24 Driven by our goal to improve the lives of one million people in our communities, we support individuals and causes that inspire people to be more active, help communities in need, and reduce our environmental impact. Were proud of our 2022 impact: Charity partners We partner with a selection of international charitable organisations to support causes that resonate with our brands consumers and positively impact the communities in our offices, supply chain and sourcing market locations. We also offer separate funding to our brands to support charities that reflect their values. Our partners can be seen here. New charity partner After a charity partner search, we welcomed Room to Read as our new partner. Education is a pathway for gender equality, yet more than 129 million girls worldwide* are not in school. Over the next three years, well support two major education programmes in Cambodia, helping around 6,800 children aged 12 to 17 each academic year. Product donations Our brands continued to support the UK charity, In Kind Direct, with product donations. In 2022 brands donated 18 pallets, or 5 truckloads of stock, worth over 1.4m, to In Kind Direct, who then distributed it to 972 charitable organisations across the UK. Emergency relief We provided financial and product donations for people impacted by the war in Ukraine and supported over 1,200 people affected by the floods in Pakistan. Local charity squads Local charity squads, based out of their locations, helped employee-led charitable actions in that area. Highlights include an Earth Day Beach Clean Up with employees out of our Cyprus office; financial donations to Habitat for Humanity in Hong Kong and a textbook and uniform donation to a school close to our Bangalore office in India. Communities Taking a few minutes away from my day-to-day role to help local charities makes me feel like we are making small changes to help make the world a better place. Juanita Hart, Charity Squad 190,000+ people supported 135,000+ products donated 1,000+ charities helped 12 global regions *UNICEF
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