Archives: 2017

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


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.


Momentum: A Seasoned Supporter

Since 2007 Momentum has really demonstrated their commitment to diversity by being a loyal partner to our Ready for Work programme, offering work and employment opportunities to some of our most marginalised job seekers. In all 31 clients have done work placements in Momentum stockroom and cleaning roles, and 13 people have taken up employment


M&S: A Flagship for Employment

M&S continue to be the flagship company for BITCI’s Ready for Work programme. In 2016, across Mary Street and Grafton Street stores, M&S have taken on 14 people for work experience to boost their confidence and experience and to get a valuable reference at the end. These people have come from various


WBCSD’s beta version of the Reporting Exchange will be launched on 7th December.  

Available from Wednesday 7th December, the Reporting Exchange is an exciting new online tool that helps to make sense of over 1,000 reporting requirements and resources on sustainability reporting from around the world. Developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development , the Climate Disclosure Standards Board, Ecodesk and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, it’s a comprehensive global resource that connects