Britvic and its people want to make a meaningful contribution to our communities. We offer community volunteering days to employees and the diversity of the charities they support is as diverse as the workforce itself.
We recognise the importance of making a meaningful contribution to our communities. Across our markets we have a variety of programmes and charities that focus on making a difference and giving back. Employee involvement is encouraged and offers an opportunity for people to take pride in the positive impact they and Britvic can make.
Across our British and Irish businesses we offer community volunteering days to employees. Our target is 326 days being used by 2025. This year we recorded 482 days versus 256 last year an increase of 88% achieving our 2025 goal three years early. Volunteering has included tree planting with The Rivers Trust and working in a Barnardo’s online hub near our Rugby factory.
As part of our ambition to support employment for vulnerable people we pledged help to Only A Pavement Away, a charity offering training and employment opportunities to people facing homelessness. We have agreed to provide soft drinks to their training cafés, where individuals who want to rebuild their lives can receive on-the-job training and valuable work experience.
In Ireland we continue our MiWadi Trick or Treat for Temple Street campaign encouraging people to host Halloween parties to raise money for the Children’s Health Foundation, raising €3.2 million since 2012 for children’s health. A further €3,500 was raised for Women’s Aid, an organisation that keeps women and children safe from domestic violence, as our B-Empowered network organised 5km runs in Belfast, Dublin and Newcastle West.
We continue our monthly juice donations to local communities in Brazil with product being supplied to Mesa Brasil, the largest food bank network in Latin America as well as a local cancer hospital in Uberlândia near our Araguari factory. Volunteering has helped clean the environment with employees removing litter from the Jaguaribe River and Ceará beaches close to our Aracati site.
In France we remain committed to partnering with Appretis D’Auteil who offer support, training and learning opportunities to young vulnerable people. Alongside this we have worked with Restos du Coeur de l’Isère providing monthly syrup donations tackling hunger and reducing food waste.
