We care about giving something back.
We support both local and national charities and organisations which help us achieve our business purpose.
Making a difference to society is not only a part of our ESG responsibilities, but also part of our culture. We are proud to work with national charity partners, and local causes, to give back in the communities which we serve. Whether it’s through fancy-dress fundraising, our Where’s Wally? Fun Run or an in-store fundraising activity, giving something back is part of our everyday life.
Giving something back
We’re proud to make a difference by giving something back to the communities we serve. It is a key part of our business culture – whether it’s through in-person fundraising, using our stores as donation points, or taking on huge challenges for our charity partners, giving something back is second nature to us.
We continue partnering with Mind, SAMH and Inspire, bringing commercial charity ranges including Christmas cards to stores to raise awareness and funds for our national partners. Since the period end, we have launched our Make May Mindful campaign in association with Mind, highlighting how our products can give people the chance to unwind with some Time Well Spent to support their mental wellbeing.
Towards the end of FY25 we also launched our Barnardo’s
‘Play It Forward’ scheme, which you can read about in our
environment update.
FY25 impact
National partnerships
£123k
raised for Mind, SAMH, Inspire and the National Literacy Trust
We care about good ethical business practices and are fully committed to conducting business fairly, ethically and with respect to fundamental human rights. This includes the prevention of all forms of slavery, forced labour or servitude, child labour and human trafficking, both in our business and supply chains.
