Governance

We’re committed to creating a sustainable business, inside out, top to bottom. That’s why the responsibility for delivering our sustainability goals sits directly with our business divisions.

Accountability for sustainability goes right to the top

Each of the four pillars of our strategy is sponsored by members of our Executive Committee. This way, accountability for sustainability sits with the people at the very top of our business.

Better for people: Jeff Dodds, Chief Operating Officer

Better for communities: Rob Evans, Managing Director Network Expansion

Better for the planet: Jeanie York, Chief Technology and Information Officer

Better business: Gregor McNeil, Chief Financial Officer

All of the goals we set as part of our 2025 strategy are governed by a Steering Committee which meets quarterly. Following these meetings the goals’ performance, risks and action plans are documented and shared at the Executive Committee meeting as appropriate.

The Sustainability team is accountable for making sure there is a plan in place to deliver performance against the goals and communicating progress in a transparent way to key stakeholders.

The day-to-day management of our environmental impacts sits with our business functions. For example, our fleet manager is responsible for improving the environmental impact of our company vehicles, while the Logistics team is responsible for ensuring that our electrical waste is disposed of or reused correctly. The role of the Sustainability team is to facilitate and communicate our progress as we become a more sustainable business.

Since Liberty Global became our parent company in 2013, Virgin Media’s Sustainability team has worked in close partnership with the Liberty Global Corporate Responsibility team, based in Amsterdam, to ensure our activity is aligned. 

The Executive Leadership Team (ELT) at Liberty Global, meets every six weeks. Manuel Kohnstamm, Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer reports to the ELT on corporate responsibility topics and updates the Board of Directors every quarter on the most material corporate responsibility issues.