Seddon Group presentation at BITC Member Event 16 May 2012
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Our community investment journey & how our employees have been involved
CSR Page
On SharePoint
An Introduction to Seddon
Seddon a Brief History
1897 – brothers George and John Seddonstart out with a hand cart as builders in Bolton
1920s – John’s sons Ernest, Jonas and Frank come on board
1930s – expansion into Stoke-on-Trent
More than 110 years experience!
Family owned, Family Values
RespectTreat People as you expect to be treated yourself.
CommunicationYou must be open, honest and timely.
Integrity What we say we do.
Seddon Area Office
Seddon’s CSR Journey
The Seddon Corporate Social Responsibility Programme focuses on four key areas. These focus areas were chosen as these areas have a big impact on our business. The four focus areas are:
Joining BITC
Employee CSR Talks
CSR Manager
The Seddon Sustainable Programme focuses on four key goals and these goals have been broken down into key focus areas important to the business.
Next - How would we engage with our employees......
Employee Sustainable Conference
All Seddon offices and employees have been asked to play a part in helping the business achieve its’ sustainable goals. We have launched the Pledge Award to acknowledge every office that contributes to each of the four pledge areas.
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Employee CSR Report
Our Future Commitments
Target: 100% of employees to receive Health, Safety and Welfare training
Target: Divert 95% of our waste from landfill
Target: Provide every employee with the opportunity to perform 8 hours of voluntary work within the community
Target: Raise standards through the introduction of an in-house Seddon Ethical Sourcing and Procurement Accreditation Standard across the entire supply chain
Office Sustainable Champions
Communication has played an Important Role
Acknowledgement has played an important Role
Impact on the Community
Over £200,000 invested in 170 Sustainable ProjectsOver 5,000 hours invested in Sustainable Projects
75 Community Volunteer Projects took place£127,000 worth of investment through the Community Volunteer Projects£32,000 was donated to charitable causesEvery Seddon Office contributed towards our Sustainable Goals
Impact on the Business
Impact on the Business
Impact on the Business
Summary
•We weren’t getting the most out of our Community Investment Programme........
•BITC are the expert’s and supported in developing our programme further.......
•Involving our employees was key in developing a strategy as they are the one’s who would help us achieve our aim’s.........
•Communicating the impact and acknowledging the employees involved has been key!
•The Seddon Sustainable Programme is now owned by our employees and growing from strength to strength.........
•Our Community Investment Projects have had a positive impact on our business........
Engaging with employees has been key to our Community Investment success!