Anti-bribery Policy
City & Guilds is committed to the highest ethical standards of conduct and integrity in its business activities in the UK and overseas. City & Guilds takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and as such it prohibits anyone working for or on behalf of the organisation from offering, promising, giving, seeking or accepting bribery in any form. The organisations that we do business with must have anti-bribery policies in place, or conform to the City & Guilds Anti-Bribery Policy.
Read the Anti-Bribery Policy
Anti-Slavery, Human Trafficking Policy and Modern Slavery Annual Statement
City & Guilds will undertake thorough checks to ensure that none of the organisations which we work with engage in any form of slavery or human trafficking in accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. City & Guilds will publish an annual statement on our website which sets out the steps we have taken each year to prevent slavery and human trafficking within our business and supply chain.
Read the Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy
Read the Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
Carbon Reduction Plan
As a responsible business, City & Guilds is committed to being an environmentally sustainable organisation. This carbon reduction plan gives a snapshot of our current emissions, and our future plans to reduce our emissions to Zero.
Read the Carbon Reduction Plan
City & Guilds 1966 pension scheme: Chairman’s governance statement / Statement of investment principles
Chairman's DC Governance Statement
Every year the Trustee of the City and Guilds (1966) Pension Scheme is required to prepare a statement showing how the Scheme’s Defined Contribution investments have been governed over the year and whether they represent good value.
Read the current Chairman’s DC Governance Statement
Statement of Investment Principles
The Trustee has a Statement of Investment Principles (SIP). This confirms their aims and objectives in relation to default funds and other financially material considerations, including Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Changes.
Read the Investment Principles Statement
Implementation Statement
The Trustee must provide evidence that the Scheme continues to act on the principles outlined in the SIP with a focus on stewardship activities, implementation of the investment principles and ESG issues. You can find this on the link below:
City and Guilds (1966) Pension Scheme Implementation Statement
Overarching Group Privacy Policy
Supplier Code of Conduct
It is the policy to operate to the highest standards of integrity and ethics. We requires our suppliers to adhere to similar standards and promote them throughout their supply chain.
Read the Supplier Code of Conduct
Sustainable Procurement Handbook
City & Guilds is committed to conducting its procurement practices in an ethical and socially responsible manner. With a view to improve our procurement practices, 'Sustainable Procurement Handbook' targeting our employees was introduced in 2016.
Read the Sustainable Procurement Handbook
Whistleblowing Policy
City & Guilds’ commitment to the highest standards of conduct and integrity requires honesty and integrity in all areas of the business and a culture of openness between all staff, third parties, customers and contractors.
We encourage those that have any concerns about suspected wrongdoing or malpractice within City & Guilds come forward and voice those concerns in accordance with our Whistleblowing Policy. This policy applies to all people working for City & Guilds in any capacity, and to our suppliers.
Read the Whistleblowing Policy