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Our approach to corporate
sustainability and reporting
RWS is a world-leader provider of
technology-enabled language, content
and intellectual property services. We
understand that to be a world-leading
company we need to behave responsibly
with high ethical standards and a zerotolerance approach to bribery, corruption
and other 昀椀nancial crime.
Our purpose is to bene昀椀t society through unlocking
global understanding. Understanding is at the core of
what we deliver for clients, helping them to connect
with their audiences, solve problems, and grow their
businesses anywhere in the world. We are not only
helping clients succeed, we are helping the world to
connect.
We believe in transparent, comprehensive and
timely reporting and continue to improve the
transparency and credibility of our environmental,
social and governance (ESG) disclosures through
the adoption of globally recognised sustainability
reporting standards. Measuring and benchmarking
our corporate sustainability initiatives, targets and
progress demonstrates our commitment to continuous
improvement in achieving and maintaining high
standards of corporate sustainability in our business
activities and interactions with our people, our clients,
our suppliers, our investors, our community and the
environment around us.
Our pioneering spirit, our focus on collaboration and
partnership, and our growth mindset all contribute
to our ability to deliver. Our values help us guide and
strengthen our culture and are a reminder of what is
important to us.
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RWS Holdings plc — ESG Report 2023 OVERVIEW
We are inspired by delivering e昀케cient and high-quality
services to existing and new clients across our global
platforms; and we provide an increasing range of
appropriate products and services to existing and new
clients to drive organic growth. The capability to leverage
technology, coupled with our global reach and scale,
enable us to operate e昀케ciently; this ensures our o昀昀erings
remain highly competitive.
Our principal risks are outlined in our 2023 Annual Report.
The Board routinely monitors risks that could materially
and adversely a昀昀ect the Group’s ability to achieve
strategic goals, its 昀椀nancial condition and the results of
its operations. We have mapped these principal risks to
attracting and retaining the right people, meeting our
clients’ needs, managing data responsibly and securely,
managing our climate-related risks, as well as ensuring
our supply chain is ethical. Our risks are also reviewed to
ensure appropriate actions are taken to ensure mitigation,
where appropriate, to protect our reputation, and to
ensure we minimise disruption to our clients, as well as
昀椀nancial loss to the company.
Through partnership and pioneering, together we can
enable a healthy and inclusive workplace, a sustainable
environment and marketplace, all within healthy
communities.
