SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & WEIL FOUNDATION: YEAR IN REVIEW 2025 VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 81 80 Meanwhile, colleagues took to the water in the Plastic Fishing programme with the Hubbub Foundation in the London Docklands - now a popular fixture in the London office’s volunteering calendar. Volunteers helped remove plastic waste from the waterways, with the collected material recycled into more of Hubbub’s innovative boats, which are made from 99% recycled plastic. Back indoors, colleagues helped host students, aged 13-15, from Wapping High School for a Climate Action workshop. Delivered in partnership with Young Citizens, a charity that brings citizenship education to life for young people, the workshop explored the causes of climate change, key legislation and who holds responsibility for action. Students examined real-life case studies where young people have taken legal action against governments and even presented their own mock court case; a fantastic opportunity for colleagues to inspire the next generation of change-makers. Conservation in the Community London colleagues also continued to support environmental conservation and climate education through hands-on volunteering and youth engagement. In July, London colleagues supported an Urban Bees workshop for children from Friars Primary School, with whom they run a reading scheme. The children learned about the vital role bees play in our ecosystem and took part in hands-on activities designed to spark curiosity - including building their own bee hotels to take home or leave at school.
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