To our stakeholders:
I am pleased to confirm that Charlie Goldsmith Associates Ltd 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 sharing this information with our stakeholders using our primary channels of communication.

Yours sincerely
Charlie Goldsmith

We support and promote a rights-based approach to international development.
• We ensure workers are provided safe, suitable and sanitary work facilities and treated fairly.
• We protect both workers and the communities CGA works (in particularly children and vulnerable adults) with through its safeguarding policy and reporting mechanism
outlined in the Positive Business Ethics and Conduct Policy.
• The Company notes and is committed to the principles set out in the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015. We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or
human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our business.

We support accountability to human rights principles and standards through our safeguarding policy and reporting mechanism as outlined in our Positive Business Ethics and Conduct Policy (https://cgatechnologies.org.uk/sites/default/files/201029-CGA-Positive-Business-Ethics-and-Conduct-Policy-V13.1-2020-.pdf) and through our ethics reporting hotline: https://corusinternational.org/ethics-and-policies-corus-international

We monitor all concerns reported through our case management system and investigate and respond accordingly.

We not only comply with minimum wage standards but actively work to drive standards up, with pay rates well above minimum or local market, and fully integrated
with our international scales, and with health insurance for staff, and, where possible, their dependents.
• Ensure that employment-related decisions are based on relevant and objective criteria and seek to promote diversity, equity and inclusion within our team through an
approach and initiatives developed by our staff Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.
• We ensure that the company does not participate in any form of forced or bonded labour. The Company notes and is committed to the principles set out in the UK
Modern Slavery Act 2015. We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our business.
• We protect both workers and the communities CGA works (in particularly children and vulnerable adults) with through its safeguarding policy and reporting mechanism
outlined in the Positive Business Ethics and Conduct Policy.

We protect and support our staff through our safeguarding policy and reporting mechanism as outlined in our Positive Business Ethics and Conduct Policy (https://cgatechnologies.org.uk/sites/default/files/201029-CGA-Positive-Business-Ethics-and-Conduct-Policy-V13.1-2020-.pdf) and through our ethics reporting hotline: https://corusinternational.org/ethics-and-policies-corus-international
We are constantly striving to make our employment policies and practices more equitable and inclusive through the ongoing work of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee monitors staff satisfaction and gathers feedback through staff surveys which inform evolving policy and practice, while our Safeguarding and Ethics reporting mechanisms monitor any safeguarding or ethical concerns that staff or other stakeholders might have.

Wherever possible, CGA will adopt a ‘Do No Harm’ approach while aiming to have a positive impact on the surrounding environment. Specifically:
• Our extensive use of remote working, to minimise air and vehicle travel
• We focus on localising roles in the Global South countries we work in with our tech/developer/coder team now majority Global South/from the countries we work in and this - amongst other benefits enables us to reduce air travel,

• We currently work through a South Sudanese colleague to sustainably reforest an area of land, in order to promote sustainable livelihoods and to seek to offset the
carbon footprint of our flights
• We take practical steps to minimise waste and limit pollution, e.g. through reusing and recycling and using the least damaging methods of waste disposal, and those
available in obtaining power and water. E.g. We use water filters/reusable jugs in our office to greatest extent possible.
• Our Environmental Committee are in the process of further developing our Environmental Policy to reduce our environmental impact and to increase sustainability.

• Our Environmental Committee are in the process of further developing our Environmental Policy to reduce our environmental impact and to increase sustainability, and this will include how we measure our impact on the environment as well as how we mitigate it.

We require all staff, contractors and sub-contractors to adhere to our Positive Business Ethics and Conduct Policy which specifically guards against corruption in
our business practices. Specifically, they must comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations including but not limited to the DFID Statement of Priorities and
Expectation, UK Bribery Act 2010, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, relevant local legislation, and where appropriate, the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery
of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.

All of our staff are trained to uphold the standards of our Positive Business Ethics and Conduct Policy (https://cgatechnologies.org.uk/sites/default/files/201029-CGA-Positive-Business-Ethics-and-Conduct-Policy-V13.1-2020-.pdf) which also lays out our standards for reporting to donors and clients.
Staff are required to report any concerns or violations of this policy in line with guidance, including through our Ethics Hotline: https://corusinternational.org/ethics-and-policies-corus-international

Our ethics case management system (which includes reports received via our Ethics Hotline: https://corusinternational.org/ethics-and-policies-corus-international ) manages all concerns and ensures that they are appropriately investigated, addressed and responded to.