Katie Buchanan@Katie_Chaps

🧸 Mummy to Jack & Alfie ♥️ Wifey to Neil 🏢 Sustainability & Purpose Leader💡Curator of trips & statement necklaces

 London
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Joined July 2009
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My latest project is one I’m particularly proud of - leading a small group of like-minded people to transform our family leave experience for the better: linkedin.com/pulse/my-side-p…

My side project: changes to family leave at Virgin Media

My lockdown thanks to go Antonio Brunerio, the so-called inventor of the breadstick. Without doubt breadsticks got me (and our son Jack) through the first lockdown and now, as nursery shuts due to...

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Great evening chatting all things purpose - thanks for a fun evening @Given_Agency and for producing another brilliant guide. The first has been like my bible! #theinsidersguidetopurpose
When all your 2 year old wants from Father Christmas is a pink @UKVolkswagen Tiguan. Thank goodness for grandparents! Happy Christmas ♥️
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Whoops. They all fell in my mouth. I blame the @CadburyUK packaging for being tricky. #advent
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All set up and ready to present at @VirginMoney’s #PurposeFest. Feeling Christmassy with our tree in the background. #WorkFromHome #purpose
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Watching @ShaniDhanda on @loosewomen - proud to see her in her element change making for #IDPWD2021
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After a decade leading the Sustainability team at Virgin Media, this week I met my new team. ♥️ I’ve taken on a new challenge @VMO2News to make our purpose matter more: ensuring we have a comprehensive plan to put our purpose, Reimagining Connectivity, into practice. 💥
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‘How do we change the world? One act of kindness at a time.’ #kindnessmatters #cop26 #notetoself #bethechange #morganfreeman
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2 Nov 2021
“Is this how our story ends?” Powerful moment from #COP26 People’s Advocate, Sir David Attenborough from yesterday’s Opening Ceremony. #ClimateAction #TogetherForOurPlanet
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‘You’re pretty incredible’ says @hollywills - yes she is! Go @ShaniDhanda go! #proud #changemaker #thismorning #purpletuesday
Shani on The This Morning sofa

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Things have escalated. I’ve been spending my 5 days paid #volunteeringleave in my community - we now have road socials and a postbox transformation underway. #bethechange #stitchandbitch #WineWednesday #communityvibes
Knitted poppies ahead of remembrance

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27 Oct 2021
ICYMI 📣We recently launched the Hub 5 – made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic. Since 2014, @VirginMedia has taken back 13m pieces of equipment to be refurbished, reused or recycled – ensuring our actions deliver a positive impact on our planet.

Virgin Media launches its first ever WiFi 6 broadband router

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What an incredible woman. Have a listen👇🏼The transformative power of small choices | Susan Retik ted.com/talks/susan_retik_th… via @TEDTalks

The transformative power of small choices | Susan Retik | TEDxNatick

When her husband was killed on 9/11, Susan could have been paralyzed by loss. Instead, she acted on a simple impulse to counter hatred with outreach. Through a series of small but remarkable choices,...

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Virgin Media O2 News@VMO2News
10 Sep 2021
We welcomed our #ParalympicsGB stars home by giving our cabinets a golden upgrade! 👏🏅 Paralympians @jodycundy, @archeryphoebe & @RunJumpStefReid added a golden touch to our cabinets in Stoke Mandeville, the Paralympic birthplace. Read more: o2uk.co/2X9n1HV #WeAreHere
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3 Sep 2021
Legend of the Games 💪 #ImpossibleToIgnore
Richard whitehead with the Union flag

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What a champ! “It’s not about a race on the track it’s about the human race. It’s not about the medal colours, no-one should be defined by colour”. Never known someone so dedicated to running and changing the lives of disabled people. Nice one @Marathonchamp #wearehere
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3 Sep 2021
It’s SILVER for @Marathonchamp🥈 An epic battle down the home straight. Bravo, Richard 👏👏 #ImpossibleToIgnore #Paralympics
Whitehead and a big silver medal

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Partnerships power positive change. Super proud of our partnership with The British Paralympics Association and all we have achieved to transform the lives of disabled people over the last five years. 👇🏼
Virgin Media O2 News@VMO2News
24 Aug 2021
📽️ @VirginMedia’s starting a ‘Wave of Support’ for @ParalympicsGB by joining forces with the athlete’s loved ones & a host of famous faces – so they know we’re backing them all the way in Tokyo @alex_brooker, @sophmorgTV, @romankemp & @LutaloMuhammad #WeAreHere
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20 Aug 2021
A study of “high and low purpose” companies released this week suggested that they deliver higher margins and greater shareholder returns.Even as Covid hit most companies’ revenues, high-purpose companies were less severely affected, according to Journal Applied Corporate Finance
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We need more people like Gregory in our communities across the country! 👊🏼 What a great local cause to benefit from the #VMO2TogetherFund
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20 Aug 2021
We caught up with @Seeds4GrowthUK, a charity dedicated to bringing nature into the community, to see how the #VMO2TogetherFund has helped further develop their green spaces 🍃
Super piece by @ShaniDhanda - smashing the stigma once again #disability 👇🏼
Opinion by Metro.co.uk@MetroOpinion
19 Aug 2021
'As a disabled South Asian woman, I can experience bias and discrimination in multiple ways due to my race, disability and gender, or as a combination of these.' @ShaniDhanda writes for @MetroUK metro.co.uk/2021/08/19/my-cu…
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