We are committed to making a positive and lasting impact in our communities by focusing on giving back to society – on both an individual and organisational level. Our social value Community pillar demonstrates the power of what we can achieve when we work together. It brings our team together to engage in creative ways to raise money for charity and give back to our local communities. As part of our commitments for our Community pillar we facilitate an annual volunteering day for every member of our team. Read all about what we got up to in March across the country.  

School in a Bag

School in a Bag visited our Southampton and Brierley Hill offices where our teams packed 500 SchoolBags which will be sent to Ukraine to help displaced children continue their education during the conflict. School in a Bag send SchoolBags filled with educational resources to poor, orphan, vulnerable, disadvantaged and disaster-affected children around the world. Globally, there are millions of children who are deprived of an opportunity to learn. On an individual basis, a SchoolBag for these children can provide vastly improved learning capabilities, hope and a lifeline to a future out of poverty.

Riding for the Disabled

Some of our team spent the day at the Cotswold branch of Riding for the Disabled, where they painted the outdoor school and benches, did some weeding and put together some keyrings, which generates a valuable revenue stream for the charity. Riding for the Disabled benefits the lives of over 17,000 disabled children and adults with the help of horses and ponies. It provides therapy, fitness, skills development and opportunities for achievement.

National Energy Action

Two of our team visited National Energy Action’s head office where they spent a day putting together Winter Warmth Support Packs. National Energy Action works to eradicate fuel poverty and campaigns for greater investment in energy efficiency to help those who are poor or vulnerable gain affordable heat. Its Winter Warmth Support Packs are a vital lifeline for fuel poor households. Each pack contains small, energy efficiency household items that can be used by recipients to help stay safe and warm at home. Its Winter Warmth Support Packs contain essential items to help the recipients stay warm and are a vital lifeline for fuel poor households.

You can find more information about this campaign here: www.nea.org.uk/support-us/winter-warmth-support-packs/

West Lothian Foodbank

Our Linlithgow team spent an afternoon at the West Lothian Foodbank, dating and organising stock and putting together vital food parcels. The volunteers arrived armed with a donation of household goods to support the work of the charity. West Lothian Foodbank is part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. The charity provides three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to them in crisis.

We were delighted to support the charities with a monetary donation. Volunteering and charity funding are just two of the ways that Zenergi is Powering a Sustainable Future.

You can learn more about our commitments and progress to date in our report below: