A better future – continuing our support for a sustainable recovery

Attention towards the UK’s economic recovery from COVID-19 is growing at pace – and there are increasing calls to ensure this recovery happens in a way that’s sustainable for people and our planet.

Keith Skeoch, our Chief Executive Officer, has become a signatory to an open letter to the Prime Minister – entitled 'Building a better future through the COVID-19 recovery programmes' – which calls on the UK Government to ensure that the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are reflected in the UK’s recovery strategy. The signatories include leaders from organisations across all sectors – from businesses and trade organisations to academia and the third sector.

The SDGs aim to provide a framework for a better and more resilient future, with the aim of enabling all people to live a good life on a healthy planet. As a signatory to the UN Global Compact, our business is committed to continue playing its part in achieving these goals. The letter – an initiative driven by the UN Global Compact Network UK and UKSSD – asks the Government to use the SDGs to aid their decision-making, their work across departments, and their design of coherent recovery programmes.

Our involvement follows our recent support for an additional initiative that encourages the UK Government to align its recovery efforts with its net-zero emissions targets.