UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

We work closely with schools, colleges, training providers and universities as well as engineering and business organisations in our principal markets to promote and inspire people to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. We create employment opportunities across our organisation via our apprentice, graduate, career development and recruitment programmes to help increase youth and adult employment. We will continue to support and encourage our employees to develop their skills to engage in lifelong learning via our training and development programmes.

We contribute to economic productivity by investing in people, skills and innovation throughout our value chain. This investment is strengthened by our commitment to continue to create a diverse and inclusive work environment, underpinned by safe work practices promoting employee wellbeing, maintaining robust governance systems and efficiently using natural resources.

We structure our R&D activities around our business and product strategy, ensuring a clear focus for our R&D spend. We also continuously scan the horizon for new technologies and developments in defence technology around the world. As well as partnering with our customers, we work with other companies and academia to invest in technologies and assets that complement our existing capabilities and our future product development.

We are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our operations and value chain by actively managing the energy and resources that we use. Our products are built to be in active service for decades and we work with our customers and suppliers to develop innovative technology that is designed to reduce the environmental impacts of such products.

We are targeting the achievement of net zero greenhouse gas emissions across our operations (Scope 1 and 2) by 2030 by reducing our emissions as a minimum in line with the 1.5°C pathway, and working towards a net zero value chain by 2050. We will collaborate with our suppliers and customers, and partner with researchers and technologists to innovate for a net zero future.

We play a significant role in protecting nations and keeping people safe. Our products and services enable governments to defend the lives and freedoms of people around the world, support international stability, and keep people safe, both at home and overseas. Our technologies and people also support policing and law enforcement. Our success depends on us being trusted to uphold high standards of governance and business conduct and we have an unwavering commitment to ethics and responsible behaviour, from anti-bribery to anti-corruption.