When the world changed, SThree was ready. Following the impact of Covid-19, the market rebounded and we saw increased demand for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills across all of our key markets.
Read our Annual Report online to learn how our strategy, which focuses on STEM and flexible working, has allowed us to serve our clients’ demands for more STEM talent and helped us deliver a record-breaking full-year financial performance.
As the world’s only global pure-play specialist staffing business focused on roles in STEM, we’re proud to have placed over 22,000 specialists with companies that need their talents to build a better future.
Our purpose of “bringing skilled people together to build the future” has never felt more important or relevant. And we are living our purpose. SThree positively impacted over 33,000 lives over the past year and we’re building a greener, inclusive and ethical business for the future through our ESG activities.
You can find out more about how we’re integrating climate risk into our business by reading our 2021 Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures Report. There you will find information about how we’re meeting the 11 recommended disclosures by the TCFD, our ambitious targets and the progress delivered against these.
And read more about our record-breaking financial results, client stories and strategy by downloading the full PDF of our Annual Report here.
Read our online Annual ReportNotes to editors
SThree plc brings skilled people together to build the future. It is the only global pure-play specialist staffing business focused on roles in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (‘STEM’), providing permanent and flexible contract talent to a diverse base of more than 9,000 clients in 14 countries.
The Group’s c.2,700 staff cover the technology, life sciences, engineering, banking and finance sectors.
SThree plc is quoted on the Premium Segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority under the ticker symbol STEM and also has a US level one ADR facility, symbol SERTY.
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