Annual Report 2015 | Page 37

In order to maintain the momentum going forward, annual milestones have been set for the current year at a minimum of 10% improvement on 2014/15’s performance. - Training and development The Aspire Graduate Development Programme continues to offer the chance to make a flying start to careers in the Group with the Annual Report 2015 Effective leadership, commitment, employee engagement and a consistent message has all helped return a much improved performance, which saw the 2014/15 health and safety targets either achieved or exceeded. This is typified by the Group’s performance regarding the number of RIDDOR reportable accidents in 2014/15. The final number was 8, which was a significant improvement when compared to the previous year’s 15. The RIDDOR Incident Rate for 2014/15 finished at 2.90, a 44% improvement on the previous year’s rate (5.22) and the best year yet. 44% reduction in RIDDOR incident rate WaterAid/Eliza Deacon £206,000 total charitable donations with over raised for WaterAid £30,000 35