DWF Foundation passes £1m in donations

Global law firm DWF is marking £1m in donations by its charitable foundation in its now seven years of giving. 

The DWF Foundation is an independent charity that was launched by DWF, which since December 2015 has been the focus of charitable giving for DWF reflecting the stock exchange-listed group's values.

Operating in locations where the firm is based – it has Scottish offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh – it currently supports registered charities with an impact in one or more of the areas of homelessness and poverty; health and wellbeing; employability; education; and environment and sustainability, as well as supporting charities in Ukraine over the past year.

In reaching the £1m benchmark, the foundation has supported more than 500 charities and food banks around the world.

DWF employees take part in fundraising, volunteering, team challenges, mentoring and other initiatives to support the charity.

Sir Duncan Nichol, chair of the DWF Foundation since 2019 commented: "£1 million is a fantastic milestone to reach and I send my thanks and appreciation to everyone who has supported the foundation this past seven years. I look forward to helping us reach its next million."

Thanking everyone at DWF for their support, Jim Davies OBE, founder patron of the foundation added: "As a founding partner of DWF, I was delighted when approached to help set up the DWF Foundation in 2015. The foundation was very fortunate to receive the amazing gift of shares from DWF as part of the IPO. Seven years on, reaching £1m donated, I am so proud of what has been achieved and the over 500 charities and food banks we have been able to support."