VinciWorks by the numbers: 2022 – a year in review

2022 was an exciting year of growth for VinciWorks, as we continue our mission to reinvent the impact that e-learning can make. Over this past year, we have combined with Skill Boosters, DeltaNet, Compliance Office and EssentialSkillz to build the most comprehensive library of compliance, diversity and inclusion, and health and safety training in the industry.

Over the next few months, we will be offering a significantly expanded offering of training with different styles, tailored to each industry and each individual learner. In the meantime, here are some of the highlights from 2022.

1.7m diversity and inclusion videos streamed

Our partner Skill Boosters is the UK’s leading provider of video-based training on equality, diversity and inclusion, leadership, communication, personal effectiveness and workplace well-being. Skill Boosters Members’ Resource Centre (MRC) provides clients with instant access to preview and download all of Skill Boosters’ online courses, films, trainer packs, learner notes and other useful items. Our most streamed topics in 2022 covered allyship, neurodiversity, race bias, transgender awareness and unconscious bias. We have big plans for 2023, with upcoming courses covering intersectionality, inclusion and sexual orientation on the agenda.

1.2m compliance courses delivered

2022 had a returned focus for our clients to core regulatory topics. Anti-money laundering, anti-bribery and tax evasion have supplanted cyber security and data protection as the key topics for the year. Alongside those regulatory topics, we continue to see growth in D&I, ethics and mental health.

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On-demand webinar: Tackling modern slavery – Making a difference beyond tick-box compliance

Since the UK Modern Slavery Act came into force, it is estimated that the number of people trapped in forced labour or forced marriages has actually increased, with the number now believed to have reached over 50 million. A mixture of armed conflict, climate change and the global pandemic has made modern slavery a growing challenge, despite an increase in regulations in many countries.

With the UK and other countries set to strengthen their regulations, in this webinar, we look at whether businesses are doing enough to eradicate modern slavery.

The webinar covered:

  • What businesses are currently doing well and how they can improve
  • MSA best practice
  • How modern slavery compliance can enhance your ESG programme
  • Guidance on producing annual modern slavery statements
  • Processes and tools to help you stay on top of your supply chains

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What are Scope 4 emissions?

How businesses can demonstrate avoided emissions

Reducing carbon emissions is something every business needs to take into account. Whether because of regulation, ESG, upcoming legislation, being a listed business or just good corporate citizenship, reducing emissions will help businesses become more sustainable, and tackle the climate crisis.

Measuring and understanding those emissions can be tricky, particularly if a business is new to this. Some companies, particularly office based professional services firms, might not consider they have a large amount of emissions to be reduced, beyond more sustainable electricity and reducing business travel.

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What are B Corps and how are they certified?

Symbol of corporate social responsibility

Gone are the days when businesses were only expected to generate profits and it was up to non-profits to solve society’s problems. Today, businesses are also expected to have a positive impact on society and the environment. One way companies are filling this new role is through the B Corp certification.

What is a B Corp?

A certified B corporation, or B Corp, is a designation for companies that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. These companies have demonstrated commitment to the triple bottom line: people, planet, and profit.

There are three key aspects of a B Corp:

  1. The company has demonstrated high social and environmental performance through the B Impact Assessment, which covers the company’s impact on its workers, community, environment, and customers
  2. The company has made a legal commitment to be accountable to all stakeholders, not just shareholders. Traditional corporations are legally obliged to serve the financial interests of shareholders or company owners. However, B Corps must also create value for all stakeholders, meaning those impacted by business decisions such as customers, employees, and community members
  3. The company exhibits transparency by publishing its performance and impact assessment on the B Lab website

Today, many companies are choosing to demonstrate their social and environmental values with the B Corp certification. Globally, there are nearly 6,000 B Corps in 85 countries covering 158 industries.

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What is ethnicity pay gap reporting?

The new frontier in D&I accountability

What is the ethnicity pay gap?

The ethnicity pay gap means the difference in the average pay between an employee from an ethnic minority background, compared to a ‘white’ employee.

The ethnicity pay gap concept is particularly used by British companies. In the UK, around 85% of the population is considered to be white ethnicity. This figure amalgamates the different categories of ethnic origin in the British Isles, such as White British, White Scottish, White Irish, and White Other.

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Download our environmental policy template

Symbol of corporate social responsibility

Environmental sustainability policy

An environmental sustainability policy helps organisations clarify their commitment to managing its environmental impact.  It can also serve as a valuable component of your ESG toolbox.

How to write an environmental policy template

An organisation should first carry out an environmental assessment to identify the main environmental issues relevant to their business and write the policy based on that. They should then clarify their objectives with regard to reducing the way they manage the environmental effects of their operations. The policy should include information about the organisation’s operations, a statement of commitment with regard to environmental goals, the organisation’s expectations with regard to environmental issues when working with suppliers and contractors, a statement of intention to comply with local regulations, a statement regarding environmental training in your organisation, information about how your organisation monitors its progress in this area.

VinciWorks’ environmental sustainability policy template

An environmental sustainability policy can help provide a vision for employees to understand their roles and responsibilities. It can also help improve company decisions, reduce costs, and improve efficiency across the organisation.

Additionally, having such a policy can help improve relationships with customers and suppliers who want to see a commitment to sustainability.

Having an environmental sustainability policy is a valuable way for a company to clarify its commitment to managing its environmental impact. It can also serve as a valuable component of your ESG toolbox.

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Regulatory Agenda For May 2022

UK legislation tracker

To help businesses keep track of updates in UK legislation and policies, VinciWorks regularly publishes a regulatory update. Our regulatory agenda for May includes the new Economic Crime Act with its strengthened sanctions regime, including updates to the list of high-risk jurisdictions. The agenda also covers ESG, DAC7, human resources and more.

What’s in the Regulatory Agenda for May?

  • What’s new this month?
  • COVID-19 guidance update
  • EU developments affecting policy and compliance
  • Recent Acts of Parliament affecting policy and compliance
  • Bills before Parliament
  • Secondary legislation
  • Open and closed consultations
  • Regulations and initiatives on the horizon

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[Template] How to Write An Environmental Policy in 20 Minutes or Less – Step-by-Step Guide

Drafting an environmental policy is a valuable way for a company to clarify its commitment to managing its environmental impact. It can also serve as a valuable component of your ESG toolbox.   

An environmental policy can help provide a vision for employees to understand their roles and responsibilities. It can also help improve company decisions, reduce costs, and improve efficiency across the organisation. 

Promoting an environmental policy can also help improve relationships with customers and suppliers that want to see a commitment to sustainability. 

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Regulatory Agenda for April 2022

To help businesses keep track of updates in UK legislation and policies, VinciWorks regularly publishes a regulatory update. Our regulatory agenda for April 2022 includes the new Economic Crime Act with its strengthened sanctions regime, adding UAE to the high risk list for AML, alongside planned new ESG rules in the EU and the UK.

What’s in the Regulatory Agenda?

  • What’s new this month?
  • COVID-19 guidance update
  • EU developments affecting policy and compliance
  • Recent Acts of Parliament affecting policy and compliance
  • Bills before Parliament
  • Secondary legislation
  • Open and closed consultations
  • Regulations and initiatives on the horizon

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On-demand webinar: Diversity and inclusion — How to be an effective ally

Allies use their power, voice and privilege to act in solidarity with individuals from marginalised or minority groups to tackle inappropriate behaviour and bring down systems of oppression.

VinciWorks and Skill Boosters recently hosted an interactive webinar where they were joined by business psychologist and diversity expert Binna Kandola OBE, founder of business-psychology consultancy Pearn Kandola, as well as psychologist Ashley Williams and Skill Boosters’ Head of Content Ros Fordyce. They looked at real-life scenarios and explored what makes an effective ally. Using short video scenarios, we polled the audience on how they would best handle a given situation and share insights from leading D&I experts.

The diversity and inclusion webinar covers:

  • Why is allyship important?
  • The different minority and marginalised groups to whom we can be allies
  • What it means to be an effective and inclusive ally
  • Actions that allies can take to support people from minority or marginalised groups
  • The ‘Open The Front Door’ communication framework and how to use it
  • A brief overview of the new Allyship course by Skill Boosters

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