The VLS Board of Directors (board)  is committed to sound corporate governance. The board sets the tone and direction for our ESG efforts and insists on continuous improvement in ESG performance. To reinforce these expectations, the board assigned executive responsibility for ESG to our General Counsel and Head of ESG, who reports to our Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The senior leadership team – including the CEO, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and General Counsel and Head of ESG – closely monitors our ESG goals and initiatives and updates the board quarterly on EHS metrics, compliance and other ESG-related matters. 

Managing enterprise risk is the responsibility of VLS management, with oversight from our board. Each VLS location maintains its own risk register that prioritizes its primary risks, describes mitigation strategies and assigns responsibility for risk ownership. These site risk registers are reviewed and adjusted based on current and emerging risks. 

To be an exceptional solutions provider, we maintain policies and Standards of Conduct to guide our business practices. All are detailed in our Employee Handbook and help us create a work environment that promotes job satisfaction, responsibility, ethics and value for our employees, clients and other stakeholders. Employees are required to acknowledge they have read the handbook and understand its contents when they receive it.   We prohibit retaliation for reporting violations or initiating or cooperating with a related investigation. We plan to revise our code of ethics and add it to the handbook in 2023.