This year, our financial contribution and volunteering in partnership with the Felix project allowed them to rescue and distribute a total of 17,200 meals to people in
need across London.
How We Give
Each year, as a team, we pick the charities we want to support through our 1% for the Planet giving. Through this initiative, we have committed to donating 1% of our annual turnover (not profit) to environmental organisations. They keep us accountable through good and bad years of business, adding another dimension to our commitment to 'using business as a force for change'. It is putting our money where our mouth is to make a practical difference this year.
Watch how we got on.
With the cost-of-living crisis in the UK, as a team, we felt passionate about supporting vulnerable people in our local area.
A staggering 1 in 4 working Londoners struggle to afford to feed their families. Meanwhile, our food industry generates 3 million tonnes of good, edible surplus food each year. The Felix project gathers surplus food from around the country and redistributes it to charities and schools. They provide healthy meals for the most vulnerable in our society.
We couldn't talk about our giving without mucking in, learning more and donating some time. So, we went to the warehouse in Poplar to volunteer for the day. We had the BEST time!
We spent most of the day getting into the rhythm of unpacking and relabeling food boxes and then picking and packing lists for churches, schools and food banks that support their communities. The food was combined, wrapped and then loaded into Felix's vans to distribute. Getting to work with the friendly team and seeing the difference even a small amount of time made to distribution left us all smiling.
This experience has been wonderfully rewarding for us as a team and a business. We have watched how selling beautiful things that we lovingly craft, can have a positive impact on the people who need it most. We talk a lot about using business as a force for change, and we couldn't miss an opportunity to share how we are making that happen.
Thank you for your support & you can find out more about Felix here.
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