Corporate Responsibility (CR) is considered to be an important driver of long term sustainable business success. Charter is therefore committed to understanding and responsibly managing significant risks to the environment and the communities in which it has a presence and where it has operational control or significant influence.
The Charter website is the main forum for providing updates on its overall CR performance and related business developments.
Charter’s strategy is to deliver sustained growth in shareholder value through the development of ESAB and Howden as leaders in their respective fields. In order to achieve this Charter recognises the fundamental importance of social, environmental and ethical matters. Charter is committed to understand and responsibly manage risks to the environment and society where it has operational control or significant influence through its business decisions. In these areas, such as health and safety, waste, energy and CO2 emissions, we aim for continuous improvement, driven by appropriate policies, management systems, operational performance measurement, internal reporting and assurance activities. These matters receive regular focus, both from senior management and the Board, and are reported on in the Annual Report.