Archives: 2017

HEINEKEN Ireland announces urban greening community initiative

HEINEKEN Ireland has recently announced an initiative to bring communities together to create urban growing spaces that have a positive impact – socially, environmentally and economically.

Supporting the local community Bank Blitzes Backyard to help older people

On 14 and 15 July, Age Action and Bank of Ireland took part in the Great Bank of Ireland Backyard Blitz, which saw hundreds of bank volunteers swapping their calculators for watering cans and their spreadsheets for spades to give their older neighbours a ‘dig out’ in the garden. The gardening bonanza matched up bank

Corporate Responsibility in Action A&L Goodbody sponsors Writer in Residence at East Wall school

In June 2016, A&L Goodbody created a new three year partnership with Business to Arts to support and fund (€30,000 over the period) a new initiative called the Writer in Residence programme under the Docklands Arts Fund.
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Symantec and CoderDojo Coolest Projects

Symantec were delighted to be part of this year’s CoderDojo Coolest Projects event in Dublin in June. CoderDojo are a non-profit organisation who teach coding to kids aged 7 – 17. During the event hundreds of kids from “Dojo’s” around the world came to showcase one of the projects they have been working on, and

Go Green – How SMEs can save money

Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) looking to enhance their environmentally responsible practices was the audience for a recent seminar hosted by Business in the Community Ireland and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and supported by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The seminar gave practical insights into how SMEs could reduce their environmental footprint by conserving water,

KBC Building Better Communities

As the Bank of You, KBC’s Sustainability programme aims to make a positive impact on the lives of our employees, our customers, our communities and society at large. At KBC we recognise and respect the importance of our role in society and through our sustainability programme we share our vision for better, brighter communities, support

CSR Activities Continue to Flourish as Awards Shortlist Displays Diverse Range of Projects

Chambers Ireland earlier in the month officially announced the shortlist for the 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards . With fifty companies shortlisted across the fourteen categories, this year’s CSR Awards displays a diverse range of projects from all industries and sectors, from SMEs to MNCs, across every region of Ireland.

In Conversation With David O’Flynn, Head of CSR at Dawn Meats Group

For this issue of our In Conversation with Series we had the opportunity to hear from David O’Flynn, Dawn Meats’s Group Head of CSR.   Please describe your role and responsibilities and how many years you have been in the company As Dawn Meats’ Group Head of CSR my role covers our 17 sites in

M&S Sustainability Programme Plan A turns 10 and has saved £750 million in costs

Each year M&S holds an event solely for stakeholders, to discuss their sustainability challenges, successes and goals. Our Senior CSR Adviser Darina Eades attends this meeting and here she shares the insights from the day and the successful evolution of M&S’s sustainability strategy.

The Chambers Ireland CSR Awards 2017 Shortlist

The list of the shortlisted companies for the Chambers Ireland CSR Awards 2017 are:       Excellence in CSR Communication Aldi Stores Ireland Limited – Aldi and FoodCloud Partnership Arthur Cox – ‘Who Wants to be a Volunteer?’ – the Arthur Cox Volunteer Champions (ACVC) Bord Gais Energy – Give a Helping Hand to Prevent Family Homelessness #AHelpingHand Core

Five Charities from Across Ireland Selected to Receive Support from the eir Fund

The eir Fund – Connecting Communities is eir’s Corporate Social Responsibility investment programme, open for application to any charity or NGO in Ireland, north or south, with a registered charity number. Decisions for funding are made on a local basis by eir’s employees based in the four provinces of Ireland. As a direct result of

Cook Medical joins over 85 of Ireland’s top companies as a member of Business in the Community

Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) recently announced that medical technology company Cook Medical has joined its business network of over 85 companies dedicated to responsible business and sustainability. BITCI is a non-profit business network dedicated to supporting companies of all sizes on their sustainability journey. It is the only network of its kind in

Great Place to Work is holding a conference event in Dublin

You are warmly invited to register for Great Place to Work conference event with a theme of Trust In A Fast Changing World, to be held in The Round Room at the Mansion House on Thursday 21st September 2017 with a special discount rate of €270 (plus Vat) per person for BITC members. Great Place