Better Health for All

PageGroup demonstrates support for the healthcare workforce by developing strategies to enhance talent mobility within the Healthcare and Life Sciences sectors.

These strategies aim to address talent challenges, ensure adequate staffing for healthcare organizations, and improve access to and quality of healthcare services. The company also partnered with a global e-commerce leader in health and wellness, facilitating over 12,000 hires to ensure timely delivery of health and wellness products. PageGroup's core recruitment services are generally health-neutral, and its business model does not involve direct health products or services that carry inherent health risks, require price accessibility, or involve health-related R&D. While the company has diversity and inclusion initiatives and has reduced greenhouse gas emissions, these efforts do not directly align with the specific definitions for health equity programs, mental health initiatives, or health externalities within this ethical value.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

PageGroup PLC is a recruitment consultancy, with a mission to deliver "exceptional recruitment services" and foster "economic opportunity through employment."

As the company does not offer lending, deposit, or other consumer financial products or services, the KPIs related to fair money and economic opportunity are not applicable to its operations. Therefore, all relevant KPIs, including underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives, data accessibility, fair lending compliance, wealth building outcomes, financial literacy initiatives, debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion, and product simplicity, are scored 0 as per the rubric. No specific evidence was found regarding profit reinvestment in community finance.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

In 2019, PageGroup reported a median gender pay gap of 16% and a median bonus gap of 36%.

The company attributed this to a lower proportion of women in senior roles and linked senior leaders' bonuses to gender diversity improvement targets. By December 31, 2021, women comprised 30.3% of senior management and their direct reports, exceeding a 25% objective. However, at the Associate Director level and above, the gender split was 62% men to 38% women. The Board acknowledged a lack of ethnic diversity and committed to appointing a person of color. Initiatives included a reverse mentoring program and a Shadow Executive Board. In 2022, PageGroup enhanced parental policies, introducing extended paternity leave, emergency childcare benefits, and phased return-to-work programs. In October 2023, the company reduced its fee earner headcount by approximately 1,000 roles due to challenging market conditions.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

PageGroup PLC is a professional recruitment consultancy, and as such, does not procure or trade physical commodities. Therefore, KPIs related to fair-trade certification, traceability of materials, and high-risk material spend are not applicable. For other KPIs, while the company has a responsible procurement strategy

and addresses modern slavery risks in its supply chains , , the provided articles do not contain specific quantitative data on audit frequency, the number of forced or child labour incidents, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage in supplier contracts, or supplier diversity spend.

Honest & Fair Business

PageGroup operates a global 'Speak-Up' helpline for employees to report ethical concerns, which are thoroughly investigated and addressed by HR teams.

In 2023, an ethics training program reached 100% of its employees. The company maintains a zero-tolerance approach to corruption, supported by a Code of Conduct and regular training programs, with 100% of employees receiving ethics training in 2023. A comprehensive review of its anti-bribery and corruption policies in 2023 revealed no reported breaches. The company adheres to the UK Corporate Governance Code and collaborates with the United Nations Global Compact. External advisors are contracted to audit company systems, processes, and accounting numbers.

Kind to Animals

PageGroup PLC operates as a human resource and employment solutions provider, and its core business model does not involve animal welfare activities, animal testing, animal-derived products, or direct impact on wildlife habitats.

The company has no publicly available policies or initiatives related to being 'Kind to Animals', with sustainability efforts focused on areas like emissions reduction and diversity, which do not specifically address animal welfare.

No War, No Weapons

PageGroup PLC operates as a recruitment consultancy focused on civilian employment solutions.

The company does not partake in arms manufacturing, military contracts, or conflict facilitation. Its non-involvement in military goods or services means it has no revenue from arms or defense contracts, no dual-use technology, no sales to embargoed regimes, no defense assets to divest, and no need for related policies, oversight, or procurement standards.

Planet-Friendly Business

PageGroup PLC reported total GHG emissions (Scope 1, 2, and 3) of 64,518 tCO₂e in 2023, representing a 1% decrease from the previous year.

The company has aligned its carbon targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and is committed to achieving net-zero emissions across its value chain by 2050. It has set near-term targets to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 60% by 2030, using a 2022 baseline. In 2022, 58% of PageGroup's offices worldwide were powered by renewable energy sources. The company also achieved a 30% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions in 2022 compared to the prior year.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

The company has established over 20 formal partnerships with various non-profit and community organizations globally, including Generation, Metropolitan Migrant Resource Centre, The Smith Family, JOBLINGE, RefuAid, Kampung Kids Foundation, and YWCA.

No cultural appropriation incidents have been reported. The company's operations do not typically involve direct impacts on cultural contexts, and as such, Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) processes, cultural impact assessment protocols, community governance inclusion, and social license to operate are not applicable. While the company made £383,442 in corporate donations in 2022, representing approximately 0.02% of its gross profit, there is no specific percentage of revenue allocated to cultural heritage organizations or community development funds. The company maintains a 'Speak-Up' helpline for ethical concerns, but it is not explicitly defined as a community-specific grievance mechanism, and no average resolution time for community complaints is tracked. Investments in environmental conservation projects, such as rainforest restoration, are noted, but not specifically for cultural or linguistic preservation or cultural site protection. Language inclusivity efforts include self-reference materials in key languages and an accessibility toolbar, but no assessment score is provided. Various diversity and inclusion trainings are conducted, but a specific completion rate for cultural sensitivity training is not available, nor is a cultural incident response framework.

Safe & Smart Tech

The company has not publicly reported any data breaches since a 2016 incident involving unauthorized access to a development server

, indicating no significant breaches in over 5 years. It maintains external certifications to ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus . The company states its commitment to the responsible use of AI , working with partners for safe systems , and ensures human intervention before decisions are made that are not solely based on automated data processing . An ongoing, compulsory employee data protection training program is in place . Users are granted rights to access, correct, delete, restrict processing, and port their data . The company has updated and enhanced Multi-Factor Authentication methodologies and implemented password quality enhancements . It also has better governed vulnerability and patch management processes . New systems are designed in compliance with data regulation legislation , and a simulated global systems cyber assault was conducted in FY24 . Data is stored only as long as necessary, considering legal and regulatory obligations . The company explicitly states compliance with GDPR and other applicable legal regimes , and is proactively preparing for upcoming regulations such as the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) .

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

The provided articles detail PageGroup PLC's commitment to renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions reduction, including targets for net-zero emissions by 2050

and interim reductions by 2030 . However, there is no specific, quantitative evidence related to waste diversion rates, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design principles, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management, product durability, repairability, waste audit frequency, zero waste certification, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratio, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education. The company's business as a recruitment consultancy primarily involves services, which limits the applicability of many product-centric waste KPIs.