Shared Responsibility - Npower

Corporate Responsibility Report 2003Participating schools also received Tag Rugbyequipment. We were keen to support a team-basedsport which promoted inclusiveness and wasaccessible to a wide range of players, girls andboys, of all abilities.EnvironmentWe support the Wildlife Trust in our threecore customer areas, and in the Swindon area.We work in partnership with the Trust to supportinnovative environmental initiatives which givedirect benefit to the local community. Thepartnership offers employees the opportunityto become involved in Wildlife Trust projects,enabling them to learn new skills whilstcontributing to the community. For example,fifty employees from our Leeds office helped toconstruct a boardwalk for disabled access toAskham Bog, near York. These volunteeringprojects also enable the WildlifeTrust to accessadditional funding which can be reinvested intoother conservation projects.Charitable DonationsOur Charities Committee has representativesfrom across the company and is chaired by MikeBowden, our Company Secretary. Our supportis focused on charities and community groupswhich are close to our operational sites. During2003 over £280,000 was donated to sixtyorganisations.We have chosen Macmillan Cancer Relief as ournew corporate charity for 2004–05. Our employeeswere involved in the selection process, and wehope that this will encourage further support forfundraising and volunteering activities.Through our Landfill Tax Credit funds, weprovided £114,000, via Community First, towardsthe Lydiard Park Renaissance Project in Swindon,close to our company headquarters. The projectaims to preserve and enhance an historiclandscape whilst improving access, leisure andeducational opportunities on the site. We areproud that our partnership in this project helpedSwindon Borough Council achieve a HeritageLottery Grant for the project.ChildLine DayOn 23 May we held a company-wide ChildLine day to raise funds forChildLine. The theme for the day was ‘Whiter than White’, linking itto our cricket sponsorship. Activities took place at all our sites andincluded cream teas, spongeball cricket matches and fancy dress.We raised over £36,000 for ChildLine. During 2003, we raised a totalof £212,484 for ChildLine.Targets for 2004Review and publish our community strategy.Reach at least 9,000 pupils through our ‘Energy to live, energy to learn’ education programme.Increase to 800 the number of staff participating in community volunteering and monitor feedback.Aim for no justified complaints at our operational sites.32