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34 6 7 John Lewis Partnership plc Annual Report and Accounts 2015 2 1 3 5 4 PRINCIPLE 7 THE COMMUNITY CREATING VALUE BEYOND THE PARTNERSHIP Principle 7 of our Constitution outlines our approach to our social responsibilities in the community “The Partnership aims to obey the spirit as well as the letter of the law and to contribute to the wellbeing of the communities where it operates.” Our principle in action We participate in a number of volunteering initiatives, with Partners across the country sharing their skills with local charities. In 2014/15, we volunteered over 120,000 hours. The Golden Jubilee Trust is our unique flagship Partnership volunteering programme. This gives Partners the opportunity to volunteer full or part time with a UK-registered charity for up to six months, on full pay. Since it launched in 2000, more than 700 volunteers have dedicated around 278,000 hours to 690 charities, spanning causes such as youth education, care of people in need, environmental protection and the arts. We are one of very few businesses who have committed to give their employees the opportunity to have such a deep and lasting positive impact in the community, by regularly providing volunteers in this way. Benefiting our local communities, Partners and business This year, we asked 80 Partners who’d volunteered in the last five years about the impact they felt the programme had had on them. In addition to strengthening community relationships, the vast majority of Partners felt this experience had deepened their understanding of our Constitutional Principles, and that it had enriched them personally. aa aa aa 86% said they had either gained new skills or had developed existing skills during the secondment, which helped them in their day-to-day job with the Partnership. These included communication, leadership and adaptability skills. 65% of Partners agreed that the experience had a positive influence on their performance at work. 60% asserted the experience had influenced their career choices and progression since, or they thought it would in the future. MY VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE HAS GIVEN ME MUCH MORE CONFIDENCE IN APPROACHING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS, AND I AM CONVINCED THIS HAS PLAYED A ROLE IN MY RECENT PROMOTION. KNOWING THAT THE WORK I HAVE DONE HAS MADE A REAL IMPACT ON SO MANY PEOPLE, GIVES ME A FEELING OF GREAT SATISFACTION. Nicola Storey Section Manager John Lewis, York The personal and social value of volunteering has an economic value, estimated to be worth around 3.5% of annual UK GDP – the same as the UK energy sector’s contribution. 1 1 Speech made by Chief Economist, Bank of England, Andrew Haldane to the Society of Business Economists, London in September 2014.
Annual Report and Accounts 2015 John Lewis Partnership plc 35 NICOLA’S COMMITMENT TO HER COMMUNITY makes your business 700 In 2011, Nicola Storey, John Lewis Sheffield Catering Partner, volunteered 700 hours over six months for SAFE@LAST – a charity working with young people at risk. The role involved communicating and expanding the charity’s services in the Midlands, at a time when it was facing a lack of funding. Introduction Partnership difference Principles Strategy Performance Governance Financial statements
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