Championing youth & communities
Our 2030 goal
Inspiring the next generation of engineers and innovators and supporting our communities worldwide to improve people's lives and create a more sustainable world.
Key stats
968,000
young engineers and students supported since 2020/21
£ 166,000
raised in the first six months of our global social impact partnership with SolarAid
136,000
lives improved since 2020/21
30 %
of employees have volunteered in the last two years
Why it's important
Empowering the next generation of engineers and innovators is essential to building future skills for our industry. Through educational products, learning content, and hands-on skills development, we help young people develop the capabilities needed to strengthen the industry talent pipeline, while building early brand loyalty.
We also support our communities by empowering our people to make a positive difference both locally and globally. We help improve lives through our Local Community Fund, volunteering initiatives, and our partnership with SolarAid.
Our 2030 ambitions
- Inspiring future engineers and innovators:
Support one million young people with educational technologies, learning content, and skills development to support future engineers and innovators - Social impact partnerships:
Support our social impact partners to develop solutions that improve lives – including supporting our global social impact partner to help 100,000 people in need - Volunteering:
Inspire 50% of colleagues to volunteer to support their communities and build new skills
Inspiring future engineers and innovators
Our 2030 ambition: Support one million young people with educational technologies, learning content, and skills development to support future engineers and innovators.
Social impact partnerships
Our 2030 ambition: Support our social impact partners to develop solutions that improve lives – including our global social impact partner to help 100,000 people in need.
Meet our global charity partner: SolarAid
Volunteering
Our 2030 ambition: Inspire 50% of colleagues to volunteer to support their communities and build new skills
Additional 2030 ESG ambition areas
Advancing sustainability
Developing sustainable operations and product and service solutions for our customers and our suppliers.
Empowering our people
Creating an inclusive and engaging environment, where everyone is proud and excited to come to work and can perform at their best, develop, and thrive.
Doing business responsibly
Ensuring the highest ethical and environmental standards throughout our business and global value chain.