Amey (in Scotland) – SBC Large Company of the Year

At Amey we have worked hard to integrate CSR into our core business and engage our staff in the process. Across Scotland the business has taken a responsible and innovative approach to positively impacting upon the communities we work in and engaging our staff at Amey.

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Business Benefits 

There are several business benefits that we have seen in Amey over the past 5 years as a direct result of our Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
 
  • A more engaged work force, supporting and providing resources for many of our projects.
  • Improved staff loyalty. Several of our members of staff have come to Amey through our work inclusion programmes
  • Improved staff attendance through our work wellbeing programme
  • Protecting future of the company, engaging the communities we work around in our service and giving back to the local economy 
  • A responsible company in the competitive market answering larger society needs
  • Responding to the economic profile of the country, supporting communities when
 
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  • Customised Training – Supporting Work Inclusion across North Lanarkshire (23 individuals trained and 19 back into work in the last 3 years)
  • Working with the charity Bridges to enable Asylum seeker and refugees job shadowing opportunities with Amey
  • Working with pupils in Renfrewshire Schools to improve the school meals we provide by developing healthy eating messages
  • Personal Best programme – A bespoke programme that has enabled young people to hear from entrepreneurs across Scotland about getting into the work environment
  • Keep Scotland Beautiful – working with KSB to improve the environment in and around the M8
  • A founding member of the A77 Safety Group – improving road safety for the travelling public
  • Junior Road Safety Officers – sponsoring young people in North Lanarkshire who are JRSO’s for their schools by sponsoring the programme
  • Electronic equipment recycling in Scottish Schools – working with a company to provide the schools with income for recycling their used IT equipment.
 
 

“I don’t want to just write a cheque and hand it over to a school, or a community group.  It is far more satisfying for me and my team to see real outcomes for individuals from the contributions of time, skill and resource”. Account Director, Amey, Gordon Wilson

 
 
 
Cast study compiled by Scottish Business in the Community
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