Supporting our communities

Making a difference

Giving back to the communities in which we do business has always been important to us – it’s part of our DNA, and our people have a long history of supporting local charities and community organisations which are focused on improving people’s lives around the world.

We focus our efforts on the three areas where we think we can have the greatest impact:

Delivering global impact through local action
Investing in emerging and underrepresented talent across all sections of society
Providing pathways to employment

Target

400k

Positively impact 400K lives by 2030, using 2020 as the baseline year

Progress

173k

Lives positively impacted since 2020

UN SDGs

Decent work and economic growth
Reduced inequalities

Transforming Tsavo with Global Angels.

Since 2017, we’ve partnered with Global Angels as our global charitable partner, working together with the local community in Tsavo, Kenya, empowering them to build a sustainable future.

Our funding and year-round support drives a programme of activity to build infrastructure, provide access to water, develop sustainable farming and create small businesses.

Global Charity Day

Every year our people come together to fundraise, volunteer their time and support a wide range of charities around the world for our Global Charity Day.

We’re proud to give back to the communities in which we operate, and this Global Charity Day we supported charities helping to fight cancer, improve the lives of children, provide pathways to help people into jobs, provide disaster relief and mental health support.

Empowering young women in rural India through sport

In 2023, we partnered with The Change Foundation to launch On Drive – a women’s leadership programme using the power of sport to develop young leaders and drive sustainable development.

Providing cricket training, leadership skills development, career advice and mentoring, On Drive, delivered by local foundation Magic Bus and supported by our employee volunteers, empowered young women in rural India to become effective leaders and agents of long-term change for their communities through sustainable development projects.

Showcasing the next generation of artists

The Robert Walters UK New Artist of the Year award helps to discover and champion the work of emerging artists whose work and vision represent contemporary Britain. In collaboration with UK New Artists and Saatchi Gallery, the award has been held for four years, providing a platform for 40 exceptional finalists to showcase their work to an international audience.

Bringing underrepresented stories to the stage

As a passionate supporter of the arts, we were the proud Production Sponsor of The Old Vic Theatre’s show Sylvia, which told the story of Sylvia Pankhurst, the lesser-known Pankhurst at the heart of the Suffragette movement, who changed the lives of working women and men across the world. The Old Vic Theatre is focused on making theatre accessible to all as well as diversifying talent within the arts, which aligns to our values and ambitions.

Supporting Ukraine

At the end of 2023, we completed our two-year funding of one of our consultants, Dana Okomaniuk, to run goodjob, a platform she co-founded to help Ukrainians displaced by the conflict connect to jobs, mentoring and a network of support. Now successfully established as a non-profit in Ukraine and able to receive government funding, we’re proud to have been able to support Dana and her colleagues as well as having many employees volunteer to support the programme.