We help in the fight against period poverty

AXA UK partners with Hey Girls to help in the fight against period poverty
Free, environmentally friendly period products will be available for employees in all of AXA’s UK offices from today
Hey Girls is on a mission to eradicate period poverty in the UK, aiming to make free period products in the workplace the norm

AXA UK has today announced a partnership with Hey Girls, a social enterprise aiming to eradicate period poverty in the UK. AXA UK will be providing free, environmentally friendly period products in all their female and gender-neutral washrooms, to help end period poverty and remove the stigma around periods.

Following trials in AXA’s Teesside, Bristol and Bolton offices, which gained positive feedback from employees, the products will now be available throughout AXA’s UK offices, supporting employee wellbeing in a sustainable way.

Hey Girls is on a mission to eradicate period poverty in the UK, aiming to make free period products in the workplace the norm. The product range is completely organic, vegan friendly and biodegradable, all the way down to the packaging.

To further support, Hey Girls is built on a ‘Buy One Give One’ model. This means for every order placed, Hey Girls will match and donate to people across the UK, via food banks, community groups, schools and charities to support those who need it.

AXA is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion, with a robust agenda that goes beyond the Protected Characteristics of the Equality Act 2010. AXA will continue to embed an inclusive culture of respect and kindness, where everyone is welcome and which enables the business to be the very best for their customers.

We are very proud to be working with Hey Girls to help end period poverty and remove the stigma around periods. Supporting the wellbeing of our employees is a top priority and we are pleased to offer this solution in a sustainable way.

Zoe Ashdown, Head of People Engagement, Culture and Strategy at AXA UK

We are delighted to have AXA UK join us in our fights to end period poverty and introduce period dignity schemes across the UK. Providing their teams with free period products not only shows a commitment to their workforce, but their support to make the UK a fairer place to live for all people who have periods. This is a very exciting partnership for Hey Girls and we look forward to working with AXA as our fight continues.

Daisy Williams, Partner & Contracts Manager at Hey Girls

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AXA Insurance UK plc registered in England and Wales under registered number 078950 and authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority under Financial Conduct Authority registration number 202312. Registered office is 20 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0BG.

AXA UK is part of the AXA Group, a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, with 147,000 employees serving 94 million clients in 50 countries. In 2023, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 102.7 billion and underlying earnings to Euro 7.6 billion. AXA had Euro 844 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023.

In the UK & Ireland, AXA operates through a number of business units including: AXA Insurance, AXA Health and AXA Ireland. AXA UK & Ireland employs around 10,000 staff.

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AXA UK helps in the fight against period poverty