Stonehage Fleming is pleased to announce its partnership with Thrive Jersey to support GROW, a community-led initiative aimed at addressing multiple social issues that drive low mood and disengagement within the Jersey community.
GROW is an inclusive outdoor community project that plants, nurtures and harvests the widest array of fresh produce to be distributed to those on the island who do not have ready access to nutritional food. It provides innovative wellbeing, education and employment opportunities within an outdoor environment, whilst championing issues such as climate change, sustainable transport and community nutritional deficit. Thrive Jersey’s ethos is based on a collaborative approach to resolving community issues and in time aims to be mapped through initiatives including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), and GROW aligns to no fewer than eleven of the seventeen goals.
According to the Jersey Statistics Unit approximately 26% of all households and 23% of individuals were in relative low income, including over half of single parent families, one in three working-age adults, one in three children and one in three pensioners1. This has a direct impact on the affordability of fresh fruit and vegetables which in turn leads to poor physical health, obesity and low self-esteem.
Guy Gilson, Partner at Stonehage Fleming said: “We are delighted to support Thrive Jersey’s GROW initiative and its mission to demonstrate how community, parishes and government can join together to implement inspiring and inclusive solutions to social issues. It is a pleasure to support such a worthy cause, and one which resonates so well with Stonehage Fleming’s social capital. We commend Andy on his vision for the welfare of those on the island.”
Andy Le Seelleur, Co-Founder of Thrive Jersey: “Jersey is facing an unprecedented crossroads in social development as a result of a number of internal and external threats including climate change, population growth, physical and mental health, Covid-19, reductions in agricultural green space and nutritional deficits within the lower socio-economic demographic. For many whose mood is low, the priority is more on surviving than thriving. GROW is an innovative project aimed at tackling Jersey’s social issues and we thank Stonehage Fleming for all their support to help influence positive change.”
1 - Jersey Statistics Unit - https://www.gov.je/Government/JerseyInFigures/EmploymentEarnings/Pages/EarningsIncomeStatistics.aspx
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Stonehage Fleming provides a range of services from long-term strategic planning and investments to day-to-day advice and administration to the world’s leading families and wealth creators. The Group advises on over GBP60bn (USD55bn) of assets and includes an investment business with more than GBP16bn (USD21bn) under management for families and charities. Stonehage Fleming is c.50% owned by management and staff. The Group employs over 900 people in 16 locations around the world. Find out more at: www.stonehagefleming.com .
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Thrive Jersey
Thrive Jersey was formed in 2019 and became an Incorporated Association in 2021. It is a fully-inclusive collective of inspiring individuals passionate about identifying the key social issues that drive low mood and disengagement within the island, raising awareness of these issues and seeking innovative, inspirational solutions. Having adopted the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as its overarching strategy, Thrive is able to harness the powers of a common global community passionate about positive change in a smart, innovative way. Thrive Jersey focuses on addressing the root cause of social issues rather than simply fighting the fires and achieves this by:
Thrive has become a widely-recognised brand in Jersey and has played a fundamental role in the creation of the Jersey Suicide Prevention Alliance. Other pipeline initiatives include the creation of a community data portal and a centre for practical community skills development. Thrive’s founders have been responsible for successful community initiatives including Le Tournoi Charity Sports, Wetwheels Jersey and the Jersey Literary Festival. The GROW team includes the Founder of Plastic Free Jersey and The Good Jersey Life.