We are committed to upholding the highest ethical and governance standards. This includes ensuring equal opportunities for all, respecting human rights, nurturing positive relationships with our suppliers, and ensuring risks in our business and value chain are identified, monitored and mitigated.
Employees
At Harbour, we empower colleagues to thrive in their careers. Our flexible, inclusive workplace ensures everyone can bring their best self to work so our recruitment and employment practices are designed to engage, develop, retain and reward our employees. We offer comprehensive pay and benefit packages and conduct regular benchmarking to ensure we remain competitive in both local and global markets.
You can read more about what makes Harbour an attractive place to work on our Careers page.
Diversity, equity and inclusion
Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and affinity groups unite and energise our teams. They work like an in-house consultancy powered by our people worldwide to bring our diverse cultural competence to life, drive innovation and hold us to account. To foster an inclusive workplace, we have employee-led networks in areas including gender, disability, culture, neurodiversity, LGBTQ+, menopause, STEM Ambassadors and early careers.
At Harbour DE&I is a collective responsibility and our ERGs have Leadership Team sponsorship and company support. They are employee led and provide a safe space to exchange ideas, network and gain exposure to different aspects of the organisation.
They also support our global recruitment strategy, helping us to attract prospective employees, and provide advice to the business. For example, following feedback from the ERGs, we implemented enhanced family friendly policies in the UK in 2024, including leave for employees undergoing fertility treatment and carer’s leave.
We have set bold DE&I ambitions. By 2030, we are aiming for:
- 40% of our Leadership Team from diverse backgrounds (gender and/or ethnicity);
- 30% of women in senior management roles/across the workforce; and
- 40% of our graduates being female.
Human rights
Harbour’s activities have the potential to affect human rights and worker welfare directly through our operations and indirectly through our supply chain, joint venture partners and third parties. We respect individual human rights as set out in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and the core conventions of the International Labour Organization.
Our Code of Conduct, values and related policies, including our Human Rights Statement, Supply Chain Policy, Sustainability Policy and People Policy, reflect our commitment to uphold human rights, protect worker welfare standards and prevent modern slavery from taking place in either our business or our supply chain.
Responsible supply chain management
Our suppliers help us maintain safe and efficient operations, execute new projects and create local employment opportunities. We set out our expectations and commitments to our suppliers in our Supply Chain Policy. This includes requirements on ethical conduct; on health, safety, environment and security; and our commitment to work with suppliers on sustainable solutions.
Governance and business ethics
We are committed to upholding the highest standards of governance and ethical conduct. We have zero tolerance for bribery, corruption, fraud, human rights violations including forced labour and child labour, and discrimination, bullying and harassment. Our commitment to ethical conduct is underpinned by policies and standards, including our Code of conduct, Business Partner Code of Conduct, People Policy, Global Anti-Corruption Standard, Human Rights Statement, Fraud Policy and Sanctions Policy.
Community investment
We believe that we can bring a range of positive benefits to the societies where we operate, including through our social investments. In assessing social investment programmes, we consider local community needs and how the programmes will contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Our social investment and charitable donations standard sets out our expectations, including our ethics and compliance requirements. We focus our support in the areas of education, affordable energy, health and safety, and the environment. We encourage our employees to contribute to their local communities, including through volunteering.
In 2024, we provided $1.5 million in community investments. In the UK, we supported The River Dee Trust’s nature restoration projects to reduce flood and drought impacts and protect biodiversity. In support of our aim to promote education, we donated computer and IT equipment to a technology college in Mexico and participated in workshops with local schools to provide career advice and guidance on health and disease prevention.
