How Johnson Matthey gets involved with and supports communities and charities around the world
Johnson Matthey believes that sustainability is inclusive: we have a strong tradition of good community relations and the company and our employees are actively involved in programmes worldwide.
We have an important contribution to make to the economic development of our local communities, not only as an employer but also through collaboration and investment, both financial and in kind.
The majority of our operations participate in activities in their communities – giving to local charities and supporting educational projects, as well getting involved in projects to advance science or stimulate economic regeneration. Many of our sites also allocate a budget to community investment activities.
Our employees also participate in community activities outside work. We support them in this broader community engagement and allow them time off where this is appropriate.
Case Studies
Examples of our community investment initiatives are presented as case studies on our website and in our Sustainability Reports.
We want to develop best practice in our community investment programmes around the world and are a member of the London Benchmarking Group, a group of more than 120 major companies who develop and share best practice in this area.
We aim to be a good corporate neighbour. If we are building a new facility on a Johnson Matthey site, we liaise with the local community to try to minimise the impact of the building works. If we have to close down a business, we work with the community to lessen the impact of our departure and help affected employees.
Charity Partnerships
Johnson Matthey has a long history of support for charitable causes – some of them close to the company's areas of interest, others proposed by employees. We also adopt a charity for a 12 month or longer period and our charity partner becomes the object of staff support and fundraising.
If you would like to request funding for a charitable project, please download an application form (Word, opens new window).
Recent charity partners include:
Read about our Charity Partnership with British Heart Foundation.
We also have a corporate donations programme, with the main areas of giving to medical / health and social welfare programmes. We also support science education activities and programmes – encouraging the next generation of scientists is important to the sustainability of our industry.
Charity of the Year Applications
Our current charity partner is CLIC Sargent – the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people and their families. Johnson Matthey will be supporting CLIC Sargent from 1st April 2012 until 31st March 2014.
If you would like to apply to be our 2014 partner, please contact us in December 2013.