FORSTER COMMUNICATIONS – IMPACT REPORT 2021-22 MAKING PROGRESS, INSPIRING CHANGE AT FORSTER COMMUNICATIONS, WE HAVE BIG AMBITIONS. WE’RE HELPING TO BUILD A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET, AND WANT TO MAKE REAL PROGRESS ON THE BIG ISSUES OUR SOCIETY FACES. We recognise that, as a small business, Almost all of our suppliers now have net zero As signatories of the UN Global what we can achieve by ourselves is limited. goals and more of our clients have set Compact since 2007, we’re committed Our greatest opportunity to make change is greenhouse gas reduction targets, while to making progress on its 10 collaborating with others. That knowledge Forster has achieved carbon neutrality. principles covering human rights, guides our work as communicators, helping Social justice is just as important to us as environment, labour and anti- clients turn their sustainability ambitions climate justice and we don’t think you can corruption. Our impact report for into action. deliver progress for one without the other. So, 2021-22 includes communication of It also leads us to go further and inspire as the cost of living crisis deepens, progress in these areas and gives a positive change through dialogue and we were delighted that three more of our clear and comprehensive view of our example. In our Climate Positive Plan, suppliers joined the Living Wage Foundation impact across all all aspects of published in 2020, we made a bold during the year. sustainability. commitment not only to reduce our own Amanda Powell-Smith, CEO, climate impact but also to influence our We made modest strides towards a more Forster Communications clients and suppliers to do the same. diverse and inclusive workforce at Forster, committing to interview anyone with a 2021-22 was the year of COP 26 and as the protected characteristic who meets the world woke up to the need to keep 1.5 alive, criteria for a role, and completing our first we saw real progress towards achieving diversity and inclusion survey with colleagues some of our ambitions. as a baseline for future improvement. There is a lot more work for us to do in this area. 4