Search Menu BUILDING BETTER FUTURES WPP hosted an investor event on 30 June 2021 with experts from across the company to discuss our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy and how we are helping clients grow inclusively and sustainably Watch the full event Corporate performance, investment performance and ESG issues are inextricably linked. Nearly all of our top 30 clients are putting ESG or purpose at the heart of what we’re doing for them – whether that’s automotive manufacturers moving to electric vehicles or food companies looking at their portfolios, it’s an increasingly important part of what companies need to communicate to their consumers. If you look at climate change, racial equity, privacy and responsible marketing, we’re at the nexus of many of these issues – as are our clients. It’s important to us, and therefore it’s important that we get it right. ESG also matters to our own people. Employees want to work for companies with whom they share the same values and they take this seriously. The fact that we share those values is how we attract the best people to do the best work for our clients. The same is true of our clients who care about how we behave. They care that we have diverse teams – increasingly an area that they question us on. They also care that we’re thoughtful about the impact of our work with them on, for instance, the environment, hence our commitment to net zero [carbon emissions by 2025]. There’s no trade-off between business performance and our ESG strategy – they are inextricably linked. The more we live up to our purpose, the better it will be for our business. Mark Read, CEO, WPP Our purpose Play Enter fullscreen % buffered 01:53 Mute 30 JUN 2021 18:57 People Learn how WPP is improving the diversity of its teams and building an inclusive culture 30 JUN 2021 15:03 Building better futures for our planet Our net zero commitment, supply chain engagement and how we are strengthening our Scope 3 data quality 30 JUN 2021 20:05 Clients Why sustainability is a key decision-maker when clients choose their partners 30 JUN 2021 12:00 Communities How WPP is building global partnerships to help tackle societal challenges Watch the full event Play Building better futures % buffered 1:51:03 Mute Play MORE EVENT HIGHLIGHTS 30 JUN 2021 02:23 GroupM on data ethics Why today’s leaders should be focusing on data ethics in our digital society 30 JUN 2021 03:31 Governance How WPP will create a more inclusive supply chain 30 JUN 2021 03:01 Hogarth: Sustainably Made Helping clients produce work with a net-zero impact 30 JUN 2021 02:22 Case study: World Health Organization How a cross-agency team led life-saving work for WHO in 167 countries and more than 20 languages BRINGING OUR PURPOSE TO LIFE THROUGH THE WORK WE CREATE 30 JUN 2021 01:58 Cartwright & Grey: P&G's The Choice A film designed to move people to take action in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd 30 JUN 2021 02:59 BCW: Aldi's Hunger Monster Raising awareness of child poverty and Aldi’s pledge to donate 10 million meals to families in need in 2021 30 JUN 2021 02:12 WPP: HSBC's Vicious Circle Seeking to break the cycle of disenfranchising homeless people 30 JUN 2021 02:52 Wunderman Thompson: Sure's (Unilever) Degree Inclusive Introducing the world’s first adaptive and inclusive deodorant Use of cookies on WPP.com (NL) This website uses cookies, some of which are necessary for the operation of the website and some of which are optional and designed to improve your experience. Using this tool will set a cookie to remember your preferences. You can review the cookies we use here. SAVE AND CLOSE Necessary cookies These cookies are essential so that you can move around the website and use its features. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided. Functional cookies These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, provide enhanced, more personal features and to help provide services you have requested, such as watching a video. Performance cookies These cookies help to improve the performance of WPP.com by collecting and reporting information about how you use the website. USEFUL LINKS Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn YouTube © WPP plc 1999-2021