More About Our Six Values:
Responsible Action

An individual identifying Responsible Action as a Value would prioritise acting:

• Honestly and with integrity.
• With good manners, following the rules of behaviour in our societies such as not jumping a queue and following social distancing.
• To honour any commitments that they make, keeping their word.
• To balance their needs fairly against those of others, such as not taking something offered, when they know that someone else needs it more.
• To redress unfairness when they see wrongdoing.
• If they have money to invest, doing so ethically.
• To protect their personal information and on-line security and respect the privacy of others.
• Basically, to do the ‘right thing’.

An organisation identifying Responsible Action as a Value, would prioritise acting in accordance with the following:

• Cornerstones of fair operating practice in compliance with all applicable legislation and regulation.
• Respect for property rights, data protection and privacy.
• Prevention of collusion and corruption.
• The provision of assurance through fiscal and risk management, legal compliance and cyber security.
• Transparent decision making and reporting, with emphasis on performance against Values commitments, sustainability goals and targets across all Value Strategies.
• Democratic representation and accountable leadership with no abuse of power.
• Provision of strategic and operational purpose through policies, mission and values setting to empower and create impetus.

Coming soon: our pdf which maps how this Value supports the legal duties of companies, charities and public sector organisations.