Archives: 2014

Irish Businesses supporting entry to work for people with long term mental health issues

25th February – In light of National Employment Week, Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) announces Ireland’s first business-mental health services partnership, Slí Beatha.

Parents struggle with career advise on Science & Technology

Accenture Research: Parents are Major Influencers but Struggle to Advise Daughters on Careers in Science and Technology

Intel Supply Chain Connections Event

All welcome to Intel Supply Chain Connections Event: Promoting Women at the Heart of Economic Growth on the 6th March.

Diageo Ireland donated over €1 million to good causes in 2013

Over the course of 2013 Diageo Ireland donated more than €1 million to charities, community groups and social entrepreneurs across Ireland. This total figure includes charitable donations, bursaries, Arthur Guinness Fund payments and Arthur Guinness Projects payments. Diageo has paid tribute to all staff who took part in charitable fundraising and volunteering in 2013 for a

Local students visit Corrib as part of Engineers Week

‘Engineering is not just a job; it is a fascinating career that can take you anywhere in the world!’  That was the message from Bellanaboy as Shell E&P Ireland Limited (SEPIL) hosted a group of secondary school students as part of national Engineers Week. Sixty students from Gaelcholáiste Chomáin, Rossport and St Brendan’s College, Belmullet

PwC’s People Giving Scheme

PwC’s people have helped three Irish charities through the firm’s “People Giving Scheme”.  Irish Cancer Society, National Burns Unit of St James’ Hospital and St Vincent de Paul were the three charities chosen by PwC staff for the year 2013.  The scheme provides them with an easy forum through which to make donations to the

Exclusive Members Environmental Seminar

Making Consistent Impact: Environmental Trends, Supports and Best Practice How are businesses in Ireland performing with regard to their environmental responsibilities? How does your company compare? What are the best companies doing to ensure they cut costs, reduce their environmental impacts and remain competitive and innovative? Who can support you on this journey? Business in

Call for the most innovative Social & Business co-creation projects in Europe!

Business in the Community Ireland is a network partner with Ashoka the leading global network of social entrepreneurs on a Social and Business Co-Creation Competition.

Catching up with Limerick/Clare/Kerry

Meet the mentor! Barry Coleman from LIT I can still remember how hard it was to navigate my way through the secondary school years and I was always thankful for the guidance of my two older brothers who, although I didn’t realise it at the time, were my ‘unofficial’ mentors. For this reason, and because

Updates from Dublin Partnerships

Learning Time on the Luas Line!  Jenessa Scott a 5th year student from St Aidan’s Community School tells us about his experience of visiting transport company Veolia… St. Paul’s class from St Aidan’s attended a tour of Veolia, the Luas company. We learned a lot during our visit to Veolia, we learned how the tram

A survey of CSR practices in organisations across Ireland

The NSAI in conjunction with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, Business in the Community Ireland and the Waterford Institute of Technology is undertaking a survey

Happy Birthday to 10 of our Companies and Schools!

10 companies celebrated 10 years in The Schools’ Business Partnership this year and to celebrate we held a lunch in honour of both the schools and business in the Winding Stairs gallery on Thursday January 20th. It was a very joyous event where staff members past and present reflected on the success of their partnerships

The Winners of the Philanthropist of the Year Award

Our sister organisation ,The Community Foundation for Ireland, are delighted to announce the winners of the sixth Philanthropist of the Year awards that were presented at a luncheon in Dublin last week hosted by RTÉ broadcaster Marian Finucane.This year’s Philanthropist of the Year Award winners are; Keith Duffy as National Philanthropist of the Year for