Partnerships

Working in partnership with a wide range of organisations across our region is an excellent way in which to share knowledge, combine resources and make a bigger difference to the environment and communities within which we all live and work.

We work with national, regional and local organisations and groups to protect and enhance the natural and historic environment, provide opportunities for local communities, make our operations more sustainable, and plan for the future.

We also have an international impact - working with WaterAid, we help fund water and sanitation projects overseas that make a real difference to the lives of people in the developing world.

Some of our current partnerships are listed below. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but it gives an idea of the range of partners we are working with. You can find out more about these organisations or groups by visiting their websites.

Our annual Corporate Responsibility report also highlights some of the achievements of these partnerships.

Forum for the Future

Our partnership is focussed on planning and operating our business in an environmentally, socially and economically responsible manner. This is 'sustainability'. Adopting a sustainable approach ensures we are able to deliver the same or enhanced levels of service into the future, whilst also protecting the environment, operating responsibly within the communities we serve, and providing effective stewardship of our assets. It means that future generations should not be disadvantaged by the actions our business decides to take today.

WaterAid

We are proud supporters of WaterAid, an international charity dedicated to helping some of the world's poorest people gain access to safe water, sanitation services and hygiene education. Our strategic partnership with WaterAid has seen a huge variety of activities undertaken by our employees and pensioners to raise funds for vital projects around the world.

 Find out more about our work with WaterAid

Natural England

We work hard to protect and enhance wildlife on our landholdings and across the wider catchment, as well as to promote public access and recreation on our land where possible. We often carry out this work in partnership with Natural England.

 Visit the Natural England website

English Heritage

We work with English Heritage to minimise the archaeological impacts of our operations and to protect and enhance the important cultural heritage sites that we own, including Listed Buildings, historic features and nationally important Scheduled Monuments. We run several partnerships with dedicated volunteer groups too, for example the Kempton Great Engines Trust and the Crossness Engines Trust.

 Visit the Kempton Great Engines Trust

 Visit the Crossness Engines Trust website