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Social value and achievements

Our focus for community investment is measured through take up of volunteering opportunities and feedback via regular
dialogue with our local CSR teams and our People Engagement Survey. These engagements help to keep our CSR programme
focused on the social issues which matter the most to our people and the communities in which we live and work.

How we add social value Why we do it How we do it

• We identify the social issues most • To reduce unemployment and • Community partnerships
relevant to our business and most improve opportunities for those often including Business in the
pressing to the communities we furthest from employment, changing Community and Benefacto
work with. perceptions amongst employers; of
talent and where it is sourced. • 5 Star Futures – our flagship
• We work in partnership with our education programme
communities, leveraging our combined • To create a lasting skills legacy for
expertise for mutual benefit. local people through the training • DWF Charitable Foundation
they receive.
• We plan and manage our community • Apprenticeships
investment using the most appropriate • To help build more resilient
resources to deliver against our targets. communities through a focus on skills • Volunteering and Mentoring
development, aspiration, confidence
• We encourage and engage our people, and well-being. • People engagement
clients and suppliers to support our
community programmes. • To create economic, educational, social • Targeted investment
and cultural opportunities that provide
• We measure and evaluate the difference individuals with connections outside • Social Impact –
our investment has in the community their communities to help break the CSR measurement tool
and on our business, and strive for intergenerational cycle of poverty.
continuous improvement. • Benchmarking and Awards

Achievements

What we achieved Why it was important What the benefits are
We continue to inspire our people Youth unemployment is significantly Increasing numbers of young people
to get involved in volunteering and higher than the UK average in cities from low- income backgrounds who
mentoring: Our fee-earning where DWF is based. have improved their confidence.
community alone invested 8,455
hours in community activity from We want to stop social background Developing a variety of opportunities
1 May 2016 to 30 April 2017. predicting a young person’s success. to gain key employability skills and
become more work-ready.
Our 5 Star Futures education
programme benefited nearly 2,000
young people 600 volunteers in
2016 and investing 1100 hours of
their time.

We published our first Modern Slavery, forced labour and human Supports and promotes the
Slavery Statement and Anti-Slavery trafficking have no place in a modern protection of internationally
Policy following the introduction of society. proclaimed human rights.
the UK Government Modern Slavery
Act 2015. Ensures we are not complicit in
human rights abuses through our
All DWF suppliers are expected to business relationships and supply
implement a zero tolerance chain management.
approach to slavery, forced labour
and human trafficking and our
procedures are designed to identify
and assess areas of potential risk.