Sustainability statement

At Addidat, we believe our ESG data and advice drive meaningful change. We strive to ensure that ESG does not suffocate the UK small-cap market. This is succeeded by ensuring ESG strategies are right-sized, credit is given to companies who are making material progress, relative to the size of their organisation; and the community as a whole, including investors, are empowered to support proportionate ESG investment and progress. Alongside our advisory services, the Addidat Platform and its proprietary dataset provide the necessary elements to achieve this.

Outside of the services we deliver, we are committed to promoting sustainable development internally at Addidat, by integrating environmental diligence, social responsibility and economic resilience in every aspect of our business.

Employee engagement, wellbeing and our value chain

Employee wellbeing is a top priority at Addidat. We are proud to be Living Wage Foundation accredited, offer an unlimited holiday policy, gender-equal parental leave and a comprehensive healthcare plan. We invest heavily in our team's professional development through formal external qualifications with a dedicated budget, cross-team development and practice-based learning. External qualifications come with a personal budget which team members have discretion in how to use this, for example, completing courses such as the CFA ESG Investing Certification. Additionally, all team members are assigned a mentor to provide holistic career advice, and we have a peer-to-peer buddy scheme for new employees.

We are developing both an employee engagement and a pulse survey, to further understand our team’s wellbeing. In the meantime, we conduct regular one-to-one meetings between employees, managers and mentors and we set and assess personal and professional performance indicators weekly, to ensure that our employees are maintaining a sustainable work-life balance. We believe these are some of the reasons we celebrate a 100% retention rate, for another year running.

As a female-founded business with over 50% of management positions held by women, we champion diversity. Our forthcoming demographic survey will capture and reflect the diverse perspectives within our workforce.

Looking to our value chain, we are committed to building ESG knowledge across the AIM and small-cap communities through free-to-access newsletters, articles, webinars and podcasts. Upstream, we are developing a supplier code of conduct to ensure our partners align with our standards and that ESG is embedded in our procurement process. 

Governance, information and cyber security

Transparency is at the heart of our business. We adhere to the UK’s voluntary code of conduct for ESG data providers, are cyber essentials certified and engage our entire workforce in mandatory quarterly cybersecurity training.

Addidat is employee-owned, and our employee handbook outlines our core values – We are Curious and Outcome-Centric. We act with Radical Candour and Integrity – alongside anti-bullying and harassment policies and flexible working arrangements. Our values drive our regularly reviewed performance framework upon which performance criteria are assessed. Stakeholder engagement is a key indicator of our performance and we massively value feedback from our clients. We obtain this feedback through an online survey – we have received 100% 5-star feedback!

At Addidat, we value the diversity of thought, want to avoid groupthink and welcome our ideas being challenged. Our external advisors provide both radical candour, and new perspectives within the organisation. Alongside this, our external advisors also guide our internal sustainability strategy, ensuring we remain accountable and forward-thinking.

Environmental diligence, emissions monitoring and decarbonisation

We are committed to minimising our impact on the environment. Our company policies, for example, ensure employees choose low-emission travel options and minimise paper use, in support of our goal to reduce overall emissions.

Although we estimate that our footprint is minimal, we understand that all companies need to play a part if we are to achieve Net Zero in line with the Paris goals. Therefore, we are working towards calculating a full carbon footprint for FY24, enabling us to identify further emission reduction opportunities and set measurable sustainability targets. This initiative will guide our efforts toward establishing a Net Zero strategy and continuing to be accountable as our business grows.