Governance

Our Board of Directors

Evolve Housing Vic’s Board is comprised of a group of highly skilled and knowledgeable individuals, who together bring a wealth of industry and related professional expertise to our Company.

The Board’s structure, composition and conduct is governed by Evolve Housing Vic’s Constitution and further roles and responsibilities are detailed in the Board Charter. The Board’s primary role is to determine Evolve Housing Vic’s strategic goals and to oversee Management’s implementation of these goals. As required by law, the Board is required to exercise due care, skill and diligence in carrying out its roles and responsibilities.

Code of Conduct

Evolve Housing Vic strives to engender an environment of inclusiveness, trust and integrity while serving the needs of our clients and stakeholders. We do this by requiring our directors and employees, along with contractors and volunteers, to:

• perform their duties in a professional manner;
• adhere to Evolve Housing Vic’s policies, as well as relevant law, standards and applicable third party policies and procedures;
• act appropriately when a conflict of interest arises;
• be responsible stewards of Evolve Housing Vic resources;
• uphold and enhance Evolve Housing Vic’s reputation in the community; and
• demonstrate behaviours which support and are consistent with Evolve Housing Vic’s core values of Inspiration, Honesty & Integrity, Empathy, Accountability and Respect.

Whistleblower Protection

Evolve Housing Vic is committed to developing a strong ethical culture within our company. The reporting of improper conduct is a key element in developing this ethical culture. This includes the ability for people in and outside of Evolve, being able to come forward with concerns about instances of fraud, corruption or general misconduct without fearing retribution.

Evolve Housing Vic is committed to achieving and maintaining high standards in all its working practices with regard to behaviour at work and service to the public. Our employees are expected to conduct themselves with integrity, impartiality and honesty.

We foster a culture that encourages the challenge of inappropriate behaviour at all levels. To support this, we encourage the reporting of genuine concerns about malpractice, illegal acts, or failures to comply with recognised standards of work, without fear of reprisal or victimisation.

We do not tolerate harassment or victimisation of a genuine whistleblower and will treat any such conduct as serious misconduct which, if proven, may result in dismissal.

Risk Management and Control Assurance

At Evolve Housing Vic, we understand the importance of an effective Risk Management Framework to, as much as possible, protect our clients, employees and other key stakeholders from adverse events, and to support our pursuit of opportunities.

Our Risk Management Framework provides the foundations and organisational arrangements for designing, implementing, monitoring, reviewing, and continually improving risk management throughout the organisation. This establishes a mandate and commitment to the management of risk, and details the procedures by which risk management will be implemented within the organisation.

Evolve Housing Vic’s Management team is responsible for designing and implementing our Risk Management Framework and for ensuring Evolve Housing Vic operates within the risk appetite which is set by the Board. The Board oversees our Risk Management Framework in order to satisfy itself that the Framework is effective.

The Risk Management Framework is complemented by our Compliance, Business Continuity, Crisis Management and Emergency Response protocols.

Evolve Housing Vic has also implemented a program of control assurance, the goal of which is to provide independent, objective assurance and support, designed to add value to and improve the Company’s operations, systems of internal control and compliance.

Governance Policies

Evolve Housing Vic has adopted a number of policies providing guidance to our directors, employees, contractors and volunteers, as well as our clients and other stakeholders, as to how Evolve Housing Vic conducts our business.