Peter Bull on vInspired and youth volunteering

Peter Bull, HSBC‘s Head of HSBC in the Community, speaks about corporate social responsibility and the impact that corporate initiatives can have not only externally but internally as well, and why encouraging youth to be active in their community is important. HSBC is part of the vCashpoint programme, which along with v, provides grants for young people to realise projects of their own that benefit the community. Mr. Bull says that not only does volunteering help a young person’s self-esteem and encourage her to participate in local initiatives, it also makes her much more employable and from that point of view helps secure her future. Words that have particular significance in the current economy, when graduate jobs are few and far between.