Our current approach to community investment is for each company to invest appropriately around local needs. In a similar vein to the UK community programme, this continues to be employee driven. The following are some examples:
Community Investment in Legal & General America (LGA)
Legal & General America takes an active role in the support and development of their local community. In Autumn 2008, the Charitable Giving Campaign once again superseded all previous campaigns in total dollars raised. This year’s campaign was 15% more successful than the previous year’s campaign with the amount per contributor increasing by 35%. With the Company’s dollar for dollar match, $417,358 (US) was raised to help support over 200 charities.
Legal & General America makes annual charitable donations in the following categories: Health, Education, The Arts, The Disadvantaged, Community and The Environment. The Company prides itself on its sponsorship of Special Olympics, Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, local fire departments, homeless shelters and various educational institutions. Legal & General America matches employee contributions to approved charities up to an annual limit.
The International Group in London
The International department in London decided to do something different this Christmas. Their aim was to ‘give back’ to the community.
They worked alongside Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), creating festivities and interacting with the children, as well as singing Christmas carols at the hospital. They also donated their Christmas party allocation, which was matched by Legal & General.
GOSH Funds raised were used to support diagnosis of neuromuscular disease in a clinic that’s part of a project for children who live in the slums of Dhaka.