Tesco Ireland head office staff in Dun Laoghaire recently took part in a group ice bucket challenge following CEO Phil J. Clarke nominating colleagues and pledging to personally donate an additional €5 for every colleague that participates. The video of Phil J. Clarke’s challenge yesterday can be viewed here< http://youtu.be/ecHtCyUmOkw> . Head office staff took the
Sustainability is as important for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as it is for large companies (see 10 reasons why here ). There is a growing awareness about the importance of sustainability in small business SMEs. However, sustainability reporting is still dominated by larger companies. Business in the Community Ireland believes that Sustainability Reporting in smaller
The shortlist for the 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards was launched on Wednesday 16th July. The full shortlist is below. Click on the category link below to learn more about the projects: Excellence in CSR Communication • Bluebird Care – An EngAGEment with Bluebird Care • Dell – Spread the word for Daffodil Day 2014
In August the ESRI (Economic and Social Research Institute) launched ‘Leaving School in Ireland: A Longitudinal Study of Post School Transitions’ which highlighted the relationship between students school experiences and their post school outcomes. The report found that young people rely on formal and informal guidance in making decisions about what they do after school. The Schools’ Business Partnership student mentoring partners School Completion Programme schools with
The Skills @ Work programme is the most popular programme in The Schools’ Business Partnership suite. Like all good ideas, the concept is simple, a local business is matched with a local school and employees provide insight about their roles and work life to the students while also developing their own skills. It has been
As we deliver our mission, we are committed to exhibiting best practice in our work with our members and to that end this year our sustainability report applied the GRI framework and to date, we are the only small organisation in Ireland to do so. Please click on Down to Earth to download and view