Our commitment to achieving positive change in the world is supported by our environmental, social and governance framework
A word from our MD & Founder Suzie Walker
"I passionately believe in supporting talented people from all backgrounds to reach their full potential. My belief in limitless possibility ensures senior leadership roles are filled to deliver growth and to achieve positive change.”
Our ESG framework
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Environmental
Working to achieve net-zero climate impact by 2030, reducing our emissions to achieve a high sustainability score in accordance with standards.
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Social
Building inclusive executive boards and senior leadership teams through the recruitment of high-performing talent from diverse backgrounds.
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Governance
Achieving high standards of accountability and compliance through accreditations that require ongoing commitment and full transparency.
Environmental actions
We have been awarded a Silver Sustainability Rating by EcoVadis - the world's most trusted business sustainability ratings. A Silver Sustainability Rating places us among the top 25 percent of companies assessed by EcoVadis, and we are committed to improving and tracking our sustainability progress based on their feedback.
Our office premises has achieved BREEAM's ‘Excellent’ rating – the world’s leading science-based suite of validation and certification systems for a sustainably built environment.
In addition, we are progressing our application to become B Corp-certified, ensuring an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economic system for all people and the planet.
Social actions
We support high-performing women into senior leadership programmes with our partner, The Pipeline - a leading diversity organisation. We also help students from disadvantaged backgrounds by championing upReach - a charity that believes in equal access to top jobs.
We are proud to have joined hundreds of employers in signing up to the Race at Work Charter, an initiative designed for businesses to collectively commit to improving equal opportunities for Black, Asian, Mixed Race and ethnically diverse employees in the UK.
We have also been certified as a Women Owned business by WEConnect International, who ensure that women across the world have the same opportunities as men to design and implement business solutions that create wealth and the sustainable prosperity of their communities.
Suzie Walker Executive Search is a Women Owned Business and our senior roles are held by women
61% of senior leadership candidates we have placed in the past three years were people who identify as women
This is significant at a time when 96% of CEOs in FTSE 350 companies are men (Women Count 2022 report, The Pipeline)
Governance
To ensure full transparency and accountability, our practices are reviewed and accredited, or are undergoing accreditation, with the following bodies and partners.
EcoVadis - ecovadis.com
BREEAM - bregroup.com
B Corp - bcorporation.uk (application in progress)
WEConnect International - weconnectinternational.org