Social Value & Responsible Business By embracing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Mitie seeks to create a positive impact on the environment and make a significant difference across communities, in the workplace and beyond. Download the ESG Report 2022 ESG Report 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) relates to the positive impact organisations like Mitie can have on society, the environment and the economy, independent of the benefits generated from business activity. Mitie’s latest ESG Report outlines progress across all areas of our ESG strategy and shares key achievements for each of the five pillars of our framework: Environment, People, Community, Responsible Supply Chain and Innovation. Download the report “Our commitment to sustainability issues underpins everything we do, every day.” 0% of our fleet is now zero carbon 0 nationalities represented across Mitie £0m reinvested in apprenticeship programmes since 2017 0 hours of community volunteering by Mitie colleagues Social value framework Mitie is proud to integrate the Government’s Social Value Model throughout the business. To ensure maximum positive impact, we break our social value commitments down into five key pillars: Environment, People, Community, Responsible Supply Chain and Innovation. Environment Mitie is a responsible business committed to eliminating our impact on the environment and mitigating the effects of climate change with our ambitious Plan Zero strategy. Mitie was the first facilities management company to set such a target of reaching net zero carbon by 2025, which is 25 years ahead of the UK Government’s 2050 target. Clients on their own decarbonisation journeys benefit from Mitie’s inhouse experts, technology and experience. We are on a mission to decarbonise Britain, reducing customer emissions, with corresponding energy savings. Mitie has one of the UK’s largest electric vehicle fleets and has committed to achieving an 85% EV fleet by 2025. Read more about Mitie’s Environment commitments in our ESG Report. People People are Mitie’s greatest asset. By embedding ESG objectives into our people strategy, we drive not only employee fulfilment, wellbeing and performance, but enhance service quality for customers. Making Mitie a great place to work helps retain the best talent, who are supported to progress their careers and experience, which also positively impacts delivery. With 68,000 colleagues and 155 nationalities, Mitie is an incredibly diverse organisation, which helps ex-offenders and military veterans to find new jobs, offers a variety of apprenticeships and has seven colleague diversity networks, each with an executive sponsor. Mitie is proud to be a 2022 Inclusive Top 50 UK Employer. Read more about Mitie’s People commitments in our ESG Report. Community Mitie plays an active role in the communities in which we operate, helping to deliver social value commitments not only for ourselves, but also for our customers. Through our Giving Back programme, colleagues are encouraged to use their annual volunteering day to support local causes and make a difference. From litter picks to gardening and career advice to fun days, communities have benefited from our colleagues’ hard work and dedication. In FY21/22, Mitie registered 14,650 volunteering hours, which is over 600 days. Read more about Mitie’s Community commitments in our ESG Report. Responsible Supply Chain With over 12,500 suppliers and a focus on small to medium enterprises, as well as voluntary, charity and social enterprises, Mitie recognises the positive impact associated with responsible procurement. Through our supply chain we support social enterprise and local delivery, and we contribute to the circular economy though waste reduction and repurposing of materials. All suppliers are expected to follow our high standards, as laid out in our Supplier Social Value Policy. The launch of mitiesuppliers.com in 2022 has proved critical to collaborating and communicating with our supply chain partners. They must provide best value in terms of cost, quality, safety and risk management, and also uphold ethical business practices and comply with legislation. Read more about Mitie’s Responsible Supply Chain commitments in our ESG Report. Innovation The Innovation pillar is embedded within all the others, ensuring Mitie remains at the forefront of technology and processes. In 2022, we launched our Science of Service approach, providing a solution to customers requiring greater workspace hygiene, intelligent security, and critical asset monitoring backed by data analytics. Our technology is driving productivity and cost efficiencies, supporting margin enhancement and consolidating innovation’s place at the heart of Mitie’s delivery. Read more about the Science of Service here. Plan Zero Mitie's industry-leading Plan Zero commitment pledges that we will reach net zero carbon emissions by 2025. Mitie Foundation The Mitie Foundation exists to break down perceived barriers to employment for disadvantaged groups within the communities in which Mitie operates. The Science of Service Discover how Mitie combines industry-leading innovation and intelligence to create lasting impact. “We have a long-term approach to improve diversity across Mitie. ” Sim Sian, Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Governance Championed by Phil Bentley, CEO, Mitie’s formal governance framework underpins our operations. In addition to the three main Board Committees, Mitie has a Social Value & Responsible Business Committee, Disclosure Committee and an informal Bid Committee. The Social Value & Responsible Business Committee met five times during FY22. Its purpose is to drive the Group’s social value and responsible business agenda and ensure we conduct our business in a commercially responsible way. Phil Bentley Chief Executive View Twitter profile Related news Article 16 November 2022 Shani’s story at Mitie This is Shani Williamson’s story, Stores Person at Mitie. Shani wanted a career change but thought apprenticeships were just for school leavers, until she saw her ideal opportunity with Mitie. Having completed her apprenticeship,… Read More Press Release 3 October 2022 Mitie hits all annual ESG targets putting it on track to meet 2025 goals 2022 ESG report released detailing how Mitie hit all 13 ESG targets for the year, putting Mitie on track to meet its overall 2025 ESG goals Environmental highlights include saving customers 375,000 tonnes of… Read More Article 3 October 2022 Mitie’s ESG targets are in the bag Saving 40,000 plastic bin liners from landfill is just one example of Mitie’s ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) achievements. Our latest ESG Report details how Mitie has met or exceeded all 13 annual social… Read More Press Release 26 September 2022 Mitie backs Billion-pound challenge to procure with purpose Mitie is supporting The Buy Social Corporate Challenge as part of a group of 30 major UK businesses which have spent a landmark £250 million procuring services and products from social enterprises. New figures… Read More Company News 9 June 2022 Mitie strengthens decarbonisation solution offering with the acquisition of Custom Solar Mitie Group plc announces today that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement (‘SPA’) to acquire the entire issued share capital of Custom Solar Ltd (‘Custom Solar’), a solar power solutions company… Read More Article 4 May 2022 Mitie wins triple gold in the Green Impact competition Our Mitie Communities colleagues has won three awards in this year’s NUS Green Impact competition for contributing to sustainability at University College London Hospital (UCLH). What is Green Impact? Green Impact is a United Nations award-winning programme designed to… Read More How can we help? If you’re looking for more information, need to talk to someone about an enquiry or want to chat about your service needs, then you’ve come to the right place. Please fill in our short form and a member of our team will be in touch. If you have a supplier enquiry, please visit our dedicated portal on www.mitiesuppliers.com
Plan Zero Mitie's industry-leading Plan Zero commitment pledges that we will reach net zero carbon emissions by 2025.
Mitie Foundation The Mitie Foundation exists to break down perceived barriers to employment for disadvantaged groups within the communities in which Mitie operates.
The Science of Service Discover how Mitie combines industry-leading innovation and intelligence to create lasting impact.
Article 16 November 2022 Shani’s story at Mitie This is Shani Williamson’s story, Stores Person at Mitie. Shani wanted a career change but thought apprenticeships were just for school leavers, until she saw her ideal opportunity with Mitie. Having completed her apprenticeship,… Read More
Press Release 3 October 2022 Mitie hits all annual ESG targets putting it on track to meet 2025 goals 2022 ESG report released detailing how Mitie hit all 13 ESG targets for the year, putting Mitie on track to meet its overall 2025 ESG goals Environmental highlights include saving customers 375,000 tonnes of… Read More
Article 3 October 2022 Mitie’s ESG targets are in the bag Saving 40,000 plastic bin liners from landfill is just one example of Mitie’s ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) achievements. Our latest ESG Report details how Mitie has met or exceeded all 13 annual social… Read More
Press Release 26 September 2022 Mitie backs Billion-pound challenge to procure with purpose Mitie is supporting The Buy Social Corporate Challenge as part of a group of 30 major UK businesses which have spent a landmark £250 million procuring services and products from social enterprises. New figures… Read More
Company News 9 June 2022 Mitie strengthens decarbonisation solution offering with the acquisition of Custom Solar Mitie Group plc announces today that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement (‘SPA’) to acquire the entire issued share capital of Custom Solar Ltd (‘Custom Solar’), a solar power solutions company… Read More
Article 4 May 2022 Mitie wins triple gold in the Green Impact competition Our Mitie Communities colleagues has won three awards in this year’s NUS Green Impact competition for contributing to sustainability at University College London Hospital (UCLH). What is Green Impact? Green Impact is a United Nations award-winning programme designed to… Read More