Posted on March 4, 2018 by Retail News Editor

Greggs opens an ethical investment account with Newcastle-based organisation Shared Interest to help farmers earn a better living

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 2018-Mar-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — THIS FAIRTADE FORTNIGHT, the UK’s leading bakery food-on-the-go retailer Greggs is helping farmers in the developing world to earn a better living. With more than 1,850 shops across the UK, Greggs has opened an ethical investment account with Newcastle-based organisation Shared Interest.

Shared Interest has over 11,500 UK members with a collective investment of £40m in share capital. This money is pooled together to offer loans and credit facilities to fair trade producers who struggle to find finance elsewhere.

Shared Interest Managing Director Patricia Alexander said: “We are delighted to welcome Greggs as the first high-street company to invest in Shared Interest. Last year, our members helped make a positive impact on the lives of 375,000 individuals, helping us to break the cycle of poverty in the developing world.

“Our work is not just about providing finance on fair terms. The Fairtrade certified farmers we work with say that we have helped changed the lives of families involved. It is fitting that a company that has its roots in our local community is now helping us to transform communities across the globe.”

From its head office in Newcastle upon Tyne, Shared Interest made payments totalling £62.2m to 397 organisations in 60 countries. The social lender also has offices in Costa Rica Ghana, Kenya and Peru.

Patricia continued: “The demand for our finance has never been higher and we are proud to join forces with another local organisation to help more farmers growing the products we enjoy every day.”

Malcolm Copland, Commercial Director at Greggs said: “As a responsible business, we believe in doing the right thing and are incredibly proud to be a long-standing partner of Fairtrade and more recently, Shared Interest. A number of our products, including coffee, are certified Fairtrade and it has been incredible to see the positive impact and difference we can make to producer communities. We look forward to building on this success further and doing our bit to help change the lives of the thousands of people involved.”

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Posted on October 19, 2017 by Retail News Editor

Greggs signs the Time to Change Employer Pledge to raise awareness about mental health

: Greggs signs the Time to Change Employer Pledge to raise awareness about mental health

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 2017-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Roger Whiteside, chief executive at Greggs has taken the first step to break the silence around mental health by signing the Time to Change Employer Pledge.

By putting pen to paper on the pledge, Roger is keen to illustrate Greggs long-term commitment to raising awareness about mental health problems and putting in place the foundations to:

• raise awareness around the importance of mental health and wellbeing at work
• champion the issue by providing the resources and tools for all colleagues
• help break the culture of silence around mental health

Roger said: “I am proud to sign the Time to Change Employer Pledge on behalf of everyone involved with Greggs. The health and wellbeing of all of our colleagues is of the utmost importance to us and is a key feature of our business plan which aims to have a positive impact on people’s lives. This pledge is extremely important to us and has dedicated focus at the highest level of the business.”

Earlier this year, Greggs launched its health and wellbeing initiative, Balanced You, which covers four key areas: healthy eating and drinking, keeping active and physically well, healthy social life and good relationships and positive mental wellbeing.

Roisin Currie, people and retail director at Greggs said: “One in four people will experience a mental health issue and nine in 10 people with a mental health problem experience stigma and discrimination. With over 20,000 colleagues and millions of customers visiting our shops every week, it is our responsibility to do our bit and take action against the stigma and discrimination and help end the silence surrounding mental illness.”

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Posted on May 26, 2017 by Retail News Editor

Greggs thanks customers and colleagues for making North East Children’s Cancer run a success

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 2017-May-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Greggs were incredibly proud to once again support the North East Children’s Cancer run, where this year over 8,000 runners completed either the 5 mile run or the children’s mini 1 mile run.

This year the event celebrated its 35th year, and throughout this time has pioneered cancer research in the North East through the following areas:

Clinical Trials

Scientists at Northern Institute for Cancer Research are currently working on clinical trials to develop new therapies to improve survival rates and treatment intensity for patients with Leukaemia.

Individualisation of treatment

NECCR has been researching ways to provide individual treatment to children with an aggressive type of brain cancer to ensure the final outcome is as positive as possible.

New Therapies

Funding from NECCR has been fundamental in the discovery of a less aggressive medical approach to treating childhood Leukaemia’s, the most frequent cancers in children.

Thank you to our customers, colleagues and other supporters whose dedication and commitment continue to make this event an incredible success.

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