ITV's Contribution to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals March 2021

Our planet faces massive economic, social and environmental challenges. To combat these, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) identify 17 global priorities, underlined by 169 targets, to be met by 2030.

These goals provide a focus on how business, government and society can promote a more sustainable future for everyone. The SDGs have been agreed by all governments, yet their success relies heavily on action and collaboration by all actors (business, government, finance, society).

The SDGs represent an opportunity for businesses to develop ideas and implement solutions to address the world’s most pressing challenges.

In line with the UN Global Compact guidance, we have identified the goals that are particularly relevant to ITV, where expectations and risks are greatest in relation to our business, and where we can make the most significant contribution.

We list these priorities in the tables below SDG Target ITV Target 2020 ITV Plan 2020 ITV Impact

By 2030, reduce by one-third premature To encourage 10 million people to take Move more: we supported the Daily Mile In 2020 70,605 more children took up The mortality from non-communicable diseases action to improve their mental or physical initiative– using editorial and airtime to inspire Daily Mile as a result of the campaign. Since through prevention and treatment and health by 2023 primary schools to sign up, so that children ITV began supporting the Daily Mile in promote mental health and well-being. (2 million each year). aged 5- 11 years take part in 15 minutes of 2018,1.63 million more children are running or jogging 5 days a week. participating in the Daily Mile across 6282 We are running three high profile more schools. campaigns across the network to encourage the UK to eat better, move more and proactively look after their Eat Better: ITV developed the Eat Them To Defeat Econometric modelling of the campaign Them campaign with Veg Power to encourage kids to mental health. showed that 217 million additional portions of eat more vegetables. Children are not eating enough vegetables were sold as a result of the portions of vegetables and this is impacting their campaign. Poor diet and exercise are two of the leading health. The 2nd year of the campaign ran in February factors of non-communicable illnesses such 2020 with 6 brand new 10” ads. The advertising Research in schools revealed that 81% of as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. appeared in breaks during ITV primetime family school staff agreed the campaign was more effective than other healthy eating initiatives Suicide is the leading cause of death of shows. ITV supported the campaign through talent and editorial too. they had used. young men in the UK.

ITV’s main social cause is focused on I6.4 million people started a conversation with improving the nation’s mental health. Britain friends or family as a result of the campaigns, Get Talking, ITV’s campaign for mental in 15 million phone calls and 27 million text wellness launched in Autumn 2019. Covid-19 messages. and national lockdown saw rates of depression in the UK doubling in 2020 and an Over £1.4million was generated for mental even greater need for people to look after health helplines. their mental health. ITV’s Britain Get Talking campaign continued in its 2nd year with over Britain Get Talking is the UK’s most recognised 140 messages from over 100 celebrities. ITV mental health campaign. also broadcast an appeal to raise funds to support mental health helplines. SDG Target ITV Target 2020 ITV Plan 2020 ITV Impact

End all forms of discrimination against all women We have set targets for gender in our UK ITV encourages managers to look at the diversity of Data as of December 2020 showed that 52.9% of the and girls everywhere. workforce. These are set at 30% of roles at Plc their teams when hiring. Each board member ITV workforce are female and 49.3% of managers. At 45.3%, our SLT representation is ahead of most of the board to be held by women, 50% of Senior receives quarterly D& reporting specific to their FTSE 100, but we are still working to reach 50%. Leadership Team, 50% of managers and 50% of team and monitors progress. Ensure women’s full and effective participation the total workforce by 2022. 74% of apprentices in 2020 were female. and equal opportunities for leadership at all In 2020, ITV was recognised as The Times top 50 levels of decision-making in political, economic On screen, we have set a target of 50% of roles In our Early Careers programme, we continued to employers for women. and public life. to be female. attract high numbers of female candidates to our Apprentice Programme. In the 2020 Hampton Alexander Review ITV ranked as Our apprentices are paid living wage in line with 10th in the FTSE 250 for gender diversity in the Adopt and strengthen sound policies and the Living Wage Foundation guidelines. combined Exec Committee and Direct Reports and enforceable legislation for the promotion of second amongst other media companies in the gender equality and the empowerment of all FTSE 350. women and girls at all levels. ITV’s median gender pay gap in 2020 was 9.8%. This is considerably lower than the UK median pay gap of 15.5%. ITV’s gender bonus gap was 37.6%. We are putting an increased focus on developing our future leaders, with our High Potential ITV’s women’s network has more than doubled in size in 2020; going from 421 members to 971. The network Leadership Programme. This is designed to is an essential source of support and connection that’s identify and accelerate the development of high been particularly valuable when working remotely potential managers for more senior leadership this year. positions. It aims to strengthen the diversity of our talent pipeline across the business. On screen in 2020, 53.8% of people in roles or presenting on ITV were female.

A priority in production is to increase female writers ITV’s Production Principles state that all producers and directors. In 2020, Deep Water, Bancroft, Honour, are obliged to inform ITV if key roles, such as the Too Close and Flesh and Blood were all dramas led by director or writer are female. female writers. SDG Target ITV Target 2020 ITV Plan 2020 ITV Impact

By 2030, increase substantially the share of We are committed to powering our global We are finalising a renewable energy audit and 46% of our sites globally are powered with renewable energy in the global energy mix. business with 100% renewable energy by 2025, action plan to switch all our permanent sites to renewable energy, up 6 percentage points and joining RE100 later this year. run on renewable energy. We are working with our since 2019. UK and international landlords, to identify where renewable energy contracts can be purchased, and Our data centre in Greenwich moved to 100% the best market initiatives to use. renewable in Oct 2020, and ITV Studios Germany now power all 3 of their sites with 100% renewable energy. SDG Target ITV Target 2020 ITV Plan 2020 ITV Impact

By 2030, empower and promote the social, We have set new targets for the business focused To achieve our on-screen targets, we use ITV’s We’ve made significant improvements in the economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective on Gender, LGBT+, Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Production Principles that details Diversity and representation of BAME and disabled minorities of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion (BAME) and Disability representation that reflect Inclusion expectations, both on and off screen, of and exceed our workforce targets in LGBT+. We or economic or other status. the diverse makeup of society in the UK. any programmes we commission. still have work to do particularly on disability on and off screen and senior representation of These targets cover our on-screen perceived ITV’s Production Principles state that all producers BAME in our workforce. For our latest Diversity representation, as well as representation within are expected to list how many of the following they and Inclusion data, both on and off screen, please our off-screen workforce. will commit to: see our 2020 Social Purpose Report.

Ensure one of the lead characters is from an In July 2020 we appointed Ade Rawcliffe as ITV’s underrepresented group. Group Director of Diversity and Inclusion, a new role on the management board. ITV is the first Aim to cast actors from underrepresented groups, FTSE 100 company with a dedicated diversity irrespective of how a character is written. director on its executive board.

State the elements of the main storyline that are about people from an underrepresented group.

If the storyline is about people from underrepresented groups, state how it challenges the stereotypes.

Ensure that the lead creative team (producer, writer, director) and senior production team has representation from underrepresented groups.

Aim to ensure 20% of the crew at all levels are from underrepresented groups. SDG Target ITV Target 2020 ITV Plan 2020 ITV Impact

By 2030, empower and promote the social, We have set new targets for the business focused ITV is a founding participant in CDN’s Diamond BAME: On screen, we commissioned Unsaid economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective on Gender, LGBT+, Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic initiative that records Diversity and Inclusion data of Stories, a series of short dramas in response to of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion (BAME) and Disability representation that reflect those on screen and working behind the scenes in the Black Lives Matter protest. or economic or other status. the diverse makeup of society in the UK. all our productions. This helps inform our on screen progress and strategy. In addition, ITV broadcast its first D&I campaign, These targets cover our on-screen perceived Black Voices, where 24 Black Britons shared their representation, as well as representation within stories of racism and changes they want to see, in ITV’s Diversity Acceleration Plan was announced in our off-screen workforce. a series of 60” films. 29 million people saw the July 2020 with five key areas of action: campaign, with 70% of adults agreeing that it was important for people to hear the stories 1. Increase diversity on ITV’s Management Board and being told. senior leadership teams In October 2020, ITV marked Black History Month 2. Commissioning to ensure ITV better with a major season of programmes and represents contemporary British life on screen marketing on screen and internal events for all within the next 12 months. ITV colleagues. We also broadcast the first all black panel on Loose Women. 3. Improve diversity and career progression in TV production.

4. Take positive action in recruitment at entry level as well as middle and senior leadership levels .

5. Educate and develop employees so everyone understands racism and their role in creating an inclusive culture. SDG Target ITV Target 2020 ITV Plan 2020 ITV Impact

By 2030, empower and promote the social, We have set new targets for the business focused To achieve our off-screen workforce targets, we Off screen, we launched ITV Rise, designed to build economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective on Gender, LGBT+, Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic have identified four clear priorities: race confidence, promote BAME talent progression of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion (BAME) and Disability representation that reflect and build an inclusive culture. The initiative aims to create a shared understanding of the cultural career or economic or other status. the diverse makeup of society in the UK. 1. Attract and hire the best diverse talent to support barriers at ITV and a commitment to change. the More than TV strategy.

These targets cover our on-screen perceived 2. Build a diverse succession pipeline for our key Disability: 2020 saw disabled contestants appear in representation, as well as representation within management roles. two of our biggest shows, and I’m A our off-screen workforce. Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, as well as prominent 3. Hold Management Board and senior leaders roles in Coronation Street accountable for building diverse teams and delivering and Emmerdale. an inclusive working environment. The Original Voices scheme for new writers on our soaps was extended to include disabled writers, and 4. Engage colleagues to sustain and enhance our led to the employment of a new writer on inclusive environment. Coronation Street

Our sign production house, ITV Signpost who employ at least 50% of disabled crew on every production, launched a trainee scheme for two deaf filmmakers to learn about TV production in 2020.

ITV are signatories of the Valuable 500 and ITV is proud to be accredited as a disability confident leader.

In 2020 we celebrated Pride Season, Loose Women held their own pride week, GMB’s Richard Arnold held his own global pride and Lorraine reflected LGBT+ issues across Pride month.

BritBox hosted a collection of LGBT+ programming. We also ran Pride events for ITV colleagues. SDG Target ITV Target 2020 ITV Plan 2020 ITV Impact

Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of ITV will publish it’s ethnicity pay gap along with ITV’s Equal Opportunities Policy and Code of ITV’s 2020 ethnicity pay gap was median 0.1%, outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory it’s gender pay gap each year. Conduct states what is expected of anyone who and mean 1.7%; its mean bonus gap was 19.9%, laws, policies and practices and promoting works at or with ITV in regards to discrimination with 85.5% of BAME employees receiving appropriate legislation, policies and action in ITV is committed to a working environment and equal opportunity. bonus pay, and 91% of white colleagues. this regard. that is free from verbal, physical or online harassment and abuse and will not tolerate ITV’s Smart Working policy helps enable Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social any discrimination. colleagues to find suitable working protection policies, and progressively achieve arrangements that work around personal greater equality. commitments and circumstances. ITV aims to be the most flexible employer in the media sector.

Find out about all our initiatives in the Inclusion pages of our Social Purpose website. SDG Target ITV Target 2020 ITV Plan 2020 ITV Impact

By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation To become a zero waste business by 2030, We have audited the waste practices of our sites in ITV will develop a waste reduction roadmap to through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse. defined as 90% waste reused or recycled. We the UK and have run a new bin configuration pilot in achieve zero waste by 2030, and work with the will also be a zero single-use plastics business in two main sites, supported by an engaging albert BAFTA team and industry bodies to drive our operations, productions and supply chain behavioural change internal campaign. We aim to waste reduction within the production industry. by 2025. run further pilots in 2021.

Encourage companies to adopt sustainable ITV’s new Social Purpose strategy is integrated Sustainable practices are integrated into business 2020 progress in 2020 Social Purpose Report. practices and to integrate sustainability information into ITV’s business strategy, More Than TV. practices at ITV, including productions, operations and into their reporting cycle. Progress on ITV’s Social Purpose strategy and procurement. Climate risk is also included in ITV’s risk See TCFD section of ITV’s 2020 Annual Report. targets is reported in the annual Social Purpose management framework. ITV will continue to report on report, and ITV Annual Report and Accounts. the Social Purpose strategy and targets in the annual Social Purpose report and Annual Report and Accounts. ITV also discloses against TCFD and CDP

We have reviewed the risk profile of our top UK To run a 100% sustainable supply chain by 2030. We launched our new Supplier Code of Conduct, and suppliers, and are now defining our engagement our Procuring with Social Purpose framework that This means working with our highest approach to work with them to reduce their weighs up decision making between cost, service and environmental risk suppliers to reduce their environmental impact, and measure their social and environmental factors, in 2020. We have impact by 2025, and engaging with all our progress over time, in line with our 2030 climate identified our highest environmental risk suppliers and suppliers to improve impact by 2030. are defining our engagement plan. action targets.

By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the 100% of ITV colleagues to complete climate We rolled out new mandatory climate action 5,708 ITV colleagues completed Climate Action relevant information and awareness for sustainable action training by end 2021. training to all ITV colleagues globally. We also training, 91% of global workforce. development and lifestyles in harmony with nature. launched bespoke 1 hour Climate Action training to 2066 UK colleagues completed bespoke live our UK colleagues. We encourage all our production Climate Action training, and 31 colleagues and editorial colleagues to complete albert completed albert Sustainable Production Sustainable Production and Sustainable Editorial training in 2020. training, and require all our production partners to In total, ITV colleagues completed 2252 hours commit to sending members of their teams on this of climate action related training in 2020. training, as detailed in our Production Principles. SDG Target ITV Target 2020 ITV Plan 2020 ITV Impact

Integrate climate change measures into national Every organisation needs to take action to We worked with teams across ITV to develop We reduced scope 1&2 market based emissions policies, strategies and planning. integrate climate change measures into its roadmaps to achieve our Net Zero by 2030 target, by 31% in 2020 compared to 2019. Our scope 3 planning and operations. defining the actions that need to happen to reach emissions (business travel and products and core milestones. services) reduced by 16%. See more progress ITV is playing its part by committing to Net Zero details in our 2020 Social Purpose Report . Carbon emissions by 2030. To achieve this, we will We have signed up to global climate pledges to first reduce our global emissions in line with drive progress in collaboration with others - The climate science. Climate Pledge, The Media Climate Pact, and Ad Net Zero. To measure and report progress against Any remaining carbon emissions, we will take out our targets, we have rolled out a new global of the atmosphere by investing in nature based environmental data platform to capture global solutions such as tree planting. carbon emissions and UK waste data. We report against TCFD. Our science based emissions targets, approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, commit us to a 46.2% reduction in our global operations and the energy we use (scope 1 and 2), which will keep global temperature rise to within 1.5 degrees compared to pre industrial levels. For the emissions we influence but don’t control - the products and services we procure and business travel (scope 3)- we have set a well below 2 degrees target of 28% reduction by 2030. All targets are from a 2019 baseline. SDG Target ITV Target 2020 ITV Plan 2020 ITV Impact

Integrate climate change measures into national ITV is the first UK broadcaster to commit to ITV’s Productions Green Team have been In 2020, 117 ITV productions were albert policies, strategies and planning. achieving 100% albert certification for all instrumental in sharing knowledge and driving certified, 60% increase compared to 2019. In programmes produced and commissioned by end albert certification amongst productions of total, 4,485 programme hours were albert 2021. albert Certification is awarded for action all genres. certified in 2020. taken to quantifiably reduce carbon emissions, waste and source sustainably during production.

To run a 100% sustainable supply chain by We have reviewed the risk profile of our top UK We launched our new Supplier Code of Conduct, 2030. This means working with our highest suppliers, and are now defining our engagement and our Procuring with Social Purpose environmental risk suppliers to reduce their approach to work with them to reduce their framework that weighs up decision making impact by 2025, and engaging with all our environmental impact, and measure their progress between cost, service and social and suppliers to improve impact by 2030 over time, in line with our 2030 climate environmental factors, in 2020. we have action targets. identified our highest environmental risk suppliers and are defining our engagement plan.

100% of ITV colleagues to complete climate We rolled out new mandatory climate action training 5,708 ITV colleagues completed Climate Action action training by end 2021. to all ITV colleagues globally. This covered the climate training which is 91% of the global workforce. crisis, ITV’s climate action targets, and case studies for 2.066 UK colleagues completed bespoke live action. We also launched bespoke 1 hour Climate Climate Action training, and 31 colleagues Action training to our UK colleagues. We encourage all completed albert Sustainable Production our production and editorial colleagues to complete training in 2020. albert Sustainable Production and Sustainable Editorial In total, ITV colleagues completed 2252 hours of training, and require all our production partners to commit to sending members of their teams on this climate action related training in 2020. training, as detailed in our Production Principles. SDG Target ITV Target 2020 ITV Plan 2020 ITV Impact

Improve education, awareness raising, human and On-screen, ITV seeks to promote everyday We continue to use some of our most popular ITV’s The Shows We Never Want to Make ad institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, sustainable behaviours through our programmes, programmes to promote environmental campaign was seen by 24 million viewers, with adaptation, impact reduction and commercial partners and viewer awareness and sustainable living. For example, in 37,000 users visiting the .com/footprint early warning. facing campaigns. Coronation Street and Emmerdale we’ve included website and 6,436 users clicking through to props, dialogue and storylines around locally- the WWF calculator to measure their own sourced food, recycle bins and reusable environmental impact. bags and cups. (data as of 5th Jan 2021)

In 2020, we launched ITV’s first ever climate action ITV Home Planet launched in January 2021 ad campaign, ‘The Shows We Never Want to Make’. with the first brand partner - Quorn - The campaign depicted versions of our most showcasing the value of plant protein diets. popular shows in a future impacted by climate change. Coronation Street became Catastrophe Street, This Morning became This Warming, and Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway became Saturday Night Blow Away. The campaign told viewers of ITV’s Net Zero ambition, and drove viewers to www.itv.com/footprint where they can measure their own carbon footprint using the WWF calculator, as well as view tips on how to live sustainably.

ITV’s commercial partners also provide an opportunity to showcase sustainable brands. ITV launched ITV Home Planet in 2020, a commercial initiative to encourage viewers to get their house in order when it comes to the environment. Our contribution to other goals. We are also contributing to the two further SDGs - no poverty SDG 1 and zero hunger SDG2, but the contribution we can make to these is less significant than the other goals as outlined above.

SDG Target ITV Target 2020 ITV Plan 2020 ITV Impact

End poverty in all its forms everywhere. ITV has partnered with UNICEF since 2006 on ITV and UNICEF partnered once again on Soccer Soccer Aid for Unicef 2020 raised a record Soccer Aid. Since 2018, this event has run annually Aid for UNICEF in 2020. Teams of celebrities and breaking £9.3million, an 18% uplift on 2019, on ITV. former professional footballers played for despite postponement and production ‘Generation Covid’. Money raised will help UNICEF restrictions due to Covid-19. stop the spread of coronavirus and limit its impact on children’s lives around the world. For the first time in Soccer Aid history, donations were matched by both the UK In support of the appeal, ITV commissioned a government and Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, special documentary ‘A Game of Two Halves’ meaning every £1 donated became £3 – up to featuring Jimmy Nesbitt. £3 million.

ITV colleagues also fundraised via an online fundraising quiz, compered by The Chase’s ‘The Vixen’.

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.