Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Robert Walters PLC is an international specialist recruitment consultancy, not a financial institution that offers lending, insurance, money movement, or storage services to consumers. Consequently, KPIs related to consumer financial products, such as pricing fairness (APRs), exploitative fee exposure, debt burden ratio, and product simplicity, are not applicable to its core business. Similarly, KPIs concerning financial inclusion initiatives (loan/insurance book), customer finance data accessibility (open-banking APIs), fair lending compliance, and geographic inclusion for financial service access points do not align with the company's operations. While the company engages in various Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) programs

, charitable donations , and offers financial advice to its employees via an Employee Assistance Programme , , these activities do not directly correspond to the specific financial services criteria outlined in the rubric's KPIs for underserved client share, profit reinvestment in community finance, or financial literacy initiatives for customers.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

Robert Walters PLC, a recruitment consultancy, does not procure or trade physical commodities, resulting in N/A scores for fair_trade_cert_share and materials_risk_index. The company conducts annual audits of wages, salaries, and employment conditions for employees and labor hire workers, and regular audits of its Tier 1 supply chain.

Robert Walters reported zero incidents of forced or child labour for the financial year 2024 and received no modern slavery complaints in 2023 or 2020. In instances of candidate underpayment, remediation occurred "as soon as the underpayment was identified." Modern slavery clauses are inserted into supplier contracts. Standard terms include appropriate anti-Modern Slavery provisions, with reasonable endeavours to include them in non-standard contracts. The company is currently focused on mapping its Tier 1 suppliers and has a goal for 2024 to require first-tier suppliers to report on their suppliers, with a long-term goal to map to second and third tiers.

Honest & Fair Business

Robert Walters maintains a zero-tolerance Anti-Bribery policy, which is included in mandatory core training for all employees, reviewed annually, and supported by specific processes to prevent bribery and corruption

. The company is also a participant in the UN Global Compact . Robert Walters demonstrates extensive third-party verification, holding numerous certifications including ISO 9001:2015 (Quality) , ISO 45001:2018 (Safety) , and ISO 14001 (Environmental) for various offices. It is Cyber Essentials Certified , SSiP Competence programme certified , holds a Construction Line Social Value Certificate , is listed on the FTSE4Good Index for 16 consecutive years , and has offices Ecovadis rated . A materiality assessment was conducted by a specialist ESG consultancy in 2022 . A global Whistleblower Policy and an internal whistleblowing policy were rolled out in early 2024 , allowing anonymous reporting through various channels and accessible to employees, candidates, clients, and suppliers . The company's modern slavery statements for 2023 and 2024 do not mention any regulatory fines related to modern slavery .

No War, No Weapons

Robert Walters PLC, a specialist recruitment consultancy, joined the United Nations Global Compact in January 2023

and continued its participation in 2024 , indicating alignment with its principles. The company maintains various ethical policies, including a Modern Slavery Policy published in October 2020 , a Supplier Code of Conduct from January 2021 , and a Global Code of Conduct reviewed in early 2023 . During the 2024 reporting period, no instances of underpayment or complaints related to modern slavery were identified . The company also has a Sustainable Procurement Policy Statement and an Ethical Conduct Policy . Due to the nature of its core business, the company does not engage in activities related to arms, defense contracts, dual-use technology, or military-specific procurement.