Did you know that women make up 47% of the UK workforce, yet remain underrepresented in the transport sector accounting for only 20% of workers? At Tyne Tunnels we have strived to increase the number of women in our workforce … Read more
CSR
CSR Activity at TT2
At TT2 our CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) plan aims to support our local community and encourage sustainable change in the area. Our team have been getting involved in a variety of events and causes, supporting charities with donations and staff volunteering as well as environmental activities.
In 2024 alone, we have worked closely with over 40 charities including St John’s Ambulance, Crisis, Greggs Foundation and Cancer Research as well as lots of smaller charities and grassroots groups like Wag & Co, which provides doggy company to lonely people and Anxious Minds which helps people facing mental health challenges. We have introduced a number of sustainable changes and projects internally as well as carbon neutral initiatives to support our journey to a more sustainable future for the Tyne Tunnels.
We have lots of exciting partnerships and CSR activities coming up this year, stay up to date and learn more about the work we are doing below.
Fairtrade Fortnight
From 22nd February to 4th March 2022 we celebrated and supported Fairtrade Fortnight at TT2. The aim of this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight was to show solidarity with communities overseas on the frontline of the climate crisis. We made the switch … Read more
TT2 Carbon Offsetting Activity
TT2 staff are offsetting 140 tonnes of CO2e (CO2 equivalent) to the rice hisk based cogeneration plant at Hanuman Agro Indistries Limited in India. What does Carbon Offsetting mean? It means reducing or removing emissions and greenhouse gases through an … Read more
Christmas Jumper Day 2021 at TT2
This year’s Christmas Jumper Day was on Friday 10th December, and TT2 staff got involved supporting Save the Children. The annual Christmas Jumper Day campaign allows for Save the Children to support children in getting what they need, allowing children … Read more
TT2 Donation – Feed a Friend For a Fiver
The People’s Kitchen “Feed a Friend for a Fiver” campaign helps provide a warm meal to people in need this Christmas. Take a look at these 5 reasons from the People’s Kitchen on why you should support the campaign, from … Read more
TT2 Donation – Salvation Army Christmas Present Appeal
This Christmas season, TT2 staff got together and donated presents to the Salvation Army. These will be given to children who need a Christmas gift the most this year. Many Salvation Army churches and centres are running Christmas Present Appeals … Read more
TT2 Christmas 2021 Food Bank Donations
TT2 staff got together this Christmas season to collect food and toilietry items, which we have now donated to local food banks. Learn more about who we have supported: Hospitality and Hope The charity that was founded in 2002, is … Read more
Children In Need – TT2 Staff Fundraiser
This November, TT2 staff had the opportunity this month to raise money for BBC’s Children in Need. We held a fundraiser and encourged staff to wear yellow and Pudsey themed clothing! The charity’s mission is to “help ensure every child … Read more
The Bay Foodbank – TT2 Staff Volunteering
The Bay Foodbank started in 2012 and helps to feed those who are most vulnerable and at risk within the local community. Support was quickly gathered from local churches in Whitley Bay, and the charity has been growing ever since. … Read more
Rainbow Trust – Children’s Charity
TT2 are supporting the Rainbow Trust who provides expert Family Support Workers to families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness. When serious illness affects a child, family life is turned upside down, and time becomes more … Read more