As part of a recent survey across clients, retailers, public authorities and commercial facilities managers conducted by Magenta Security Services – 85% of respondents cited CSR as important and said they would be more likely to choose a CSR and environment focused supplier of security services.
Magenta Security Services, Abbey Petkar: “Clearly this is a wake-up call to an industry that is slowly coming around to the idea of CSR, sustainability and environmental issues. Our clients and potential clients want us to be more proactive and focused on these key issues. Magenta has been campaigning and working for more than ten years towards sustainability but much of the industry is woefully lagging behind. We can no longer use ‘security risks’ as an excuse for poor standards in these crucial areas but need to respond to the needs of the end user.”
As the first manned guarding company to be ISO 14001 certified around ten years ago, Magenta has gone on to create a business founded on sustainability, with initiatives ranging from a fleet of hybrid vehicles to secure recycling and charitable work.
Petkar continues: “These statistics are clear – CSR is a vitally important issue for businesses and we must react accordingly. As time moves on this will grow as an issue for businesses and I genuinely see a time when it will become impossible to win contracts without an extensive sustainability policy. We are already seeing this in some sectors but I doubt it will be long before it become universal.”
(Businesses surveyed included retailers, public authorities, recreational facilities and commercial buildings.)
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