In 2021, Hays became a certified carbon neutral business. This was an important milestone in our journey to becoming a Net Zero company; a combination of increasing internal and external awareness of our environmental impact, taking action to reduce waste and purchasing a long-term supply of certified carbon offsets relating to the carbon emissions we currently cannot avoid.

We are proud of what we have achieved, but that was just the start.

Since then, our Hays' Science-Based Targets (SBT) have been approved by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). These targets are a key part of our ambition to be the first global specialist recruitment firm to reach Net Zero.

This landmark step demonstrates Hays' firm commitment to fighting climate change, and our targets have been validated by SBTi as being consistent with GHG reductions will limit warming to 1.5˚C, the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement.

Our Global Net Zero Working Group, consisting of senior directors representing a cross-section of the regions in which we operate, have been tasked with permanently reducing our GHG emissions.

This group has identified and begun implementing numerous policies, including:

Doing the right thing

Our sustainability goals reflect our values. They are ambitious, encouraging our teams across the globe to deliver a positive impact, despite the obstacles they may face.

These goals reflect our passion for people. Employees are driving, and building, the sustainable workplace, demanding commitment from organisations to contribute positively to the communities within which they operate. To continue recruiting and retaining top talent, we must keep pace.

Above all, they are underpinned by our belief to always do the right thing. We are striving to reduce or mitigate our environmental impact not only for the future of Hays’, our clients, staff and shareholders, but also to preserve the world in which we live, and will one day pass on to future generations.