Mission Statement
IGF’s mission is to support UK businesses achieve their growth aspirations through flexible funding solutions while managing a broad range of Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) values across our business and operations. IGF places the principles of ESG and our business motto of ‘do the right thing’ at the heart of our open and inclusive culture.
Looking forward, a number of ESG metrics will be tracked to ensure that we measure the performance and achievement of the ESG goals we have set. These goals will include reducing our carbon footprint, enhancing our employee engagement, working with our supply partners to ensure they are operating as ethically as we are and in developing an ESG impact report.
See below the updates of our ESG actions that we are working towards:
Environmental:
- As a company we are aware of the global environmental challenges we are facing. That is why we have committed to identifying and implementing measures to reduce our environmental impact. Theses include engaging proactively with our electricity suppliers and landlords to ensure that the electricity is procured from renewable sources, minimising travel related emissions and being efficient with resources and the use of energy efficient equipment. IGF has set a carbon neutral date of March 2023 and plan to be net zero in 2025.
Employees:
- Our people are integral to our success. We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining a high-performing, diverse workforce we need to deliver flexible solutions and exceptional service to our clients, stakeholders and wider communities we support. Open communication is encouraged across the company, and we are engaging all stakeholders to ensure they feel included and treated equally.
Clients:
- Our tailored products and client management programme ensures that there is regular, formal and informal communication on a continual basis, resulting in high levels of customer satisfaction. We work with companies to optimise their working capital requirements and help them grow, creating jobs and real economic value in the local communities they operate in.
Communities:
- We encourage our stakeholders to give something back to their local communities, whether it is time, effort or a financial contribution. It is important that we continue to play our part to support communities and individuals today through challenges they face. IGF also support a number of charities independently as well as matching charitable donations made by our employees. To see details of the charitable work we do, please visit our community support page.
Governance:
- At the core of our business is a strong governance and robust risk and compliance framework. This is supported by procedures and systems to ensure that we apply, at all times, high levels of personal and professional integrity. We have applied the necessary policies and procedures, including a code of conduct, identification and monitoring of our clients, as well as ongoing training to ensure that the highest standards of compliance are embedded in all our operations.
We have engaged a leading consultancy to work alongside our Board and ESG Committee to drive our ESG programme. Metrics will measure our performance and achievement of the programme and new or emerging ESG initiatives are reviewed on an ongoing basis and will form an important consideration in how we do business.
