Environmental, social and corporate governance
How we serve the veterinary community
Our global approach to sustainable purpose
Within the Improve International Group, our environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) reinforces who we are, how we act, and how we serve the veterinary community, along with the wider world. Here we share our global approach to sustainable purpose which underpins the basis of our decisions by focusing on business ethics and compliance, people, culture and community.
Improve Veterinary Education exists to providing veterinary professionals with the skills and confidence to deliver compassionate animal care through advanced training and qualifications. We are dedicated to upholding ESG principles and recognise our responsibility to our customers, employees, and suppliers. We are committed to ongoing improvement of our ESG credentials and strive to do better every day.
Environmental Responsibility
We are dedicated to minimising our environmental impact by implementing sustainable practices throughout our operations. This includes reducing waste, conserving resources, and supporting initiatives that promote environmental conservation and protection.
We have implemented a number of recycling initiatives, which include:
- Recycling within our offices but also across the delivery of our courses, for example reusing surgical items
- Where possible, sourcing local materials for delivery of our courses
- Recycling of PPE throughout all of our global training centres
- For our books and publishing, we use PEFC certified paper and encourage the use of online publications rather than printed
Social Impact
We welcome everyone who becomes part of our learning community and passionately believe in education for all. We prioritise fostering a diverse, inclusive, and fair workplace where all employees are valued, respected, and provided with equal opportunities for growth and development.
Diversity
We are committed to fostering a workplace that embraces diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences, as this diversity drives innovation, enhances decision-making, and reflects the communities we serve.
Health and Wellness
All colleagues around the world have access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which means they can gain support on a range of topics as well as counselling. In addition, our mental health first aiders are externally trained and available day-to-day. To regularly communicate health and wellbeing initiatives, a dedicated Teams channel provides monthly newsletters / updates for health support and work life balance. The Group’s flexible working policy illustrates our commitment to supporting colleagues with managing work alongside personal lives.
For our customers, we offer different ways to learn based on learning preferences and styles, including face-to-face, online and a mixture of the two (blended). This supports our customers to balance the challenge of learning alongside busy day-to-day practice.
Charitable giving
Improve Veterinary Education Australia is a proud supporter of Love Your Sister, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to ensuring that precision treatment for ALL new cancer patients, whatever the cancer, regardless of location, age, income or status.
Governance
We uphold high standards of governance integrity, transparency, and ethical conduct in all aspects of our business. This includes maintaining an accountability framework with all our stakeholders, adhering to regulatory requirements, and ensuring that our actions align with our core Values and Mission.
At the core of this framework is strong governance and a robust risk and compliance framework. This framework is supported by procedures to ensure that we apply, at all times, high levels of personal and professional integrity. We have put in place the necessary policies and procedures to ensure that the highest standards of compliance are embedded right across our Group operations.