A word from our MD
"The single biggest thing we can collectively
do is to use our will and endeavour as people who care.
"We care about Sage, we care about our
colleagues, we care about our customers, and we care about being
responsible.
"If we were to put every ounce of spare effort
we have into thinking about CSR we can make a massive difference to
the communities in which we live and work and our responsibilities
to our customers and suppliers.
"Years ago people were thinking of CSR as
something ‘different’, I don't think that's the case now, CSR and
business are completely interlinked."
- Paul Stobart, Managing Director, Sage (UK)
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
We're passionate at Sage about doing the
right things, at the right time and in the right way, so acting
responsibly isn't something we pay lip service to, it guides all
that we do and everyone takes ownership to make it happen.
We're committed to our people and their
development; to our customers and the suppliers who work with us to
help serve them better, and to the communities and the environment
that surrounds us.
Whilst we have dedicated resource to direct our
CSR initiatives, they're often driven by our people because it
matters to them that we care.
So whether they're helping us to support charitable events,
volunteering in the community, coming up with new ways to be
'greener' or living and breathing our guiding principles of
simplicity, agility, innovation, trust and integrity, it's
our people who put our responsibilities into
action.
The ways we act now, and the actions we take to improve our
approach to CSR in the future, are constantly evolving to
ultimately make us a truly responsible
business.
How we live and breathe our business
To help people understand what it is we do and to celebrate some
of the highlights of the past year, we've brought them together in
our Corporate Social Responsibility Report for 2008.
It's been another packed year for us, and we hope you enjoy the
report and the insight it provides into Sage (UK) Limited.
View the
interactive version of the Sage (UK) Limited CSR
Report 2008, including a chat with Paul Stobart, MD, and Leigh
Thompson, CSR Consultant
Download the Sage (UK) Limited CSR Report
2008
(PDF size 1.61 MB)
The interactive
version of the report uses Macromedia Flash
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Any questions?
Do you have any questions, comments or feedback about our CSR
initiatives or our report? Then please contact our team by emailing
csr@sage.com.
Our journey so far
Sage CSR Report 2007
Sage CSR Report 2006
Sage CSR Report 2005
Awards
We've also won some awards, including:
- Best Community Spirit at the World Awards in 2006
- North East Team Leader of the Year 2006
- North East Team of the Year 2007
- North East Volunteer of the Year 2007
- North East Volunteer of the Year 2008
