2005 Companies & Communities Awards winners announced
Howard Lake | 20 November 2005 | News
The Royal Bank of Scotland and Compass Group UK & Ireland have won the 2005 Companies & Communities Awards, hosted by CAF (Charities Aid Foundation).
The Awards recognise UK companies that are shaping the future of corporate community investment. The Awards are divided into two categories, Effective Giving which seeks to recognise companies with effective giving programmes, and Innovation which targets companies that have implemented a campaign or project that is particularly innovative, resourceful or original.
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) won the Effective Giving award for its wide-ranging and integrated community investment programme. Among its charitable activities, RBS improves employee personal development by linking its volunteering scheme to the appraisal system.
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The winner of the Innovation award was Compass Group UK & Ireland, the contract catering company. The judges were impressed with the Group’s Junior Chef’s Academy programme which helps young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain an insight into the hospitality industry. The 15-week course teaches them about hygiene, nutrition, and health and safety.
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.