We have a responsibility to the communities in which we operate, to support them both financially and with resource. By enabling our people to support the community in which they live and work, it adds to a greater sense of purpose and community spirit. As a result of our focused Community Matters strategy, we made £54,417 in donations in 2022.
Our work revolves around several pillars, ensuring our approach is broad enough while still being focussed enough to deliver meaningful change.
Supporting mental health
Just as we prioritise the wellbeing of our colleagues, we also support local causes to improve mental health in the community. In the UK, we’ve partnered with Suffolk Mind through fundraising initiatives, as well as raising awareness of its services across our workforce. Our recent ‘Ready, Steady, Move’ initiative saw staff across the UK clock up 109,353 minutes and raised £3,475 for the charity. In the US, we have worked closely with the mental health charity,
Peace River – working with them to engage, restore, and empower Individual in the community to reach their fullest potential.
Improving basic health
We support various charities across the Group, including MyWiSH Charity,
Upbeat Heart Support, East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) and KidsPACK USA which help improve the basic health of those in our community. We do this through corporate fundraising, sponsorships and staff volunteering opportunities.
In the year, significant donations were also made to the
Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
Inspiring future working generations
We understand we have a role to play in ensuring the next generation is best equipped for the world of work. Taking this into consideration, we support various local schools with careers talks and assemblies. In the UK, two colleagues volunteer their time as Enterprise Advisors for Sybil Andrews Academy, based in Bury St Edmunds, to help them develop a strong careers programme and create more opportunities for young people. We advised on a ‘Sustainable’ library design and partnered on a ‘Treatt Sales Task’; setting students the challenge of designing a beverage from scratch. Students were given the time to carry out market research, explore beverage trends and flavour combinations, before designing, with more support currently being planned for the year ahead.
Contributing back to the environment
As a business that takes its responsibility seriously, we support charities in all global locations, which support our planet.
In 2022, these included Operation Honey Bee, a conscious movement worldwide that serves to protect honey bees and Ocean Conservancy, who work with society to protect the ocean from today’s greatest challenges.
In the UK, our close partnership with Suffolk Wildlife Trust has provided us with opportunities to educate our staff and their families about the importance of pollinators including bees and other insects.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), voted by staff to be our global environmental charity, has been and continues to be a charity we will support in the years ahead.
Support In Action: Great Big Green Week
‘People’ and ‘Planet’ have been and will continue to be a focus of the community and charity projects we support. We have built on this with our global community voting to support the WWF - the world’s leading independent conservation organisation, working in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment. They felt this resonated with them personally, our values and our sustainability journey.
The Great Big Green Week supports the need to draw attention to tackling climate change and protecting nature. We worked with our local community and our chosen charities on joint initiatives. The week included plant-based, plastic awareness, and ‘wear it wild’ days where employees donated money to dress as wildlife; a litter pick; and a visit from The Suffolk Wildlife Trust to talk about the importance of pollinators. We wrapped the week up with a sustainable travel day encouraging our people to take public transport, car share or walk or bike into work, inclusive of hiring mechanics for a bike fix session in the UK, to get people back on their bikes. All the funds raised were in support of WWF’s mission to create a world where people and wildlife can thrive together.
What to know more?
Explore the Sustainability section of our website to learn about how we're working hard to create extracts and ingredients people love, in such a way that protects people, and our planet.