Our People

Giving back

Making a positive difference to our communities is at the heart of our culture

With a deep-rooted sense of responsibility towards the communities we serve, we are committed to enabling as many of our people as possible to make a positive difference to their communities. This is at the heart of our culture and helps motivate, engage and inspire our colleagues – bringing us together with a common desire to help people around us.

Our ambitions

We want to make a difference to our local communities in which we operate, to our charity partners, including Afrika Tikkun, and to less fortunate people through the Belron Ronnie Lubner Charitable Foundation.

We encourage all our colleagues to get involved in supporting their local and global communities, and firmly believe that we benefit from this too – as we collectively feel the power of coming together to do good.

Summary of our progress

Our Giving Back agenda is delivered across three areas: the Spirit of Belron Challenge (SOBC), local giving in our businesses, and the Belron Ronnie Lubner Charitable Foundation. In 2024, we were active across all three areas, with donations totalling nearly €10m.

Spirit of Belron Challenge

The Spirit of Belron Challenge (SOBC) is our flagship fundraising event, which began over 20 years ago when a handful of UK-based colleagues took part in the London Triathlon. Since then, it has grown beyond recognition, with thousands of our colleagues from around the world taking part, together with their families, friends, partners and suppliers. The Challenge is simple: swim, cycle, run, walk or travel by wheelchair to raise money for our long-standing charity partner, Afrika Tikkun. Collectively in 2024 we travelled more than 325,000km, and raised over €2.3m for Afrika Tikkun.

Belron Ronnie Lubner Charitable Foundation

The Belron Ronnie Lubner Charitable Foundation (BRLCF)was set up in 2020 and named in honour of our former CEO, Ronnie Lubner who believed passionately that we all have a responsibility to give back to those less fortunate. Since its launch, the Foundation has donated over €10.8m to causes around the world, helping hundreds of charities across six continents. In 2024, the Foundation donated €2.9m, including further donations under its Global Grants Programme, responding to ad hoc employee applications, as well as responding to the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East and the floods in Spain.

Local community giving

Each of Belron’s businesses also gives back by raising funds, sharing skills and resources, and volunteering in their local communities. In 2024, we raised around €4.7m to support charities and organisations, helping vulnerable community groups.