Rentokil Initial is committed to acting responsibly and supporting its customers in their own efforts to develop responsible behaviour.
Corporate Responsibility
Rentokil
Working together, responsibly
Introduction
At the heart of Rentokil Initial’s approach to corporate responsibility is a focus on doing what’s right for colleagues and customers, and the vision and values which underpin the company. It emphasises local action to match the needs of individual businesses, while ensuring compliance with group-wide policies in areas such as health and safety, conduct, environment and product management.
Rentokil Initial is a member of Business in the Community’s Corporate Responsibility Index of the 100 leading companies which measures and report on corporate responsibility matters. We have been a member since the Index’s foundation. We are also proud to be a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Carbon Disclosure Project and the Mayday network on climate change.
Find out more about our Key Performance Indicators.
3,853
days of training across Initial Facilities in 2010
97%
state of service performance vs 2010 target of 95%
21,600
square meters of Daintree rainforest protected in Australia due to donations from colleagues
9.4%
reduction in CO2 emissions
69%
colleague response rate in second company wide Your Voice Counts survey
24
language versions of the company's Code of Conduct pocket guide
8%
reduction in water consumption
4
RoSPA Gold Awards
82%
recycling rate by Initial Facilities on behalf of it's client Aviva (74% in 2009) based on waste generated of 3,915 tonnes (4,904 tonnes in 2009)
96
stock-keeping units used by Rentokil's USA operations
- down from 308 in 2009; 1,547 in 2008 and 2,286 in 2007
87
supervisors and managers and four graduates attended the endorsed Institute of Leadership & Management programme
79%
of colleagues said they had a 'good understanding of our values' in the colleague engagement survey undertaken in Sept 2010
64%
sales colleague retention rate in 2010, up from 54.6% in 2008
15%
reduction in lost time accidents caused by manual handling in Rentokil in 2010
70%
colleague engagement score across Rentokil Initial
6,000
drivers introduced to Drive Smart which aims to reduce accidents and fuel consumption
451
colleagues who trained and received a National Vocational qualification in 2010, an increase of 8% on 2009
2,600
fewer miles driven per day by HGV vehicles as a result of City Link's launch of regional hubs which equates to around 340 litres of fuel per day