- Message from the Board
- Key highlights from 2018
- Responsible Business at CWT
- Aligning to the SDGs
- Downloads
On this site you will find an overview of our key Responsible Business actions from 2018, as well as links to download the PDF report.
"At a time when the world is looking to business to take immediate action to address our most pressing challenges, our company is creating positive and meaningful change."
Diana L. Nelson, Chair
Download Diana L. Nelson's statement (PDF)
"I continue to be amazed by our collective achievements and the way we weave Responsible Business into the fabric of everything we do."
Kurt Ekert, President & CEO, CWT
Download Kurt Ekert's statement (PDF)Responsible Business is our approach to thinking, acting and living with sustainability and integrity.
Our Responsible Business domains form the basis of our program, guiding what we do and how we do it.
Our comprehensive governance framework ensures we are integrating RB into the way we do business every day.
We align our Responsible Business strategy to widely-recognized international principles and standards to reflect the most pressing social and environmental challenges in our industry and beyond.
Our Responsible Business domains form the basis of our program, guiding what we do and how we do it.
"Having a strong governance framework that is championed by passionate people means we are continuing to go from strength to strength in building a lasting legacy."
"CWT has a vibrant culture anchored in incredibly strong values. Our approach to ethics and business behavior is all about translating these values into guidance for personal and business decision-making."
"People are at the center of everything we do, from our employees and the communities we live and work in, to our customers and their traveling employees."
"Climate change is the most critical global challenge we face. At CWT we recognize that the business community plays a vital role in providing effective solutions to address it."
"We care for our customers' traveling employees, while protecting them and their organizations from unnecessary risk."
"The benefits of engaged employees are tremendous for CWT, our customers and our communities. CWT is a global community of employees that has a strong history of being engaged for causes beyond just work."
Our comprehensive governance framework ensures we are integrating RB into the way we do business every day.
Chaired by the President and CEO, the Executive Leadership Team has oversight of CWT's Responsible Business (RB) strategy, and supports the overall delivery of RB throughout the company and sponsors key projects.
Own particular areas of RB domains and provide specialist advice and recommendations on their areas of expertise. Their role involves developing action plans to ensure CWT reaches its 2020 RB objectives in each domain.
Contribute to the deployment of CWT's RB strategy and initiatives across the organization. RB ambassadors, who are either regional or functional, collaborate to define key programs and initiatives, and identify specific areas for progress within their region/function.
Develop, manage and implement programs in their respective countries. RB country correspondents foster an RB environment that embraces both CWT and local cultures and expectations. Their main contributions are implementing local RB action plans, sharing best practices relevant to their country as well as facilitating and communicating about RB initiatives.
Sits at the heart of our RB framework. The team develops the strategy and coordinates RB programs globally across the RB network. It facilitates the sharing of information, monitors and communicates performance, and liaises with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that we meet our commitments.
We align our Responsible Business strategy to widely-recognized international principles and standards to reflect the most pressing social and environmental challenges in our industry and beyond.
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
We have been a signatory to the UNGC since 2012 and remain committed to operating in a way that nurtures respect, dignity and sustainability. In 2018, our annual Communication on Progress (COP) reached the United Nations Global Compact Advanced Level for demonstrating the integration of Global Compact Principles in our core business and strategy.
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
GRI is an international, independent organization that helps businesses, governments and other organizations understand and communicate their impact on critical sustainability issues. Our report is prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards Reporting Guidelines: Core option.
CDP
Formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, CDP provides a global disclosure system for organizations to measure, disclose, manage and share key environmental information. We have been reporting our environmental performance to the CDP Supply Chain program since 2013.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The 17 SDGs agreed by all 193 UN Member States in 2015, call on society (including governments, businesses and civil societies) to work together to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and protect our planet. Meeting the goals by 2030 will require an unprecedented effort and we have a responsibility to play our part. See the tab below to see how we are responding.
EcoVadis
In 2019, we were rated Gold for CSR for a third successive year, placing us in the top one percent of all companies evaluated worldwide by EcoVadis both within our industry and across all industries.
To play our part in helping achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, we focus on six key areas that we are best placed to address.
