governance
Our approach to CR governance is based on openness, trust and collaboration, linking it closely to our corporate value of integrity.
Integrated into business practice
CR is governed at a Group Level as an integrated approach to all business matters.
Our CR performance is rated by the Business in the Community CR external index. The index helps us assess how well we are integrating corporate responsibility into our core business processes. In 2008 our score increased from 83% to 92.5% achieving a Gold Ranking.
Our performance metrics are also assured by independent organisations.
CR is integrated into our people policies and practices.
Wates Group has a code of conduct which is communicated to all employees.
We also have a whistle blowing policy.
Measurable
We have internal processes and audits managed by our Internal Audit Team to affirm that our policies are durable and that we have the right systems and processes to deliver our business responsibly.
The internal audit team assures our performance management processes to ensure the data we publish in our corporate responsibility report is verifable.
wates joins with the princes trust
Wates has joined The Prince's Trust, as part of the Trust's Get into Construction programme. The programme is being run across the UK to provide young people with work ready skills.
investing in regeneration
Wates understands that regenerating an area is not just about providing new or improved homes and moving on. It is about bringing long lasting change to a whole community.
wates values
We all want Wates to be the very best. Being the best means upholding the great reputation Wates has built over 110 years. The Wates Way is underpinned by the family values that the Wates family brings to the business.
