Social Responsibility & Wellbeing
We are focused on how our business impacts the wider society and workplace culture. We positively contribute by investing in fair and equal opportunities and conditions – for our people, for those working in the supply chain and for the local communities we operate in.
You matter to us
Social value is a key part of our corporate social responsibility and our ESG commitments. That’s why we’re committed to making a positive contribution at a local, regional and national level – and directly through our supply chain – where we have the most influence and the most impact.
Yes, it’s about supporting charities, schools, and communities, but it’s also about creating fair and equal opportunities for people, including from minority groups or poor socio-economic backgrounds. To this end, we support people back into work and to thrive by providing employment, training, and apprenticeship opportunities.
We encourage our staff to “give back” to their communities by giving them each a day off work to support a charity of their choice. Each year, this results in over 4,000 hours of charity work.
We also pay a lot of attention to mental health and well-being too – whether through our support for mental health charities, or through promoting awareness of mental health and well-being issues inside and outside the business.
Supporting communities
As a business, our people support various local initiatives, employment and education programmes including charities. It’s one way that we are helping to build stronger communities.
