Our Social Values

The Polaris Community has a combined commitment to measure and maximise our social values. We have adopted a working definition for social values as ‘the impact that we make and the financial and non-financial value assigned to that impact’. We achieve social values every day through the delivery of our core services by improving children’s lives.

Our current social values pledges set our commitment to be a “values driven” organisation and to provide a focus for us year on year to increase our social values. This may include opportunities we offer staff, foster parents, adopters and our young people but also how we work with suppliers, and create job and training opportunities or our impact on the environment.

1. Leadership

We pledge to make values and ethics central to our decision making processes both within our community and how we influence our wider sector.

How we will do it

To achieve and sustain independent accreditations to drive improvements.

To imbed social values across the Polaris Community.

3. Diversity

We pledge to challenge perceptions and stereotypes, building stronger, diverse and inclusive communities.

How we will do it

Implement a diversity calendar to mark and celebrate different events.

To raise awareness and promote inclusion of all protected characteristics across the community through a dedicated team of Diversity Champions.

To continually seek ways to improve our business and service delivery processes to remove barriers to inclusion.

2. Wellbeing

We pledge to support individuals to understand and improve their emotional and physical wellbeing.

How we will do it

Provide the relevant support and training to ensure the best emotional and physical outcomes for staff, foster parents, adopters and young people in our care. Ensure that we provide a safe and healthy working environment.

4. Personal Development

We pledge to support people across the Polaris community to achieve more through education, employment and training opportunities.

How we will do it

Offer apprenticeships and work experience opportunities to young people. Support staff, foster parents and adopters within their personal and professional development. Ensure that the young people within our care have the opportunity to remain in education, employment or training beyond the age of 16.

5. Environment

We pledge to encourage everybody across the Polaris Community to think about how they can make positive changes to protect the environment.

How we will do it

Encourage environmental events and initiatives throughout the Polaris community. To continually seek ways to improve our business and service delivery processes to protect the environment.

6. Economy

We pledge to contribute the communities that we work in and are committed to making social values and integral part of our procurement processes across our community.

How we will do it

To continually seek ways to improve our procurement processes to include social values at every part of our procurement cycle.

To encourage charitable events and activities throughout the Polaris community.