Climate Action remains a priority across our whole organisation. For ITV that means ensuring we achieve Net Zero in how we make, broadcast and stream our shows, and using our reach to inform and inspire audiences to make greener choices. Through campaigns In 2023, this included increased encouraging engagement with our supply chain children to move to encourage everyone we work more and eat with to set Science Based Targets and measure their footprint as well better, and our as collaboration with our Studios flagship mental team around production innovation. health campaign We also focused on our internal Britain Get Talking, culture, encouraging colleagues to I’m very pleased to understand their role in the climate announce that we transition and work together to achieve our goals. Our first Climate have surpassed this Transition Plan is published alongside target, hitting 249 this report. million actions by ITV continues to grow our Diversity, the end of 2023.” Equity and Inclusion work, which aims to create and showcase content Big Brother by, with and for everyone, connecting and reflecting modern audiences. Our Giving Back activity in 2023 generation through a new strand continues to connect and engage We’ve championed diversity across continued with our biggest called Better Futures. We know audiences while shaping modern our biggest shows, introducing a fundraising event, Soccer Aid for that it’s harder than ever for young culture. While Climate Action and range of new voices on-screen and UNICEF. Since its launch in 2006, people to find the right opportunities Diversity, Equity and Inclusion off-screen, with initiatives like Fresh over £90 million has been raised for and that confidence in the future is underpin all of our work and are Cuts showcasing up-and-coming children across the world who need at an all-time low. We will continue important foundations for the black film-makers. We have also it most. We continued our Creative our work to support children future, our shift in focus towards created new opportunities for under- Access partnership matching internationally through Soccer Aid for Mental Wellbeing and Better represented groups at every level mentors from ITV with individuals UNICEF, promote healthy behaviours Futures addresses some of the to thrive in our business. Initiatives from underrepresented groups in the in children in the UK and continue to critical, timely issues that our include the Amplify senior leadership media industry, and are on track to support the next generation of talent society is facing. At ITV, we know programme and the ITV Academy, deliver 500 partnerships by 2025. to our industry through mentoring that as a growing force in content which launched a production finance and through the ITV Academy. and streaming, our influence and traineeship, a sports traineeship and As we move into our next strategy impact in these areas can and will oversaw the return of Original Voices period, our Giving Back work will It’s been a big five years and I’m grow too. to Coronation Street and Emmerdale. shift towards supporting the next proud of how ITV’s Social Purpose ITV Social Purpose Impact Report 2023 4