The company encourages all staff to be involved in fundraising events and such events are supported by all members of staff from team members up to director level. For example, the Company has recently been involved in a Hope House corporate challenge, whereby the Company was given £50 and had to use the money for fundraising events from 1st September 2009 to 30th November 2009, to raise as much money as possible. At last count they had raised over £2,000 with monies still being collected. This was achieved through raffles; name the baby competitions and cooking lunch for colleagues as well as the team of directors matching the total funds raised from the raffle. They recycle and regularly reuse materials where possible, including scrap metal, cardboard and paper. They also support the local community and annually, SmartWater provide work experience to students from local schools who are interested in gaining an insight and deeper understanding of the work they do and experiencing a working environment.

Managers' Charter workshops have been designed to ensure managers are aware of their roles and responsibilities, these workshops are supported by the Managers' Charter and interactive development guide. A 3 tiered approach to management is available to cover the skills needed at various levels of management with a full programme of training available along with an accreditation via the Core Leadership Development Programme. All heads of units have attended an Exec Coaching for Performance workshop which develops their coaching and mentoring techniques as well as helping them to get the best out of their staff with the overall aim being to have more internally trained coaches available.

They are currently introducing a local green focus group at each NPIA site to harness resources and activities and are forming a network of green champions and creating a green area on the intranet. Pool cars have been changed to models with lower carbon emissions whilst conferences have been increasingly performed using video communications to reduce unnecessary travel to meetings. Since April 2007 NPIA have articulated their overall approach to environmental issues in an Environmental Policy Statement made by the CEO which is communicated to all staff through the intranet and defines the broad approach taken across all of the fifteen sites across the UK.

The National School of Government helps to support staff with all training such as tool kits and other resources. They also have access to a wide variety of resources across the Civil Service. A programme is being organised for professional coaches and mentors to be available for the staff.

The National School of Government helps to support staff with all training such as tool kits and other resources. They also have access to a wide variety of resources across the Civil Service. A programme is being organised for professional coaches and mentors to be available for the staff.

The HR department work in strong partnership with people managers in Idis to coach and empower them to be more effective in their roles. To encourage people managers to further develop their skills the company support and fund external qualifications and 360 feedback is provided annually to senior managers, members of the directors team also have access to external business coaches as well as Management and Leadership academies.

The HPA encourages personal growth and many staff use the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) route to ensure that they are up to date. The main centre's run a number of lunchtime seminars on a diverse range of scientific topics. These are open to all staff irrespective of discipline. They have strong collaborative arrangements with a number of professional and academic institutions allowing for the interchange of ideas, some of this takes place nationally and internationally.

The Equality Commission has a dedicated environmental champion who is responsible for driving forward their efforts to reduce the impact they have on the environment. They recycle wherever possible and all paper is sent away for shredding. All divisions have recycling bins on every floor. These include bins for plastic bottles, general waste, non confidential paper and cans. They are currently reviewing their Corporate Responsibility Policy which is to be put in place in 2010.

People managers are given a great deal of support. There is a Management Development Programme in place and the types of training they might receive includes mandatory training, corporate level training and divisional / individual training. 360 feed back is given as part of the Management Development Programme and internal coaching and mentoring is continual.

The organisation awards employees with a High Achiever Reward and Recognition Programme. They also have a Milestone Recognition award that is awarded to employees at 5 year intervals. Instant Recognition is recognised through a choice of small gifts or gift vouchers. Rewards for ideas or innovation are also awarded to staff for special awards, which are part of the High Achiever Programme.

The organisation awards employees with a High Achiever Reward and Recognition Programme. They also have a Milestone Recognition award that is awarded to employees at 5 year intervals. Instant Recognition is recognised through a choice of small gifts or gift vouchers. Rewards for ideas or innovation are also awarded to staff for special awards, which are part of the High Achiever Programme.

This organisation provides a range of different team activities through out the year such as quiz nights and buffet in the local pub and a party at Christmas. They recently had a treasure hunt in Windsor town centre for all employees followed by river boat trip in the evening.

The organisations Green Committee has recently been set up, since then there has been a range of changes within the workplace and they have also implemented a better recycling programme, they have also set up a cycle to work scheme and are trying to actively promote car sharing. Employees are encouraged to take part in various charitable activities and charity days in the office such as Jeans for Genes and Breast Cancer days.

The Baxter International Foundation helps non-profit organisations expand access to healthcare around the world. This foundation focuses on improving the quality and accessibility of direct healthcare services, with a special emphasis on the needs of the disadvantaged and children. Baxter also get involved in a number of local initiatives to support the community including volunteering at the local school which involved planting bulbs in their garden, painting the local sports pavilion, clearing rubbish to give it a general tidy up and sponsoring the local youth soccer academy.