Archives: 2014

Save the date Thursday 6th November 2014

We are delighted to announce that we are planning a major conference around responsible and sustainable business practice on Thursday 6th November 2014

Guinness Brewery Scholarships awarded to aspiring third level students from D8

Graduates from six Dublin schools who are undertaking third level education have been awarded scholarships this week as part of Guinness Brewery Scholarships scheme.

Intel Ireland employees volunteered more than 50,000 hours in 2013

Intel Ireland employees have a long tradition of community engagement and 2013 was no different to previous years with 50,304 volunteer hours being recorded by Ireland employees. In total during 2013 57% of Intel Ireland’s employee population volunteered at least once during the year. A large number of these volunteered hours will be eligible to

International Integrated Reporting Framework released

In December, the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) which is a global coalition of regulators, investors, companies, standard setters, the accounting profession

New Service Offering: How to Embed Sustainability into Procurement

Following on from the Business in the Community Ireland workshops on Driving Innovation through Sustainable Procurement in 2012 and 2013, BITCI is now offering one to one training to the procurement teams

Beyond Zero

BAM Contractors are implementing a new behavioural safety programme called Beyond Zero. Beyond Zero is our vision of a sustainable future built on excellence in all that we do. It is about employees choosing to work safely rather than being made to work safely. The initiative is aimed at developing employees, both as individuals and

BT 50th Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition

The winner of the 50th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition is 17-year old Paul Clarke from St Paul’s College, Raheny, in Dublin. Paul won for his project – “Contributions to cyclic graph theory”, which competed in the senior section of the Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences category.  He was presented with a cheque for

Shell E&P Ireland win business category of Road Safety Authority Leading Lights in Road Safety Awards 2013

Shell E&P Ireland (SEPIL) have been recognised by the Road Safety Authority for their commitment to road safety. They were presented with a Leading Lights award in the Business category by RSA chairman Gay Byrne at a function in Farmleigh House recently. A total of 29 awards were presented at the ceremony which was hosted

Growing demand for CSR and pro bono matchmaking in the legal sector

A bespoke legal representation service for asylum seekers is an example of the kind of innovative CSR activity being undertaken by top law firm and BITC member A&L Goodbody with the help of the Public Interest Law Alliance. Established in 2009, PILA is a project of legal rights organisation Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC). The

Business Working Responsibly Mark Briefing

Business in the Community Ireland would like to invite you to an early morning briefing session on the Business Working Responsibly Mark,