Summary
Proteus recognises the responsibilities we have to our employees, our customers, our suppliers, the communities to which we belong and the environment as a whole.
- Our Business Values
- Our Employees & Potential Employees
- Industry Leadership
- Environment & Sustainable Development
- Charities
Our Business Values
Our business is about helping our Customers to obtain best solutions for their business.
We aim to be an Employer of Choice, to make a positive contribution to our local communities and, where possible, to minimise our impact on the environment.
Our Business is driven by the following principles, our standards of conduct, which govern the way we work with each other and with our customers:
- The Company’s Reputation is Sacrosanct
- Customer Satisfaction is Paramount
- We behave with absolute integrity, honesty and fairness in everything we do.
- We aim to deliver solutions of the highest quality and to achieve consistently satisfied and delighted customers, whatever the challenges.
- Strong Leadership Drives Continued Success
We believe that the quality of our leaders today and the development of our leaders for tomorrow are essential to sustaining our competitive advantage. We promote teamwork, trust our colleagues and value good performance.
- Our Staff Are Our Most Valuable Asset
Our ambition is to bring together talented people, who enrich each other’s creativity and technological expertise taking genuine pride in being part of our company, in order to better meet our customers’ needs. Originality, creativity, commitment, professionalism and performance are the fundamental values informing every aspect of our work.
We incorporate elements of our Business Values and Visions into internal processes such as account management and creative and digital output, ensuring that they are the backbone of the organisation.
Our Employees & Potential Employees
Proteus very much wishes to be recognised as quality employer attracting the most talented and passionate people.
Spearheaded by our Managing Director we focus on making Proteus a better place to work. We aim to keep people happy by ensuring they are well managed and motivated.
Training
We actively encourage and support staff through training as we see the benefit for us, our clients and our employees. We supply online training systems which are available to all staff both internally and externally.
Health & Safety
We have a responsibility to each of our employees to create a safe and healthy environment in which to work. Our people are our most important asset and, with that in mind, we have developed a comprehensive Health & Safety (H&S) Policy and procedures.
The objectives of the policy are to:
- Provide adequate resources to comply with legal requirements and maintaining safety standards;
- developing management systems that will allow us to maintain, monitor and, where necessary, improve our safety performance;
- instituting and maintaining a system for the assessment of risks;
- providing information, instruction, training and supervision to employees of all levels to ensure that work and business decisions are undertaken safely;
- monitoring safety performance and taking action where it falls below expected standards;
- ensuring that the safety responsibilities employees have are clearly defined;
- fulfilling our duty of care to contractors, visitors and members of the public;
- ensuring that places of work and work equipment for which we are responsible are, maintained without risk to health; and
- recognising that health and safety is an integral part of any business.
We expect employees at all levels:
- to take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions (including colleagues, contractors and visitors);
- to co-operate on safety matters to enable us to fulfil our obligations; and not to interfere with, misuse or wilfully damage anything which might compromise the interests of health and safety management.
We believe in open and honest communication throughout the organisation, with clear lines of escalation. To help ensure consistent communication across the organisation we have a yearly to review including regular discussions and briefings.
Recruitment
We are an equal opportunities employer and only employ people based on merit.
Rights
We respect our staff and expect all employees to treat each other, clients, suppliers and partners with dignity; we do not tolerate harassment, discrimination or bullying of any type within our workplace and have policies in place that manage and address any issues of this type.
We have clear job profiles that are in line or exceed with the rest of our industry, in terms of remuneration, working hours and responsibilities.
Industry Leadership
Proteus is a UK based business and is members of the DMA.
Environmental & Sustainable Development
We define sustainable development as:
- Maintenance of stable and increasing levels of growth and employment
- Social progress which recognises the needs of everyone
- Protection of the environment
- Prudent use of resources.
The Proteus directors recognises the importance of maintaining a sustainable approach to business development and that concern for the environment and quality of life is an integral and fundamental part of the way that the company conducts its business.
Proteus recognises that it has responsibilities to the community and to the environment and we aim to take positive steps to address the environmental and social impacts of our business operations.
The company supports the principles of sustainable development. We manage risks effectively and seek to realise the opportunities arising from proactive management of our environmental, economic and social responsibilities, to create long-term business value.
Some of the actions that have been put into place following the adoption of our Environmental Management Policy including:
- Ensuring that lights, computers and other equipment are switched off when not in use
- Printing only when necessary and setting duplex as the default for printers to minimise paper consumption
- Encouraging the use of public transport where possible
- Encouraging a Cycle-to-Work scheme
- Encouraging recycling facilities for our offices
- Encouraging a car share scheme so where possible, staff can travel to work together
- Encourage the use of teleconferencing and video conferencing to reduce the necessity to travel
- Reviewing our supply chain carefully when procuring products of any type to help ensure our sources are ethically sound
- Support working from home where necessary
Charities
We support charities in a number of ways.
We support staff participation in local or community-based charitable events.
This may include paying for entry fees, matching sponsorship raised or indeed a simple donation.
Proteus also supports local charities at Christmas and has participated in many local fundraising initiatives.
Proteus offer on-going support to Dexters Odyssey, a Bristol based charity who help families spend more time together and relieve parents of the additional as well as unexpected financial challenge of their child going through hospital treatment.
