Our social impact work
Ikigai in the community
As a socially responsible business social value is a key component of what we do and why we do it. As part of our social endeavours 2024 saw us launch the first of our community impact projects. The first of our projects has involved us conceptualising, funding, and delivering a Heath, Wellbeing, Personal Development and Employability project aimed at supporting marginalised groups within the community.
The Project
Holistic in approach and delivered to residents in the Hertfordshire and North West London area, the project provided a safe environment where clients were supported through health and wellbeing, personal development, and the offer of employability coaching with the three key strands focussed on:
- Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing)
- Personal Coaching
- Employability
Client Group
The project supported a diverse range of clients who are both in recovery and unemployed.
Our key partner
The Living Room.
The Living Room are a charity registered in 2000 who provide support to adults committed to abstaining from their addiction through a range of therapies and treatments and to date have supported over 7000 to full recovery! Learn more about the awesome work the Living Room do.
Measuring Our impact
We are super proud that an independent audit has highlighted the following National TOMs are being achieved through the project:
NT7 - Theme: Jobs
Theme: Jobs – Promote Local Skills and Employment.
Outcome: More opportunities for disadvantaged people”
NT11 - Theme: Jobs
Theme: Jobs – Promote Local Skills and Employment.
Outcome: Improved employability of young people
NT20 - Theme: Growth
Theme: Growth – Supporting Growth of Responsible Regional Business.
Outcome: Improving staff wellbeing and mental health
NT26 - Theme: Social
Theme: Social – Healthier, Safer and more Resilient Communities.
Outcome: Creating a healthier community
NT52 - Theme: Innovation
Theme: Innovation – Promoting Social Innovation.
Outcome: Social innovation to enable healthier safer and more resilient communities
NT50 - Theme: Innovation
Theme: Innovation – Promoting Social Innovation.
Outcome: Social innovation to create local skills and employment
RE30 - Theme: Social
Theme: Social – Healthier, Safer and more Resilient Communities.
Outcome: Creating a healthier community
Our Everyday Impact
Additionally, the following National TOMs are being delivered through our daily operations as a business:
- NT13 – Work placements
- NT13a – Work placements (paying Real Living Wage)
- NT55 – Workplace screening
- NT39 – Mental health campaigns for staff
- NT21 – Equality and diversity training
- NT57 – Gender pay gap
- NT40 – Initiatives to reduce the gender pay gap
- NT41 – Staff paid the Living Wage
- NT31 – Carbon emissions are reduced
- NT44 – Programme to achieve net zero carbon by 2030
- NT64 – Contribution to own carbon offset fund by 2030
- NT45 – Carbon certification
- NT32 – Car miles saved
Our future goals for 2025 and beyond will be focussed on:
- Continuing our health, wellbeing, personal development, and employability project
- Launching our Breaking Glass Ceilings project
- Launching our Combatting Homelessness project
If you would like to learn more about our social impact work, would like to get involved, or are interested in learning about how we can help support you or your organisation through our suite of services, why not arrange a meeting?
