Employees at Small and Medium Sized Businesses are Highly Engaged with CSR

2021 CSR Industry Review: Small and Medium Business Focus

Companies large and small are investing in purpose and social responsibility programs:

Our report includes an analysis of employee engagement trends across companies with 0 – 100,000+ employees. The smallest company size considered in this report, 0 – 1,000 employees, had the highest overall giving and volunteering engagement rates. The data below compares the 2020 metrics to the metrics from 2019.

Companies with 0 – 1000 employees had the highest engagement for all metrics

This data shows you don’t have to be a large corporation to implement CSR practices like employee giving and volunteering to make a big social impact. Employees want to be engaged in purpose driven work. 85% of millennials believe making a positive difference in the world is more important that professional recognition. – What Millennials Want from Work

Companies with 1001-5000 employees were not far behind!

The data below shows employee engagement metrics for 2020 compared to 2019. This company size group also saw an increase for most metrics.

20.71%  – Combined Employee Engagement ( -7.29%)

19.20%  – Giving Engagement (+0.20%)

10.38% – Volunteering Engagement (-5.62%)

$803  – Average Annual Employee donation per Donor (+$92)

$848  – Average Annual Company Match per Participant (+$108)

14   – Average Hours per Volunteer (+4)

Check out the Highlights from the 2021 Industry Review blog for more information regarding the 9th issue of the report.

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Hopefully this data shows the significant impact small and medium sized companies and their employees can make on their communities.

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Employee giving and volunteering is a vital element of a company’s CSR efforts. In addition to the social good impact, CSR also provides tangible benefits to a company and its employees.