Better Health for All

Kainos's digital transformation initiatives for NHS England in urgent and emergency care are expected to process approximately 30 million triages and 70 million service searches annually, enhancing patient experiences and supporting frontline staff.

The company also supports Our Future Health, the UK's largest health research program, which aims to understand disease prevention, detection, and treatment, having recruited over one million volunteers by November 2023. The company ensures patient data confidentiality and secure access to health services through its cloud platform for Doctor Care Anywhere and its role as primary delivery partner for the NHS App, used by over 28 million people. It also implemented cloud-managed Electronic Medical Records systems to enhance data security.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Kainos Group PLC is an IT services and consulting organization, and its core business does not involve lending, insuring, moving, or storing money for external customers. Consequently, the company does not offer consumer credit products, manage customer finance data, or operate financial service access points. While Kainos has distributed approximately £18 million in employee shares

and committed £10 million to education for underrepresented groups to widen access to IT careers , these initiatives do not fall under the rubric's specific definitions for community finance reinvestment or direct financial inclusion for external underserved populations through financial products.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

Kainos Group PLC demonstrates strong employee satisfaction and retention. In June 2024, 86% of employees reported it as a great place to work, with 94% feeling welcomed and 93% believing people care about each other.

The company achieved a voluntary turnover rate of 8% in the first half of 2023, reflecting high retention. Kainos provides private healthcare and access to trained counselors, and in November 2022, was certified by the Good Wages Initiative for providing a minimum wage of $18 per hour and employer-sponsored health insurance for full-time employees. Regarding pay equity, Kainos reported a gender pay gap (hourly pay) of 17.1% in 2024, meaning women earn 82.9% of men's hourly pay. The company states it pays people equitably for the same job, regardless of gender, and audits this data annually. Kainos maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards bullying, harassment, exclusion, or victimization, and operates a whistleblowing policy that extends to human rights violations like modern slavery.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

Kainos Group PLC is an IT services and consulting organization, and its business model does not involve the procurement or trade of physical commodities. Consequently, KPIs related to fair-trade certifications and the sourcing of high-risk materials are not applicable. The company publishes an annual Modern Slavery Statement, with the latest covering the year ending March 31, 2024, outlining its commitment to preventing slavery and human trafficking.

Kainos enforces a zero-tolerance policy towards slavery and human trafficking, conducts supplier due diligence, and provides mandatory employee training. However, the provided articles do not offer specific data points on the frequency of supplier audits, the number of substantiated forced or child labour incidents, the percentage of suppliers with traceable provenance data, the inclusion of enforceable ethical clauses in supplier contracts, remediation speed, or supplier diversity spend.

Honest & Fair Business

Kainos Group maintains a comprehensive anti-bribery and corruption policy

, adopting a zero-tolerance approach and fully complying with the UK Bribery Act 2010 . The company ensures all staff and associated parties are aware of these policies through ongoing training and communication . Senior Management provides oversight, conducts regular risk assessments, and investigates any reports or suspicions of bribery . Kainos also expects the same commitment from its business partners , with suppliers confirming adherence to a Supplier Code of Conduct .

Kind to Animals

Kainos Group PLC is a digital technology services company with no direct involvement in animal welfare activities, animal testing, or animal-derived products.

Due to the nature of its operations, all animal welfare KPIs are not applicable. While the company's environmental sustainability efforts, such as achieving carbon neutrality since 2021 and pledging net-zero by 2025, are stated to indirectly support wildlife and biodiversity, no specific, measurable biodiversity impact or species recovery metrics are provided to score positively on wildlife conservation.

No War, No Weapons

Kainos Group PLC has direct military contracts, including a £50 million contract awarded in February 2025 by the UK Ministry of Defence for the Defence Data Analytics Platform (DDAP), which supports military branches.

They are also an Artificial Intelligence Delivery Partner for the Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL), an agency of the MOD, delivering AI solutions that may enhance military capabilities. Kainos is a general supplier for the MOD and is on the Digital and IT Professional Services (DIPS) Framework. , Based on known contract values, including a £37.4 million contract with NHS England and a £75 million contract with the Home Office, approximately 30.8% of their revenue comes from defense contracts. The company's core business is IT services, and there is no evidence of exposure to controversial or banned weapons. As an IT services company, it does not have mineral inputs in its products or services.

Planet-Friendly Business

Kainos Group, an IT services provider, reported total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions of 5,096 tCO2e for FY2024

, which is considered a non-material footprint for a pure services company. These emissions are subject to third-party verification. The company has near-term Science Based Targets (SBTs) validated by SBTi , aiming to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 70% and Scope 3 emissions by 45% per unit of value added by FY2026 from a FY2020 base year. Progress towards these targets, including a 68% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by FY2024, is publicly reported. Approximately 49.9% of its operational energy consumption is sourced from renewables. Kainos reported zero breaches of environmental regulations in the last performance year. The company has an internal net-zero target year of March 30, 2026 , and achieved carbon neutrality in 2021. Its disclosures are consistent with TCFD recommendations , and climate scenario analysis was conducted for the first time in FY2024, covering comprehensive pathways including RCP 1.9, 2.6, 4.5, 7.0, and 8.5 across timeframes up to 2040.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Kainos Group PLC's publicly available information on social responsibility focuses on educational initiatives, climate action, and general diversity and inclusion

. The company collaborates with schools and universities to promote computing education , offers bursaries , and runs coding and AI camps . It also aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2025 and supports ethnically diverse colleagues . However, the provided articles do not contain specific data points or details regarding the company's direct involvement in indigenous rights, cultural heritage preservation, or other metrics relevant to the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' value.

Safe & Smart Tech

Kainos demonstrates a strong commitment to ethical AI and data security. The company has established a robust AI ethics governance framework, appointing its first Data Ethicist in March 2022

and investing £10 million in Generative AI, which includes training over 1,000 team members and collaborating with academic institutions on ethical and responsible solutions . Kainos actively influences industry standards, leading the development of an AI cybersecurity implementation guide for the UK Government's DSIT and partnering with the Dstl to implement AI ethical principles in the Ministry of Defence through ethics and harm workshops . The company also offers responsible AI adoption services, including algorithmic impact assessments and ethics workshops , and partnered with Enzai in June 2024 to enhance AI governance for clients . For data security, Kainos holds comprehensive certifications such as ISO27001, ISO9001, and ISO20000, audited by the British Standards Institution . Its commitment to privacy by design is evident through the Data Ethicist's role in ensuring ethical development, focusing on privacy, and the integration of AI features like Smart Audit for Workday security audits to identify access permission errors . These proactive measures contribute to the effective prevention and remediation of algorithmic harms. Kainos also shows a strong positive stance on digital rights through its leadership in developing government AI cybersecurity guidance and reports on public sector AI ethics .

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Kainos Group PLC integrates sustainable design principles into its core offerings, demonstrating a pioneering approach. The company has a Green Software Commitment to ensure sustainable design in its products and services

, leading efforts in green software development to limit energy consumption and carbon emissions and create applications with minimal environmental impact . For waste management, Kainos has committed to a goal of zero landfill for its IT equipment, ensuring responsible disposal and recycling practices . This commitment represents a quantitative waste reduction target for a specific waste stream and indicates very good hazardous waste management for its IT assets, reflecting active reduction efforts.