BUPA initiatives

Did you know? BUPA people are volunteering to read with children in schools as part of our educational programme.

As well as supporting you in whatever challenge you decide to take up, BUPA is already a member company of several employers’ organisations and initiatives.

Click on each of the links below for more information.

Education

Education is at the heart of BUPA's commitment to our local communities. As a result, the majority of our employee volunteering schemes are focussed on education.

• BUPA Book Buddies
• Partners in Leadership
• Mentoring
• Breakfast Club
• Life Education

Team challenges

Community Connections is committed to promoting and supporting team-based, hands-on projects. The BUPA challenges are a great way for BUPA people to meet new people throughout the businesses, whilst giving something back to their local community.

• BUPA Challenges

Supporting the elderly

Helping the elderly is central to BUPA's commitment to taking care of the lives in our hands.

• Sensory Garden Project

Homelessness

Did you know? 1,180 people sleep rough in England each night. (Rough Sleepers Unit, DETR, August 2000)

As part of our commitment to helping the homeless get back into independent living, BUPA participates in Business in the Community's 'Business Action on Homelessness'. A recent MORI poll indicated that the UK population considers homelessness to be the second most important issue (after children) for businesses to address. Therefore, if we do not become part of the solution, we become part of the problem.

• Working Wardrobe
• Gateway Project

Payroll Giving

Give As You Earn is the largest and most successful payroll giving scheme in the UK. It is the simplest way to give to charity direct from your pay, tax-free. In addition to this, from now until April 2003 the government will add an extra 10% to every gift you make.

• Give As You Earn

BUPA Health Research

• BUPA Foundation
• Sanitas Foundation

Diversity at BUPA

Did you know? 71% of the general public agree that industry and commerce do not pay enough attention to their social responsibilities.

• Business in the Community
• Opportunity Now
• Race for Opportunity
• Employer's Forum on Disability
• Employer's Forum on Age
• Scope's Fast Track graduate development programme
• RNIB's See it Right campaign

BUPA-sponsored activities

• Red Nose Day
• Fitness Connections
• BUPA Great Runs series

Encouraging innovation

• One Life Ideas and Awards