Urban regeneration projects
The English Cities Fund (ECF) is an innovative public-private partnership formed of Legal & General Assurance Society Limited, AMEC, and English Partnerships. Legal & General Property’s expertise and financial backing plays a major part in enabling the ECF to successfully carry out urban regeneration projects across the UK.
Employees in the community
Legal & General’s employees are at the heart of the CSR programme. Our employees play a huge part in fostering our relations with the communities in which we operate. Around 12% of employees participate in our Give As You Earn scheme, which facilitates charitable giving to their chosen good causes. The Company matches staff fund raising efforts, and contributes additionally to specific charitable activities, especially in areas and communities where we are represented.
Last year, approximately 0.45% of pre tax profits were committed to charitable and community activities, and we aim to maintain spending at a comparable level this year. Earlier this year, we held a ‘Making a Difference’ (MAD) Roadshow in all our major locations, giving our charitable partners an opportunity to present their work to all employees. Over 1,300 employees in total attended an event, which survey evidence tells us they want to have repeated.
One employee summed up their views on Legal & General’s CSR programme by saying: “It is one of the things that make Legal & General a nice place and more than just work.”
CSR and our employees
Celebrating the Amicus Partnership
This summer we celebrate the tenth anniversary of our partnership with our trade union, Amicus. Over the last decade, the partnership approach has cemented Legal & General’s reputation as a good company to work for. Both parties have shared and open access to information, and the union plays an important part in decision-making in areas of common interest. Together, we have amongst other things, implemented family-friendly employment practices, improved training for managers and benefited greatly from Amicus’ input to a wide range of employment, health and safety and CSR issues. The positive nature of the partnership has in turn given Legal & General the opportunity to move quickly and flexibly in response to a highly competitive and fast-moving market.
