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Were committed to acting ethically and with integrity in everything we do, from how we source, report and disseminate our journalism, to how we run our business and treat our people. By upholding these standards, and meeting those set by regulators and expected by wider society, were able to support our journalists and those our journalism empowers in holding authority to account.
In recent years, we have continuously formalised our approach to key policies and practices for all our employees, as detailed in this section. We also have a number of training processes geared specifically around our editorial teams.
As our digital business becomes increasingly important, our responsibility to our customers and advertisers is greater than ever.
Our ad tech platform, Mantis, has brand safety features which ensure our clients ads only appear in appropriate environments, providing far greater accuracy and a faster safety categorisation compared to traditional blocklist methods.
Reach belongs to several industry bodies and is an active member of the News Media Association (NMA). We comply with the Advertising Standards Authoritys (ASA) Code for Non-broadcast Advertising and are members of The Trust Project. Reach is also a Board Member partner of both the Internet Advertising Bureau and News Media Coalition.
We have procedures and mandatory training to manage personal data and maintain cyber security in line with regulation in the countries where we operate, namely the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Data Protection Act (DPA) and US State and Federal laws including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) and the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), among others in states like Texas, New Hampshire and Maryland. Our security policies and incident response procedures are regularly tested up to and including executive level.
We have developed a core set of fundamental principles to further embed a culture of data trust and integrity across every area of the business in all countries we operate in. These principles inform our approach and ensure we act with integrity when dealing with customers data. These principles include:
Alongside our Data Protection Policies and controls, our data protection team supports overall compliance, working closely with teams across the business. The data protection team also leads on personal data incident management and timely data subject rights compliance, for which we have comprehensive procedures.
We take a strong stand on areas such as anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-slavery and discrimination. Further information regarding our policies is available to read here.
We comply with relevant anti-bribery and anti-corruptionlaws, andhave put in place an Anti-bribery Policy and compulsory e-learning module on anti-bribery and anti-corruption for allemployees.
We require our suppliers, contractors and business partners to comply with the law andinclude mandatory warranties on anti-bribery and anti-corruption in our contracts to supportthis. We only work with suppliers, contractors and business partners that comply with the law.
Our Anti-slavery Policy, in accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015, sets out our zero-tolerance approach to slavery, child labour, bribery and corruption and indicates toemployees what slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking mightlook like. It applies to all our employees and anybody who works on our behalf.
Our code of conduct makes it clear we wont accept discrimination of any kind includingagainst gender, race, disability, sexuality, religion or age in line with the law. To reduce thelikelihood of discrimination taking place, we communicate policies and make them available toall employees, promote awareness when we recruit and train our managers in inclusive hiring.
Every Reach employee has the right to be heard and the right to a fair hearing; policies are detailed and clear and employees can also seek further advice from our advisory team.
As Reach is a listed company, we have an established Inside Information Policy, which is approvedby the Board and ensures our employees are aware of our obligations under the Listing Rules andthe Market Abuse Regulation.
Our Speak Up Policy, which is reviewed by the Audit & Risk Committee, and a confidential, independent whistleblowing line promoted on our intranet, enable all employees to report concerns about the integrity of the business or breaches of our policies without fear of criticism or discrimination.
Our employees complete compliance courses relating to many of our policies and practices, plus courses including cyber security, editorial policy and corporate criminal offences. We aim for 100% of employees to complete courses relevant to their role. In 2024, we saw a 98.6% completion rate, with leavers and long-time absences mainly accounting for the remainder.
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