Dennys Brands is committed as a business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of our workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large.
We are accredited with Quality Management System ISO9001, Environmental Management System ISO14001, and, as Royal Warrant Holders, are continually reviewing our systems and procedures to ensure that we act in an environmentally and socially responsible manner across all of our business activities.
This includes review of our operations - locally and globally for:
Environmental impacts – energy, material, transport emissions
Social impacts - labour standards, human rights, community support
Raw materials – responsible sourcing and traceability
Suppliers – We have established criteria for approved suppliers with regular reviews and quality audits. All factories to have minimum Oekotex / ISO9001 in place.
Dennys Brands is comitted to continually monitoring and improving our Social and Environmental impact and we encourage new ideas from employees on areas where we may be able to improve.
Signed
Nick Chair of the Board Date: 20th January 2024
Copies of our policies on:
Approved Supplier Policy Bribery & Corruption CSR Statement Environmental and Social Policy Equal Opportunities Health & Safety Modern Slavery The Quality Policy
Animal Welfare Cotton Sourcing
are available on request.
Please contact us T: +44 (0)1372 869018 or E: policies@dennys.co.uk for more information.
The Clink Charity
Dennys Brands is a proud sponsor of The Clink Charity. Dennys’ staff are proud to be able to help the charity transform lives through the unique experiences they provide to prisoners.
The Clink Charity operates in a challenging environment in which external factors play a significant part.
The Prison Estate was placed firmly under the spotlight in 2023 and the hospitality sector has been hit by the dual cost of living crisis and faces a skills shortage.
In 2023, The Clink trained 830 students in prisons around the UK, delivered around 550 NVQ qualifications and placed 52% of our students into employment.
And it works!
How Does It Work?
People in prison are given unique training opportunities and are placed into roles located within their prison in 30+ sites across England and Wales. The skills they learn are varied and range from horticulture to hospitality. These skills are broken down into further roles across food preparation and serving paying customers, as an example. The skills taught are specifically chosen so that qualifications, such as NVQs, can be gained which in turn makes the Clink graduates more desirable to employers outside of prison when they have served their sentence.
How does Dennys Brands help?
We donate the embroidered uniforms needed to help make the unique training scheme safe and in turn give the participants a sense of team belonging.
Once the students have finished their training and sentence, The Clink’s resettlement support workers help place them in employment through an extensive reach of contacts. The graduates are mentored to ensure they adhere to the skills and values they have learnt throughout the programme. A reduction in reoffending means less cost to society and fewer future victims too.
What's next for The Clink?
2024 will be a very exciting year for the students, graduates and staff at The Clink Charity. Some of the upcoming projects include expanding the Clink Events operation to commission a second events, training and delivery kitchen, the first of The Clink’s projects to be located outside of a prison. People who are released on temporary license (ROTL) will be trained alongside The Clink’s own graduates from prison projects and apprenticeships will be offered to people at risk of entering prison.
The launch of The Clink Charity Apprenticeship Scheme will also provide the opportunity for students to embark on an exciting apprenticeship with some of the UK’s largest employers and secure a guaranteed job on release. HMPPS selected The Clink exclusively to pilot apprenticeships in the closed prison estate and the first apprenticeships have been recruited at projects in Styal and Brixton.
How can you help us support The Clink?
With 2 restaurants, 1 bakery, an events catering kitchen, 2 garden and over 25 prison kitchen projects dotted around the UK, you could help support The Clink by booking a table and enjoying a delicious meal. Your meal with help support the system which in turn will help to lower the reoffending rate in this country. Is your stomach rumbling? Reserve your table!
Only a Pavement Away
Dennys Brands is proud to be supporting Only a Pavement Away by supplying uniforms and essentials for candidates who are starting new roles within the Hospitality industry. We offer both front of house and back of house clothing, providing new candidates with the ability to come into our store to try on a selection of workwear suitable for their career paths including aprons, chefswear, footwear, and more. This helps candidates start their new role feeling like they belong to the industry whilst helping financially with the costs associated with funding new uniform, a requirement in many places to start work. We also have a section on our website where you can buy Only A Pavement Away clothing that we produce for them, with all profits going back to the charity.
About Only A Pavement Away
Only A Pavement Away is a charity, founded in 2018, by representatives from the hospitality industry. They strongly believe that everyone deserves a chance to find a career, with the charity connecting candidates with employers within the industry, providing training programmes, career opportunities, and financial support.
How can you help us support OAPA?
You can get involved with Only A Pavement Away by donating through their Just Giving page, or fundraising with an individual challenge or a team event, such as a sponsored run, skydiving, a tough mudder, or a trek. Or buy some Only A Pavement Away branded clothing from the online shop hosted by Dennys Brands.
If you are looking for hospitality staff, why not consider adding your job to the OAPA job board and help one more person off the street and into a life-long career.
