The Brightstar Group’s report shares insights on business achievements across the three ESG pillars and breaks them down into nine different areas.
This includes carbon footprint, people and culture, diversity, equality and inclusion, ethics and service, to name a few.
The Brightstar Group has shared 36 metrics of standards and practices that the company has set as a benchmark.
An example of its achievements is cutting its carbon footprint in half by 2024, with the firm becoming carbon neutral in two years.
Around 43% of staff are partners with five years or more of service or platinum partners with 10 years or more with the firm.
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Approximately 42% of advisers that have graduated from its ‘Growing Our Own’ strategy are women.
The Brightstar Group is also an industry leader for Women in Finance, the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC), and the Pride in Finance Alliance.
The company has also raised over £250,000 through direct fundraising or industry-wide events.
William Lloyd-Hayward (pictured), group COO and ESG lead at The Brightstar Group, said: “We are delighted to be publishing our first annual group ESG report. ESG is more than just an acronym to our business; it lies at the foundation of how we do business and the way we support and develop our staff.
“This report brings together more than a decade worth of progress and investment and sets a clear action plan of how we will continue to drive investment in our business to deliver against our ESG targets.”
The Brightstar Group has set an additional 15 targets as part of its ESG plan for 2025-27. These include establishing a staff charity match fund, launching a community action day and creating a Diamond Partners club for all staff with over 15 years’ experience.
