As a specialist IT recruitment agency, we have always been committed to placing purpose alongside profit. We are currently undergoing assessment for B Corp certification and hope to achieve full accreditation soon.
Our Mission Statement
Through ethical, transparent and impact-driven recruitment, we connect talented people with forward-thinking employers. We adopt a people-first culture that is considerate to all stakeholders. Within our small sphere of influence, we endeavour to assist in creating a more diverse, inclusive, environmentally sustainable, and compassionate tech sector that values people and the planet.
Governance
- Company Articles: We changed our Company Articles to reflect our commitment to people and the planet
- Code of Ethics: Deerfoot is committed to upholding the highest standards of business conduct and ethics. We launched a Code of Ethics that all employees follow
- Sharing Financial Information: We share financial performance with our employees
Employees
Our greatest asset is our dedicated team. The average employee length of service at Deerfoot is 14.4 years! We introduced some new initiatives.
- Paid 'Volunteer Day' for every member of staff
- Paid birthday off
- Deerfoot is an accredited Living Wage Employer
- Flexible working
Community
Since 2013, Deerfoot has donated £70,161.50 to charities.
We've donated £37,143 to the Born Free Foundation. As an official fundraising partner, we donate £1 for every candidate CV we forward to our clients. Born Free works to protect wild animals, end cruel captivity, and safeguard threatened habitats, helping to address both animal suffering and the impacts of biodiversity loss and climate change. This partnership reflects our belief that defending wildlife and wild places is essential to a more compassionate, climate‑resilient future.
We’ve also donated £19,600 to Compassion in World Farming via monthly direct debit, supporting their work to end factory farming and transform our food system for animals, people, and the planet. Their campaigns highlight how intensive animal agriculture drives climate change and biodiversity loss, and promote eating less meat, fish, and dairy while shifting toward more plant‑rich, higher‑welfare, regenerative farming. This partnership reflects our belief that changing how and what we eat is essential to tackling the climate and nature crises.
Other charities we have supported include the Disasters Emergency Committee, WaterAid, Eden Farm Animal Sanctuary, Viva and others.
Each month, we deliver our recruitment service free of charge to help fill one IT vacancy for an organisation that we deem is providing positive change, as either a social enterprise, a non-profit or a UK registered charity.
Environment
Deerfoot is an Ecologi Climate Action Workforce - funding 4,277 trees planted across 22 global projects (£3,745.55 donated) and 352t CO₂ avoided via 52 verified carbon avoidance projects.
Our green practices:
- All employees work from home, eliminating commuter emissions completely
- 50% of our employees use green energy suppliers for their homes
- All company-funded food & drink consumed by employees is plant-based and vegan
Each month, we deliver our recruitment service free of charge to help fill one IT vacancy for an organisation that we deem is providing positive change, as either a social enterprise, a non-profit or a UK registered charity.
Customers & Suppliers
Bias-Reduced Job Adverts: Part of our service to our customers is generating job advertisements that reduce bias across all protected characteristics (gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation). A result of this is a more diverse pool of candidates for our clients job vacancies.
Ethical Partnerships: As an organisation, Deerfoot is keen to support and conduct business with like-minded organisations that operate in an ethical and socially responsible manner. We do not engage with organisations operating in the life sciences (where animal testing is conducted), or livestock-related sectors or retailers/hospitality sectors where livestock is the main focus of their business.
Looking Ahead to 2026
We hope to gain our B Corp certification in 2026.
- Enhanced Stakeholder Communication
- Target more B Corp suppliers and customers
- Switch to sustainable banking
- Environment
- Eliminate paper via Xero Accounting
- Encourage more employees to use renewable energy
- Community Engagement Initiatives
- Local team litter pick in summer
- Increase pro bono charity recruitment vs 2025
