For people, for community and for the planet
Our founding purpose as a mutual Society run for the good of its members is a legacy that goes back to our creation in 1875, this is a role we seek to continue by meeting the needs of our present members without compromising on the ability of future generations to meet their needs, too.
This duty of care starts with being a responsible business, making choices and changes to take positive action for our people, the environment and the communities we serve.
Partnering with JUST ONE Tree
We’re partnering with JUST ONE Tree (JOT) as part of their £1 for 1 tree campaign, initially contributing £1 for each employee and then making an annual contribution equal to the number of new members attracted in the previous calendar year.
JOT are a Community Interest Company (CIC) that use funding to support reforestation organisations around the world, focusing in areas that have been severely affected by mass deforestation. Being a CIC stipulates that any profits generated must be used to create social good – in this case planting more trees, helping provide sustainable incomes for thousands of people and supporting great reforestation projects. With us being a Mutual, we feel that this is an excellent fit for us and our members.
Free Vibrant Energy Saving Audit for eligible members
Green Agenda
We’re making moves both operationally and strategically to reduce our carbon footprint, improve our energy efficiency and to educate ourselves about emissions and waste, because small changes can make a big difference.
Here are some current plans and recent changes we’ve implemented:
- Using alternative materials for our passbook wallets (card) to make them 100% plastic free and 100% recyclable for when you need a new one.
- We use renewable energy sources where possible, such as solar panels, which provide us with more energy than we use with the additional energy going back to the grid. We aim to expand our implementation of renewable energy sources across all our branches and head office.
- We have a dedicated Green Committee, who meet to discuss our green agenda through new ideas and concepts.
- We have plans to introduce an electric car scheme to encourage our colleagues to switch to sustainable transportation.
- We have put together some extra tips to help you become greener at home. Please click here to view them.
Social Responsibility
As well as caring for the environment, we have a responsibility to encourage the economic health and social cohesion of our community, because stability in the world allows people to thrive.
Charity
We love investing in charitable ventures and work hard to make a difference by donating money, fundraising and volunteering. We set a company target of between 500 and 1000 hours of voluntary work per year which allows us to get involved in a great range of projects.
Education
We have partnered with Melton and District Money Advice Centre that pays for a fully qualified education officer to visit schools and teach young people the skills they need to manage their finances now and in the future.
Wildlife
We are partnered with Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust; a leading conservation charity working to protect and enhance our wildlife and green spaces – engaging people with nature.
The Global Goals for sustainable development
As we strive to improve our sustainability across all areas and to hold ourselves accountable for our progress, Melton Building Society has signed up to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, a blueprint that sets clear targets to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. Ending poverty, protecting the planet and ensuring that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
We are incredibly proud of the progress that we have made to support our five goals in 2025.
We are proud to continue to be a Living Wage employer for another year and our colleagues have completed over 1,500 volunteering hours in 2025, the third successive year we have exceeded 1,000 hours. The Society has also maintained it’s Independently Accredited Menopause Friendly Employer, something we are very proud of. From a financial education perspective, we have supported over 20,000 young people through the opportunity to attend a workshop in their school or college and have also run adult Money Management sessions which have been expertly delivered by Melton and District Money Advice Service (MADMAC). In relation to Climate, we are delighted to have installed digital poster displays in all five of our branches and remain committed in our work to identifying opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint.
The following shows what we have achieved within each of our five goals for 2025 and what we have set out to achieve in 2026:
Achieved in 2025
- Maintained 50%/50% gender balanced board
- Maintained real living pension employer
- Maintained real living wage employer
Targets for 2026
- Maintain real living pension employer
- Maintain a 50%/50% gender balanced board
- Maintain real living wage employer
- Launch new talent development programme
Achieved in 2025
- Volunteered over 1,500 hours
- Donated more than 1% of Society surplus to community activities
Targets for 2026
- Volunteer over 2,000 hours
- Donate more than 1% of Society surplus to community activities
Achieved in 2025
- Maintained fair life accreditation
- Reached 20,000 pupils with financial education
- Donated £30,000 into financial education
Targets for 2026
- Maintain Fair life accreditation
- Continue to support financial education programme with MADMAC
- Support Work Experience programmes in our communities
- Reach 30,000 pupils with financial education
Achieved in 2025
- Maintained menopause in the workplace accreditation
- Continued to use mental health first aiders
Targets for 2026
- Maintain menopause in the workplace accreditation
- Provide support to colleagues through wellbeing and reward platforms
- Support colleagues through our mental health first aiders
Achieved in 2025
- Continued use of recyclable passbook wallets
- Committed to increasing the use of emails over letters
- Introduced digital poster displays in branch locations
Targets for 2026
- Commit to increase the use of emails over letters
- Continue to use recyclable passbook wallets
