Corporate Social Responsibility

Our CSR initiatives reflect our mission of opening minds to new possibilities. In partnering with Teneo, you help in turn.

Our CSR Initiatives

Our Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives reflect our mission of opening minds to new possibilities, and create opportunities for the local and global communities within which we work.

In partnering with Teneo, you in turn help to support these initiatives. Our growth is spurred on by a passion to make a difference in the world – we know that the bigger we are, the more we can give back. It’s a goal that we all share as a team, and something we’ve always wanted to share more with you.

The real passion at Teneo is for investing in education projects that will help some of the poorest people in the world to escape a life of poverty.

The catalyst for this was a trip to Ethiopia by our CEO, Piers Carey, in 2011. Piers visited a school in Lalibela built by Plan International, which set off the train of thought that Teneo could make a difference in this area.

We typically undertake one major project per year and support that with numerous mid-sized or smaller projects.

Our work back at home includes supporting a number of local charities as well as sponsoring local sports teams and contributing to requests for sponsorships from colleagues, customers and partners.

Read our latest Annual CSR Report

The Projects We Support

Teneo employees support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine

Using our employee recognition system, Bonusly, a large portion of Teneo employees have donated to a couple of causes supporting humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.

Perfect Match: Teneo sponsors a UK youth football team

Teneo is the proud to sponsor a UK youth football team with a mission of opening minds to new possibilities.

Teneo sponsors Jhpiego’s Miles for Mothers and helps to restore a health center in Mozambique

Teneo is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the Miles for Mothers virtual run/walk organized by Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate.

Teneo teams up with Run to Refuge on the journey to end modern slavery

During the summer months, people are looking for ways to enjoy the outdoors, especially after lockdowns due to the pandemic. For Tom, the person behind Run to Refuge, he is spending this summer running 1900 miles around the English and Welsh coast for a much greater purpose.

Teneo and SEED Madagascar partner together again to build a primary school

In Spring 2019, Teneo once again partnered with SEED Madagascar to help in their quest to construct a new primary school in the remote village of Andramanaka.

Teneo gives back during the holiday season

Teneo’s CEO, Piers Carey, gave each employee $100 to donate to a charity of their choice during the company’s virtual holiday party.

Teneo joins the fight against COVID-19 with Jhpiego

Teneo is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the Miles for Mothers Remix virtual run/walk organized by Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate.

School building project in Madagascar with SEED Madagascar

Our Major CSR project of 2018 was to work with SEED Madagascar to build two fully furnished classrooms, creating 120 new classroom places at a Madagascan Primary School in Manambaro, Anosy.

Improving access to primary education for the children of Masampa Community with ActionAid

Our major CSR project in 2015 began a year later than we originally anticipated. The start was delayed because of the devastating outbreak of Ebola in Sierra Leone.

School building project in Ethiopia with ActionAid

Following the success of the previous projects, we embarked on the most ambitious one to date in 2014-2015 – a 2-year school build in Ethiopia, which would provide 8 new classrooms, this time in partnership with ActionAid.

Primary school build in Uganda with Plan International

Following the success of the Ghana project, we wanted to raise the bar and sought out a new challenge in 2012-2013 in partnership again with Plan International.

Teneo school renovation project with SEED Madagascar

In 2011, our Operations Director, James Hall, took a career break and amongst other activities, spent 3 months working in Madagascar on a conservation and education project with UK based charity SEED Madagascar.

Motigu pre-school build in Ghana with Plan International

In mid-2011, we decided to start working with Plan International and embarked on the biggest CSR project we’d been involved with to date.

Teneo volunteering

Every Teneo colleague is allocated 1 day per year to undertake voluntary work of their choice.

Local team sponsorship

We actively encourage requests for sponsorship from colleagues, customers and suppliers to support the charities and causes that matter to them.