Charities
Racing Post contributed to over £59,000 being raised for charities in 2017. Fundraising activity included initiatives such as its ever-popular Christmas Jumpers sale, which alone raised £20,000 for Racing Welfare, as well as key support of the inaugural Voice Of Racing Day, which continues to raise much-needed funds for the Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust, Injured Jockeys Fund and Irish Injured Jockeys.
Recent beneficiaries of our charitable support include:
Racing Welfare
Racing Welfare offers professional guidance and practical help to the stud, stable and support staff whose dedication is vital for the wellbeing of racing.
Injured Jockeys Fund
Founded by trustee and past president John Oaksey, the fund was set up in the wake of the devastating accidents involving Tim Brookshaw and four months later Paddy Farrell in the 1964 Grand National. Since then the fund has helped over 100 jockeys and their families and has paid out more than £18 million in charitable assistance. The fund has opened two rehabilitation and fitness centres to support injured jockeys.
Irish Injured Jockeys
Irish Injured Jockeys was set up in 2014 to increase the awareness and raise vital funds to support injured jockeys in Ireland. Funds raised go directly to injured riders most in need of support.
Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust
Now in its 21st year, The Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust has distributed over £4.5 million equally between the six charities it supports - Blue Cross, Brooke, Compassion in World Farming, World Horse Welfare, Racing Welfare and The British Thoroughbred Re-Training Centre.
Support for organisations dealing with problem gambling
We believe that betting on racing and sports should be enjoyed as part of general leisure activity and as such we support organisations helping people who may have difficulty controlling their gambling activity.
These organisations include:
Links to these organisations are published regularly in our newspapers and on our websites.
Environment
In order to limit the impact of our business on the natural environment we ensure our suppliers operate to high standards and are also conscious of their responsibilities.
Newspapers are printed by Trinity Mirror Printing, which maintains formal policies related to;
- Paper sourcing, sustainable forestry and recycling
- Energy consumption and greenhouse gases
- Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from printing
- Waste management and recycling
- The purchase of contracted printing and product distribution services
Further information can be found at trinitymirrorprinting.co.uk
Our newspapers are distributed for sale by Smithsnews and Menzies Distribution.
The environmental impact policies for these organisations can be found at:
smithsnews.co.uk/our-responsibilities/environment
johnmenziesplc.com/responsibility/environment
During late 2017 our main office location will change to a newly modernised building at the Podium in Stamford Street on the South Bank. The modernisation of these offices has been designed to achieve high environmental standards. The building will operate to a BREEAM standard of Excellent.
http://www.breeam.com
Corporate Responsibility
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 introduced changes in UK law, more specifically section 54 which focuses on increasing transparency in supply chains.
As a primarily editorial content and technology company, our supply chain reflects that. Making use of the guidance provided by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) has identified three potential risk areas, Events, Transport & Courier and Retail & Sales.
For full details of our due diligence process, risk management, training and awareness efforts as well as our goals and objectives please see the full statement below.