In many places, we are the largest employer in the
region. We seek to engage with the communities around our
sites and operations and to provide opportunities for
employees to assist with local initiatives and support
local charities that are important to them. We have
Group-wide guidelines setting out our approach to charitable
donations, our commitment to the communities in which
we operate and the broader interests of our customers. As well
as ensuring financial donations are appropriately targeted, they
also encourage active engagement with the communities in which we
operate through local community support programmes.
At a Group level, we have continued to provide corporate
sponsorship for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families
Association (SSAFA), the forces charity providing support to
service families in times of need.
Across the Group, our donations to charitable causes
during the year amounted to £236,000 (2010: £197,000).