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Corporate Social Responsibility
A strong Corporate Social Responsibility policy is a key focus in The Test People's company strategy. We believe it leads to a healthier, happier team feeling of well-being and overall purpose. At TTP we take our position in society very seriously and are always looking for ways in which we can give something back to the local community.
The goal of our CSR policy is to embrace responsibility for our actions and encourage a positive impact through activities that we carry out on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders and all other members of the public sphere.
The commitments that we undertake are always anchored in our core values and are always causes that are close to the heart of the company.
TTP Supports
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Candlelighters
Who are Candlelighters?
Established in 1976, Candlelighters is a charity formed and run by parents of children who have or have had cancer, ex-patients and the medical staff who treat them. Based in Yorkshire, Candlelighters provides essential services and support to children with cancer and their families.
What have TTP done for the charity?
In September of 2011, four TTP employees, including the MD, Gav Winter, were part of a team of 11 who successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
Months of fundraising and training finally paid off in September when all four made it to the summit along with 5 of the other team members.
At the last count the total raised by all 11 was £26,000 with a colossal £9,641 of that total being raised by TTP.
This was a great achievement by all involved and the money raised will go a long way to helping those children with cancer and their families.
As well as climbing Kili, TTP leant their support to Candlelighters again, this time by purchasing a table at their annual ‘Candy Ball’.
The event was a great chance for those who participated in the climb to see how the money raised will be used to help and the charity cheque was presented to Candlelighters on the night.
TTP are proud of their association with Candlelighters and will continue to support them in as many ways possible.
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MAG International
Who are MAG International?
Mines Advisory Group International (MAG) is a neutral humanitarian organisation that clears the remnants of conflict and warfare for the benefit of communities worldwide.
MAG works in current and former conflict zones to reduce the threat of death and injury from remnants of conflict. These include anti-personnel and anti-vehicle landmines, as well as rockets, missiles, mortars, grenades, ammunition, and many more weapons.
MAG consults with local communities and works to lessen the threat of death and injury, while releasing reclaimed and safe land and other vital resources back to the local population, helping countries to rebuild and develop their social and economic potential. MAG have worked across 35 countries since 1989.
What have TTP done for the charity?
Our support of MAG is through regular sponsorship of the business event MAG – net. TTP also show their support by sitting on the committee.
MAG-net is a networking environment where MAG and the business community are able to collaborate for mutual benefit. The first chapter of MAG-net was formed in the North West of England, with the City of London chapter recently formed.
Through prestigious bi-monthly networking events the reach of the group continues to grow as more influential business people join and recommend MAG-net to their peers.
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Leeds Ahead
Who are Leeds Ahead?
Leeds Ahead provide businesses and employers with a single, easy point of access to a wide range of community-focused projects across the city of Leeds - helping to improve the city and grow GDP in the long-term.
As a single point of access to programmes and initiatives in some of the most deprived areas of Leeds, Leeds Ahead provide the professional, structured and organisational support that enables businesses of all sizes to play a hands-on role in:
- Raising educational attainment
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Helping those not in work to get jobs
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Helping the voluntary and community sector to be effective
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Improving the environment
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Growing enterprise
What have TTP done for the charity?
In January 2012, a number of TTP employees will be going back to school. The volunteers will be taking part in ‘Subject Support’, which involves an informal talk to the Year 6 class about The Test People, IT consultancy, their staff members role at TTP and their route into work. Time will then be spent with the class supporting them in their normal mornings work.
This program is a great opportunity for TTP staff to give something back to the local community.
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ecoConnect
Who are ecoConnect?
ecoConnect is the UK’s cleantech business association, connections hub and “voice of the industry”, focusing on business support, investment, policy, jobs and skills. We unify action from leadership in cleantech businesses, corporate users, investment providers and policy makers to increase the pace of green technology adoption.
Our cleantech register includes over 16,000 businesses and executives; over 2500 are active in our online communites. ecoConnect meets an urgent need for collaboration to increase the faster adoption of low carbon technology.
Our vision is to, by connecting and working together, help cleantech’s wider adoption and help reduce climate change faster.
What have TTP done for the charity?
TTP have recently become founder members of the ecoConnect IT SIG. The SIG has been formed to bring together senior IT practitioners to inform and educate the sector regarding Use of IT to reduce carbon footprint.
As the UK’s leading performance engineering consultancy, TTP are uniquely qualified to educate the IT community in the techniques that can be brought in to significantly reduce carbon footprint as a consequence of improving software.
The Sig meets four times a year and the 2012 schedule will begin in February.
TTP are pleased to be investing in this important industry initiative.