Supporting our local communities
Supporting our local communities
Investing in our communities to create better tomorrows
Investing in our communities to create better tomorrows
Our aim is to make a positive impact through the services we provide and to help improve the social and economic development of these communities.
At a Group level we support programmes that tackle national issues and we actively support initiatives in the local communities where our employees live and work.
We recognise that the needs of each community are different and so we build relationships at a local level to ensure we address their specific needs and make as valuable a difference as possible.
Why we do this:
- By investing in our local communities and going beyond our contractual obligations, we develop long term relationships and ensure that they benefit both socially and economically
- We contribute to the wider economy and support the regeneration of our communities, by creating jobs, paying salaries, working with local suppliers and through the profits paid to shareholdersÂ
- We share our skills and expertise to support local projects through our employee volunteering scheme. This in turn benefits our business by developing our employees’ skills outside of the workplace. It can also lead to improving their morale and commitment which can increase our employee retention rate
- We work collaboratively with our clients, suppliers and local businesses, to help maximise the positive impact that we have on local communities. By building these relationships it can help inform how we deliver our services for our clients and their customers
- Through our community investment programme we can help tackle national issues, such as youth unemployment and provide support to social enterprises.