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A new partnership involving Tesco, Veolia, Groundwork and local councils in the UK will introduce greener areas in schools and educate children about the environment. The Veolia Orchard campaign will be donating almost 600 fruit trees and 800 strawberry plants to schools limited by space or without green areas. Now in its second year the…

ASM Global has awarded a record number of college scholarships in the United States and announced the launch of “GROW”, a global university student program to support the next generation of leaders in the entertainment and venue management industry. Funded by the ASM Global Acts Foundation, the ‘ASM Global Stars Scholarship’ program provides students from…

Corps Security Solutions Director, Salman Shamim, will take on the ultimate challenge of strength and agility when he participates in the UNESCO Saharan Ultra Challenge to raise money for Social Enterprise charity partner, Combat Stress. The charity supports the mental wellbeing and the integration into civilian life of UK Armed Forces veterans.  On 13th and…

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has re-awarded Landmarc the £560 million contract to manage the UK Defence Training Estate. Landmarc provides facilities management, rural estate management and operational services across the 156,000 hectares that make up the estate on which thousands of Armed Forces personnel live, work and train. The company has also pledged to continue…

A US $750,000 donation from the Johnson Controls Foundation is supporting Christian housing organisation Habitat for Humanity International’s mission to build homes, communities and hope for families in need of affordable housing. The donation will also support longer term planning and specific programmes including ‘Habitat Strong’, which helps local Habitat affiliates across the United States…

Atlas Security is partnering with UK charity Action for Children which protects and supports young people with practical and emotional care. Action for Children works to ensuring children and young people’s voices are heard, campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. With 447 services across the UK, in schools and online, it helped 765,905 children, young…

Kate Smith, Director of Hey Girls which is dedicated to ‘revolutionising’ periods, reflects on the first year of the Period Products Act which provides free access to period products in Scotland. The historic Period Products Act came into force on August 15 last year, making Scotland the first country in the world to make the…

British commercial cleaning company Cleanology has announced its third annual fundraising event in support of grassroots charity The Hygiene Bank which is dedicated to redressing the ‘injustices’ associated with hygiene poverty. Two previous editions of the event have raised approximately £40,000. The 2023 fundraiser will take place on Tuesday, 3rd October in The Balcony Room…

A partnership between EMCOR UK and Access Community Trust (ACT) is creating employment, supporting a local community, and improving wellbeing and mental wellbeing at the British Sugar plant in Kings Lynn, Norfolk. EMCOR, which provides integrated facility services at the plant, reports recruiting two individuals as a result of the collaboration which has renovated the…

Aramark has been recognized as one of the “Best Companies for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)” by BLACK ENTERPRISE, the top Black digital media brand and premier business and financial resource for African Americans. This recognition highlights a select group of publicly traded corporations that have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to creating dynamic workforces, diverse corporate governance,…

Soft services provider Churchill Group has become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), a form of business ownership in the UK that provides employees with a significant and meaningful stake in their employer organisation. The group says the move will ensure it remains true to its founding entrepreneurial ethos, and its core values while continuing to grow…

Integrated property services company The Momentum Group which operates in the North West of England has appointed Matthew Pilling as Facilities Management Director. Pilling joins the company from GeoBear Global where he was managing director for Residential. He has previously held roles at BNP Paribas, Incentive FM, Cloudfm and at Engie where he led on…

Sulzer is engaging with local communities across EMEA to drive positive change We all try to support our local community on a personal level and at Sulzer we encourage all of our staff to flag initiatives that will benefit from our help. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a self-regulating business model where companies are more…

Vail Resorts is a leading global mountain resort operator with 41 resorts in 15 states and four countries as well as travel-centric retail and hospitality businesses. As a company, they are driven by their corporate responsibility platform, EpicPromise, which includes a commitment to achieve a zero net operating footprint by 2030. Their climate goals are…

Legrand UK & Ireland is stepping into a new era of customer-centricity with the unveiling of its revamped brand vision. The company’s focus is squarely on meeting the evolving needs of its valued clients by introducing business units that streamline access to a comprehensive range of end-to-end electrical solutions. Under the fresh approach, Legrand’s product…

According to a YouGov survey for Veolia, companies in the United Kingdom risk losing up to half their workforce if they fail to pursue a purposeful corporate mission. The survey of over 2,000 employees revealed 50% would be likely to leave a company whose purpose did not align with their personal values. Gen Z, those…

ISS will recruit 1,000 refugees into its European operations following a commitment at the Tent Partnership for Refugees’ European Business Summit in Paris. The commitment builds on the Danish multinational facility services provider’s on-going commitment to hire, train and upskill immigrants and refugees. Europe faces its largest refugee crisis since World War II, including 5…

More than 1,100 URW Westfield staff from retail destinations across Europe and the United States volunteered to support their local community for a day in May. Austria In Austria, approximately 90% of URW Westfield staff volunteered with Caritas Österreich to help renovate a Viennese garden center that employs individuals with cognitive disabilities. The tasks involved…

Serco has partnered with the Clontarf Foundation to provide A$50,000 of support for male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in educational academies across Australia. Established in 2000, the Clontarf Foundation works to improve the education, discipline, life skills, self-esteem and employment prospects of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men, equipping them to participate…

Minimising disruption around roadworks has earned UK Power Networks a third consecutive Gold Award from the panel of judges for the City of London Corporation’s Considerate Contractor Scheme Awards. UK Power Networks was found to have consistently exceeded the requirements of their Code of Good Practice. The Code reflects a spirit of pride, an awareness…

Corps Security presented a significant contribution to Combat Stress, a prominent charity focused on veterans’ mental health, during a fundraising dinner held in London. The donation came as a result of the Tour De Corps team’s remarkable achievement in raising over £11,000 for the charity. The team accomplished this impressive feat by embarking on a…

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure will be supporting walkers during SSAFA, the UK Armed Forces charity’s 13 Bridges Challenge on Armed Forces Day, 24th June. Held annually on the last Sunday in June Armed Forces Day provides an opportunity for the public to demonstrate their support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces…

Compass Group UK & Ireland has extended its partnership with the social enterprise, Change Please, with the aim of increasing national coverage of the plight of homeless people. Under the renewed collaboration, Compass will operate retail sites on behalf of Change Please in a range of settings, including hospitals, defence, travel, education and visitor attractions.…

Landsec has launched £20 million social impact fund, Landsec Futures, which aims to catalyse the adoption of more equitable recruitment practices in UK’s real estate industry by enhancing social mobility and delivering £200 million of social value before 2030. As a significant employer of multiple occupations, the sector contributes £94 billion to the United Kingdom…

For a second consecutive year, “environmentally-friendly” commercial cleaning franchise Tidy Green Clean is sponsoring the videography at charity event RunBalmoral, which will be held on The Balmoral Estate over the weekend of April 22-23. The event hosts more than 5,000 entrants who compete and participate in a whole weekend of different runs and trails. The…

Aramark’s latest installment of its Mark This! podcast series features an interview with Jami Leveen, Vice President for Community Partnerships. Leveen heads the company’s strategy for community impact, builds relationships with key community-based organizations, oversees corporation contributions, and leads its signature employee volunteer program, Aramark Building Community. In collaboration with internal and external stakeholders she…

Atlas Security is partnering with charity Action for Children which operates across the United Kingdom to protect vulnerable young people by providing practical and emotional care and support. Between 2021 and 2022, the charity helped 671,275 children, young people and families, bringing lasting improvements to their lives. The collaboration follows an ‘Employee Happiness Survey’ which…

A special event on 20th March celebrated US $15 million of donations to good causes by Boston Billiard Club & Casino, the Nashua-based venue owned by Delaware North which has operated as a charitable gaming venue under New Hampshire law since 2016.As a charitable gaming venue, the casino contributes a substantial proportion of daily proceeds…

Serco Middle East is sponsoring a university programme in collaboration with Takalam, an award-winning mental wellbeing platform operating from Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, Hub71. The programme is designed to benefit university students and provide them with the tools and support they need to become resilient future leaders. As part of its wider environmental, social…

BM Caterers has presented 26 awards to individuals and teams at its annual FOODIES awards ceremony which recognise outstanding contributions to the business and communities it operates in. Hosted at a client site in White City, West London, the event celebrated excellence in customer service, coffee and safety skills and innovation – with awards additionally…

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…

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…

SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade body has been shortlisted as a finalist in three categories of the Association Excellence Awards which salute the vital work trade associations undertake on behalf of their members. The first nomination for Best Membership Support Since Covid-19recognising the organisation’s on-going response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has included offering members…

UK charity The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) has launched a ‘return to school’ grant to help cover the cost of school uniforms, P.E. kit and other equipment as a response to what it describes as “unacceptable financial choices” facing farming families in the run up to the new school year. Citing research by consumer…

A collaboration between Mitie and several partner organisations has transformed the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel ahead of the 40th anniversary of the conflict. Opened in 2000 by Her Majesty the Queen as a memorial to those who fought and died in the South Atlantic in 1982, the chapel stands in the 230-acre grounds of Pangbourne…

UK government executive procurement agency Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has awarded 44 supplier places on its  new Facilities Management and Workplace Services framework. The new framework supports the principles of the Government’s Sourcing Playbook by heavily weighting ‘quality’ in its contract award criteria, rather than lowest cost – emphasising the importance of social value and…

A 7-a-side football tournament, organised by LMAC Group and DNA Insurance was held at Billericay Town F.C., which welcomed 19 teams (almost 200 keen footballers) from local Essex based businesses, and LMAC Group and DNA Insurance clients and co-workers, to battle it out against each other to win the title. Pictured [Back row L-R]: Tony…

Contract caterer Elior UK has joined other leading brands in supporting a clinical trial of a new food allergy protocol which is being championed by The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation. The three-year £2.2 million oral immunotherapy trial will be the first major study funded by the foundation which was set up by Nadim and Tanya…

Noah Price, head of the G4S Academy, provides an overview of the changing security landscape in commercial property and advances in technology that are helping business stay ahead of threats whilst supporting their wider sustainability goals. The Impact of Covid Covid is accelerating changes in work patterns and locations. Fewer workers, and potentially more lone…

Rhian Thomas, Head of Insight – Shopper and Eating Out at advocacy organisation for Commercial Insight and Social Impact, IGD, reviews Compass Group chief, Robin Mills’ recent address to the annual Arena Savoy Lecture. The Arena Savoy Lecture returned the first time in two years, attracting 150 guests back to the impressive Lancaster Ballroom, for…