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New research reveals the business benefits from factory to field of investing in water and toilets

Stuart Mitchell

Clean water, decent toilets and handwashing facilities are vital for business success, and often drive a steep return on investment, WaterAid’s latest research, ‘Boosting business: why investing in water, sanitation and hygiene pays off’, shows. Water and sanitation, at home, in the community and at work are foundations for health and wellbeing. By investing in them, companies can foster a host of socio-economic benefits for employees and their families – boosting productivity, reducing sickness and absenteeism and cutting medical and sick pay costs, according to the new research. Businesses can…

New research reveals the business benefits from factory to field of investing in water and toilets

Stuart Mitchell

Clean water, decent toilets and handwashing facilities are vital for business success, and often drive a steep return on investment, WaterAid’s latest research, ‘Boosting business: why investing in water, sanitation and hygiene pays off’, shows. Water and sanitation, at home, in the community and at work are foundations for health and wellbeing. By investing in them, companies can foster a host of socio-economic benefits for employees and their families – boosting productivity, reducing sickness and absenteeism and cutting medical and sick pay costs, according to the new research. Businesses can…

FareShare Midlands Launches Meal Production Initiative at Loxley House with Nottingham City Council and Sainsbury’s

Stuart Mitchell

In July, FareShare Midlands launched an innovative new meal production project in the commercial kitchen at Loxley House, Nottingham City Council’s HQ. In partnership with Nottingham Catering at the City Council, FareShare UK and Sainsbury’s, FareShare Midlands will produce meals that will be delivered directly to local charitable and not-for-profit organisations who are tackling hunger, poverty and the escalating effects of the cost of living crisis. Turning an environmental problem into a social solution, FareShare Midlands is the region’s largest food redistribution charity. Currently, 8.4m people in the UK are…

Zurich Community Trust announces £900,000 support for three new charity partners

Stuart Mitchell

Zurich Community Trust (ZCT), Zurich UK’s charitable arm, – has announced it will donate £900,000 to charities to support young people’s mental health, provide breakfasts in schools for children affected by food insecurity and support those living with dementia and their carers.  The insurer has revealed its new charity partners will be Magic Breakfast, Barnardo’s and Dementia UK. Each will receive £150,000 a year for the next two years, together with non-financial support which includes: Funded apprenticeships for charity partners Employee and volunteer skills-based courses and wellbeing webinars Paid-for online…

Scottishpower Foundation Helps Charity Create Brighter Future For Disadvantaged People 

Stuart Mitchell

Disadvantaged people not in education, employment or training are set for a brighter future thanks to local charity The Lorna Young Foundation and support from the ScottishPower Foundation.   Thanks to funding from the Foundation, the charity will pilot its ‘Freeing Up Ethical Enterprise’ project, providing access to its Ethical Entrepreneurs ‘Not Just Us’ training resources for hundreds of disadvantaged people in Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire who are not in education, employment or training.  The resources will give participants the chance to create their own social enterprises, learn business…