Supporting our communities
We are deeply rooted in the communities we are proud to serve — supporting the welfare of people and places and contributing to long-lasting economic growth by creating jobs and uplifting local businesses. Together, we’re delivering positive benefits and helping to build stronger, more prosperous communities where opportunity thrives.
Supporting our armed services is core to our values. We work with several charities which support both the serving and veteran community across all services.
We are a supporter of the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) and platinum member of the Bridge Partnership.
We also continue our long-standing support for Vine Trust – Read how we converted a former UK Royal Navy patrol ship into a medical vessel for Vine Trust.
We are supporting RAPAID to actively enable and participate in the charity’s roll out of life-saving pressure bandages in Plymouth taxis.
We also support our local communities, partnering with charities operating where we have our sites.
Volunteering
Our ‘Be Kind’ volunteering programme provides colleagues with one day each year to play an active part by volunteering for a charity or community group – here’s some examples:
Colleagues used their ‘Be Kind Day’ in partnership with Eat-Up, an Australian non-profit organisation that provides healthy and free lunches to vulnerable children.
Colleagues at Rosyth have the opportunity every month to use their Be Kind Day to support The Big House Multibank. Typical tasks include sifting and organising donations from the large deliveries and creating tailored packages for those in the local community.
Watch the film to find out how colleagues at Devonport used their Be Kind Day to transform the facilities of Headway Plymouth, a charity to improve life after brain injuries.
STEM
Learn more about our ‘Festival of Engineering’ flagship series of events:
Indigenous relations
We recognise the importance of both supporting and engaging indigenous and historically disadvantaged communities within the countries we work in. Their diversity brings a richness of ideas and perspectives to the business. We have adopted the Canadian Council for Indigenous Businesses’ Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR) certification as a pivotal framework for our policy and program evolution.
Learn more about how we are building indigenous relationships in Canada. In Australia, we have supported Yalari for over a decade, providing educational opportunities and scholarships for Indigenous children.
Read about how we’re we’re promoting STEM pathways in remote Australian community. promoting STEM pathways in remote Australian community
Defence dividend
We are proud of the part we play in delivering employment and growth, investing in skills, as well as regeneration in our local communities, to underpin national security and deliver economic security across the nations we support. Read about how we are delivering the Defence Dividend in the UK.
