Webinar replay: Support your CSR goals by donating unwanted items through A Good Thing
Webinar replay from Thursday 18 November
Webinar replay from Thursday 18 November
We teamed up with leading UK-based CSR accreditation provider, CSR-A, for a live webinar discussing how businesses can donate unwanted items through A Good Thing to help meet their CSR goals.
Joining us we had two fantastic guest speakers – Sally Lawrie of SquaredUp and Hannah Asquith of Youth Concern – to share their experiences of using A Good Thing.
The webinar ran to just under 40 minutes, so if you want to quickly dip in here is are the topics discussed and some handy timestamped video links:
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Introduction from CSR-A (1:53)
- What is CSR Accreditation?
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Businesses generate too much waste (6m20)
- Approximately 1.2 million desks and 1.6 million office chairs end up in landfill each year
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Local charities need more support (8:58)
- Over the pandemic, 70% of small charities experienced a drop in income, while 68% experience an increase in demand
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Introducing A Good Thing (12:22)
- We make it easy for businesses to donate unwanted items to local charities
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How it works (13:06)
- It’s simple! (Think eBay or Airbnb)
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Case Study: Sally Lawrie, SquaredUp (16:50)
- Laptops and lamps from SquaredUp (Maidenhead) were matched to Bucks Search and Rescue, Berkshire County Blind Society, Wycombe Refugee Partnership
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Case study: Hannah Asquith, Youth Concern (23:26)
- Motivational pin badges from Chamelon & Co were matched with Youth Concern (Aylesbury)
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Getting Started with A Good Thing (28:40)
- Donating is free!
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Wrap-up by CSR-A (32:15)
- The four pillars of CSRA
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Q&A (34:30)
Thank you to CSR-A for generously hosting us, Sally and Hannah for brilliantly sharing their stories and for the listeners who posed some great questions!
