30 Inizio Sustainability Report 2023 Community impact We strive to have a positive impact on the communities we serve and 1 Charities of choice Matched funding 3 Employee volunteering society as a whole. Under the social 2 pillar of our Sustainability Strategy, Throughout 2023, we continued to financially Our employees care deeply about their local communities and are we have a dedicated community We’re very proud of our employees’ fundraising strategy across three areas: support Inizio’s three charities of choice: achievements and support their efforts by offering keen to donate their time and give back. Give Back funding schemes across our business To help them, we formally launched Inizio’s Community Action Day units amounting to $150k. These allow employees in 2022 and continued with this initiative in 2023. Across the Group, to secure financial support for fundraising we encouraged all employees to volunteer their time by participating initiatives within their local communities. in one-off projects designed to make a real difference to people’s lives. Aligned with Inizio’s focus on health equity, this year employees took part in activities that make health and wellbeing fairer for everyone. Read more about Inizio’s Community Action Day on page 32 Our funding has helped: experiencing sign cant ental diseases. However, due to a reduction health challenges. in routine childhood vaccination during ٚOpen five community cafes. Running the Martin Luther School, the COVID-19 pandemic and a rise in ٚ ٚRun monthly autistic activity days, a special education facility conflict, population displacement, which include activities such as providing holistic and and vaccine hesitancy, the world has London Autism Group Charity music therapy, art collectives, Gemma Services individualized programming for UNICEF recently experienced the first decline women’s groups, social gatherings, Guided by the vision of a world children referred by more than Inizio supports UNICEF’s Health in global immunization rates to levels The London Autism Group Charity is a and Tai Chi. not seen since 2008. small, autistic-led charity supporting where every person knows they 45 school districts. Thematic Fund, which focuses on ٚE ne autistic-ledxpand one-on-o matter, Gemma Services, based in Assisting young people and the right of every woman and every the autistic community in the capital mental health support to those ٚ Thanks to the support of partners like and surrounding counties. Its aims Pennsylvania, US, helps more than families with fostering, adoption, child to be immunized. experiencing significant mental 3,000 individuals and families through outpatient mental health supports, Inizio, UNICEF can reach almost half are to reduce autism stigma and health difficulties. of the world’s children every year with discrimination, improve mental a range of mental health, child parenting, and prevention The partnership comes at a crucial ٚEmploy three autistic people welfare, and prevention programs, programs to reduce the likelihood time. Vaccines are the world’s safest life-saving vaccines. health and wellbeing, and promote on a part-time basis to help the social acceptance and inclusion as well as running a special education of young people needing out-of- way to protect children and their run the charity. school. Its initiatives include: home placement. families from life-threatening of autistic people and their family members. Much of what they do is thanks to Inizio’s support. Offering a psychiatric residential In addition to Inizio’s financial contributions, ٚ treatment program that provides more than 50 colleagues from Inizio year-round healing and nurturing Engage volunteered at the charity’s special for children aged 6 to 14 education school in Philadelphia as part of the Inizio Community Action Day. “We’re incredibly thankful to Inizio for their “We are grateful for Inizio’s support and thank all of you for joining “Inizio’s support is a life-changing investment ongoing support. It has a big impact in helping with Gemma to help create a world where every person knows in the health and future of children.” us keep doing our important work. Thank you!” they matter. You matter and have truly made a difference in the lives of young people and their families.”