Vertical Aerospace Ltd..
EVTL.US | Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
Vertical Aerospace Ltd. is a British aerospace manufacturer focused on developing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The company designs, manufactures, and tests full-scale prototype eVTOL aircraft with the aim of achieving commercial certification and mass production. Their pri...Show More
Better Health for All
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The company's core product, eVTOL aircraft, are designed to be zero-emission and reduce air pollution (NOx and particulate matter) compared to traditional aircraft
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. They also focus on noise reduction
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. These features provide substantial preventative health benefits by improving air quality and reducing noise pollution in urban environments. The company's entire product portfolio is focused on these health-positive impacts, and there is no evidence of revenue from products with negative health outcomes. The company's business model does not involve health-related products, services, data, or initiatives, making many other health-related KPIs not applicable or lacking specific evidence.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd. is an aerospace manufacturer focused on developing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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The company's core business does not involve lending, insuring, moving, or storing money, nor does it offer financial services to consumers. Therefore, all Key Performance Indicators related to fair money and economic opportunity, such as underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives, customer financial data accessibility, fair lending compliance, wealth-building outcomes, profit reinvestment in community finance, financial literacy initiatives, customer debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion for financial services, and product simplicity for financial products, are not applicable to its operations.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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No quantitative data is available across the provided articles to assess Vertical Aerospace's performance against the Fair Pay & Worker Respect KPIs. Employee reviews from Indeed.com
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and Glassdoor.com
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offer qualitative feedback but lack specific figures on compensation, benefits, safety incidents, or other relevant metrics. Macrotrends.net provides historical employee count data
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but no labor-related metrics. The data shows employee counts of 237 in 2021, 306 in 2023, 330 in 2022, and 359 in 2024.
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SignalHire.com also explicitly states a lack of quantitative data for the requested metrics.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No specific, quantitative evidence was found in the provided articles to assess EVTL.US against the Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing KPIs. While one article mentions no known reported incidents of human rights violations for the year ending December 31, 2024,
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this does not cover the 3-year period required by the KPI. Similarly, the article states that supplier audits are undertaken using a risk-based approach,
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but it does not provide the average frequency of these audits. Information regarding fair-trade certification, supply chain traceability, remediation speed, current ethical clause coverage (only future plans are mentioned
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), materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend is not available.
Honest & Fair Business
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd. has a formal whistleblower protection policy that encourages anonymous reporting and promises confidentiality
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. The company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics explicitly addresses conflicts of interest and prohibits bribery and unethical conduct
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. However, the provided information does not detail the enforcement, training frequency, or scope of these policies. There is no evidence of independent investigation processes for whistleblower reports, nor specific guidance on anti-corruption aspects such as facilitation payments or gift thresholds. No quantitative data is available for regulatory fines
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, transparency index scores
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, financial restatements
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, audit coverage
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, ESG controversy scores
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, complaint resolution times
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, board conflict-free percentages
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, or third-party verification of ethical claims
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Kind to Animals
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd. manufactures electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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The provided articles primarily focus on the company's business operations, financial performance, and technological advancements in the aviation industry. No specific, concrete evidence was found in the articles regarding the company's practices related to animal testing, animal-derived ingredients, animal agriculture, humane certifications, or direct animal welfare initiatives. While the company's eVTOLs are described as zero-emission
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and significantly quieter
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, these are general environmental impacts and not specific, measurable biodiversity or animal welfare conservation initiatives as required by the rubric. Consequently, all KPIs related to the 'Kind to Animals' value must be omitted due to a lack of explicit evidence.
No War, No Weapons
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The company is developing a hybrid-electric variant of its eVTOL aircraft for defense applications
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, a move described as a "pivot toward defense."
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This development has received £20 million in UK government funding for its hybrid-electric program targeting defense and emergency applications.
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The company is also seeking certification pathways for military and emergency service use by 2028.
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While its core product, the Valo, is a civil piloted eVTOL aircraft
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, this strategic shift indicates a significant R&D focus on dual-use technologies.
Planet-Friendly Business
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The provided articles do not contain any specific, concrete data points related to the company's environmental performance, emissions, energy use, water consumption, waste management, or any other planet-friendly business metrics. The information focuses on aircraft design, operational milestones, and safety certifications, with explicit statements in the articles indicating a lack of environmental or sustainability data.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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The company demonstrates strong local employment, with 95% of its 479 employees based in Bristol and Kemble as of 2025.
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It also directs a significant portion of its procurement spending locally, with over 60% of its procurement spend between 2022 and 2024 retained within the UK.
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Given its business model as an aerospace manufacturer, there are no reported cultural appropriation incidents or specific cultural impact assessment protocols, as these are not applicable to its operations.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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No specific, concrete evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Vertical Aerospace Ltd. against any of the Key Performance Indicators for the 'Safe & Smart Tech' ethical value. The articles mention general cybersecurity integration into aircraft design
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and a privacy policy for website data,
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but lack quantifiable data or specific actions related to data breaches, AI ethics, cybersecurity investment, privacy certifications, encryption, user data control, or other detailed security and privacy practices required by the rubric.
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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No specific, quantitative data points related to waste management, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, waste reduction initiatives, or any other 'Zero Waste & Sustainable Products' metrics for Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (EVTL.US) were found in the provided articles. The articles primarily discuss financial agreements, strategic partnerships, and general industry trends or other companies' sustainability efforts.