22nd May 2018
To our stakeholders:
I am pleased to confirm that IrisGuard reaffirms its support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption.

In this annual Communication on Progress, we describe our actions to continually improve the integration of the Global Compact and its principles into our business strategy, culture and daily operations. We also commit to share this information with our stakeholders using our primary channels of communication.
Sincerely yours,
Imad Malhas
CEO

IrisGuard is fully committed to Universal Human Rights and has specific policies on recruitment and employment that protect the rights of women, the disabled and ethnic minorities in both applying for roles with IrisGuard and during their service. We ensure that all staff have equal opportunities within the organisation and IrisGuard does not tolerate discrimination of any kind.

We are fully committed to the rights of less fortunate than ourselves, and work with the UNHCR and WFP on projects with Syrian refugees in Jordan. We also sponsor the UNCHR’s World Refugee Day event in Jordan each year.

Our Director of HR and Compliance ensures adherence to these policies, and each of our board members is equally committed, with a report given to them at each board meeting. A whistleblowing policy is currently being rolled out to further support rights of all employees.

Review of our commitment to human rights is monitored through HR records and formal quarterly board meetings. We have no incidents of violations or legal cases.

We take our obligations as an employer very seriously. All of our labour policies are clearly written and applied to everyone member of staff regardless of role or level of responsibility. We have a zero policy on any type of bullying, harassment or employment discrimination. We employ only 26 members of staff.

All our board members are fully supportive of our employment policies and an Employment report is presented and discussed at every board meeting.

All our business partners and suppliers are advised of and expected to adhere to our labour policies.

We ensure all our Compensation & Benefits are applicable to all staff, our HR Director reports directly to the CEO, is present at all Board meetings and is responsible for ensuring every aspect of our labour policies are adhered to by staff. Regular training is provided to staff at all levels across the organisation.

We have a clearly defined Employee Handbook and a suite of HR/Employment policies that cover every aspect of employment, including Whistleblowing, Anti-Bribery & Corruption and very specific Discrimination policies to ensure every member of staff regardless of Gender, Race or Age have equal opportunities.

All our staff are trained in Health & Safety policies and we have defined First Aid staff who are fully trained in all aspects of H&S.

Reviews of our Employment practices are reviewed quarterly at every formal Board meeting and by all Shareholders. We have no incidents of violations or legal cases.

The demographics of our management teams are diverse and inclusive and there are never any instances where employees are precluded from any employment opportunities, support or management due to diversity factors. We take inclusion very seriously and support every member of staff in all aspects of their employment with us.

While we have no specific written policies in place, all IrisGuard management, board members and employees are encouraged to be environmentally aware and consider their use of resources such as power, water and paper and reduce the impact of travel by utilising public transport where possible.
Additionally, the UK headquarters office was chosen specifically because the building is fitted with and utilises renewable solar power.

Within each of our offices in the UK and Jordan, all employees are committed to recycling and reuse, as well as reducing single-use plastics where possible.

Measurement of our commitment to the environment is not done formally, but monitored on a day-to-day basis to ensure that resource consumption is kept as low as possible and environmental responsibility is at the heart of the organisation.

We have zero tolerance policies on Whistleblowing, Discrimination and Anti-Bribery & Corruption. We have a specified Code of Conduct that all staff adhere to. As a small organisation of 26 employees we provide dedicated time and attention to the necessary protocols for staff who may on occasions go into difficult areas.

All agreements with suppliers or customers contain all the necessary statements and understanding of the expected code of conduct, which is monitored and assessed regularly, any violation of our code of conduct will result in immediate action being taken by the organisation against those responsible.

One of largest and main customers is the UNHCR, we adhere to and are audited against all of their defined policies on Anti-corruption. All of our staff are trained on their obligations and responsibilities of reporting on any incident that may be considered as against our dedicated policies.

All our staff are fully trained on Anti-corruption policies, our Board of Directors ensures this is considered a high priority and we have an escalation system up to the CEO and Chairman if any member of staff feels there has been a violation of our policies.

The responsibility for the adherence to Anti-Corruption lies initially with our HR & Compliance Director, then the CEO, Chairman and any other Board member.

All our finance systems are secured within defined electronic systems to ensure any financial transactions are transparent and only managed by authorised members of staff up to our Finance Director.

All of our Customer and Supplier agreements contain details of our policies and the process of notification should it be necessary.

We are audited regularly by both internal and external parties. All of our policies and procedures are monitored, reviewed and measured regularly by both internal and external staff.