon footprint by partnering with Ecologi! On a monthly basis, we donate to plant trees and occasionally support their other fundraising projects. Our aim is to actively take steps to protect our planet.
Our team is so excited to be supporting The Madre de Dios Amazon Redd+ Project! The objective of this work is to reduce the pressure from converting land for agricultural purposes AND to guarantee sustainable forestry management. This project protects the planet, wildlife, and the indigenous communities in the area.
Through our partnership with Ecologi, we’re supporting the development of solar electricity in Egypt! This project will prevent 779,450 tonnes of CO2e from entering the atmosphere! As well as supporting the development of more renewable energy, this project will support the well-being of the people in Egypt, bridging the gaps between energy supply and demand.
Everything we do, be it client work, internal communications, or our impact strategy is driven by our core values.
Our values create a culture we believe in and help us impact the world around us in a way we’re proud of.
We believe in having a culture that is compassionate, considerate, and inclusive.
Our team is proactive, driven, and results-oriented. This is how we’ve delivered epic SEO campaign results across more than 40 industries.
We’re proud to be loyal, enthusiastic, and focused. This means that whatever we set out to do, we’re committed to achieving our goals.
Siloed working is a thing of the past. We believe cross department working increases skills, generates ideas, and delivers results.
We believe in being honest and reliable. Our teams trust us to develop their careers, our clients trust us to deliver results for their business. Open, transparent communications are essential for building trust.
We’re proud of the work we do and take responsibility for it. This pride means our clients know their interests are in safe hands, and our team knows we’ll do our part to enrich our community.
As a company, we’re proud of the culture we’re creating internally and how that is impacting what we do externally. We’re excited to communicate the areas we’ve been kicking ass in so far and how we’re looking to push forward. We’d also like to thank our team for providing us with feedback to help guide our growth. Over the next 12 months, we look forward to arriving at a better 2023.
