{"id":76102,"date":"2024-07-26T08:53:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T07:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/?p=76102"},"modified":"2025-06-20T17:11:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T16:11:39","slug":"impact-report-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/impact-report-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Sykes Holiday Cottages Impact Report 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"76102\" class=\"elementor elementor-76102\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddc1ddd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddc1ddd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a77676\" data-id=\"5a77676\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e7bbc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e7bbc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We&#8217;re delighted to introduce the Sykes Impact Report for 2023 which details how we are making a positive contribution to our people, plant and communities.<\/p><p>In the report, you will find everything we&#8217;ve achieved in 2023, how we&#8217;ve lived up to our promise of becoming a better business and our plans for the rest of 2024.<\/p><p><em><strong>Continue reading to find out more about the activities so far&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8619db elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e8619db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348c8c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"348c8c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's in the Report?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ee541 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"68ee541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#misson\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-globe-europe\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Our Impact Mission<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#bcorp\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-globe-europe\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Becoming a B Corp<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#highlights\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-globe-europe\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">FY23 Highlights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#pledges\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-globe-europe\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Our Pledges<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#final\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-globe-europe\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Final Word<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f9a3d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"15f9a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sykes-Impact-Report-2023.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><b>Download the full Impact Report Here<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7353a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fb7353a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62763fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"62763fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"misson\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8841e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8841e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Impact Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cfcb4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cfcb4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of our commitment to making a positive impact on our people, local communities, and the planet, in 2021 we introduced our profit with a purpose strategy.<\/p><p>This marked a real step-change for the business, introducing our company purpose as a primary consideration in our overarching strategy &#8211; not just a side project.<\/p><p>In 2023, we remained committed to delivering on this purpose strategy working with our colleagues and owners to drive change. To deliver on this, we&#8217;ve been working towards the environmental and social goals set out in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/impact-report-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 report<\/a> and have helped focus our efforts.<\/p><p>Not forgetting our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcorporation.net\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B Corp<\/a> status of course!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328b373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"328b373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\" Welcome to our latest Impact Report - a showcase of everything we've achieved over the past year through our mission to become a better business.\n<br> <br>\nWell, what a year it has been! In our last report we set out our ambitious plans to progress our purpose strategy and pledged clear goals towards achieving this. \n<br><br>\nFast forward 12 months and I could not be prouder of what we've done as a business. We've had a laser focus on our environmental and social goals - investing in our communities, launching new initiatives and doubling down on our environmental impact - and the results have been fantastic.\n<br><br>\nOur passion for purpose is stronger than ever, and we hope you enjoy reading about all we've done to give back to our people and planet over the past year. \"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Graham-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-75601\" alt=\"Headshot of Graham Donoghue\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Graham Donoghue<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">CEO, Sykes Holiday Cottages<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e1d8f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"88e1d8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8436879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8436879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"bcorp\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b1724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76b1724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Becoming a B Corp<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8621c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8621c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This year we achieved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/b-corp-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B Corp Certification<\/a>, marking a major milestone in our company purpose.<\/p><p>&#8216;B Corp&#8217; recognises ethical businesses which combine profit with purpose. In May 2023, we were proud to be recognised as a B Corp &#8211; a culmination of years of hard work across our team.<\/p><p>From joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/betterbusinessact.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Business Act<\/a> and co-founding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukforgood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK for Good initiative<\/a> to placing our people at the forefront to create the happiest workplace possible, our passion for delivering Sykes&#8217; purpose principals is steadfast and achieving B Corp certification is just the start!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0cb9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"4d0cb9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\" We're committed to making a positive impact, and as a certified B Corp, we have the badge to prove it! We're now part of a growing global community working to create a cleaner, greener, fairer future for all. \"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Claire-Binns-Headshot-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-76159\" alt=\"Claire Binns Headshot\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Claire Binns<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Senior Impact Manager, Sykes Holiday Cottages<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee9fcc8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ee9fcc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd361c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"cd361c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"highlights\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ddb9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8ddb9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FY23 Highlights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775fc4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"775fc4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throughout 2023 we have continued to work diligently on our social and environmental objectives. We&#8217;re as focused as ever on achieving these goals as part of our company purpose.<\/p><p><strong>Some of our highlights include:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>We&#8217;re now a certified B Corp!<\/li><li>Completed 567 volunteering days, 3,969 hours, supporting 42 different charitable causes and community projects<\/li><li>Supported 20 biodiversity projects throughout UK and New Zealand<\/li><li>Chester Pride Sustainability Partner<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/time-away-partnership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time Away charity partnership<\/a> enabled 106 families to go on holidays donated by Owners<\/li><li>Supported 17 community initiatives with funding and donations for projects<\/li><li>Carbon footprint completed for all 42 offices<\/li><li>Introduced Giki Zero Pro carbon measurement and change app for all staff<\/li><li>Launched the Retail Trust Virtual GP Service to all colleagues and their families<\/li><li>Worked with Chester Pledge who connect employers with school and college leavers<\/li><li>Staff raised \u00a322,761 for our regional charity partners, matched by Sykes to make a total of \u00a345,342 donated:<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">&#8211; 60 employees abseiled down Sykes HQ raising over \u00a315,000 for the Hospice of the Good Shepherd<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">&#8211; Dream Cottages and Lyme Bay Holidays team hiked from Lulworth to Weymouth raising \u00a31,180 for Mind<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">&#8211; Coast &amp; Country Cottages held a charity pop-up day and other events throughout the year raising \u00a31,800<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-923347f elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"923347f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/East-Anglia-Cancer-Campaign-in-Suffolk-Sponsored-Beach-Clean-September-2023.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteers beaching cleaning\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebcef07 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ebcef07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe1a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2fe1a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"pledges\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93f1cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a93f1cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Pledges<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ecdc57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ecdc57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We continue to work towards the following pledges that will allow us to make a positive contribution to our people and the planet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-391f537 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"391f537\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6685c5c\" data-id=\"6685c5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3fd4b2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d3fd4b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Icons-2023_Reduce-Carbon-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-64441\" alt=\"Reduce carbon icon\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Reduce Carbon Emissons<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Reduce Carbon Emissions by at least 50% by 2030\u2026 and reach Net Zero as soon as possible before 2050<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12faf4f\" data-id=\"12faf4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f28d61 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1f28d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Icons-2023_Biodiversity-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-64442\" alt=\"Biodiversity Icon\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Biodiversity Projects<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Work with at least 20 biodiversity projects each year, across the regions we operate in through volunteering and sponsorship of initiatives<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e650a1\" data-id=\"5e650a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c2b0d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"74c2b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Icons-2023_Plastic-free-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-64446\" alt=\"Plastic Free\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Plastic Free Business<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/single-use-plastic-free-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">single-use plastic free business<\/a> by the end of 2024<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-068b8d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"068b8d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-364a81b\" data-id=\"364a81b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc08e86 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"cc08e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Icons-2023_volunteering-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-64448\" alt=\"Volunteering Icon\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Staff Volunteering<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Inspire and enable 100% of our team to volunteer every year, supporting charities, community projects and social enterprises<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e1386e\" data-id=\"8e1386e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a82627b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a82627b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Icons-2023_Family-holiday-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-64449\" alt=\"Family Icon\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Take Disadvantaged Families on Holiday<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">In 2023 we took 106 families on holiday via our Time Away scheme and we plan to steadily increase this number.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e2ee29\" data-id=\"2e2ee29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453db8a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"453db8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Icons-2023_Comunity-and-Charity-06-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-64450\" alt=\"Charity Icon\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Community and Charities<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Positively impact at least 10 community and charity initiatives every year, strengthening existing relationships while building new ones<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69b4d6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69b4d6e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27c9ebf\" data-id=\"27c9ebf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55a84a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f55a84a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776c862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"776c862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"final\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe6bbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fe6bbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Word<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182568f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"182568f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A massive thank you must go to our colleagues, owners and guests for continuing to join us on our mission to being a better business.<\/p><p>Becoming a B Corp in 2023 marked a major milestone on this journey, demonstrating our commitment to the people we serve and the communities we operate in.<\/p><p>Looking ahead we will continue to ensure we positively balance profit, people and the planet as the business grows, playing our part to make this world a better place.<\/p><p>We look forward to providing an update on yet more progress in 2024 in our next report!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d1e52 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"35d1e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sykes-Impact-Report-2023.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><b>Download the full Impact Report Here<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd411fe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cd411fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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You can also read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/introducing-impact-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our Impact Mission<\/a>. If you want to know learn more our our latest impact efforts, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/impact-report-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Impact Report<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Sykes Impact Report for 2023, read on to learn how we&#8217;ve worked towards our pledges to improve employees, the environment and communities. 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