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Turn employee volunteering into ESG outcomes

Evidence your social impact and advance your ESG strategy with GoVo for Business.

Turn employee volunteering into ESG outcomes

Evidence your social impact and advance your ESG strategy with GoVo for Business.

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87%
of businesses say volunteering is important to their ESG strategy
£2,012
average economic impact per volunteer
10%
minimum social value weighting in government tenders

The role of employee volunteering in ESG

  • Deliver the S in ESG

    Employee volunteering improves wellbeing, strengthens the community and fosters inclusion, while delivering measurable social outcomes.

  • Demonstrate community impact

    Volunteering generates tangible evidence of community impact to support ESG reporting.

  • Stronger workforces

    Volunteering increases purpose, reduces stress and supports better employee engagement and job satisfaction.

  • Skills development

    Employees build skills such as communication, teamwork and leadership.

  • Supports local environmental action

    Volunteering enables active involvement in community projects such as clean-ups and conservation work.

  • Enhances reporting

    Robust volunteering data strengthens governance through auditable and credible ESG reporting.

  • Align values with action

    Volunteering demonstrates a clear and proven link between company values and social outcomes.

Improve ESG outcomes with GoVo for Business

The UK’s only charity backed employee volunteering platform.

1.  Unlock volunteering at scale

Easily connect employees with thousands of volunteering opportunities and charities.

2.  National reach, local impact

500+ roles in every UK postcode.

3.  Real-time dashboards

Live tracking of participation, hours and causes supported - delivering instant data for reporting and procurement.

4.  Green volunteering

Support climate and nature commitments by connecting employees to environmental and conservation opportunities.

5.  Inclusion insights

Get visibility of uptake to help surface potential barriers to inclusion.

6.  Expert support

Dedicated Customer Success Manager and built-in consultancy to align volunteering with ESG commitments.

7.  Easy set up

Start delivering more impact fast.

Connect with thousands of charities on GoVo for Business

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Built by the leaders in volunteering

For more than 85 years, Royal Voluntary Service has mobilised volunteers at scale to support communities and the NHS, including leading large-scale digital initiatives such as the NHS Volunteer Responders programme during the pandemic.

GoVo for Business is built on this experience, harnessing the power of volunteering to help organisations deliver greater community impact and strengthen their workforce.

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    Shaped by the sector and co-created with hundreds of charities

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    National reach. Local impact

Expand your social impact. Report it with confidence

Join leading organisations using GoVo for Business to grow their community impact and build evidence for ESG reporting and procurement.