Sponsorships and charitable donations
Many of our businesses have strong links to their neighbouring towns and surrounding regions. We support cultural, social, educational and sporting activities that contribute to the well-being of residents, both in the immediate vicinity of our plants and elsewhere.
Our IJmuiden site in the Netherlands fulfils its ambition to become the best neighbour to the surrounding communities through a number of sponsorships in the areas of art/culture and sport/recreation. Apart from the long standing sponsorship of the world renowned Corus chess tournament in Wijk-aan-Zee, we also sponsor the Eredivisie (premier division) football club AZ and the local football club Stormvogels/Telstar.
Corus Packaging Plus’ Safety Incentive Scheme at Trostre establishes a link between good health and safety performance on site, with charitable donations by the business to local causes nominated by employees. In 2007, to celebrate 12 months without an LTI,a further £5,000 (£8,000 total) was awarded to local organisations ranging from amateur sporting groups to local branches of national charities. To date the scheme has donated over £35,000.
In 2007/08, over 20 organisations benefited from the Community Awards of Corus Strip Products UK, South Wales. These included All Souls Church Community Youth Club, the Lymphoma Cancer Unit, Morriston Hospital, Neath and District Sea Cadets, Swan Rescue Wales and the Victims of Chernobyl Trust Fund.
Teesside Cast Products donated £10,000 as a founder member of the Corporate Partnership scheme set-up by Nature’s World, the Middlesbrough-based charity that runs a 25-acre environmental park.
Corus Engineering Steels, Corus Construction & Industrial, Teesside Cast Products and Corus Tubes donated several thousand pounds for the benefit of local schools, hospitals and charities. Beneficiaries of their donations included:
- Billingham Dance Festival (which brought a Mexican dance troupe to Dormanstown)
- Adrenaline Alley (we contributed towards a community skate park programme in Corby)
- Corby Town and Hartlepool United (through our sponsorship of the clubs’ youth policies)
- Grange Lane Junior School, Scunthorpe (where we supported the library refurbishment)
Wingfield Comprehensive School, Rotherham (which we assisted in achieving Business and Enterprise Specialist School
Triathlon sponsorship
Corus is the premier sponsor for British Triathlon. This involves a number of community based initiatives including Corus Kids of Steel. This is a UK wide series of events designed to give school age children the chance to try the sport in a safe, fun and non-competitive environment whilst encouraging activity and learning about healthy lifestyles.
Find out more at www.corustriathlon.com.
