Good governance
We know that to be a responsible business, good governance must underpin everything we do. As a practice, we are committed to promoting transparency, ethical behaviour and accountability both within our own operations, and externally with our clients and strategic partners.
Governance structure
The BDP group of companies is owned by Integrated Design and Engineering Holdings Co., Ltd (ID&E). ID&E Holdings was established in July 2023 and is responsible for the formulation of all group-wide strategies and governance. As one of the group companies, Building Design Partnership Limited must report performance to ID&E Holdings, including ESG related matters.
The ID&E Group provides domestic and international engineering consultation, power engineering and other services in a wide range of fields, including water, energy, transportation, disaster prevention and environmental management.
Board and leadership
The Board of Building Design Partnership Limited comprises of Principals who are responsible for overseeing the management of the business, including ESG. Led by our Chief Executive, Nick Fairham, the Board oversees the development of our Group Strategy.
Our Executive Management Group is appointed by our Principal group to oversee all business operations, financial management and our Strategy Council to achieve our Group vision and business plans.
Climate change is factored into BDP’s risk assessment process.
As part of our annual Group Audit, we undertake an assessment of climate-related risks, and in March 2024 we aligned this with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures as part of our parent group ID&E’s reporting. These risks feed into our Group Risk and Opportunity register which is reviewed by the Compliance and Audit Group Quarterly.
Our policies and procedures are in place to ensure we operate to the highest professional standards.
We conduct every aspect of our business with honesty, integrity and openness, respecting human rights and the interests of our employees, clients and third parties.
We want to communicate our progress and performance as good practice, both to celebrate our achievements, and to help drive the operational and cultural changes needed to ensure we continue to create value far beyond the economic bottom line.
ESG frameworks offer a structured approach for disclosing and evaluating a company’s business practices against a set of KPIs and reporting requirements or guidelines. These disclosures allow our staff and clients to understand our current impact alongside our future.
As a global company, we want to measure and monitor our impact throughout our supply chain.
This transparency will allow us to put plans in place to mitigate any potential negative impact, but more importantly to seek out opportunities for improvement.
We engage with over 1200 suppliers and subconsultants and have begun to more accurately map our supply chain to better understand the extent of our impact. This included identifying potential carbon hotspots, opportunities to maximise social value, and where to focus risk mitigation associated with issues such as modern slavery. We are continuing to work with our suppliers and sub-consultants to implement this plan, as well as make positive changes to our supply chain.
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Culture
Our culture is built on our values, with collaboration, creativity and inclusivity at the heart of what we do.
