Engaging People and Communities
Delivering lasting and positive impacts where it matters
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We are proud of the difference we already make in our local communities through the work of our colleagues, operating companies and the Group Education Fund. Our second area of focus is to continue supporting people and communities in ways that build trust and deliver lasting positive impact through volunteering, charitable giving and investment in education.
We will also continue to engage with stakeholders to promote understanding and protection of human rights across our workforce, the communities we operate in and throughout our value chain.
Alignment with UN SDGs
Prioritising and measuring progress and impact, with a clear set of defined targets
This focus area is underpinned by a number of defined targets that enable us to prioritise our efforts and measure our progress and impact, these are:
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Strengthening Human Rights:by completing a global human rights risk assessment across our operations and key suppliers, we will define targeted mitigation actions and establish oversight and monitoring. |
Managing human rights risks helps protect people and our licence to operate, strengthens trust with customers and stakeholders and ensures we meet growing expectations and regulatory requirements across our operations and supply chain. |
Developing our assessment approach |
Engaging our communities:by maintaining our cash donations, in-kind support and colleague volunteering at an average of 1% of pre‑tax profits over five years, we are continuing to help our local communities to thrive. |
Investing time and resources in communities builds trust and long-term partnerships. It helps address local needs, boosts colleague pride and engagement through being enabled to deliver meaningful local impact, strengthening our social licence to operate where we work. |
c.112,000volunteering hours delivered since 2021 £1.4 mcash and in-kind donations since 2021 £4.1 mdonated by the Spirax Group Education Fund since it began operating in 2022 |
Strengthening Human Rights
We assess and monitor risks across our operations and supply chains, using global risk assessments to identify where human rights impacts may arise.
Our policies and Statements, including our Human Rights Policy Statement (found within our Moden Slavery Statement) as well as our Supplier Sustainability Code, set clear expectations for our colleagues and suppliers.
We work with suppliers to improve standards, supported by ongoing monitoring, corrective actions and targeted engagement.
Through this approach, we aim to protect people, strengthen trust with stakeholders and ensure responsible, sustainable business.
A force for good in the communities where we operate
Engaging our communities
Spirax Group is committed to making a positive difference in the communities where we operate. Through volunteering, charitable donations and local partnerships, our colleagues support initiatives that strengthen communities today and help build resilience for the future.
We focus on meeting local needs in ways that create lasting impact, through tackling issues such as poverty, hunger, inequality, access to education, climate change and biodiversity loss.
That starts with giving every colleague across the Group access to three days of paid volunteering leave each year.
As a result, between 2021 and 2025, colleagues contributed c.112,000 volunteering hours in support of local communities, schools, charities and environmental initiatives. That’s the equivalent of 12.8 years of continuous volunteering.
Alongside our charitable giving and the work of the Spirax Group Education Fund, we have so far donated £5.5 million to tackle these issues in our local communities.
cumulative colleague volunteering hours recorded since 2021*
Spirax Group Education Fund
The Spirax Group Education Fund was set up in 2022 and as of the end of 2025, has made grants of over £4 million to charities and individuals in 38 countries.
Our Education Fund is overseen by a committee and is dedicated to promoting inclusive, equitable access to education in the communities where we operate. Its core objectives include: increasing diversity in engineering, reducing poverty through education, breaking down educational barriers and improving access for women and girls.
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to be donated to educational causes by 2030
An exciting place to work
Our Purpose, Vision, Group strategy and inclusive culture built on core Values, are designed to help colleagues achieve their full potential as we evolve to meet the needs of tomorrow’s world, anticipating the changing needs of our customers and capturing the significant opportunities we see ahead. This is an exciting time to be part of our Group.
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Our Vision
Our Vision has five important characteristics that are shaping the future of Spirax Group as we evolve for tomorrow’s world. These are the things that matter the most to us and to the people around us.
As the trusted global leader in optimising critical thermal energy and fluid technology processes, we are highly connected with customers, obsessed with their evolving needs, delivering solutions that serve people and enable the transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient world. -
Our Purpose
At Spirax Group we are defined by our common Purpose:
To create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world.
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Our Values
Our six core Values; Safety, Collaboration, Customer Focus, Excellence, Respect and Integrity are common to everyone across our Group. They are the guiding principles we use to underpin our decision making, guide our conduct and define our culture.
By living our Values every day, we are building a more sustainable and successful business.
Building a consistently exceptional colleague experience
An inclusive, equitable and wellbeing-focused culture makes us stronger as individuals, as teams and as Spirax Group. It is central to our four colleague promises that are designed to help colleagues grow and develop in their roles and defines how we show up for our colleagues, helping them through life’s key moments at work and at home.
Our colleague promises define what it means to work at Spirax Group
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colleagues participated in our fourth annual Development Everyday Festival in 2026, across 24 different events
colleagues receive an annual Wellbeing Day: an extra day of paid leave to dedicate to doing the things you love
Health and Safety
The Health and Safety (H&S) of everyone in and associated with Spirax Group is our first priority and considered in everything we do. We also seek to engage and inspire our colleagues on H&S topics so that they recognise the important role they play in our collective responsibility. This means always doing the right thing, even when no-one is looking, because Health and Safety is never fixed.
We believe that a strong H&S culture is one where respect, care, integrity and accountability are all evident. We encourage our colleagues to think beyond compliance with the rules when it comes to their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of their colleagues.
For our Group Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors and Executive management teams, H&S is a priority and it is the first consideration in all that we do. Nothing is more important to us than the safety and wellbeing of our colleagues, which is why H&S is always a standing agenda item at every Board and Group Executive Committee meeting.
We know that sometimes it can be challenging to keep safety in focus during busier times or when conducting routine, everyday tasks, so we have a proactive programme of safety focused initiatives, communications and engagement. This includes an annual Global Safety Stand Down (GSSD) where we ask colleagues all around the Group to ‘stand down’ from their normal roles for an hour on the same day to meet with their leadership and colleagues and engage in meaningful discussions on safety and wellbeing topics.
In 2026, our Global Safety Stand Down asked colleagues to focus on making the right choice, the safe choice and we shared a video featuring colleagues from across the Group telling their personal stories, on why safety matters.
Read moreEveryone is Included
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That is why we launched Everyone is Included, our Group Inclusion Plan, in 2022. The Plan has ten commitments which aim to make a meaningful difference to colleagues right across our Group. Read more about our Inclusion Commitments here.
We are also pleased with the progress we have made towards our 2025 Group Diversity Goals, recognising there is more to do.
Endorsed by external acknowledgment
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Tier 2 Advancing to Tier 2 Employer status in the CCLA UK Corporate Mental Health Benchmark
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Top 10 Ranking among the UK’s Top 10 Most Faith‑Friendly FTSE 100 employers in the Religious Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) Monitor
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20th FTSE Women Leaders Review (based on data as of 31 October 2025), ranked us as 20th in the FTSE 100 for gender diversity at Board and senior leadership levels
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