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Ikano Bank in the community

Doing our bit

Ikano Bank in the community

Giving back

We're firm believers in the philosophy 'the more you put in, the more you get out'. 'Community' is embedded in everything we do, which is why we support social initiatives locally and globally, where our help can make a real difference.

We strive to make a difference where we live and work. Focusing on health and wellbeing, financial awareness and employability in the last 25 years, our co-workers have given their time to support community initiatives in Nottingham. Here are just some of the things we’ve been doing.

Supporting local charities and initiatives

Our co-workers are actively involved in choosing which causes we support, nominating and voting for those charities closest to their hearts that align with Ikano’s mission to make a positive impact in the communities in which we live and work.

Since 2018, we have supported the Children’s Bereavement Centre and Operation Orphan, both of which are Nottinghamshire based grassroots organisations, which focus on children and families in need locally, and, in the case of Operation Orphan, other parts of the world.

We have supported these organisations in various ways with direct donations, sponsoring particular initiatives or through fund-raising activities both in and out of office, and including our annual Charity Pub Quiz event. We also match pound for pound any funds raised by our co-workers on behalf of these charities, or any other causes which they choose to spend their own time and effort supporting.

The other significant way in which we aim to make a positive impact in our communities is by allowing each of our co-workers to spend one working day a year volunteering for a worthwhile cause in their local community. Here, in the UK Branch we have had co-workers undertaking a range of important work for our charity partners including gardening, decorating, building Christmas grottos, packing international aid shipments etc, as well as volunteering in animal sanctuaries, maintaining community gardens, farms and other communal spaces, marshalling at charity events. The list goes on….

For the last four years, we have also sponsored Waste Nott Want Nott, a local initiative run by the charity Operation Orphan. This is a bulky household waste recycling service, whereby for a fee, customers can arrange to have large items they no longer require collected and recycled. We provide the funding to cover the cost of running the vehicles that operate this service, and with over 98% of everything collected being diverted from landfill, this initiative is a great way to contribute to a more sustainable planet, which is a mission of Ikano.

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Previously, we have sponsored other local initiatives, including ‘Pay What You Can’ performances at Nottingham Playhouse which help everyone to enjoy live theatre, including those who wouldn’t otherwise be able to experience it. This links with our mission here at Ikano Bank, which is to ensure fairness and equality for all, and in particular helping us to reach out people at risk of isolation. We have also previously sponsored ‘Sunrise City’, a series of 5.30am runs in the East Midlands region to encourage our co-workers to be active before work and see their city in a new light.

Recently our co-workers have voted to support Rainbows Children’s Hospice and Haywood House Hospice, and we are very much looking forward to working with these amazing local charities in the future and doing what we can to help them make a difference to people’s lives.