The partnership aims to support people’s health, social interaction and connections within their communities. It will include employee volunteering programmes and fundraising activities. Compass One colleagues will be encouraged to use the company’s ‘volunteer day’ allowance and help out when they can.
Catherine Johnstone CBE, chief executive of Royal Voluntary Service, said: "Funds raised will help enable our incredible volunteers to impact the lives of even more people, and we look forward to seeing Compass colleagues reap the many benefits of volunteering for themselves too. I’m confident that together we will create positive social value.”
Compass One has pledged to give at least 5,000 hours of staff volunteer time annually to support the work Royal Voluntary Service does to help the NHS and to improve the health, wellbeing and resilience of vulnerable people within wider communities.
To commence the partnership and raise awareness of Royal Voluntary Service’s work amongst staff, Compass One will be hosting internal fundraising events at its Birmingham and Chertsey headquarters in the coming months.
In 2022, Compass Group UK & Ireland launched its ‘Our Social Promise’ commitment, which aims to positively impact the lives of one million people from both within and outside the organisation by 2030.
Mark Webster, managing director of Compass One, added: “We have thousands of amazing people working for us and I am excited about how we can work together, to help many more people have a brighter future. We are looking forward to contributing time, resources and funds – creating true value to the communities we operate in and support.”