Corporate Sustainability Report - Flipbook - Page 51
Sustainability Report
Examples of the The Access Foundation
grants include:
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The Access Foundation was set up by
Access in 2021 and while a昀케liated
with us in terms of its identity, it is a
separate organisation. The Foundation
is governed by an independent board
of trustees, having its own goals
and objectives, funding projects and
activities that make a real di昀昀erence to
all the environments and communities
in which we operate.
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The Access Foundation awarded £2,379,183
in grant funding in FY25, which bene昀椀tted
projects and activities that made a real
di昀昀erence to people across a number of the
United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) including: SDG 1 – No poverty;
SDG 3 – Good health and wellbeing; SDG
4 – Quality education; SDG 10 – Reduced
inequalities; SDG 14 – Life below water; and
SDG 16 – Peace, justice and strong institutions.
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In total, the Foundation awarded 145 grants
across its three pillars, with a total 130,000
bene昀椀ciaries in the last 昀椀nancial year.
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FOR CHARITIES OF
THE YEAR
FOR CHARITIES
BRINGING THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE
FOR CHARITIES WHO
HAVE A STRONG
EMOTIONAL
CONNECTION WITH
SOMEONE AT ACCESS
£662,934
•
£1,329,999
£386,250
£102,735 to charities in Romania including
Sf. Dimitri Foundation, Grow and Know, AIPA,
United Way Romania, World Vision Romania
and Asociatia Casa Rafa. These charities have
activities and o昀昀er support to diverse causes
such as reducing inequalities, o昀昀ering access
to good education, providing good health
and wellbeing for those in need, 昀椀ghting
poverty and discrimination, as well as
o昀昀ering opportunities for children and other
marginalised social groups.
£51,408 to Beyond Blue, one of the most
well-known mental health charities in
Australia, which focus on providing support,
information, and resources for people
a昀昀ected by mental health conditions like
anxiety, depression, and suicide.
£84,990 to the Marine Conservation Society,
the UK’s leading marine charity which aims
to solve the climate crisis, protect marine
wildlife and clean up our ocean.
£14,114 to Blue Dragon Children’s
Foundation, a leading agency in Vietnam’s
昀椀ght against human tra昀케cking which tries
to combat modern slavery, help homeless
children, build houses, o昀昀er microcredits for
families to start and business and establish
long-term systems to keep people safe from
tra昀케cking.
Multiple grants, with a total value of
£1,907,652 to multiple charities all around
the United Kingdom and Ireland, covering
important areas such as access to quality
education, reducing the existing inequalities
in the society, providing good health and
wellbeing for those in need, reducing
poverty, o昀昀ering decent working conditions
and sustaining economic growth, as
well as protecting and taking care of our
environment.
£35,070 to SUKA Society, one of the most
important voices in Malaysia that pursue
social awareness, inclusive legislations and
greater accessibility to mental health services
for all by o昀昀ering psychological support,
counseling, rehab services and even catering
to individuals who live with serious chronic
mental illness.
A total of £34,122 to three charities in the
United States as it follows – Hearth Health,
National Organization of Rare Disease and
Preeclampsia Foundation. These charities
work in the area of healthcare and wellbeing
for people su昀昀ering from diverse diseases
and mental illnesses, raising awareness
about these conditions and o昀昀ering support
and care for those in need.
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