Corporate Social Responsibility

As a responsible, independent company, we believe that the long-term future of our business is best served by respecting the interests of all of our stakeholders, customers, suppliers, employees and the wider community.

At Boston Energy we care and fully understand that we are only as strong as the communities in which we trade, so it is important that we give back supporting our local communities and ensuring good working conditions for everyone involved.

Giving back

Strategy

We recognise that our social, economic and environmental responsibilities to these stakeholders are integral to our business. We aim to demonstrate these responsibilities through our actions and within our corporate policies.

We shall be open and honest in communicating our strategies, targets, performance and governance to our stakeholders in our continual commitment to sustainable development.

The Managing Director is responsible for the implementation of this policy and will make the necessary resources available to realise our corporate responsibilities. The responsibility for our performance on this policy rests with all employees throughout the company.

Our commitment

Partnerships

  • We shall ensure a high level of business performance while minimising and effectively managing risk ensuring that we uphold the values of honesty, partnership and fairness in our relationships with all our stakeholders.
  • We shall encourage dialogue with local communities to mutual benefit
  • We shall work with local schools, colleges and universities to assist young people in choosing their future careers, being an advocate for our industry
  • We shall operate an equal opportunities policy for all present and potential future employees and will offer our employees clear and fair terms of employment and provide resources to enable their continual development
  • We shall provide safeguards to ensure that all employees of whatever nationality, colour, race or religious belief are treated with respect and without sexual, physical or mental harassment.
  • We shall develop Safety and Environmental policies and objectives as part of the business planning cycle.

Governance

  • Promoting informational transparency, notifying shareholders, community, NGO’s, clients and wide stakeholder community of all information of interest in relation to the Company and its Group, under the principles of transparency, accuracy of information and rapid dissemination.
  • Commitment of the company to ethical and sustainable action that, taking into account the needs and expectations of all its stakeholders, ensures the well-being of the citizens it ultimately serves.
  • Consolidating the promotion of innovation, development and continuous improvement to achieve maximum quality.
  • Compliance with current legislation with continuous updates based on the recommendations, best corporate governance principles and practises.
  • BE aims to be a leader in CSR governance both in our field and in the local, regional and national area. Supporting local projects as and where appropriate and to promote the furtherance of strong CSR governance both by its actions and leadership.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do.

View our Culture & Values

Equal opportunity

Diversity & inclusion

Boston Energy is committed to a supportive work environment where employees have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. Each Boston Energy employee is expected to do his or her utmost to create a respectful workplace culture that is free of harassment, intimidation, bias, and unlawful discrimination of any kind.

Employment here is based solely upon individual merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination or harassment of any kind, including discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, religion, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy status, sex, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sexual orientation or any other characteristics protected by law. We also make all reasonable accommodations to meet our obligations under laws protecting the rights of the disabled.

We are committed to a violence-free work environment, and we will not tolerate any level of violence or the threat of violence in the workplace.

The Company is committed to eliminating unlawful discrimination, and in particular to:

  • providing equality, fairness, and respect for all of its staff, whether temporary, part-time or full-time.
  • not unlawfully discriminating because of the Equality Act 2010 protected characteristics.
  • creating a working environment free of bullying, harassment, victimisation, and unlawful discrimination.
  • taking complaints of bullying, harassment, victimisation, and unlawful discrimination seriously by fellow employees, customers, suppliers, and any others in the course of the Company’s work activities; and
  • promoting dignity and respect for all, where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued.

Causes close to our hearts

Charities

Boston Energy are supporters of a number of charities including the Special Boat Service Association, MacMillan Cancer Support, and the Ruth Strauss Foundation. We raise money annually for the charities through hosting and attending events, in which staff are encouraged to participate. We have also very recently sent 70 daysacks to Ukraine as part of the humanitarian relief effort. Our chosen charity of the year is Teenage Cancer Trust. A UK based charity dedicated to providing young people diagnosed with cancer the support and treatment they need.

Giving back

Social Impact

At Boston Energy we care and fully understand that we are only as strong as the communities in which we trade.

In 2021, Boston Energy became a sponsor of East Yorkshire Puffins Galore initiative, sponsoring local artist, Hannah Watson’s puffin design, which raises awareness of climate change and the importance of renewable energy. The puffin trail was created to not only encourage tourists and regular visitors to spend more time in the area but also raise awareness of the puffin and other endangered species and coastal wildlife that lives there.

Helping Our Planet

Net Zero Commitment

Boston Energy along with our sister company Boston Renewables are all about wanting to support the world in dealing with climate change and lowering carbon emissions. It’s what we’re here for.

At Boston Energy, we have committed to a Net Zero Path and are beginning our journey down the road to sustainability, looking at how we can reduce and remove the fossil fuels used in our normal operations generating CO2 for our daily lives and operations, be they scope 1, scope 2 or scope 3 emissions.

At our HQ, we are also establishing a task force to examine routes to reducing and eliminating CO2 generation from all our activities. The core will be to establish a baseline of carbon emissions, then with that baseline established determine routes to minimise, & where possible, over time eliminate carbon levels.