Charitable donations
Our Charity Committee, which is responsible for assessing funding requests against a set of criteria, meets once a quarter. It’s chaired by Alison Cole, Director of Communications, and is made up of representatives from across the company.
The Committee donates to a wide variety of causes and also selects, along with the support of our employees, one charity partner who we form a unique partnership with. This partnership ensures that we can develop a strong working relationship with the charity and deliver long-term benefits.
Having asked all our employees for their opinions and preferences, our current partner is Macmillan Cancer Support, who we’ve been working with since 2004.
In 2008, the Charity Committee donated around £368,000 to around 85 charities and community organisations across the UK.
For further information about our charitable giving programme, visit our online Corporate Responsibility report.
