Archives: 2017

Welcome to our new Chairperson – Ronan Murphy

We are delighted to announce that Ronan Murphy has been appointed as the new Chairperson of our Board. Ronan brings with him a wealth of experience, being former Senior Partner of PwC Ireland. Ronan is currently a non-executive director of J&E Davy, Liberty Insurance and ICON plc.

PwC: Winning the fight for female talent

To mark international’s Women’s Day, PwC published a report following a major international piece of research amongst nearly 4,000 professionals (women and men) in 70 countries including Ireland entitled “Winning the fight for female talent”. The report found that opportunities for career progression is among the top three most attractive employer traits for both women

International Women’s Day: A&L Goodbody

  A&L Goodbody (A&LG) marked International Women’s Day on March 8th by organising two events for their employees. On the morning of International Women’s Day, the firm organised complimentary tea/coffee and pastries in the Restaurant for everyone to celebrate the contribution that women make to the success of the firm. In the evening, A&LG hosted a panel

KPMG take action on literacy

World Book Day was on 2 March and KPMG used this opportunity to formally launch and celebrate the KPMG Families For Literacy (KFFL) initiative and all the work we do as a firm as part of our commitment to lifelong learning and more specifically literacy.

Your insights on European companies and the SDGs

Business in the Community Ireland, in partnership with CSR Europe and  GlobeScan , invite you to participate in a short survey of European business experts to explore how European companies are engaging with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  Results of the survey will be presented at the European Business Summit in Brussels on May 22, 2017,

Shocking & Unsettling – Why taking time to understand human rights risks has to be prioritised

Parul Sharma engaged all seated at 10 am in A&L Goodbody on March 21, 2017 for the BITCI Workshop on Identifying & Addressing Human Rights Risks in Company Operations & the Supply Chain.

Business and Human Rights

Business and Human Rights is a vast topic and while it is a relatively new concept to some organisations, it is material to all business sectors. The prevalence of human right abuses as a result of corporate operations has no geographic boundary and with increasingly globalised supply chains, the time to act is now.  

56 Companies in Ireland Contributed Over €32 million and 227,144 hours to Charities and Community Groups in 2016 

Wednesday March 29th: 56 socially-minded Irish companies have formed almost 7000 community partnerships and donated over €32 million in cash donations, in-kind donations and employee fundraising to local charities and community groups.

In Conversation with Leslee O’Loughlin, Group HR Manager for Enterprise Rent-A-Car

In this month of our In Conversation with series we are delighted to talk to Leslee O’Loughlin, Group HR Manager for Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

The Participation is far from Petite at Pettitt’s Supervalu

Louise Casey, Regional Coordinator, BITCI reports on Enniscorthy Vocational School’s partnership with their local Supervalu. Enniscorthy Vocational School (EVS) are partnered with Pettitt’s Supervalu for their Skills @ Work Programme. Pettitt’s SuperValu have a strong reputation for being customer and community focused and EVS would echo this sentiment. This link was launched in September 2012

Student Scoop on Shell

Eimear Cowman a student from St. Brendan’s College gives her account: “My personal experience of our visit to the Bellanaboy Gas Terminal was exceptionally enjoyable. We were welcomed onto the site and all members of staff were very friendly and accommodating. We were brought into a meeting room and given a presentation about the company. Then

Photo Captions

Photo Captions – Top to Bottom Children from Scoil Mhuire Fatima, Cork visit Blackpool library with their Time to Read Volunteers from Gas Networks Ireland. Scoil Cholmchille, Dublin are joined by their partners Friends First to enjoy World Book Day at Storytime at Dun Laoghaire Library. St. Brigid’s Primary School Kildare celebrated World Book Day by presenting

Alkermes Milestone is a First for the Midlands

Orla O’ Dwyer, Regional Coordinator, BITCI acknowledges Alkermes achievement. This year marks the 10th Anniversary of our partnership between Alkermes and St Aloysius College in Athlone. Alkermes becomes the first company in the Midlands to achieve this status. Alkermes who are based in a business park just outside town develops and manufactures medicines, aiming to provide innovative

Together We Can

Eileen Fitzgerald, Regional Coordinator, BITCI commends the commitment from our volunteers. In my region (Kerry, West Limerick), Gerry Crean, Manager at SSE Generation Tarbert has supported the Skills @ Work for the past nine years. My first meeting with Gerry was in 2008 at the ESB Station at Tarbert when he agreed to commence a

Horse Racing Ireland on the Right Track

Orla O’ Dwyer, Regional Coordinator, BITCI reflects on Horse Racing Ireland’s journey. Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) has expanded its involvement. A record 16 fifth year students from the Curragh Post Primary School are taking part in the Student Mentoring Programme for the 2016 to 2018 academic years. HRI also delivers the Skills @ Work Programme with their

Dairygold Wins Cork Company of the Year

Celine McGrath, Regional Coordinator, BITCI recognises Dairygold’s contribution to its community. ‘Cork Company of the year 2017 is Dairygold’ announced Vodafone’s Leo O’Leary at the Cork Chambers annual dinner in February. How right he was, I thought, as I’d had the privilege of working with Dairygold’s 2 main sites in Cork; Mallow and Mitchelstown, as part

Update on the 2016 EU Directive on Non-Financial Reporting

February 8, 2017 Darina Eades, Senior Adviser on Corporate Responsibility Business in the Community Ireland At our Network Meeting last September, we outlined the requirements of the EU Directive on Non-Financial Reporting which was due to be transposed into Irish law by December 2016. The transposition has not yet happened but recent communication from the

BITC Ireland’s EPIC programme wins the AONTAS STAR Award for Adult Learning Initiatives that promote Social Inclusion

The STAR Awards (Showcasing Teamwork, Awarding Recognition) are an awards initiative coordinated by AONTAS as part of the annual Adult Learners’ Festival to acknowledge the fantastic work undertaken by adult learning initiatives throughout Ireland.

CSR, charities and UN days of observance calendars

Awards Calendar This calendar provides a listing of Award schemes that relate to Corporate Responsibility. Timeframes and links to relevant websites are included. This calendar is updated monthly by BITCI.

Bank of Ireland publishes 2016 Responsible Business Report

Bank of Ireland has recently launched its third Responsible Business Report which provides a comprehensive picture of the Group’s 2016 activities under five pillars – customers, communities, colleagues, environment and governance.

Abbott  announced as Official Corporate Partner for European Volunteering Capital Programme 2017

To help highlight the positive impacts that volunteering has on lives across Ireland, Abbott is lending its support to the European Volunteering Capital Programme as the official corporate partner 2017. Sligo was named European Volunteering Capital 2017 by the European Volunteer Centre, which promotes volunteering across the European Union and is supported by the European

What can you do to help bees?

At our recent biodiversity workshop on the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, we did a nature walk around an urban green space to see what simple actions businesses can take to support pollinators on their sites, in employees’ gardens, and in their local communities.

In Conversation with Sandy Boundy, Communications and CSR Manager at Heineken Ireland

  In this month of our In Conversation with series we are delighted to talk to Sandy Boundy, Communications and CSR Manager at Heineken Ireland.

Bee positive!

Member companies are taking action for pollinators. Member companies attended Business in the Community’s third biodiversity workshop last week on the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, hosted by Deloitte. We were joined by Erin-Jo Tiedeken from the National Biodiversity Data Centre, who walked us through all the ways businesses can help provide food and shelter for Ireland’s

KPMG Supports Going for Growth

As part of thier focus on Gender Diversity, KPMG is one of the main corporate sponsors of Going for Growth in 2017 and again joins Enterprise Ireland in supporting this very successful initiative.

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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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.