The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are at the heart of EHJR’s corporate philosophy and business strategy, and the following are EHJR’s specific areas of focus:
GOAL 3:GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
EHJR is committed to "ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all" by providing:
1. Unfettered access to pro-active healthcare facilities, doctors, disease and pediatric specialists, grief councillors, clinical technicians, mental healthprofessionals and treatment and counselling for substance abuse, sexual healthcare, family planning, reproductive care, and sex education for all EHJRstaff and their immediate families.
2. 100% of EHJR staff 30 workdays of annual holiday time.
3. Its’ employees with equal maternity/paternity leave (90-days).
4. EHJR employees and their families confidential access to vaccination programmes and inoculations as guided by The World Health Organisation.
GOAL 4:QUALITY EDUCATION
EHJR is committed to "ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all" by:
1. Outcome-orientated education for all its’ employees.
2. Zero-discrimination in education sponsorship and engagement for employees.
3. Lifelong education for all its employees.
4. The building,and upgrading, of skills for its employees
5. Supporting its’ employees in obtaining international certified education qualifications and transferable skills .
GOAL 5:GENDER EQUALITY
EHJR is committed to “achieve gender equality and empowering all women" by ensuring that:
1. All employees will have equal rights, opportunities, inclusion, and personal growth opportunities within EHJR.
2. Applying a zero-tolerance policy of any employee harassment, bullying, discrimination, physical or emotional abuse by anyone in its’ employment.
3. Ensuring a gender ratio that is reflective of general population, together with a zero-remuneration gap tolerance (i.e., equal-work for equal-pay).
GOAL 8:DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
EHJR is committed to "promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all" by recognising that:
1. People diversity is a strength to be encouraged and celebrated.
2. The importance of innovation in its’ dealings and future planning.
3. The collective is always stronger than the individual.
4. Standing against slavery, trafficking, child labour, or human exploitation of any kind.
5. Recognising the labour rights of employees,
6. Employees need a safe working environment.
7. All staff need universal access to banking and financial services.
8. Sustainable tourism exists and is to be promoted.
GOAL 10:REDUCED INEQUALITY
EHJR is committed to "reduce income inequality"by practicing:
1. Equal-pay for equal-work.
2. Promotion based on competence and merit.
3. Inclusive and equal opportunity advancement for all employees.
4. No acceptance of any form of discrimination or prejudice against any person or people.
GOAL 11:SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
EHJR is committed to: "make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable by:
1. Engaging with global leaders in alternative fuel sources and technology for its operations.
2. Adhering to daily recycling in its environment.
3. Embracing digital documentation and eliminating paper wherever possible.
4. Applying efficient resourcing.
5. Community engagement within its sphere of influence.
6. Promoting fact/science-based social media engagement.
GOAL 12:RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
EHJR is committed to "ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns “by:
1. Reducing its food wastage to zero.
2. Working with suppliers to ensure they practice ethical corporate behaviour.
3. Achieving environmentally sound management of chemicals
4. Recycling and re-using.
5. Opensourcing and procurement.
6. Monitoring EHJR’s sustainability impacts and targets.
7. Attempting to engage in a circular economy approach with suppliers, partners, and guests.
GOAL 13:CLIMATE ACTION
EHJR is committed to "take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy" by:
1. Becoming the first operator of hydrogen power-train engines within East Africa.
2. Being the first operator focused on Sustainable Aviation Fuel technology within East Africa.
3. Raising capacity and building knowledge to meet climate change.
4. Integrating policies and planning to measure the company’s ongoing environmental impact.
5. Engaging with global sustainability experts, to continually learn from other best practices and processes.
GOAL 15:LIFE ON LAND
EHJR is committed to "protect,restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss" by:
1. Engaging in carbon off-set programmes that benefit local communities and ecospheres.
2. Supporting local anti-poaching initiatives, and re-skilling in local communities.
3. Being aware of new conservation approaches and knowledge gathering.
GOAL 16:PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
EHJR is committed to "promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels" by:
1. Using social media responsibly.
2. Promoting the rule of law.
3. Zero tolerance of corruption, bribery, organised crime, bullying, misogyny,homophobia, or xenophobia.
4. Being transparent in its decision-making.
5. Using its corporate tools and resources responsibly.
GOAL 17:PARTNERSHIP FOR THE GOALS
EHJR is committed to "strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development" by:
1. Consistentl yengaging with all stakeholders regarding the UN Sustainable Development Goalsapplication.
2. Refraining from predatory behaviour.
3. Developing multi-stakeholder partnerships to share knowledge, expertise, technology as is seen to be critical to the overall success of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
