RoS seeks to make a positive contribution in the workplace and to the society in which we operate.
The Community Benefits Group (CBG) are granted a small annual budget that we use to sponsor worthy causes that are beneficial to groups that RoS staff are involved with, such as sports clubs, community gardens and other non-charitable groups.
What’s new?
For the first time this financial year, we now support groups out-with RoS employees.
As well as continuing to support groups where RoS colleagues are involved, we are looking for requests with a connection to RoS and/or the local communities where our offices are based.
The activities we support align to:
- RoS core values,
- Corporate Social Responsibility objectives,
- enhance the visibility of community benefit activities, and
- continue to maximise community engagement.
Group activity
This year CBG:
- supported an event held by Friends of Newlands Park and partners to help them tell the historic story of the land being gifted to them using their title deeds.
- provided funding to football teams for kits/equipment including Edinburgh City, Royal High Primary, Newcraighall Leith VIC and Musselburgh Windsor.
- helped a Fife dance school attend the World Lyrical Championships in Dublin 2022 who then brought home a world title!
- supported Forrester Rugby junior rugby clubs with kit and equipment to encourage youth rugby and promote health and wellbeing to children from the ages of two to primary seven.
- funded the cost of a venue to support the ASN Community Group in Dunbar.
- contributed to the City of Edinburgh Trampoline Club to help with the essential, annual service and repair to their trampolines.
- are helping fund the Shetland swim team who are attending the Island Games in Guernsey in July 2023.
Learn more
If you would like to know more about our networks aiming to make a positive contribution in the workplace and our society, please visit our Corporate Social Responsibility homepage and keep an eye out for updates in the future.