Community Investment
Here at NI, we think about the people that make the headlines, the communities that
read them and the societies that shape them.
We have a proud history of investing in and championing causes that matter.
Campaigns like Help for Heroes, Malaria No More and Books in Schools are just
some of the ways we change and challenge the landscape.
NI and the Community
In 2010, we launched the NI Volunteering programme to enable our people to make
a tangible and lasting difference to the communities in which we live and work. The
programme provides all our people with a unique opportunity to work together with
our two charity partners, The Prince’s Trust and Trees for Cities.
Through working with communities to plant trees where they’re needed the most,
to giving young people a second chance and the opportunity to succeed, we’re
committed to sharing our talent and resources with these good causes whilst
learning new skills.
All of our people are encouraged to spend up to four days per year volunteering for
our charity partners. We believe this investment provides us with the opportunity
to make a long-lasting and meaningful difference within our local community. And
volunteering is a fantastic way to help us work together as a business. It also offers
real satisfaction and reward.
Our work with The Prince’s Trust includes coaching and mentoring, improving
employability skills, and hosting a variety of experiences for local young people.
With Trees for Cities, we join in with local community consultation, improving their
green spaces and helping them to maintain the site afterwards. We also work
alongside both charities at an organisational level to help them increase their impact.
In addition, we also work with The Media Trust and the East London Business
Alliance. We offer matched funding to staff that are fundraising and donate to local
good causes near to our sites across the UK. Our people are encouraged to donate
through the payroll to their favourite charities and can participate in a range of UK
and overseas challenges from running marathons to cycling across Costa Rica.
NI and the Environment
Back in 2008, News International became the first major newspaper company
in the UK to take its operations carbon neutral. Since then we have achieved a
20% reduction in our carbon footprint through innovative employee engagement
campaigns and energy efficiency improvements.
Inspiring readers is an essential element of News International’s approach to climate
change. Our titles are equipped with award winning specialist environment, energy
or science editors with the ability to explore and report on important issues. Eureka
is a first-of-its-kind science and environment supplement, published each month with
The Times.
The recycled content of our products exceeds the government targets for recycled
content of paper, which has contributed to the UK newspaper industry's impressive
average of 77.4% recycled source fibres in 2008.
Our print division, Newsprinters, has the largest dedicated newspaper printing site
in the world at Broxbourne. These high tech manufacturing centres are incredibly
energy efficient, printing more newspapers for less energy than the previous sites.
Our active Staff Environment Group meet regularly to share ideas from across the
business and to help set the priorities for News International’s environment initiative.
Participants come from across company to ensure that each site is represented.
Various schemes incentivise cycling to work, including an on-site bike doctor
and facilities such as lockers and showers. We also encourage the use of public
transport through commuter loans and a shuttle service to local transport hubs. We
also use a carbon neutral taxi service.