Our Social Promise | White Oaks

We are committed to making a positive impact on people, communities and the environment.

We create tangible results and positively contribute social value back into the communities we serve and do business in, resulting in a brighter future with our clients and their residents.

We are working to enhance people’s opportunities and change their lives through education, training, community and charitable engagement, which is important for both our own employees and your residents. White Oaks has established clear pathways to progression for all our employees, offering support programmes, apprenticeship and skills training opportunities.

Helping people change their lives for the better

Our Social Promise will see White Oaks provide support to one million people from both within and outside our organisation, through the Compass Group UK & Ireland Mission to a Million campaign.

By 2030, we want to have addressed the barriers that many face when it comes to progression – particularly of gender, race, and those from less advantaged and under-represented backgrounds. We plan to do this by ensuring better representation, providing our employees with skills and progression, supporting the communities in which we work, helping the next generation by engaging with schools, and advocating fairer pay for all.

Annual targets

As part of the Compass Group, White Oaks set an annual target for promotions within the company to gradually improve diversity across middle and senior management. We will track progression rates for employees of different genders and ethnicities to have a clear understanding of the strategy’s impact.

We are committed to ensuring representation of gender, ethnicity and socio-economic equality across all areas of our company. We will have reached a 50/50 gender parity across all levels of management and leadership by 2025, our ethnic diversity will align with the UK population by 2027 and 40% of our management and leadership teams will be from a lower socio-economic background by 2030.

The next generation

We’re also committed to nurturing the next generation. We know how essential health and nutrition are for people’s wellbeing. Through our education business, we’ll engage with schools on the benefits of nutrition and culinary skills. We will also work with schools and colleges to give access to work placements and employment opportunities in the food services industry.

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We are committed to making a positive impact on people, communities and the environment.

Helping people change their lives for the better

Annual targets

The next generation

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