Corporate Responsibility Report 2008 - Mitie

Bansang Hospital appeal – GambiaFrom its base in a remote area ofthe African bush, Bansang Hospitallooks after the healthcare needsof some 600,000 people from theGambia, Senegal, Mali, GuineaBissau, Guinea Conakry andrefugees from Sierra Leone. In recentyears it had become increasinglydifficult for the hospital to retainfully trained and qualified staff, andpoor accommodation and livingconditions have been a majorfactor in this.Our most recent work with thehospital was a complete refit ofthe old colonial building to create12 single bedrooms and two selfcontainedunits for married medicalstaff. Our mechanical and electricalengineers worked alongside localworkers on the new ‘MITIE House’during 2007, and it opened in 2008.The project used local materialswherever possible, as well as otheritems donated by our UK suppliers.We also made a point of trainingthe local people who workedat the site, so that they can takeon the maintenance of thebuilding themselves.It’s been a thoroughly worthwhileproject to be involved with, andbuilds on the work we had alreadydone to design and install a solarpanel to bring cheap, renewableand reliable electricity to thehospital’s children’s unit.Moor TreesMoor Trees is a conservation charityworking mainly in the Dartmoorarea restoring native woodland. Wefirst got involved with them in 2005,when we were looking for a partnerto help us offset the emissions fromour vehicle fleet. We chose MoorTrees because of their passion forthe countryside, and their positiveapproach to conservation andcommunity involvement, whichare important to us too.We also wanted to build apartnership that could becomepart of our programme of CRVolunteering Days.We held one of these on Dartmoorfor the first time in 2006, and ourteam helped to build a rodentfence, construct a buzzard perch,and plant trees. Our support forMoor Trees included the donationof a minibus in 2007.Community investment 2007/08 £Donations to charities, community projects etc. 151,154Match-funded cash donations to charities 13,390Value of employee time volunteered 102,963Value of gifts in-kind donations 211,095Community affairs management costs 113,530Total community investment 592,132Community investment as a % of profit before tax 0.87%Political donations – it is not MITIE’s policy to contribute political donations.Community investmentKPIs trend analysis Unit FY2007/08 FY2006/07 % differenceTotal revenue £m 1,407.2 1,228.8 +14.5Profit before tax £m 67.9 56.6 +20.0Average number of people Number 47,959 42,367 +13.2Community investment £ 592,132 611,836 (3.2)% of profit before tax % 0.87 1.08 (21.0)ppsMITIE’s community investment decreased by £19,704 (3.2%) compared to the previousreporting period, partly due to the lower financial commitments required in financingthe eighth MITIE Skills Centre in Airdrie (compared to three Skills Centres during 2006/07).MITIE’s regional charitiesNorthScotlandMidlandsSouth Westand WalesSouthSouth EastChristie’s CancerHospital,ManchesterYorkhillChildren’sFoundationAcornsChildren’sHospiceCLIC SargentNaomi HouseChildren’sHospiceGreat OrmondStreet HospitalMITIE CR Report 2008 55