Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

2022

Charity Support

Centrepoint
Centrepoint works to give a brighter future to thousands of homeless 16-25-year-olds. Interlink's Centrepoint Room sponsorship pays for the basics – a safe, warm place to stay, whilst contributing to the funding of services designed to support young people escape homelessness once and for all. 
AquAid-Logo
AquAid | The Africa Trust was founded in 2010; their mission to bring sustainable solutions to poverty in Africa. With every water cooler AquaAid supply to Interlink, an automatic donation is made to help fund the supply of clean, fresh drinking water to communities in need across Africa.

Environmental Policy

Protection of the environment in which we live and operate is part of Interlink Software Services Ltd values and principles and we consider it to be sound business practice. Care for the environment is one of our key responsibilities and an important part of the way in which we do business.

In this policy statement, we commit our company to:

  • Complying with all relevant environmental legislation, regulations and approved codes of practice
  • Protecting the environment by striving to prevent and minimise our contribution to pollution of land, air and water
  • Seeking to keep wastage to a minimum and maximise the efficient use of materials and resources
  • Managing and disposing of all waste in a responsible manner
  • Providing training for our staff so that we all work in accordance with this policy and within an environmentally aware culture
  • Regularly communicating our environmental performance to our employees and other significant stakeholders
  • Developing our management processes to ensure that environmental factors are considered during planning and implementation
  • Monitoring and continuously improving our environmental performance

The policy statement will be regularly reviewed and updated as necessary. The management team endorses these policy statements and is fully committed to their implementation.

Policy for Carbon Impact

As the world’s use of technology and its associated energy consumption and CO2 emissions continue to rise, it is important to design and implement environmental policies. Interlink Software Services Ltd take responsibility for any environmental impact arising from our operations.


Our environmental footprint reduction strategy includes:


Thinking Green

We are committed to reducing our energy consumption wherever possible. We make environmentally responsible choices with our management of energy, waste and water and associated suppliers.  We participate in Cycle scheme https://www.cyclescheme.co.uk/ to encourage staff to take up cycling to work rather than driving. For staff who choose to drive to work, we operate a car-sharing pool.



Encouraging technology-driven efficiency

To further reduce our CO2 emissions, we actively manage our resource use and employ tools and techniques such as remote teleworking and web conferencing to avoid the unnecessary road, rail and air travel by our staff.

 

Accountability

We are further driving accountability for our environmental commitments by voluntarily setting policies to measure, manage and reduce CO2 emissions from our operations. In 2024 Interlink Software Services Ltd. intends to produce a CO2 emissions baseline and subsequently track and reduce CO2 emissions.

Human Rights Policy

In line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, we base our human rights policy commitment on the International Bill of Human Rights (consisting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political  Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) and the principles concerning fundamental rights set out in the International Labour Organisation’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. We are committed to respecting all internationally recognised human rights as relevant to our operations.
 
Ethical Business Conduct 

Interlink Software Services Ltd policy requires that its business be conducted with honesty and integrity and in full compliance with all applicable laws. Company policies establish clear ethical standards and guidelines for how we do business and establish accountability. All company associates are required to obey the law and comply with specific standards relating to legal obligations, ethics and business conduct. The Company has clear accountability mechanisms in place to monitor and report on compliance with these directives.
 
Protection of the Rights of Children
 
Interlink Software Services Ltd’s Child Labour Policy condemns all forms of exploitation of children. The Company does not recruit child labour and supports the elimination of exploitative child labour.
 
Protection of the Rights of Associates
 
Interlink Software Services Ltd supports and upholds the elimination of discriminatory practices with respect to employment and occupation, and promotes and embraces diversity in all aspects of its business operations. Interlink Software Services Ltd further 
supports the elimination of all forms of forced, bonded or compulsory labour and the freedom of association and the right to choose a collective bargaining representative, if desired. Interlink Software Services Ltd will also provide a safe and healthy working 
environment for all its associates.

Child Labour Policy

Interlink Software Services Ltd commit to not recruit or hire workers below the age of 16 or in compliance with the local minimum age (whichever is higher). Where workers above the age of 16 have not completed compulsory schooling, the company will ensure that their jobs will not interfere with the completion of their education. The company commit not to allow young workers to work overtime, at night, or in hazardous jobs. If child labour is discovered, the company will remediate the situation in the best interests of the child and his or her family. 

Interlink Software Services Ltd. will commit to comply with all applicable legal and customer requirements.

  • The Company’s recruitment, selection and hiring and other human resources procedures will include:
  • Ways to track and understand laws and regulations on child labour and young workers 
  • Recruitment and hiring process screens out underage workers 
  • Job postings and advertisements clearly state the minimum hiring age
  • Review and verification of proof-of-age documents
  • Means to maintain copies of verified proof of age documents on file
  • Recruitment Consultants follow the company’s requirements on recruitment and hiring of young workers, including confirming their ages 
  • Review all jobs in the company for health and safety hazards and clearly identify those suitable for young workers 
  • Maintaining a current list of young workers that includes name, hire date, birth date, department, job, work schedule (including education-related restrictions), supervisor name 
  • Young workers are provided with health checks when they are hired (and regularly during employment) to make sure the job they are doing does not endanger their health or physical development
  • Employment contracts for young workers include all job and work hours restrictions and educational needs

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

Interlink Software Service Ltd (‘Interlink Software’) is a privately owned, privately funded company; a leading supplier of IT Operations Management solutions for large enterprises across the world.


All directly employed Interlink Software Services staff are based in the UK.


We seek to operate in an open, ethical manner in all our business dealings. We believe that modern slavery is unacceptable. 

Our policy is to assess and address modern slavery laws within our own business and we expect those organisations with whom we do business and partner with to adopt and enforce policies to comply with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 legislation.


Our Policy on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

 

  • Interlink Software is committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our business, partner network and supply chain
  • We seek to uphold the highest standards of honesty and integrity in all our business dealings and relationships
  • We operate a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery of any kind within our organisation, our partner network and our supply chain

 


Our People

 

  • Interlink Software staff are expected to always act lawfully and ethically
  • All staff are required to familiarise themselves with company policies and undertake mandatory compliance training courses where necessary

 


Our Partner Network and Supply Chain

 

  • We seek to identify and manage this the level of risk on a case by case basis
  • We consider the sectors in which we operate and our supply chains to be at lower risk of modern slavery
  • We are committed to the continual review of our suppliers and partners, and we have sufficiently concluded that their Modern Slavery Statements meet requirements under the Modern Slavery Act 2015

 


Actions Taken

 

  • Our Modern-Day Slavery policy has been communicated to all members of staff
  • Employee induction and training provisions have been created, all new members of staff would be aware of our obligations and where to find our statement
  • Staff will be required to undertake mandatory compliance training courses where necessary
  • Periodic review of our top suppliers in our supply chain completed to ensure compliance with the MSA 2015
  • National Minimum Wage reviews were completed to ensure all employees were paid within legal requirements

 


Measuring Effectiveness

In order to assess the effectiveness of the steps we are taking to ensure that modern slavery is not taking place within our business, partner network or supply chain we will continue to:

 

  • Complete internal and supplier risk assessments 
  • Review our supply chain to ensure compliance with the MSA 2015
  • Ensure ongoing training and awareness for new and existing staff
  • Monitor reporting from staff, the public, law enforcement agencies and the media in relation to modern slavery for our business, partner network and supply chain

 


Director Approval

This statement will be reviewed and updated (if necessary) annually, to reflect our ongoing commitment to ensuring that our business and supply chain have made reasonable provisions, to aid the prevention of human trafficking and slavery.  This statement is approved by our directors for the financial year ending 2020, it is approved by our directors and signed on their behalf by Victoria Garton.


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