Change by Drake & Morgan

Introduction

What is Change by Drake & Morgan?

To implement our ‘Change’ project, we reviewed over fifty areas of impact across our business & supply chain to identify opportunities & any points of concern. As a result, we have identified three focus areas for “Change by Drake & Morgan” & our report shows exactly how we plan to bring positive change to these areas:

People
Community
Environment

This report allows us to be transparent & will ensure we are held to account by our teams, our partners & our wonderful customers.

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Pledges for 2024

Diversity & Inclusivity - Further unconscious bias training for all managers will be in place from May 2024 & this year we will launch of a quarterly employee-led D&I board to challenge best practice in our business.

Wellness support - We’ve always had a dedicated support line for every team member & this year we will partner with the Drinks Trust Restore programme to continue to deliver this.

Financial wellbeing - Our partnership with Wagestream will continue, this gives our team anytime access to their wages & by the end of 2024 we will sign up to “Money Matters” & offer a truly green company pension option.

Mental health wellbeing - Mental Health first aiders will be trained across all bars & restaurants & support teams by September 2024.

Volunteering & community - We will develop a partnership with Earnt to encourage our customers to participate in environmental causes & earn exclusive rewards & access to exclusive events & products at D&M.

Continue fundraising for our brand charity, Maggie's.

Zero Carbon Forum - We have become a member of the Zero Carbon Forum, a non-profit, collaboration supported by UKHospitality & the BBPA & as members, we will help decarbonise our sector, together & at pace.

Our menus - As a minimum, 25% of our menu will be plant based for Spring, growing to 30% for Autumn 2024 & in the Autumn, we will trial highlighting three ‘low carbon’ meals on the menu.

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Change Programme Highlights

£113,000 raised for charity partner Maggie’s through customers micro donations & our teams efforts including running marathons, 10k’s & abseiling down buildings.

150 employees completed external mentoring programmes to develop their skills & 50+ are now on active career development pathways.

Awarded Sunday Times Best Places to Work employer for 2024.

Awarded an “Excellent” score for our ESG profile, far exceeding industry averages.

Nominated as one of only 3 global businesses for the ‘Positive Luxury’ Sustainable Business of the Year

Saved 700 tonnes of CO2e from monitoring & awareness campaigns of utilities usage.

Sent zero of our controlled waste to landfill, with 47% being used to create energy and 53% recycled.

Switched our whole electrical supply to 100% renewable sources.

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AW24 menus

Low carbon menu items

As part of our autumn / winter 2024 menus, we have itentified a selection of low-carbon dishes, you can spot these via a little icon on our menus. These low carbon dishes have less than 0.7kg CO2e per serving & the data to calculate the impact has been provided by Foodsteps. Foodsteps are a UK based start-up which offers data & communication solutions for food businesses looking to measure, reduce & communicate their food’s environmental impact.

View our menus Find out more about Foodsteps

We are carbon neutral!

D&M is proudly a carbon-neutral company! We know this is just a small step in the right direction & are committed to effectively reducing our carbon emissions to net zero as part of our Change programme over the coming years.

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Partnership with Earnt!

We pledged last year to implement a volunteering programme involving our teams & uniquely our customers & we completed this aim. Our partnership with Earnt, an innovative platform redefining ‘VIP’ allowing people to volunteer their time & ‘earn’ an exclusive thank you, went live in the autumn supporting The Renaissance Foundation a charity who help young carers with their education & next steps into work by providing experiences such as visiting the Nobel foundation & work experience with F1 teams.

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Policies & reports

Other policies & reports

Alongside our “Change by Drake & Morgan” report, there are various other policies in place across our business. You can download & review our Gender Pay Gap report, our policy on Modern Slavery & our Privacy Policy below. If you have any questions on these policies or any of our reports, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Gender pay gap report Modern slavery policy Privacy Policy

What people say about D&M

Testimonials

As we continue to grow, we feel it’s the time to formalise & document the steps we’ve taken & will take to ensure our incredible team & lovely partners are supported whilst we ensure our environmental footprint is as light as possible. This is why "Change by Drake & Morgan" was created; we are on a journey with lots to do, but we hope this report will give some insight into our impact targets & how we aim to improve further through the coming months & years.

Jillian MacLean MBE, Drake & Morgan Founder & CEO

What people say about D&M

Testimonials

For a company of 550 people, it is a massive achievement for Drake & Morgan to be on track to raise £100,000 for Maggie’s in just one year. It’s a testament to how passionate & hard working your staff are across the whole of the D&M team. Thanks to your incredible long-term support, Maggie’s have been able to support thousands of people living with cancer.

Dame Laura Lee DBE, Chief Executive of Maggie’s Centres

What people say about D&M

Testimonials

Drake & Morgan have acted swiftly & decisively & within the first year of taking meaningful action, they have completed their full carbon footprint, adopted a net zero plan & have taken some impressive first steps towards this. 100% of their energy is now from renewable sources & they made changes within their menus such as sourcing regeneratively produced flour from Wildfarmed for breads. It’s great to see such strong progress & a pleasure to share their net zero journey with them.

Bob Gordon, Director at Zero Carbon Forum

Key partners for "Change by Drake & Morgan"

Our bars & restaurants

The Anthologist

The Anthologist Manchester

Devonshire Terrace

Kings Cross

The Drift

The Fable

The Folly

The Happenstance

The Little Fable

The Moniker

The Otherist

The Parlour

The Refinery – Bankside

The Refinery – Citypoint

The Refinery – New Street Square

The Refinery – Regents Place

The Commission

The Sipping Room

"Change" by Drake & Morgan

Thank you

Taking the time to stand back & be able to produce the ‘Change’ report for the first time has been an extremely valuable exercise for us. We’ve never looked at our impact on so many areas connected with our business & whilst this is just the start of our journey, it’s one we now approach with an executable strategy, the ability to hold ourselves accountable & the excitement to witness the positive change we can make. We hope you’ll follow our journey & support us in making Change!

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