Vodafone UK publishes third corporate responsibility report
Howard Lake | 14 October 2006 | News
Vodafone UK has published its third corporate responsibility report, which highlights the fact that it has donated over £7.82 million to charity in one year.
In 2005/06, over £5.39 million of the amount donated to charity was given through the Vodafone UK Foudnation.
The year was the second in a three-year partnership with the National Austistic Society. Employees and customers raised or donated £230,000 to the charity, in addition to £578,000 generated for it by the company’s handset recycling scheme.
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As well as the charitable donations, Vodafone UK collecting over 200,000 handesets for recycling, with a target to collect 250,000 in 2006/06.
Vodafone reports that its employees gave £239,703 to charities via payroll giving during 2005/06, and the company received a silver Payroll Giving Quality Mark from the Institute of Fundraising.
The Vodafone UK Foundation matches funds raised by employees up to £500. In 2005/06 employees raised £1.2 million through 925 events. The Foundation gave £842,000 in matched funding.
The foundation recognises employee volunteers and fundraisers through its UK Foundation Community Awards. All eligible employees receive a £50 donation for their chosen charity.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.