Fundraising activity included initiatives such as its ever-popular Christmas Jumpers sale, which alone raised ₤ 20,000 for Racing Welfare, in addition to crucial assistance of the inaugural Voice Of Racing Day, which continues to raise much-needed funds for the Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust, Injured Jockeys Fund and Irish Injured Jockeys.
Recent beneficiaries of our charitable assistance include:
Racing Welfare
Racing Welfare offers professional assistance and useful aid to the stud, stable and support staff whose commitment is vital for the wellness of racing.
Injured Jockeys Fund
Founded by trustee and previous president John Oaksey, the fund was set up in the wake of the destructive mishaps including Tim Brookshaw and 4 months later on Paddy Farrell in the 1964 Grand National. Since then the fund has actually assisted over 100 jockeys and their households and has paid more than ₤ 18 million in charitable assistance. The fund has actually opened two rehabilitation and to support injured jockeys.
Irish Injured Jockeys
Irish Injured Jockeys was established in 2014 to increase the awareness and raise important funds to support injured jockeys in Ireland. Funds raised go straight to injured riders most in requirement of support.
Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust
Now in its 21st year, The Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust has distributed over ₤ 4.5 million equally in between the 6 charities it supports - Blue Cross, Brooke, Compassion in World Farming, World Horse Welfare, Racing Welfare and The British Thoroughbred Re-Training Centre.
Support for organisations handling issue gambling
We think that betting on racing and sports need to be taken pleasure in as part of basic leisure activity and as such we support organisations assisting people who may have trouble controlling their gaming activity.
These organisations include:
Gamcare
Be Gamble Aware
Gamblers Anonymous
Links to these organisations are published routinely in our papers and on our sites.
Environment
In order to limit the effect of our business on the natural environment we guarantee our providers run to high requirements and are also conscious of their obligations.
Newspapers are printed by Trinity Mirror Printing, which keeps formal policies connected to;
Paper sourcing, sustainable forestry and recycling
Energy consumption and greenhouse gases
Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from printing
Waste management and recycling
- The purchase of contracted printing and item circulation services
Further details can be found at trinitymirrorprinting.co.uk
Our papers are dispersed for sale by Smithsnews and Menzies Distribution.
The environmental effect policies for these organisations can be discovered at:
smithsnews.co.uk/ our-responsibilities/environment
johnmenziesplc.com/responsibility/environment
During late 2017 our primary workplace place will alter to a freshly modernised building at the Podium in Stamford Street on the South Bank. The modernisation of these workplaces has been designed to attain high environmental standards. The building will operate to a BREEAM requirement of Excellent.