Our approach

Our core product, music, undoubtedly has social and cultural value. Aside from being great entertainment, music is also a valuable form of expression, a reflection of culture, and can play an important role in community interaction and engagement. It can also, of course, be controversial and as a music company we sometimes face delicate questions balancing artistic freedom of expression with the risk of causing offence. But we believe that overall music is a powerful force for good.

Like the benefits music can bring, we want our company to have positive impact through the way we manage our business and the wider role we play in society. Within our own operations, we work hard to understand the expectations of different stakeholders and demonstrate responsible business practices. The company needs to provide returns to shareholders and we believe this is compatible with good treatment of our employees, reducing our environmental impacts and benefiting the wider community.

These principles are promoted throughout the EMI Group, and we integrate them into company policy through our standards of business conduct, our dedicated social responsibility policy, and a range of other company policies. We believe the environment is an issue that every organisation needs to take seriously and it is an area we manage responsibly according to the principles set out in our environmental policy, and we also recognise that people have an interest in our social and environmental performance and we publish an annual social responsibility report and make this available online.

Our track record means we continue to be listed in the FTSE4Good and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. We are also a founding and active member of the UK’s Media CSR Forum.

If you have any queries regarding EMI’s social responsibility programme, please send an e-mail to: social.responsibility@emigroup.com