POLLY CARES
Our culture is diverse, creative and collaborative. Our teams are committed, ambitious and hard working. We offer an environment to flourish and develop.
WHAT WE'RE DOING
Corporate social responsibility
We are following our Code of Conduct across the whole value chain, especially within production and manufacturing. You can find more information about how we manufacture below.
Gender split
71% of our senior roles are held by women. 70% of our employees within the company are women.
Zero tolerance: Discrimination
We have a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination or harassment based on someone’s sexual orientation, gender, civil status, family status, religion, race, age, or disability. 30 of our managers have received a Level 2 Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. All members of our team complete a training module about Equality and Diversity and Bullying and Harassment within their first 2 weeks at Oh Polly.
Mental wellbeing
We are a Suicide Safer Organisation. We have 18 Mental Health First Aiders, 12 Suicide Prevention First Aiders and 12 Sucide Alert Helpers on site. The courses are delivered by the Martin Gallier Project through their Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).
Employee assistance program
Colleagues can access a confidential helpline, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Alongside other mental wellbeing resources.
INVESTING IN PEOPLE
Sustainability champions
Several colleagues have volunteered to join our sustainability champion programme. They support the sustainability team by integrating sustainability throughout the business.
UK Scholarship programme
Oh Polly and Glasgow Caledonian University are proud to support upcoming, new talent through a scholarship programme for Black British students. Since 2020, Oh Polly has provided Glasgow Caledonian fashion students with a generous financial package throughout the duration of their studies as well as work experience opportunities within the brand. The scholarship programme was created by Oh Polly and Glasgow Caledonian University to encourage diversity and help build a more inclusive environment within the fashion industry.
UK Industry Placements
Industry placement applications to join our teams in Customer Experience, IT, Creative Pattern Cutting and Technical Fashion Design are now Live!
Applications close on the 6th of November 2023.
CHARITY DONATIONS
As well as our own charity, The Brannerson Foundation, we also regularly donate a portion of our profits to different charities throughout the year. Each charity helps to combat different environmental or social issues across the globe. Our employee of the month also picks a charity to donate £250! They are always personal charities that we love to help.
Since 2016 we've donated £953,869.05
UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Our current initiatives support the following goals:
- Goal 1 - No Poverty
- Goal 3 - Good Health and Wellbeing
- Goal 4 - Quality Education
- Goal 5 - Gender Equality
- Goal 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Goal 10 - Reduced Inequalities
- Goal 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
- Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
Find out more about the goals here.
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