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Our OVO Foundation is bringing Tiny Forests to Oxfordshire - and the rest of the UK. Through our partnership with Earthwatch Europe, each forest will: Provide an education programme to 9,000 children on global and local environmental challenges in 24 UK schools. Support 1,200 young people aged 18 to 25 in conducting scientific monitoring of each Tiny Forest. Collectively uptake 7.2 tonnes per year of carbon by 2023. And with eleven more to be planted over the coming 12 months, look out for a Tiny Forest near you. For more info, please see our blog!
One of our values here at OVO is 'Find A Better Way', and despite the current situation and restrictions around COVID-19, we are continuing to hire certain roles. Our teams across the business have worked hard to adapt and create a solid process to ensure all candidates and new employees still have a great (albeit remote) experience. Here's a brief hiring update from the Talent Acquisition Team in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:
We’re pleased to announce that we've reached an agreement to acquire SSE GB Energy Services - helping us bring clean affordable energy to more people. Read all about it here. http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vM07e
Hear our CEO's vision for the future of energy in just 90 seconds... http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMXq8
Hear from our CEO, Stephen Fitzpatrick, on why we should be connecting our energy supplies to the internet, so we can better predict and manage demand, flipping the previous way of distributing energy on its head. http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQSY5
Did you know that OVO Energy has the OVO Foundation? We aim to find and fund innovative ideas that solve big social issues. This January, we kicked off Project Jua, installing solar panels in 20 schools and health clinics in Turkana and Kilifi, two of the least developed counties in Kenya... Find out more / donate here: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQkL5 Check out our video here: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQkLv
Exciting news 📢 Today we announced our first phase of European expansion, with investment in German based energy supplier 4hundred. Read more here: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQk0z
OVO Energy has been included on the Glassdoor Coolest Offices list - http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQMgB
We've made the Forbes list as one of the ones to watch in 2019 http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQM0f