Home About Us Our Divisions Careers Our Community Contact Staff Zone Supplier Zone Prev Next Home > About Us > Corporate Responsibility About the Group Group Overview Coronavirus Update Our Divisions Interactive Map Board of Directors Our Heritage 100 Years Book The Blakemore Way The Way We Do Business Corporate Responsibility Corporate Responsibility Policy Environmental Policy Food Safety & Quality Policy Health & Safety Policy Tax Policy Modern Slavery Statement Gender Pay Gap Report Awards Blakemore Property AFB Website Ts & Cs Privacy and Cookies Policy News Corporate Responsibility Being a responsible business has been at the core of our values and how we operate since our inception. In fact, our family business purpose is to grow in ways that are profitable and sustainable for the benefit of our colleagues, customers and the communities in which we serve. We categorise these efforts into three main areas: Community Environmental Sustainability Our People Plan Our efforts in these areas have won us industry recognition and many awards – including two national Business in the Community Big Tick awards. Our community work focuses on our Branching Out education programme, which aims to help primary and secondary school students bridge the gap between education and employment; our Community Volunteering programme, which encourages employees to get involved in practical regeneration projects, mentoring, study tours and employability workshops; and finally charitable giving via the company’s charitable trust, the Blakemore Foundation, which supports good causes with monetary and in-kind donations. During 2020/21, the Blakemore Foundation awarded donations worth £313,257 to good causes. The impact that we and our wider supply chains have on the environment has never been such an important topic. To reduce our impact and help both our customers and suppliers to do the same, we have four workstreams in play: what we sell, how we deliver it, how we communicate it and how we enable our teams to be sustainable through our business culture. As a family business we are able to develop long-term strategies to ensure that the impact we have on the environment sits at the heart of our business decisions. We understand the importance of working in partnership with both customers and suppliers to work towards a circular economy. For our people, we want Blakemore’s to provide a career, not just a job, to a diverse team that is reflective of the communities in which we operate. Therefore our People Plan incorporates both the development of our teams and the culture and environment we provide. Strategies underpin these three areas of focus, and some of our achievements are detailed below. The Blakemore Way Blakemore Heritage News November 17, 2021 A.F. Blakemore & Son Well Positioned for Growth November 15, 2021 Blakemore Retail and NSPCC Win at Corporate Engagement Awards November 05, 2021 Blakemore Retail Goes Purple for Purple Tuesday View all Stories Tweets by AF_Blakemore A.F. Blakemore Group Links About Us Group Overview Coronavirus Update Our Divisions Interactive Map Board of Directors Our Heritage The Blakemore Way Corporate Responsibility Gender Pay Gap Report Awards AFB Website Ts & Cs Privacy and Cookies Policy Our Divisions Blakemore Retail Blakemore Trade Partners Logistics Wholesale Distribution Foodservice Fresh Foods BDS Careers Welcome Why Work for A.F. Blakemore? Retail Careers Distribution Careers Head Office Careers Kickstart Scheme Apprenticeships Contact Us Our Community Welcome Our Contribution Community Cashback Grant Branching Out Community Volunteering Charitable Giving Blakemore Foundation Community Awards Registered Office: A.F. Blakemore and Son Ltd, Longacres Industrial Estate, Rose Hill, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV13 2JP Registered No: 391135 England VAT Reg: 431 3902 80 A.F. Blakemore & Son Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Our FCA register number is 723803. website by horizon media sitemap