Pareto FM will be sponsoring the Shrewsbury Half and Metric Half Marathon on 8th October. The facilities management company’s support for the event which promotes a healthier and active lifestyle follows its #FM10 wellbeing campaign during lockdown. The marathon, which takes place annually in Shrewsbury, attracts over 1,200 runners of all abilities and starts and…
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FCC Group holding company, FCC Medio Ambiente, has committed to supporting the Tent Partnership for Refugees initiative in Spain by recruiting significant new numbers of Ukrainian refugees. The company’s latest initiative was confirmed at a signing event attended by Amaia Elizalde, director of Tent Spain and Luis Suárez, Head of Human Resources for FCC Medio…
A vegetable garden display created by Serco’s Melbourne Parks and Gardens team in the city’s central business district has received a second lease of life following a large donation of plants to local community gardens. After six weeks on show, the vibrant plants that make up the Town Hall display were nearing the end of…
ProVeg International has welcomed a commitment by IKEA which serves food to 520 million people across the world every year to “remove or replace” dairy products. The new commitment which appears on page 13 of the Swedish retail giant’s Sustainability Report, states: “We continue to explore where and how we can remove or replace dairy…
Since announcing a charity partnership in February 2021, staff at Royal BAM Group business BAM Construct UK have raised over £145,000 for the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Money from fundraising events that include wrapping Christmas presents for shoppers at the Atria shopping centre in Watford, will support vital BHF research into heart and circulatory diseases…
Compass Group has strengthened its social value expertise with the appointment of Neely Mozawala, the founder of the successful NHS “No Hungry Staff Campaign”. Mozawala is joining the social value team, as “Social Value Lead” and will be responsible for helping drive forward the company’s purpose agenda. As one of the UK’s largest employers, employing…
Elior UK has launched a company-wide campaign to deliver 28,835 days of ‘social value’ by 2025. The caterer’s Lifetime of Enrichment campaign aims to create a lifetime of social value that impacts every stage of life–mirroring its catering business, which spans hospitals, nurseries, education, B&I, stadia, healthcare and care homes. Elior’s target of 28,835 reflects…
EMCOR UK has signed up to The Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant (EDAC) initiative, which supports women affected by abuse to enter or re-enter the workplace. Adopting a partnership approach, EDAC works with a network of women’s services across the United Kingdom to ensure their clients have access to a broad range of support services and…
Sodexo is claiming a first for the foodservice and facility services sector following its launch of a common programme of minimum employee benefits across 53 countries. Furthering the company’s commitment to “Create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all”, Vita by Sodexo standardises provision of parental benefits and care…
Aramark has been named in Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2023 following an assessment of publicly-available key performance indicators derived from CSR and sustainability reports, and an independent survey by Statista Inc. KPIs used for the assessment included company performances in the environmental, social, and corporate governance areas, while the independent survey…
Aramark volunteers supported organizations in their local communities with seasonal events throughout December. Partnering with the Urban League of Philadelphia Volunteers from Aramark’s Leaders & Employees of African Descent (LEAD) employee resource group (ERG) partnered with the volunteers from throughout the city to deliver over 200 toys and winter clothing items to children and families…
Boxes of Hope, a humanitarian aid charity that was established to send food, clothing, medicine and other essential items to the people of Ukraine following the country’s invasion by Russia, has taken delivery of a vinyl-wrapped forklift truck donated free-of-charge by Toyota Material Handling (TMH) UK Ltd. The forklift – a 2.5 tonne diesel-powered counterbalance model…
Securitas UK has released a charity single to support the homeless following the success of its ‘Ascending’ charity single last year which raised over £15,000. Keen to support anyone who might have felt overlooked previously, the new song is called ‘See A Different World’ and focuses on the importance of acceptance and understanding. With the…
Elior has hosted a charity dinner at The Lloyd’s building with food prepared by renowned female chefs to support the work of UK charity, The Alzheimer’s Society. The contract caterer has pledged to raise £100,000 for The Alzheimer’s Society by the end of 2024 under a partnership, with the charity dinner raising £13,000. The event…
ASM Global has launched a “Global Month of Giving” initiative which provides opportunities for team members to dedicate their time, talent and “treasure” through volunteering, and giving back and engaging in local community initiatives. The initiative extends the entertainment company’s CSR platform, ASM Global Acts, which was unveled last year, by elevating its commitment to…
RS Group has launched the ‘Big Step Challenge’ at electronica 2022 to help create awareness about charity initiative The Washing Machine Project which supports refugees across the globe. Visitors to the world’s largest electronics trade fair which is taking place in Munich can take part in the challenge – simply by walking. The supplier of…
Lewis Moody MBE has joined the ‘Stalls for All’ campaign which aims to break long-held taboos surrounding continence-related issues. Launched by Initial Washroom Hygiene and charity Bladder & Bowel UK, the campaign is working to deliver ‘washroom dignity’ for everyone regardless of age, gender or need, by ensuring that they have access to the washroom…
Soft services provider Churchill Group has made a commitment to supporting refugees living in the United Kingdom by joining the Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent) network Tent, which was established to mobilising the global business community to improve the lives and livelihoods of more than 36 million refugees who have been forcibly displaced from their…
BM, Hogan Lovells and Ellis Wines raised more than £40,000 during a special three-course Michelin-starred dinner in London, supporting the work of citizenAID’s in the Ukraine. The Golden Hearts Gala Dinner, in partnership with Ellis Wines and Hogan Lovells, took place on Thursday 6 October at the law firm’s Atlantic House headquarters in Holborn. The…
Veolia UK has teamed up with Groundwork and Tesco to donate trees and bird boxes for a new campaign to help schools blossom with biodiversity and join a national network of orchards. Following the call for schools across the country to sign up, Veolia and Groundwork will soon be donating 500 trees and 100 bird…
Aramark employees joined events across the United States in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The efforts were led by the group’s Community Relations team and Aramark’s EMPOWER employee resource group (ERG) which works to drive leadership and development opportunities through the connection and engagement of women. “We planned activities through the month…
As the United Kingdom marks National Care Leavers’ Week, EMCOR UK has become a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant – an initiative to supports people aged between 16 and 25 to live independent lives. The covenant creates opportunities for care leavers in five key areas: independent living; education, employment and training; safety and security;…
Sodexo and Stop Hunger have launched a region-wide partnership with the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA) to prevent food waste and help alleviate food insecurity. The new initiative builds on an existing collaboration between the organisations at the European and local levels by formally recognising FEBA, which represents a network of more than 340 food…
Aramark’s entire U.S. workforce joined Hispanic colleagues in celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) in the United States from 15th September to 15th October. Leading festivities was the company’s Impacto employee resource group (ERG), which hosted events to educate fellow team members about the valued contribution of the Hispanic community to the country’s development. Founded…
Compass Scotland has launched a new surplus food partnership with food charity, FareShare. This partnership will encourage Compass Scotland sites to work with FareShare to donate surplus food so that meals can be distributed to those who need it most. The announcement comes as more individuals and families struggle to cope with the rising cost…
Johnson Controls has been named to the 2022 Fortune Change the World list for its OpenBlue solutions and OpenBlue Net Zero Buildings as a Service offering. Fortune’s Change the World list recognises companies that use creative tools to address society’s unmet needs and is evaluated based on measurable social impact, business results and degree of…
‘TPV Cares’, a collective new initiative between TPV business divisions TP Vision, MMD Monitors and Displays, AOC and PPDS, is combining the group’s visual and sound experience and financial and volunteer support to progress deserving community projects. The charitable foundation will bring life-changing help and support to people and communities in over 200 countries. Part…
Thousands of Aramark team members around the world have participated in Aramark Building Community (ABC) Day, the hospitality, facilities, and uniform services company’s annual day of service which took place on 22nd September. Volunteers from 14 countries, including the U.S., U.S Virgin Islands, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Mexico,…
EMCOR UK’s disability inclusion policies now satisfy requirements stipulated for ‘Disability Confident’ employers, the second level of the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme. The scheme was introduced by the government to help employers recruit and retain great people, and to: challenge attitudes and increase understanding of disability draw from the widest possible pool of talent secure…
UK supplier of lone worker safeguarding solutions Reliance Protect has teamed up with two longstanding customers to create social value funds dedicated to supporting people experiencing hardship during the cost of living crisis. The social value funds provide an invaluable safety net for some of the most disadvantaged members of society, in addition to funding…
Mitie has shipped vital PPE and other hygiene supplies to the GE Operator Humanitarian Centre in Warsaw, which will be used for essential medical care and general hygiene for people fleeing the war in Ukraine. The centre offers temporary refuge and aid to those displaced by the war and has so far supported more than…