Professional services firm KPMG has named food waste charity FareShare as its new UK charity partner.

The partnership is for three years and follows a vote among staff earlier this year. This saw KPMG’s employees choose tackling food waste and hunger as the good cause for the firm to support until 2027.

The firm’s three-year link up with its previous charity partner Marie Curie ended last month.

Through the partnership with Fareshare the firm’s employees will provide £2m worth of support through fundraising, volunteering, pro bono support and leadership advice.

FareShare launched 20 years ago and redistributes food, which would otherwise be wasted, through a network of 35 centres. Every £1 raised for the charity is equivalent to providing five meals.

KPMG group chief executive and UK senior partner Jon Holt recently visited the charity’ distribution centre in Birmingham.

“With one in six people across the UK going hungry, including as many as three million children, it’s not right that 10 billion perfectly good meals go to waste each year,” he said.

“I was really impressed by the scale of FareShare's operation in Birmingham and its mission to provide more than just a meal service. By addressing unemployment, homelessness, and mental health – all of which are closely linked to hunger – FareShare is creating a ripple effect that will have a significant impact on people's lives.”

FareShare chief executive George Wright added: “We are thrilled to have been selected by KPMG staff for their three-year charity partnership.

“Their support will enable us to redistribute even more surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, helping us address food insecurity while tackling the environmental issue of food waste.

"This food supports over 8,000 charities and helps fuel wraparound services such as homelessness shelters, afterschool clubs, and lunch programs for older people.

“With food insecurity affecting one in six people in the UK, this partnership will help us reach more communities across the country, ensuring that surplus food nourishes and strengthens those communities for the future."

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