5. Community giving
Policy
To contribute to local worthwhile causes and charities and to ensure that the Group's operations cause minimal negative impact within the community.
Actions
The Vitec Group and divisional charity committees review all written requests for donations and decide on the level of donations and the charities to which donations are made. We are now concentrating our donations to children, personal development and media-related causes.
In addition to making donations to worthwhile causes, staff at many of the Group's locations spend time on fundraising events, raffles etc to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support (which held an auction of photographs that the Group sponsored) and other organisations. They are also encouraged to spend time working for their local communities. Time spent on such activities are matched by the company.
During 2007 donations totalling £73,641 (2006: £68,539) were made by Group companies.
