Charitable Donations

Johnson Matthey has a long history of support for charitable causes aligned to issues to which the Johnson Matthey business makes a contribution and issues on which employees are passionate.

The company’s active and wide ranging donations programme encompasses medical research, education, care for the disabled and young people's charities as well as a number of world-wide community action programmes.

Many employees contribute their own time, effort and money to support local community projects and annually, Johnson Matthey adopts a Charity of the Year which provides a focus for staff support and fundraising.  Our Charity of the Year partnership commences in August each year. 

Johnson Matthey Charity of the Year

In 2009/10 Johnson Matthey is delighted to support Alzheimer’s Society. Alzheimer’s Society focuses on improving the world for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia and their carers. The charity exists to

• provide direct support and care for people living with dementia through their national helpline, respite care, day care and carer support groups
• invest in research into the cause, cure, care and prevention of dementia
• raise awareness of the huge prevalence of dementia to remove the stigma still attached to it
• campaign for the rights and welfare of people with dementia and their carers

Further information on the work of Alzheimer’s Society can be found at www.alzheimers.org.uk

Recent Charity of the Year partners:   

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement - Johnson Matthey staff raised in excess of £47,000 during our 2008/09 campaign.

EveryChild - Johnson Matthey donated over £45,000 during our 2007/08 charity of the year partnership with EveryChild. 

Help The Aged - During our 2006/07 charity of the year partnership, Johnson Matthey donated over £30,000 to Help The Aged. 

Breakthrough Breast Cancer - Johnson Matthey staff donated over £35,000 during our 2005/06 campaign. 

Help the Hospices - Johnson Matthey sites donated around £30,000 to Help the Hospices and to hospices local to our sites in the UK during our 2004/05 campaign. 

Diabetes UK – Johnson Matthey staff raised in excess of £32,000 during our 2003/04 campaign.

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NSPCC – in our  two year partnership and subsequently through our annual donations programme, Johnson Matthey is delighted to have donated over £100,000 to the charity’s FULL STOP Appeal.

Further information on Charitable Programmes is detailed in Johnson Matthey's Sustainability Report - click here to view.