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CORPORATE OVERVIEW
JAGUAR LAND ROVER – USING TECHNOLOGY FOR GOOD
Jaguar Land Rover uses its technology expertise to benefit local
communities. It has undertaken several initiatives in the health and
well-being space, using specific technologies in its vehicles, as well
as, in promoting education and developing talent.
JLR’s Global CSR programme applies its design and technology
expertise for social good and has supported almost six million
disadvantaged people in over 25 countries. The company was
awarded the ‘Best International Sustainability Programme’ in the UK at
the National CSR Awards.
EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERING
JLR’s volunteering programmes are designed
to leverage the skills of its employees to find
solutions for the society. More employees
volunteered to work in local communities
and support education programmes during
work hours, this year. It rose from 7774 in
2015-16 to nearly 10000 in 2016-17.
In 2016, JLR’s volunteering initiatives
included:
1.
Collaboration with Remap
, a charity
that matches skilled volunteers,
including engineers and technicians,
with individuals affected by disability.
2.
Working for Countrymen’s Club
, a
charity that supports people suffering
from dementia, Parkinson’s and
depression, among other diseases.
3.
JLR’s apprentice engineers
used their
expertise to develop a tractor simulator
that enables retired farmers to once
again experience something they loved.
Jaguar Land Rover (in partnership with ClimateCare) designed
an activity that used smart technology to deliver safe water to
schools. The programme is bringing award-winning LifeStraw water
purification technology to 375 schools across western Kenya – giving
over 220,000 school children access to safe water at school and the
chance of a better education and future.
JLR’s apprentice engineers helped equestrian rider and MS sufferer
Julie Payne by designing a set of lightweight folding steps that allow
her to mount her horse unaided.