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Our Senior Corporate Responsibility Consultant Darina Eades provides 5 quick tips on how to get started on Sustainable Procurement and what to watch out for.

Throughout 2013, we are hosting a wide range of training, networkingand expert seminars on a variety of corporate responsibility topics, many suitable for various departments across our member companies. Click on the Events Calendar to download and get dates in your diary for the year ahead.

The Deloitte 2012 Q2 CFO Survey was conducted in partnership with BITCI.  According to the results of the Quarter 2, Deloitte CFO Survey (June 2012): 93% of CFOs believe there is a direct link between sustainability and business performance. Irish CFOs identified sustainability as having the strongest impact on long term value creation, compliance, risk management and building trust. This was followed by cost control, revenue generation and investor relations. Read the full article…

In 2011, our environmental agenda was pushed a mile forward by the establishment of our Sustainability Committee reporting to our CEO. You can read about this in the environment section. Click on the cover of the report on the right to download the full report. This year, we also wanted to explore how we could tell our story in the most engaging effective way. In this age when time is always Read the full article…

We are delighted to announce the publication of the BITCI/Ipsos MRBI Report of the  Survey of Consumer Attitudes towards Corporate Responsibility 2012. Click the icon to right to download the report. Key Findings: Being open & honest and customer service are the most important factors to consumers in Ireland, when judging a company. 75% of consumers believe it is more important that companies show a high degree of responsibility in difficult Read the full article…

In a business environment where value for money is the focus, over 70% of CEOs have stated that responsible business practices have a positive impact on their bottom line. These are the findings of the CEO Responsible Ireland Survey 2012 run by Business in the Community Ireland with research performed by Amárach.