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True Hospitality for Good
At the very heart of IHG is a real passion to help and care for others. It comes naturally to a business that promises True Hospitality for everyone.
Launched in 2018, our True Hospitality for Good programme uses the power of our scale and global reach to shape a positive future for generations to come.
Charitable partnerships
We use our scale and the skills we have as a business to form strategic charitable partnerships that can help to make a difference in the communities where we operate. These partnerships help us to deliver action on hospitality skills building, disaster relief and environmental sustainability.
Volunteering
In 2019, as part of new volunteering guidelines, we have given corporate employees two days in addition to their annual leave to take time out from work to support causes that matter most to them. As well as providing support for worthy causes, volunteering can play an important role in talent attraction, development and retention, building strong teams and a range of other transferable skills.
Giving for Good month
Every year we dedicate September to doing good for others, with colleagues volunteering, taking care of the environment, or taking part in health, fitness and well-being activities. Every colleague who takes part is able to choose from one of four global causes they would like IHG to donate to on their behalf through our existing charity partnerships.
In 2019, we were proud to see 160,00 colleagues get involved in Giving for Good month, up from 130,000 the year before.
Skills and education
Around the world, we work to have a positive impact on communities by creating jobs, stimulating local economic development, and helping create more sustainable communities through hospitality skills training.
The hospitality industry accounts for one in 10 jobs globally and we’re passionate about the opportunities it can offer people. We do this through: school outreach programmes that offer hotel work experience opportunities; a bespoke hospitality curriculum that educates young people furthest from employment; and IHG donations to employability focused charities around the world.
Through our IHG Academy programme, we are working in our local communities and with academic partners to offer work experience in hotels or corporate offices.
Our aim is to help develop a pool of skilled, motivated and engaged people capable of providing the great kinds of experiences you would expect in an IHG branded hotel.
Find out more about our IHG Academy programme here.
Disaster relief
Just as our hotels can be a place for people and communities to come together in times of celebration, we know they can also play a vital role in providing security and refuge when disaster strikes.
Working with some incredible charity partners, we ensure that during natural disasters, support and funds are available to help our hotels and communities prepare and deliver emergency response when needed.
These charity partners include the British Red Cross, American Red Cross, Canadian Red Cross, Care International UK and China Soong Ling Foundation, who together support millions of people across the world suffering from the aftermath of disasters, and are constantly preparing in case another occurs.
