CSR-A Swim to support Thames Hospice
It was an absolute thrill participating in the Thames Hospice Open Water Swim Challenge 2023 on Sunday. Not just for supporting the amazing Thames Hospice but for the direct impact on me, the sense of achievement, being part of such a worthy event and tapping into my own mental health and well being.
CSR-A swim
It is so often the case that by supporting a worthy cause the impacts flow both ways. Corporate charitable engagement is good for business, good for employees and good for building a purpose driven culture.
Every penny raised helps Thames Hospice to ensure that their patients and their families are cared for with utmost compassion, dignity and support.
Their services are free of charge to all those in their community who need vital hospice care but this is only made possible through the charitable support and generosity of their amazing community. They need to raise £38,363 each day to fund their services 365 days a year to the people who need them most.
Please donate what you can to help keep hospice care available for those in desperate need: https://www.thameshospice.org.uk/donate/
CSR-A run the only CSR Accreditation scheme in the UK and now operate globally
The CSR Accreditation is an effective way to benchmark what you are already doing with regard to environmental and social responsibility. It is a process in which you collate, measure and report on your organisation’s environmental and socially responsible activities. An accreditation will also provide you with a sustainable roadmap for planning future activity.
This is a fully holistic and inclusive approach that allows for all organisations – private, public and third sector and is for all sizes from sole traders to large corporations. It employs a white paper approach that promotes an organisation’s individuality.
The application process provides a simple and straightforward template where you record activity against the Social Responsibility ‘Four Pillars’ of environment, workplace, community and philanthropy. Each Social Responsibility Pillar is designed to help you impact report on areas such as energy performance, recycling, staff engagement, health and well-being, community engagement and support for local and national charities.