# Now all top 30 UK company givers support education

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/12/07/now-all-top-30-uk-company-givers-support-education/
- Published: 2006-12-07T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Charities Aid Foundation announced new research findings at its 2006 Companies
and Communities Awards ceremony this week which showed that education was by far
the most popular object of support for the top companies that support their communities.**

The CAF Corporate Community Investment (CCI) study found that currently all of the
top 30 giving companies detailed in the report invest in education, with youth related
and environmental causes in second and third place at 93% and 80% respectively.

Many of these companies are focusing their support on areas of education that directly
reflect their core business activities, representing a “real shift in community 
investment” according to CAF. For example, Sainsbury’s focus on education aims to
increase understanding of food, BT concentrates on communication activities with
young people, and Severn Trent’s goal is to increase environmental awareness.

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At the the third Annual Companies and Communities Awards, Deutsche Bank and npower
jointly received the Effective Giving Award, and ESS Support Services Worldwide 
the Innovation Award.

The awards, which recognise and reward companies that are shaping the future of 
CCI, were hosted by radio and TV presenter Jenni Murray at the Menier Chocolate 
Factory in London.

Russell Prior, Executive Director of Company Services at CAF, said: “The research
published today and the high quality of award entries CAF received this year, signal
how much CCI has advanced in recent years. It’s certainly embedded within many leading
UK corporates and the challenge now is to give other organisations with less established
programmes the tools to invest in the community effectively.

“The CAF Companies and Communities Awards provide a vehicle for this communication,
as sharing knowledge about best practice is vital.”

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