Our Community

Employees across the world participate in fun events

There are three elements to Informa’s Community Strategy:

The first is our global fundraising, spearheaded by our annual flagship event “Go Bananas” for the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).  This involves a day of fun runs and other activities across all of our businesses globally.

The second is our community partnership programme, which encourages each of our businesses in their key locations to set up long-term relationships with community partners that have a local or strategic link to their business.

Closely linked to the above is our third and final element, which is our employee volunteering policy.  Under this policy, every member of staff across all our businesses is entitled to take a day’s leave each year to volunteer either with their business’ local partner or another organisation of their choice.

What are we doing…

Partnering with the Prince's Trust

Since July 2011, Informa has pledged its support to the Prince’s Trust, a national UK youth charity which works with disadvantaged youth to help them change their lives.  One in five young people in the UK is not in education, employment or training and the Prince’s Trust gives these people practical and financial support, aiding them to develop key workplace skills and improving their confidence and motivation.

As a company we are supporting them financially through our corporate donation and fundraising. In addition to this our employees are getting directly involved by offering work placements, running workshops on CV writing and interview skills  and mentoring young people. 

IIR South Africa & Ekukhanyeni

Members of staff from the IIR South Africa office have been supporting Ekukhanyeni ("Home of Light and Hope") for a number of years. In 2007, they adopted it as their office's official community partner.

Ekukhanyeni works with two socially deprived communities near Johannesburg to develop and support community-led projects. It runs a number of programmes that aim to improve the capacity of the two communities to grow their own food sustainably. It also provides childcare and trains adults to form a support network for their communities.

Our staff have been involved with the charity in different ways, from fundraising to organising and attending local events alongside the members of the communities.

The Monaco Yacht Show and the Association against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

The Monaco Yacht Show has been supporting the Association against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (AMM) for several years now, donating 50% of all entrance fees to the charity and also organising the biannual Only Watch auction.

Created by parents of children suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, AMM raises money to support scientific and medical research into finding a cure for this rare diseaes.

In 2009, the third Only Watch auction, attended by the Prince of Monaco, raised just over £2,000,000 for AMM to which a further donation of £26,000 was added.

Taylor and Francis and Udayan Care

Taylor and Francis (T&F) India have partnered with Udayan Care, an organisation working with homeless young people in Delhi to provide them with an education and opportunities to reintegrate into society. 

T&F's staff have been involved in a number of ways, from discussing career options and debating social issues to giving photo shop classes. They have also been able to solicit donations to support Udayan Care at their conferences and book launches.

This partnership was launched in 2010 and T&F plan to strengthen their association with Udayan Care, exploring other possibilities such as providing Udayan Care's young people with training and internships.