Way back at the start of Lockdown, Total Gas & Power recognised the impact the pandemic was having on the communities around us and wanted to do something about it. Our CSR Committee set to work identifying charities local to our three offices (Redhill, Leeds and Newcastle) who were in need of support, and worked with them to understand their needs and the difference a donation could make to them. Take a look at our video below, then read on for more on the impact our donations have made to just some of these charities.
SMT set the CSR Committee a challenge - to help local charities that need it the most by donating £100,000 - an exceptional budget created by SMT amid the pandemic.
Previously known as the Charity Committee, TGP’s CSR committee has one ambition – they are “Committed to making a positive difference to the communities we operate in”.
Back in January’s edition of Switched On, we ran (pun possibly intended…) a piece on Charlie Ramsay, Alex Crabb and Dan Spence who were partnering with London Youth to run the London Marathon.
International Women's Day is celebrated every year on 8th March, celebrating the social, cultural, economic and political achievements of women. This year's theme was balance for better, leading the way for a balanced world being a better world.
On 28th April 2019 the 39th Annual London Marathon will be taking place. The gruelling 26.2 mile race will as always run from Blackheath, past some of London’s most well-known landmarks and finishing with a final push down The Mall.
It’s getting chilly out there – help us support local people in need by supporting these charities…
This September we joined in with the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, helping to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Lots of staff in the Redhill and Leeds offices put on their baking hats and produced some amazing sweet and savoury treats. With queues literally out of the door, it’s fair to say the people of TGP like cake. And raising money for charity, of course. Together, we raised an amazing £318.17, which the Charity Committee has doubled to make a grand total of £636.34. Take a look here to find out more about the brilliant work that goes on at Macmillan.
Most of the time I work in IT at Redhill (or that’s what I’m led to believe) but for 2 days a year I get to do something completely different – encouraging primary school age children to take better care of the world they live in. I was privileged to be able to meet students from my former primary school and present them with a prize from Total for the work they are actively doing in their school garden and environment. Then in another part of Dorset meet young children who have innovated, produced and sold environmental products in an entrepreneurial way. The week before that, I was at London Zoo with a number of celebrities celebrating outstanding environmental work done by children from across the country.
Your chance to take part in the Prudential RideLondon 100 bike ride
As you may be aware, TGP have partnered with London Youth’s Hindleap Warren Outdoor Learning Centre, and made substantial donation to the at the end of last year to support the refurbishment of their disabled bathroom facility. We are continuing to support London Youth in 2018 through various initiatives, the first of which is an opportunity for TGP staff to take part in the Prudential RideLondon 100 bike ride on Sunday 29th July 2017.
The Better Energy School Awards help to enable environmental issues to be taught in a cross-curricular way, so that subjects like Art, English, History, Mathematics and Home Economics could form the focus of the project in an equally valid way to the more obvious approach to be taken through Science, Technology and Geography. What is more, the Awards help make learning fun!
