Charity, community and sustainability
Our purpose is to help people achieve a better later life. It’s the reason we exist as a business and it’s what we get up for in the morning. This commitment to achieving a better later life extends to our customers, our colleagues, and to the communities we operate within.
Charity partnerships
Giving something back is really important to us as a business, and also to our people and we are committed to supporting charities and our local communities.
Since 2023 we have been supporting our corporate charity partner Hourglass, the only UK-wide charity dedicated to calling time on the harm and abuse of older people.
We fundraise for Hourglass throughout the year, with our annual flagship charity event a definite highlight! Last year we held ‘Just Oarsome’ – a dragon boat competition in Wimbledon Park, where teams went head to head to take the win (and have a lot of fun in the process). We raised £42,000 for Hourglass through ‘Just Oarsome’ alone – a fantastic sum of money for an inspirational charity!
Volunteering
As part of ensuring colleagues feel proud to work at Just, we encourage all our people to take part in volunteering.
We partner with OnHand who provide a range of volunteering opportunities to make a positive impact on local communities, people and the planet. Volunteering also provides a fantastic platform for engagement, team building and developing connections through cross-functional teams.
In addition to team volunteering, every colleague is entitled to one day's paid leave per year to participate in a volunteering activity of their choice.
Sustainability
Our sustainability strategy is built on three pillars, aligned to the United Nations Sustainability Goals.
We are making a positive impact by influencing the market to invest responsibly. We invest billions of our customers’ savings following our responsible investment framework criteria. Our responsibility is to make informed, responsible choices and help others follow suit.
We are leaving a responsible footprint by aiming to reach Net Zero in our operations (our offices) scope 1 and 2 emissions as well as in business travel emissions by 2025. So far, we have reduced the carbon footprint of our operations by 90% since 2019. We also aim to be Net Zero overall by 2050, with a 50% reduction by 2030.
We have partnered with EcoTree to plant a tree for every one of our new customers over the next 5 years (250,000 trees).
Creating a fair world is directly influenced by the way we carry out our business and also the way we treat each other, namely colleagues, customers, suppliers, or members of society at large.
For more information about our commitment to sustainability, visit Sustainability – Just Group (justgroupplc.co.uk)