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Communities

Our Approach and Commitments

Enabling the communities that live close to our key industrial assets to thrive is a core part of our Purpose and strategy and something we are incredibly passionate about. We are committed to building and nurturing long-term relationships with local organisations that can enable us to have a positive impact in the areas where we have a major presence.

We believe that partnering with organisations that really understand the needs of residents enables us to have the biggest impact in tackling inequality and help improve the lives, and prospects, for our communities in the UK and across Continental Europe.

This approach enables our teams in our key markets to respond to the needs of the local community with a range of highly impactful community and environmental programmes by:

  • Creating a strategic, coherent and outcome-driven approach across SEGRO;
  • Empowering the local teams to respond to local needs;
  • Maximising our impact by putting our customers and suppliers at the heart of the programme;
  • Working in partnership with local stakeholders such as charity partners, local government, business groups and the community

 

2023 Highlights

89

Students mentored by SEGRO employees and customers

347

Unemployed people into employment

44

Projects delivered to enhance the wellbeing and environment of our local communities

Volunteering is a vital part of the success of our Community Investment Programme and our employees, customers and suppliers have proved once again the incredible impact they can have when they come together with a shared goal of improving the lives of local people.

436

Employees Volunteered

707

Volunteer Days

84

Customers involved in volunteer projects

59

Suppliers involved in volunteer projects

Raising prospects for all

We want to create local employment hubs. We have always facilitated routes to training, mentoring and support, and enabled local people to build and grow new businesses. We are now broadening the scope and scale of these programmes.

Widening access to quality jobs and reaching more parts of the community is a crucial goal in this, and we’re putting into place long-term local investment plans to make it happen.

Supporting local economies

Building close ties to the communities in which we operate creates powerful opportunities for collaboration and local innovation culture.

From small enterprises to industry leaders, we support and showcase our local heroes, enabling them to scale up, learn from one another and connect with local suppliers, partners, community leaders, schools, colleges and higher education establishments.

Life enhancing spaces

Enhancing the space around our buildings means enabling teams and communities to think—and act—outside the box. This ranges from volunteering days to biodiversity ventures and environmental projects to improve (for example) local air quality.

Putting in place infrastructure that facilitates lower carbon transport solutions is also critical, whether that’s through building cycling lanes or including charging points for electric vehicles as standard at our sites.

Case Study: UK Apprenticeships

In 2021 we participated in a UK government scheme to support the London Progression Collaboration’s ‘Reskilling the Recovery’ Campaign, pledging £50,000 to support apprenticeships.

Our funding enabled three young people to move into sustainable, meaningful jobs and with longer-term career progression. We also partner with Langley College in Slough to fund apprenticeships on the Slough Trading Estate. Our Centenary Fund is supporting a Finance (Level 3) apprenticeship at Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation.

Through these apprenticeships, talented young people are earning qualifications and finding employment, while small businesses are benefiting from the ability to take them on and build capacity with all of the training fees covered.

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Our Approach

In 2022 we conducted a materiality assessment to ensure that our strategic priorities and targets within them were appropriate and reflected our stakeholders' expectations.

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Our Strategic Priorities

Responsible SEGRO demonstrates how our environmental and social contributions are embedded within our business strategy and are fundamental to how we create the space that enables extraordinary things to happen.

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