# BGL Group commits to donate £3 million to poverty reduction courses over five years

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/09/06/bgl-group-commits-donate-3m-poverty-reduction-courses-over-five-years/
- Published: 2012-09-06T10:30:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Insurance specialist The BGL Group, whose brands include comparethemarket.com and
Dial Direct, has announced its new Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, which
includes a commitment to donating £3 million to good causes by June 2017. It will
focus on organisations that work to reduce poverty.

## International

At international level, The BGL Group will work with Plan UK and Build It International
to establish exclusively funded buildings and projects that help reduce poverty 
in areas that need support, including Guatemala and Zambia.

## National

The BGL Group’s national charity partner is youth charity The Prince’s Trust. The
five year partnership will provide volunteering opportunities for BGL employees 
to support disadvantaged young people.

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## Local community

At a regional level the BGL Group operates three ‘City Teams’ in its UK locations;
Sunderland, Coventry and Peterborough. These committees identify needs within their
local community and offer support as appropriate, with a particular interest in 
schools.

## Individual

On an individual basis, BGL provides employees with support and funding towards 
charities of their choice. Employees can have their own fundraising efforts matched
by the Group up to £500. In addition, all BGL employees are entitled to one day 
per year as paid leave to take part in volunteering.

Peter Winslow, Chief Executive Officer of the BGL Group, said: “Over the past three
years, employee dedication and commitment to various charity activities has directly
contributed towards the Group donating more than £1 million to charity, including
more than £210,000 to the NSPCC and £300,000 to Marie Curie Cancer Care.”

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