CSR

We understand what an impact our everyday actions can have on our environment, both in terms of the culture we create in the office and how this supports our staff, and how we interact with the local community and environment at large.

For this reason we have set values and principles that all our employees are encouraged to follow, in our Corporate & Social Responsibility Policy. We offer our staff the chance to input into this policy with any suggestions they might have through an anonymous online questionnaire that is run quarterly.

These are just some of the things we have implemented:

• Nominated charity of the year which staff are encouraged to fundraise towards (more about that below)
• Time off to give blood
• Minimising use of paper and printing only when necessary
• Recycling paper and packaging where possible
• Encouraging employees to walk to work if they live in the area
• Ride to Work scheme
• Electronic timesheets system for all contractors
• Turning off lights and computers at night

Charity of the Year

2011 saw us support the Kent Air Ambulance and we raised £5,693.90. We raffled, swore (but don’t tell our parents), ate cake (a lot), ran 10k, cycled 100k, took part in a Dragon Boat race and even jumped out of a plane !

Our staff made a monumental effort to help us raise this amazing amount and all contributed time and ideas, for which we thank them.

Blue Pelican Pirates

2012

This year we have decided against a Charity of the Year as our staff have contributed so much over the last 2 years, we felt they (and their families and friends who have sponsored them) needed a break.

This doesn’t mean we don’t have anything planned though. We are liaising with Voluntary Action Within Kent – www.vawk.org.uk - to identify a volunteering opportunity we can undertake in the local community. Our staff will be given time off to undertake this activity and we might even treat them to lunch too !!

We are also planning to break a Guinness World Record in 2012, we just need to work out which one.

Other events will be planned as the year progresses so keep checking back to see what we are up to.