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Thriving and healthy communities
THRIVING COMMUNITIES
Our Neighbourhood Support programme contributes significantly to the communities where our sites are based.
To encourage all our people to build on the great work we already do in our local communities, we allocate funds to each site to help local causes. Over the past five years we’ve given around £150,000 to local community groups and projects, charities, schools, sporting teams and other great causes across East Anglia and the East Midlands.
We’re committed to being a good neighbour in all our communities and proud to support our people to use their time and skills in the community. This could be helping to convert an abandoned piece of land into a kitchen garden, re-designing day care centres, or improving efficiencies at local food banks.
WE'RE COMMITTED TO BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOUR IN ALL OUR COMMUNITIES
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Safety in our operations continues to be non-negotiable; it is a fundamental part of the way we do business. Employee health and safety is an area where we have a solid track record across the business and this is crucial to our own sustainability.
We are dedicated to respecting human rights and delivering high standards on health, safety and education.
Where our apprenticeship scheme ranks in the UK
CREATING LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES
Encouraging young people to consider a career in agriculture or ingredient production is a key focus for our business.
In the past ten years we have recruited and trained over 100 graduates and over 90 apprentices. The British Sugar apprentice scheme was awarded 15th place in a nationwide survey of 100 UK companies in 2016, conducted by allaboutschoolleavers.co.uk.
British Sugar also reached finalist status in two categories – Best Level of Support and Top Employer: Engineering, and ranked at number 12 out of 50 in the Top Advanced Apprenticeship Employers.
MAKING SENSE OF SUGAR
Our 'Making Sense of Sugar' campaign was launched in 2014 to help inform and educate people about sugar and the role it can play as part of a healthy balanced diet. Our aim is to provide information based on robust science for everyone, so that we can all make informed choices about what we choose to consume.
Visit www.makingsenseofsugar.com or follow us on Twitter @senseofsugar for the latest facts and stats about sugar, details on the different types of sugars and how they are used, simple guidance on identifying sugars on food and drink labels, tips on healthy eating and staying active, and much more.
SOCIAL CASE STUDIES
MORE ON PILLARS OF SUSTAINABILITY
ECONOMIC: BUILDING RURAL ECONOMIES
ENVIRONMENTAL: CONSUMING RESOURCES RESPONSIBLY
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