Welcome & About Whistl
Supporting communities Supporting our local communities and charities is an integral part of who we are at Whistl. We care deeply about lending a helping hand to those in need, and we aim to play an active role in society. To this end, we focus on forging mutually beneficial relationships with our local communities and charities that go beyond simply donating money. We enthusiastically support our employees in their fantastic local volunteering and fundraising efforts. For 2024, we will continue our bespoke approach to community giving while simultaneously aiming to establish a Group-wide community-giving strategy.
Glasgow supports St Andrew’s Hospice Frank Watson championed Glasgow’s charity work this year, and kicked off fundraising by rallying his colleagues to complete St Andrew’s Hospice’s ‘It’s a Knockout’ event in May. Not only did this one event raise an amazing £1400, but it also looked like a lot of fun! On top of this, Glasgow raised an additional £500 through a tombola and raffle event. Well done, team Glasgow!
Whistl’s ESG strategy
Establish a Group-wide community-giving strategy by 2024 Target:
Valuing colleagues
Fulfilling opportunities
Volunteering Across the Whistl Group, we have several distinct operations in a variety of locations. We take a bespoke approach to volunteering to suit the specific needs of our surrounding communities and the interests of our employees. Each year, we encourage our sites to select a local charity of their choice to volunteer and fundraise for. We believe that offering our employees this freedom enables them to support causes with which they have a personal connection, providing them with the impetus to create meaningful change. Charitable contributions Alongside their volunteering efforts, our employees across the country were busily engaging in an array of fundraising activities for local charities this year. They collectively raised over £8400, including company contribution. Notably, Parcelhub donated to the Trussell Trust Nottinghamshire through a Christmas raffle, the Marlow head office supported Berkshire Vision through a variety of fundraising events, and our transport teams across the DSA depots raised funds for Brake charity as part of National Road Safety Week.
Whistl Fulfilment South West raises funds for Rowcroft Hospice and Children’s Hospice South West Our colleagues from our two sites based down in the south west chose to work with these closely linked charities in 2023. They rallied their teams, raising funds and building community spirit through a number of events such as a 10k charity walk around all the hills of Totnes and a Christmas Jumper Day. They also had volunteers make calls for Rowcroft Hospice’s ‘Big Thank You’, thanking supporters. Throughout 2023, we also maintained our Payroll Giving Scheme in partnership with Hands On Payroll Giving. The scheme encourages our employees to donate to charities through their salaries before income tax is applied, making it a tax-efficient method by which to donate. This enables employees to donate regularly and with ease and provides them with the freedom to donate however much they can personally afford. In 2023, there were 27 Payroll Giving pledges, equating to £190 per month.
Preserving our natural environment
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
Appendices
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2023 ESG Report
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