Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
The Crown difference
Demonstrating our commitment to the well-being of the communities in which we operate is one of the core philosophies of the Crown Worldwide Group. We believe in being good corporate citizens and taking responsibility for the impact we make on the developing and mature societies where we operate.
The Crown Worldwide Group has been serving the international business community for more than four decades. Having operations in many of the developing countries of the world has given us the opportunity to experience their social development first-hand.
Many of our staff members live in the developing nations of the world and are the same people who have built Crown to what it is today. Crown’s management, as well as its global staff, have a unique and personal understanding of how our business activities affect the societies in which we operate.
Our role in corporate responsibility is not only recognised but is also critical to the culture of our organisation. Through a dedicated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) effort, the company remains committed to its community outreach programs and to continuously reducing its impact on the environment.
Charity in Motion
Helping local communities in need has been part of Crown’s culture for decades. This is driven by the inherently global and human nature of Crown’s relocation business and by the personal passion of Chairman Jim Thompson. The company has provided services, funds and volunteers to a broad range of causes around the globe. Today, taking action to help local communities is one of the company’s four fundamental corporate commitments.
Crown’s chosen charity in the United Kingdom during 2009 is Macmillan Cancer Support. Macmillan exists to help improve the lives of people living with cancer, their families and carers, and is both a source of support and a force for change. The charity provides practical, medical, emotional and financial support as well as pushing for better cancer care.
Crown is proud to support Macmillan and employees from across the UK have arranged a number of fundraising activities throughout the year to support this cause. From taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge to cycling the length of the UK on a static cycling machine, Crown staff will be raising money to support this worthy cause.
Destination Green
Crown Relocations has been awarded the Environment Accreditation ISO14001:2004, a standard recognised worldwide and awarded to organisations who demonstrate awareness and reduction of any activities that impact on our environment. Crown was one of the first international relocation companies to take on this challenge and, by encouraging suppliers and partners, hopes to make an impact on the growing threat of global warming.
Just some of the actions we’re taking in order to achieve this are:
- Recycling of all cardboard, paper blankets, paper-based packing materials, timber, office paper and drinking cans
- Use of paper-based packing materials wherever possible instead of oil-based materials such as bubble wrap
- Advanced driver training to encourage better driving skills, which results in less use of fuel
- A fleet management programme to include strict guidelines on vehicle emissions
- Promotion of correspondence by email rather than hard copy wherever possible
- Archiving of files electronically and any paper from original files is shredded and recycled.
In addition, Crown Relocations UK has partnered with Plant a Tree Today (PATT), a registered charity working with communities around the world. By planting 2,216 trees in 2009 Crown is offsetting the carbon created by its UK facilities while at the same time having a positive social and economic impact on the communities in which they are planted.
If you’d like to find out more about the work done by PATT, please check out their website.