Annual Report 2017

Rothschild & Co | Annual Report 2017

Corporate Social Responsibility

Rothschild & Co’s approach to business is a deeply held sense

of responsibility to its people, to the environment and to the

communities in which it operates.

People

Environment

•• 3,500 employees across the world with a broad

range of ages, backgrounds and cultures

•• An inclusive culture in which diversity is valued

•• Recruitment and promotion based on merit

•• A wide range of training and development

opportunities

•• A focus on well-being and a healthy and safe

working environment

•• The majority of our offices have Environment

Advocate representation

•• Several programmes have been implemented

including the introduction of recycled paper,

the purchase of renewable electricity and

waste reduction & separation initiatives

•• The Group supports United Nations Sustainable

Development Goals, specifically aligning to six

goals that it believes will help reduce negative

operational environmental impact (clean water,

clean energy, responsible consumption, climate

action, decent work & economic growth and life

on land)

We are committed to the

development and retention

of a world-class team

We are committed to

managing and taking

action to reduce our

negative environmental

impact and to being

actively engaged with

environmental issues

Community

investment

•• We combine a global approach with

implementation based on local needs

•• We engage in long-term partnerships with

charities, educational institutions and social

enterprises with which we share the same aims

•• Employees support young people directly

through mentoring and tutoring, and indirectly

through strategic advice for our community

partners

•• In 2017, we helped more than 1,300

disadvantaged young people to develop new

skills and make more ambitious educational

choices

We are committed to

helping socio-economically

disadvantaged young

people to raise and realise

their aspirations