The majority of the social impact Compass has created has been through its ‘Our Social Promise’ initiative - a commitment made in 2021 to support one million people by 2030, through job creation, education, training, community and charitable engagement. To date, this has seen Compass support over 400,000 people.
Key initiatives driving social value include:
- Supported 220 unemployed or disabled people into work through its Social Partner Hub
- In the last two years, Compass has gifted £3m of their apprenticeship levy to over 170 SMEs, to support a further 170 apprenticeships
- Over 98,000 young people and families provided with food, nutrition, wellbeing and sustainability workshops
- 400 client contracts have now moved to Real Living Wage, as part of Compass’ commitment to being a Living Wage Recognised Service Provider (since 2021)
- 250 school aged children have taken part in the Junior Chef Academy since it began in 2022
Having acquired CH&CO in April 2024, the social value their teams deliver has been measured separately, generating £1.7 million in 2024. When incorporating local employment figures a staggering £1.1 billion of social value has been delivered collectively.
Lucy Hunt, corporate affairs and social value director at Compass Group UK & Ireland, said: "Since we first started measuring our social value in 2021, we've been able to track our tangible contributions to society. The increase year on year signifies that social value is becoming more embedded in our business, as a result of the positive interventions we are making.
“This report allows us to reflect on what is working and where we need to do more. We are delighted to have CH&CO join our business – who have a strong social value ethos, enabling us to learn from each other and continue to drive forward this activity even further.”
The full report is available here.
