Corporate Social Responsibility

Collas Crill wants to lead the way in being a good corporate citizen and is committed to giving something back to the community.

Our approach to CSR is focused on:

Ensuring we always act ethically and adhering to highest principles of corporate governance
Being an employer of choice by investing in staff and ensuring they are treated with respect and dignity in a safe working environment
Supporting our local communities
Adopting environmentally friendly and sustainable practices

Examples of our CSR activities are:

Race For Life

After several years of individuals participating in the Race for Life, Collas Crill decided to organise a team. Debbie Blackburn ran the race, finishing in just over 27 minutes and the rest of the team started and finished together, coming in around 55 minutes with Debs cheering us on.

Race For Life

Ebenezer the Donkey

The Guernsey Adult Literacy Project (GALP) latest fundraiser is The Guernsey Donkey Parade. The concept is based on other parades which have been held around the world such as Cow Parades, Pig Parades and, last year in London, the Elephant Parade.

There are forty-two, life-size, fibre-glass donkeys in all making a home for themselves in various parts of the island. Each donkey has been sponsored by a local company and the sponsors will choose the name for 'their' donkey. Collas Crill's donkey is called Ebenezer - to learn more click here.

Making A Difference (MAD)

MAD is a staff initiated and driven programme to support local charities and organisations in Guernsey and Jersey. Its not just about giving money, though - for us it's about staff members giving up their own time to help organisations they have chosen.

In the last fwe years the MAD team have assisted WIGWAM, Headway, The Guernsey Adult Literacy Project, JSPCA /Jersey Animals' and Jersey Hspice Care.

In 2013, Kit Hobbs (the head of this years MAD committee in Guernsey) has introduced ahave a monthly fundraiser in a bucket for dress-down Friday on the last Friday of the month. Beneficiaries are chosen by staff. A recent beneficiary was the Guernsey Kidney Patients Association after a nomination by a member of staff who was personally helped by them. In And in April MAD supported Autism Guernsey. Each month (for 2013) the MAD team aims to have a different charity supported with a connection or relevance to a member of staff.

Previous help includes sponsoring a cow in the Guernsey Cows on Parade event late last year (following on from Ebenezer the donkey in 2011), sponsoring a duck in the duck race for the Harbour Carnival and working with the Guernsey Welfare Service in the run-up to Christmas to collect food on a food drive and then distribute that food, together with hristmas presents to those that can't afford them, at the Welfare Service's HQ in St. Peter Port. During 2012, we also sponsored the Guernsey Judo Association for some new judo mats, raised money in a bucket with loose change and spare overseas currency for Action Aid and had a team of around 10 people taking part in Movember.

The Moot

The annual Moot has become something of an institution in Guernsey. It provides schools from around the Island with the chance to participate in a "mock-trial" competition. For future lawyers the Moot teaches the basics of certain aspects of law and provides a fantastic opportunity to experience the drama of the courtroom first hand. Even for those students not looking to pursue a legal career, the Moot provides an invaluable opportunity to improve upon their communication, presentation, research and analytical skills.

The Moot involves pairs of students studying real-life legal case notes and applying them to a mock court situation. They must present their arguments in front of a Judge (ably played by some of the firm's partners) and are marked on their court etiquette, clarity, body language, legal argument and time-keeping.