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Urenco workers volunteer at women’s charity
13 June 2022 Sustainability NewsUrenco employees turned helpers for an afternoon as they volunteered for a women’s charity fundraiser event.
Three of the Communications team from Stoke Poges volunteered at Smart Works Reading, a charity which provides women with free clothing for job interviews, as well as interview coaching to boost their confidence.
Rosie, Aletha and Nic joined volunteers from other companies to help set up the charity’s Summer Fashion Sale on 11 June. This included some lifting, arranging items, and setting up rooms for the sale, as well as making up goody bags.
The three had signed up as part of Volunteers’ Week in June.
The sale itself took place the next day and raised more than £5,500 for the charity, essential funds which will go towards its running costs and enabling staff to keep on providing services for free.
Rosie, Senior Communications Officer for Urenco’s Sustainability team, said: “The charity clearly has synergy with our sustainability ambitions including recycling clothing, boosting health, welfare and employment.
“We all enjoyed helping out and it was amazing how much light work was made by so many volunteers being involved at once – and being so committed.”
Anna Fowler, Development and Fundraising Manager at Smart Works Reading, said: “The efforts of volunteers, including those from Urenco, will directly help dozens of local women in need get back into employment.”
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Urenco is an international supplier of uranium enrichment services, fuel cycle products and related solutions with sustainability at the core of our business. Operating in a pivotal area of the nuclear fuel supply chain for over 50 years, Urenco understands the importance of energy security and facilitates the reliable delivery of low carbon electricity generation for consumers around the world.
With its head office in London, UK, Urenco’s global presence ensures diversity and security of supply for customers through enrichment facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA. Through our technology and the expertise of our people, the Urenco Group provides safe, cost effective and reliable services, operating within a framework of high environmental, social and governance standards, complementing international safeguards.
Urenco is making a positive contribution to global climate change goals through our core business and we are committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040.
We are committed to continued investment in the responsible management of nuclear materials; innovation activities with clear sustainability benefits, such as nuclear medicine, industrial efficiency and research; and nurturing the next generation of scientists and engineers.
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