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CSR Report 2003
Charitable Donations
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“It is very important that BAE Systems is involved in the community. It shows me that BAE Systems truly cares about its employees and supports their efforts to make the community a better place to live and play.” Andrew McHorney, Software Engineering Specialist, BAE Systems – Mission Solutions, San Diego, US We support communities and charities in the countries where we operate, through donations of cash, practical support, materials and equipment. This is good for the community and our people who gain valuable experience. Our Charity Challenge programme encourages BAE Systems employees to volunteer their time to worthy causes in their neighbourhoods. Here we describe how we work and show that much of our community investment supports science education and careers in engineering. Charitable donations In 2003 our total community investment was £1,327,232. This includess cash and in-kind donations to charity. Our corporate donations support charities working primarily in three areas – youth, armed services welfare and medical research. We support several charities through our Relationship Charities initiative with a donation of £100,000 to each over three years. This guaranteed sum enables the organisations to plan ahead and commit to a specific project. The charities we support in this way include: Help the Hospices, No Way Trust (tackling crime among young people), Royal British Legion, St John Ambulance, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (USA). Other donations are decided by our Subscriptions and Donations Committee. Our businesses and individual sites also make donations to support local charities and community initiatives. Employee involvement Employee volunteering benefits the charities, who get support, and our employees, who gain new skills and improve their motivation and job satisfaction. Many Business Units give employees paid time off to volunteer for charities. Community Relations Our site managers are responsible for ensuring good relations with local communities, for example by addressing complaints such as noise and traffic congestion. |
