• Introduction
• Our Values
• Our Approach
  • Stakeholders
  • Policies
  • Governance
  • Data & reporting
• Environmental Stewardship
  • Case studies
• Community Impact
  • Case studies
• Responsible Sourcing
  • Case studies
• Workplace Culture
  • Case studies
• Targets and reporting
• Our Partners

Since its launch in July 2008 the Trust has been busy with 35 donations made to causes suggested by Produce World colleagues totaling over £10,000. Recipients of Growing Trust support have been extremely varied ranging from local community projects to sponsored events by colleagues in aid of larger charities. Here are a few examples of who the Trust has helped and how :

• Buying a growing tunnel for the gardening project at the William de Yaxley primary school
• Supporting Gary Jaques of Marshalls sponsored bike ride from Essex to Boston in aid of the British Heart Foundation
• Funding The University of Lincoln Holbeach campus' study trip on sustainable agriculture to France
• A donation to the annual flower festival at St Matthew's Church, Sutton Bridge
• Funding a kit for the Yaxley Under 9s football team

The chart shows where and how the money was spent. 75% of donations were made to organizations or charities operating in the Trust's chosen focus sectors - education, environment, agriculture and local communities - while 82% of funds were dispersed in the East of England. Perhaps the most exciting Growing Trust activity last year was the volunteering day at RB Organic which saw over a dozen colleagues from RB and Produce World working with the local charity Froglife to complete the ponds project (see case study on next page). The Trust supported the day by buying the dipping platform which the volunteers then built and 'installed' and providing the lunch.