Supporting the communities around us
Fastned Gives Back
Over the past years, we've organised several charitable events across our offices, like food and gently worn clothing drives. They were part of Fastned Gives Back, our employee led group that provides neighbourhood volunteering across all Fastned offices. Every quarter, the group organises initiatives like food and clothing drives, garbage clean up days and volunteering opportunities. These drives have benefited local non profit organisations like De Voedselbank Amsterdam, De Voedselbank Diemen and the Hackney Food Bank in London.
Mission Days
To further encourage our team to make the switch to electric driving, in late 2024 we introduced an extra benefit to employees: Mission Days - two extra days’ leave in exchange for participating in mission-driven activities. This unique initiative incentivises colleagues to go on holiday using sustainable transport, while also allowing for activities such as volunteering, educational assistance or local cleanup activities. All activities must be linked and in support of Fastned’s mission to accelerate the switch to electric mobility, or to our ERGs and other diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Closing the distance
We give meaningful work opportunities to young people with a distance to the labour market. For several years at our Dutch office, we have collaborated with Pluryn and Pameijer, two Dutch organisations that support vulnerable and disabled young people and adults. These organisations send groups of people to clean and maintain our stations across the country on a regular basis, providing them with work experience.
