As part of our ongoing commitment to helping people and communities thrive across the South West and beyond, our dedicated team took part in 23 challenges in 2023.
Each of these challenges focuses on our key environmental, social and governance (ESG) aims while giving our team the opportunity to support local causes and communities.
Our challenges included:
- Promoting International Women’s Day
- Cycle to Work Day
- Food bank donations
- Supporting local events
- Promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace
- Supporting local charities
- And more
Our team completed 10,000 steps challenge
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Volunteer day at Hestercombe Gardens
Volunteer day at Hestercombe Gardens
Attending the University of Bristol careers event
Attending the Queen’s College Taunton careers event
Attending the Bristol UK Careers Fair
Attending the Taunton UK Careers Fair
Taunton Quiz Night
Taunton Quiz Night
Cycle to Work Day
Participating in a sporting event to support a local business
Bath Half Marathon
Moonraker Challenge
Rounders match against Clarke Willmott
Internal social activities – Bristol boat cruise
Internal social activites – Taunton wine tasting
Internal social activities – Taunton Table football Tournament
Charity Christmas Bake Sale
National Christmas Jumper Day
Internal social activities – Gingerbread house making competition
Donate a food can month
WHAT WE HAVE COMPLETED
Walk 10,000 steps one day per week in February
Attend eight career events in 2023 – 7/8 completed
Promoting International Women’s Day
Offering internal advice and hosting a social quiz night to promote Health and Wellbeing in the workplace
Internal easter egg hunt as part of our social aim
Promoting Mental Health Awareness week in the workplace
Cycle to Work Day
Supporting a local contact by participating in a charity event
Promoting International Charity Day
Christmas Charity Bake Sale to support Save the Children UK and National Autistic Society
Supporting a local event – promoting Crewkerne Run
Firmwide volunteer day at Hestercombe Gardens
Dress down days to support local charities
Supporting Pride month by donating to local pride charities
Promoting Mens Health Week in the workplace
Supporting Plastic Free July in
our offices
Organising internal social activities in offices
Participating in sporting events
Donate a food can month in support of local foodbanks
Participated in Save the Children UK’s National Christmas Jumper Day