1. CHARITY MATCHING SCHEME
Telereal Trillium’s
CHARITY MATCHING SCHEME
Susan Cain – Head of Corporate Responsibility
26 April 2016

2. About us Property company: 8,000 properties
Estate management
Property investment
Development
8,000 properties
1% of the UK’s workforce accommodated
320 staff and a further 7,000+ service partner staff
London HQ; regional offices and homeworkers
Privately owned company
Royal Mail Group properties
DWP properties
BT properties
Telereal Trillium’s portfolio

3. Telereal Trillium’s charity scheme
Comprises payroll giving; donations; fundraisers and volunteering
Any UK registered charity
For individuals - £2,500 company matching & CAF’s admin fee
Corporate charity partners:
Tomorrow’s People
St Mungo’s
LandAid

4. Overcoming obstacles by Demonstrating the benefits
Staff retention improves and creates a sense of company ethos/personality
Staff feel proud of the company they work for and will ‘go the extra mile’ to do a good job
Recognises the younger generation consider CR important – it is no longer just about profitability but ‘contribution’
Provides opportunities for staff development eg mentoring
Leavers become advocates
Reputational benefits

5. Charity giving timeline
2001
Telereal formed as a joint venture between Pears and Land Securities Trillium
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Payroll Giving
Admin fee paid
2009
2012
Trillium acquired
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Charity matching doubles to £1000
‘Give More’ corporate partner
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Charity matching £2,500
2003
2014 & 2015
Charity matching £500
CAF’s ‘Give as You Earn BIG Promotion’
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‘Giving Tuesday’
2011
Charity matching doubles to £2000

6. How the campaign is delivered
Website
Induction for new staff
Annual conference
CR Report
External campaigns
Give More
Giving Tuesday 2014 & 2015
CAF’s GAYE BIG Promotion 2014 & 2015
City Giving Day
‘Sharing the Caring’
In Leeds and London
At Annual Conference
Internal comms

7. CR Targets & results

8. Other outcomes £213,371 was donated to 103 charities in 2015/16
Employee Survey:
93% of respondents feel proud to work for Telereal Trillium
96% believe TT takes Corporate Responsibility seriously
Payroll Giving Platinum Award in 2013, 2014 and 2015
Gold Award in each of the preceding seven years
National Payroll Giving Excellence Award

9. Fit within wider corporate responsibility
“We believe its good business to be a good business - our charity matching, fundraising and payroll giving scheme has been designed to support our employees and the causes that matter most to them.”
“…Telereal Trillium is committed to creating a strong ethos throughout the company, respecting people and the environment in all business practices. We aim to be a great company to work for and to work with.”
Graham Edwards, CEO, Telereal Trillium
In addition to our charity work we also include within our CR agenda:
Sustainable procurement – SME’s, Social Enterprises 
Energy – carbon reduction
Employees – engaged and proud to work for Telereal Trillium
Community & local neighbourhoods – positive contribution

10. Future plans Extend to acquisition Extend to customers
Sharing our experiences around the business benefits so we can help break down the barriers which may be preventing other organisations from commencing
Continue to grow staff take up
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