Purpose
Integrate inclusion, equal opportunity, employee development, health, wellbeing and human-rights considerations into people practices, fostering a workplace that is inclusive, safe, and supportive of professional and personal growth.
Steps
| # | Action | Details | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace with zero tolerance for discrimination | Maintain employment practices that prohibit discrimination, harassment, retaliation and unequal treatment. | People policies, training and development records |
| 2 | Provide regular training, skills development, and career growth opportunities | Apply fair recruitment, development, performance and advancement criteria. | People policies, training and development records |
| 3 | Ensure a safe and healthy working environment, in compliance with occupational health regulations | Assess workplace health, safety, mental-health and wellness needs and implement proportionate measures. | Health, safety and wellbeing actions including mental health programs |
| 4 | Offer mental health and wellness support programs | Maintain trusted channels for employee concerns and protect confidentiality and non-retaliation. | Health, safety and wellbeing actions including mental health programs |
| 5 | Consider human-rights risks in employment and material third-party relationships, following international standards | Respect human rights in all operations and business relationships. | Human-rights assessments where applicable |
| 6 | Review workforce indicators, concerns and corrective actions with responsible management and the ESG Committee | — | Workforce and inclusion metrics; concern, investigation and remediation records |
Proportionality Considerations
- Prioritize employee well-being, inclusion, and community engagement as a small VASP.
- Broaden to structured CSR and impact programs as staffing and revenue expand.
- Processes rely on lean documentation and integrated roles, with clear pathways for future scalability.
Records
- People policies, training and development records
- Workforce and inclusion metrics
- Health, safety and wellbeing actions including mental health programs
- Concern, investigation and remediation records
- Human-rights assessments where applicable
Relationships
- Policy: POL-ESG-001 Governance Ethics and ESG Manual
- Process: PRC-GRO-001 Governance Risk and Outsourcing
- Control: CTRL-ESG-003 Ensure Employee Wellbeing Inclusion and Human Rights Are Supported
History
- 2026-07-26: Created from section 3.3 of the approved ESG Manual.