Sedgwick highlights sustained guidance of ESG priorities

Firm aspires to be a chief in performing with intent and social consciousness

MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Sedgwick, a foremost world-wide provider of technologies-enabled possibility, rewards and integrated small business remedies, announced its vision for corporate accountability and shared the company’s ongoing advancements in environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives across its functions.

“As our ESG eyesight states, ‘We aspire to guide our marketplace in acting with goal and social consciousness and to market sustainable methods, so that our earth and all of us on it can prosper extended into the future,'” mentioned Mike Arbour, Sedgwick CEO.

Sedgwick’s determination focuses on initiatives in the regions of environmental (caring for the Earth), social (caring for its colleagues, clientele and communities) and governance (organizational conduct).

Heather Lawley, Sedgwick worldwide head of diversity, fairness and inclusion (DEI) and ESG, said, “Our ESG system displays a methodical strategy to leveraging key regions of relevance to Sedgwick’s enterprise in purchase to make a significant variance in the world. We are very pleased to go on the great work Sedgwick has been carrying out for many years and to identify potential opportunities for progress — all with a heightened being familiar with of our part and accountability as a organization leader.”

Between Sedgwick’s crucial accomplishments:

• Operated for much more than 50 decades as a values-pushed company fully commited to performing the ideal matter. The enterprise maintains a robust focus on business enterprise ethics and strongly enforces its code of carry out.
• Lessened its carbon footprint by implementing virtual inspection applications in position of travel to reduction web sites in which doable, lessening the dimension of its vehicle fleet, and endorsing colleagues’ use of electric powered and hybrid vehicles for company journey.
• Transitioned a lot of processes to electronic capture and storage, doing away with the will need for printing and drastically decreasing paper use. Sedgwick has also long gone paperless at gatherings and trade exhibits by leveraging extra electronic activities, QR codes and plantable seed paper.
• Committed to lowering e-waste tonnage and the affiliated release of destructive poisons through technology mend courses, donations and partnerships with trustworthy recycling firms that can increase systems’ usefulness.
• Built-in DEI all over its business enterprise and people today procedures. It starts at the prime, with Arbour signing the CEO Action for Variety and Inclusion pledge. In a latest world engagement study, Sedgwick colleagues rated DEI the maximum index, which include the areas of using the services of from a selection of backgrounds, significant operate, diversity commitment, feeling of belonging and surroundings of belonging.
• Recognized a superior-overall performance lifestyle of caring, learning and recognition. The organization delivers its colleagues a strong suite of advantages concentrated on their mental, bodily, economic and professional effectively-being. It also supports colleagues’ career journeys by offering ongoing improvement and engagement possibilities.
• In excess of the final 4 yrs, extra than doubled its once-a-year paying with various companions (SBE, MBE, WBE, etcetera.).

“At Sedgwick, taking treatment of individuals is at the coronary heart of every thing we do, and that includes our colleagues, our shoppers and the world neighborhood,” Arbour stated. “We attempt to maximize our options for collective effects by 2030 and are deeply dedicated to supporting this vital approach as an extension of our belief that caring counts.”

About Sedgwick

Sedgwick is a main world-wide company of technology-enabled threat, positive aspects and integrated company answers. The company gives a broad selection of means customized to our clients’ distinct needs in casualty, house, marine, rewards, brand name safety and other strains. At Sedgwick, caring counts as a result of the dedication and know-how of approximately 30,000 colleagues across 80 international locations, the company will take care of folks and organizations by mitigating and decreasing risks and losses, marketing health and fitness and efficiency, preserving manufacturer reputations, and containing fees that can affect overall performance. Sedgwick’s greater part shareholder is The Carlyle Group Stone Issue Cash LLC, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), Onex and other administration traders are minority shareholders. For much more, see sedgwick.com.

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