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How Essity continue to help us help you!
Essity has been a valued corporate partner for over 22 years. In 2024 alone, they donated over 5.5 million essential hygiene products including Bodyform period pads and pants, TENA pads, Velvet & Cushelle toilet roll, Plenty kitchen roll, facial tissues, TORK blue roll, toilet roll, handwash, napkins and hand towels, supporting 3,322 organisations in our network.
We have also worked closely to tackle hygiene poverty through pioneering ground-breaking period poverty research, as a key partner in our Tesco hygiene poverty retail campaign, and through fundraising.
They also support us through regular volunteer efforts. As part of our ongoing engagement with corporate partners, we offer volunteering opportunities at our distribution centre in Telford. These experiences bring our daily operations to life and help us prepare donations for distribution.
Most recently, seven dedicated team members spent the day with us diligently sorting 20 pallets of donated bedding – 7,554 items altogether – ready to distribute to our network nationwide. Thank you Essity!
“Toilet tissue prices have risen dramatically, Tork toilet tissue is very popular. Having this product available for our large community centre and our local community releases money to enable us to supply other essentials.”
– Winlaton Centre
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