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A.G. BARR p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2023
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Employee values
Underpinning our corporate values, our four business
units have their own employee values. These
behavioural frameworks are central to who they are
and how they operate, playing an important role in
building teams and strengthening performance.
At Barr Soft Drinks, which comprises our largest group
of colleagues, employee values are embodied by the
Barr Behaviours. Created by our own people they
represent what is important to a business that has been
successful for over a century – Being Brilliant, Always
Learning, Results Driven and Relationships Matter.
For the more recent additions to the A.G. Barr Group
– FUNKIN, MOMA and Boost – their employee values
are more reflective of the entrepreneurial and agile
nature of their businesses, which we believe are
important characteristics to retain and nurture.
In focus
No Time To Waste
learning portal
From recruiting new employees to developing existing
teams, these employee values support how our teams
work together to enhance performance and are
fundamental to our success.
For more information on our employee values visit our
website at agbarr.co.uk
In addition to our regular technical and compliance
based training, over the past 12 months we have
continued to offer as many learning opportunities as
possible to our people including our popular Manager
Essentials programme, Mentally Healthy Workplace
training, Project Management development,
psychometric team-building workshops and a new
environmental sustainability learning portal.
Learning and development
Learning and development in our business is about
creating a Company-wide culture in which everyone is
supported and challenged to take ownership of their
performance, the impact they have on others and their
careers. Our teams are encouraged to take the lead in
their own personal development, drawing from a wide
range of learning opportunities. Our award-winning
iLearn platform is our online hub for development
activity, with hundreds of hours of learning immediately
accessible to all. We also recognise that people learn in
many different ways – from classroom training and job
shadowing to our successful mentoring programme
and externally provided training courses, we try to
ensure there’s something to suit every individual in
every area of the business.
This year we created a No Time To Waste
learning portal to help our employees develop
their environmental sustainability knowledge
and their understanding of our own strategy.
In focus
Using simple videos and quick guides, the portal
provides learning and support across our five
No Time To Waste focus areas
• Net-Zero
• Plastic and Packaging
• Sustainable Sourcing
• Waste
• Water
The portal launched during Recycling Week
in September, with high levels of engagement,
and now forms part of our employee induction
programme, so people new to the business
understand the importance of our
environmental sustainability strategy.
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Your voice matters
Our 2022 “Your Voice Matters” employee
engagement survey, which sought the views
of our Barr Soft Drinks and FUNKIN teams,
achieved a high overall engagement index of
75%. Most improved areas included Diversity
and Inclusion, Communication and Change
as well as Working Together, however we did
not achieve our previously set 80% target which
was set before the pandemic. We remain
committed to increasing our employee
engagement levels and have reset our target
with a new date of 2025.
