What is the Gold Dental Industry CSR standard?

This company is certified to the Gold level

This means they have made an excellent commitment to Dental Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). They have reached a very high standard across all Dental CSR areas to care for their people, their community and the environment.

They have met requirements to demonstrate that they are fair and transparent with their customers, particularly on pricing. They commit to the welfare of their teams in standards of communication, leadership, development, remuneration and wellbeing. They encourage flexible working patterns and paid personal development days.

They are recycling what is possible, and provide a recycling point for oral health and other materials. They have eliminated single-use plastics, and are saving energy and sourcing electricity from renewable sources. They have a ‘green champion’ who is responsible for ensuring their environmental commitments are fulfilled and talked about through the website. They also try to reduce their carbon footprint in the ways staff travel to work. They encourage biodiversity through wildflower and shrub planting and installing bird feeders.

They support local charities as well as dental ones in a strategic, long term way, and the business gives directly to these causes as well as encouraging team fundraising. They set a target to raise and communicate what they’re doing to customers and staff.

They’ve applied for certification because they have strong values as a business, and are committed to making a positive difference.

Who are we?

Dental CSR Certification is a company that was started to help dentists to address the challenge of running a socially and environmentally responsible business. Our standards are created by industry and professional experts. Companies apply for certification and provide evidence of their achievements to us. We verify, and also independently audit a percentage of applications, as well as personally inspecting every Gold applicant.