Archives: 2017

Responsible Business in a post-truth World

The Q1 Member Network Meetings on February 8th 2017 were hosted by KBC Bank Ireland. The meetings focused on Responsible Business in a post-truth World.   The context for the first network meeting of 2017 was set by Professor Jeffrey Sachs’s keynote speech on Sustainable Development at Business in the Community’s CEO Forum, October 2016:

SMEs in the Supply Chain – Procuring from Responsible Businesses

    On 2nd February, BITCI held a workshop with its members to discuss the intersection of two topics – sustainable procurement and Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). Regardless of the type of business you are, you’re likely spending sums of money annually on products and services offered by SMEs – be it gardening

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Children from O’ Connell’s CBS, Dublin 1 with their volunteers from Davy, at the launch of their programme. Girls from St. Patrick’s GNS, Ringsend, deep in concentration making Doodlebots with their volunteer from ESB at their workplace visit. Smiles all round with the children from St. Marie’s of the Isle, Cork, and their volunteers from AIB.

A Chic New Partnership between Kildare Village and St. Brigid’s 

The beginning of 2017 saw the management team of Kildare Village start off a new Time to Read programme in their local school.  St. Brigid’s Primary in Kildare Town is one of the country’s largest and most diverse primary schools with over 1,000 pupils from some 15 different nationalities and has come about as a

Behind the scenes with Mayo County Council

This month, children and staff from Breaffy National School went on a fantastic workplace visit to the Mayo County Council offices in Castlebar. On arrival, the children were led to the Council Chamber where they were greeted by their volunteers. The children were each assigned seats as though they were Councillors themselves! The Cathaoirleach Al

A parent’s insight of Time to Read

We gathered some fantastic feedback from the parents of the children taking part in Time to Read from all over the country. Their insights are hugely important and highlight that the programme impacts children positively, both in school and at home.

Librarian – Darina Molloy, Leading the Way for Time to Read in Mayo

Mayo County Librarian, Darina Molloy provided an account of her involvement with Time to Read this year. Read more below. When Business in the Community approached Mayo County Council last year about the possibility of our getting involved in the Time to Read programme, the baton was eagerly grasped by Mayo County Library. I came

Volunteer Spotlight On….

Karl Kemple, Time to Read volunteer with the Gas Networks Ireland and Mother of Divine Grace partnership Please tell us about your contribution to Time to Read For the last five years I have been reading with children aged 7 in Mother of Divine Grace primary school. Having previously worked with an older age group,
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AIB’s new Time to Read Journey with St. Marie’s of the Isle

Unless you know where to look, you won’t notice the vibrant, multicultural national school cloistered behind the red brick walls at St. Finbarr’s  in Cork city centre. Sixteen dedicated professionals from nearby AIB offices now navigate their weekly walk from the Mall to St. Marie’s of the Isle with familiar confidence since they became part of

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Employee Volunteering at Google – How the Local Leadership Programme builds reputation and employee engagement

Business in the Community Ireland are the experts on sustainability in Ireland. For the past 17 years, we have advised companies of all sizes on various sustainability issues. One of our key specialist areas is helping companies develop strategic employee volunteering programmes.

Is a top 10 place in the Sustainable Development Goals within Ireland’s capability?

14th out of 149 countries isn’t bad in any global index for our small nation, especially when the Nordic countries are in the running. That’s Ireland’s ranking in the SDG Index which provides a ‘traffic–light’ report card for countries against the United Nation’s new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Goals describe ambitions for the health

Is a top 10 place in the Sustainable Development Goals within Ireland’s capability?

14th out of 149 countries isn’t bad in any global index for our small nation, especially when the Nordic countries are in the running. That’s Ireland’s ranking in the SDG Index which provides a ‘traffic–light’ report card for countries against the United Nation’s new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

IQuTech: closing the loop for a sustainable economy

“We help other companies be more sustainable by maximising the life of consumer products and minimising the use of finite resources.” What the company does One of the big challenges for consumer electronics companies is to reduce environmental impact. According to the EC, the sector has the largest potential for eco-innovations. IQuTech partners with the big

DHR Communications: strong company values for a powerful reputation

“Our location in The Liberties defines us in many ways. We strongly encourage all staff to engage with the community in which we are based.”   What the company did DHR Communications has a company-wide CSR programme, which focuses strongly on enhancing Dublin 8, the community in which the company is based. A number of its clients

Ceridian: Building employee engagement by giving back to the community

“We believe that strong engagement with our PayBack Foundation shows our colleagues’ satisfaction with the company.” Ceridian employees taking part in the ‘Adare to Survive’ challenge What the company did Ceridian wanted to find a way to pay back into the local community and, in 1997, Ceridian UK created its own registered charity – The

BCP: benefitting the company with a CSR policy

“Our reputation as a responsible business has resulted in an easier recruitment process, more motivated and productive employees and excellent staff retention”   What the company did BCP launched its Quarterly Volunteering Programme in 2014. Through the programme, BCP staff nominate a charity and volunteer time to either fundraise or just lend a helping hand. For

Three Q PERMS & TEMPS: positive branding and increased referrals by supporting the community

“For us, responsible business is at the core of what we do”   What the company did At Three Q PERMS & TEMPS , we utilised the company’s skills to assist people who were out of work to search for and secure employment and also promoted jobs in the charity sector. We work with three different groups: Unemployed: We work

Sandymount Hotel: green policy reduces costs and boosts business

“Our Green policies have brought us valuable corporate bookings and produced dramatic savings in energy and water costs” What the company did Our comprehensive Green Policy at Sandymount Hotel began as a management decision to cut costs, but we now understand the wider benefits of ‘being green’. We’ve reduced our energy and water consumption, and

Reducing costs and promoting the business through energy efficiency

“We make this effort because we believe that the Earth’s resources are finite and we need to help protect it” What the company did Over the years, the Killary Adventure Company has implemented a number of energy efficiency measures: We have a Kingspan 6kW Wind Turbine which provides about 30% of the power to our business on a

TEG: Building supply chain stability and sustainability by monitoring supplier performance

“A two-way supplier engagement process has seen a big increase in on-time deliveries to us and subsequently for us onto our customers“ What the company did We carry out a monthly review of each supplier’s performance to a set of criteria including on time Delivery & Quality through Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs). Each supplier receives feedback

Making savings on utility bills while reducing environmental impact

“We have made savings while reducing our environmental impact by using less energy, alternative methods or recycling more” What the company did We are always working on improving our environmental impact. For example, we continually evaluate our waste and our energy usage. This allows us to make savings to the end utility bill but also

Symantec: Global Services Week

Symantec’s first annual Global Service Week took place in October 2016, with an impressive uptake of employee volunteers and social impact in local communities around the world. #GivingTuesday also provided generous cash donations, so combined, employees contributed more than 6,200 hours of service over the course of one week, and more than $195,000 in donations

Johnson & Johnson launches ‘Vision 2020’ as part of “Access to Education, Bridge to Employment” programme.

Cork Welcomes Launch of ‘Vision 2020’  Phase Four of the Access to Education, Bridge to Employment initiative Thursday, 19th January, 2017: Today will see the launch of ‘Vision 2020’, the next phase of the Johnson & Johnson supported programme ‘Access to Education, Bridge to Employment’. The programme, now in its 12th year, aims to encourage

1000th Community Participant in Bank of Ireland Learning Zone partnership with BITCI

  For almost five years Bank of Ireland has partnered with Business in the Community Ireland in an innovative community partnership – offering places on its one-day training courses through its ‘LearningZone’ to community groups and charities in Ireland. In December a milestone was reached in this partnership when the 1000th participant from the community

BT announces support for active communities network and Rio Ferdinand Foundation Across Island of Ireland

Rio Ferdinand and BT encourage young people to ‘Dream it, Do it’ at a special event at BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition BT, Active Communities Network (ACN) and the Rio Ferdinand Foundation (RFF) joined forces last month at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) to announce BT’s support for a programme designed

Cork Welcomes Launch of Janssen’s ‘Vision 2020’

Phase Four of the Access to Education, Bridge to Employment initiative Janssen recently launched ‘Vision 2020’, the next phase of the supported programme ‘Access to Education, Bridge to Employment’. Now in its 12th year, The programme, aims to encourage and assist students in Cork City in staying in school and progress to further and higher level education, with a particular focus

Intel partners with Centre for talented Youth to deliver women in engineering programme

  Intel this year for the fourth time has come together with the Centre for Talented Youth Ireland (CTYI) to deliver a programme which invited female students aged between 14 and 17 to participate in weekly engineering-based classes which were facilitated through the Centre’s existing structure.