CONSORTIUM X LTD
We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.
The Armed Forces Covenant
An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families
The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.
Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.
This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.
Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant
1.1 We CONSORTIUM X LTD will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment
2.1 CONSORTIUM X LTD recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
We also pledge the following:
We actively promote the fact that Consortium X is a veteran-owned business across all external facing materials, website, marketing, proposals, and policy documents. We will actively contribute to thought leadership in this space, contributing from our own companies experiences and understanding of the Armed Forces Community. We will actively promote the Forces Work Family Index (FWFI), our internal KPI framework for measuring support of the Armed Forces Community. The FWFI helps us evaluate and improve our own support and commitment to the Armed Forces Community. Pledge to pursue bronze, silver, and gold accreditations under the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS), targeting bronze before the end of Q4 2026. We translate military experience into civilian-aligned career pathways using our Translation Framework. Use of the Service Leaver Integration Index and Reserve-Aligned Role Index which are KPIs within our FWFI Framework to support specific role-matching practices within our recruitment process. We will partner with organisations such as Career Transition Partnership (CTP), Troopr, Sa-luteMyJob, Royal Navy Association and tri service equivalents, and the Royal British Legion to improve transition outcomes and reduce underemployment among ex-forces talent. We will support bereavement leave and guidance for Service Families who lose a loved one in the service of the nation, including liaison with Armed Forces Funeral Officers. We will advocate for career continuity for Service Spouses and Partners affected by deployments or relocations, and where it is possible to do so, we will facilitate remote working for those Service Spouses and Partners in our company. Partnering with Forces Families Jobs Forum. o Full support for mobilisation, including reintegration upon return. o Encouragement for interested staff to explore Reserve Service. We embed reserve alignment analysis into our job role design (Reserve-Aligned Role Index under FWFI). We promote the importance of Regular and Strategic Reserve Liability planning in our business continuity plans. Working with the Defence Relationship Management (DRM) to grow our engagement with Defence. Actively encouraging volunteer leadership. We promote the value of ex-cadets in our hiring and development programs. We view cadet experience as a meaningful precursor to STEM and defence careers, and we will promote structured development pathways for ex-cadets. Ongoing support for RFCA Wales outreach and cadet units. We participate in and support: o Remembrance activities o Poppy Appeal fundraising We track charitable giving and community support through our Forces Charitable Contribution Index (FCCI) part of our FWFI framework. This includes payroll giving, volunteering, and sponsorships for forces-aligned charities and causes Consulting, Policy & Leadership Further develop the FWFI framework into a quantitative ESG model to assess Covenant implementation. Provide consultancy advice to support organisations with policy setting and leadership initiatives.
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.