We have a strong track record in community investment and were delighted to be awarded a Business in the Community Big Tick award in 2008, for our UK ESS team initiative for the rehabilitation of female prisoners, helping ex-offenders from HM Prison Drake Hall find work upon their release.
During 2008, our team in Canada has continued to support Kids Help Phone, a non-profit organisation providing a free, bilingual, confidential and anonymous phone/web counselling referral and information service for children and youth across Canada, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. As official sponsors of Kids Help Phone, Compass Group Canada supports them with a corporate donation of C$125,000 as well as organising fund-raising events generating further donations of around C$300,000 in 2008. You can view more of our community projects in our CR Report online at www.compass-group.com/CR08.
During the year to 30 September 2008 worldwide charitable donations were £1.5 million (2007: £1.2 million).
Through our Compass in the Community programme and the fund-raising efforts of our employees, we have donated a total of £2.2 million (2007: £1.3 million) in monetary resource and donations in kind.
