August 2008: BITCI welcome O2's Corporate Responsibility Report

BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY IRELAND WELCOMES O2's CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORT

Business in the Community Ireland today welcomed O2's latest and innovative Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report. Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) was established in 2000 and is a not-for-profit organisation specialising in advice and guidance to leading companies in Ireland on responsible business practices. It is a business driven network, with significant social initiatives; its membership is drawn from Ireland's most progressive companies. O2 have been a lead member of Business in the Community Ireland since 2002. O2's 2007 Corporate Responsibility report is entitled ‘What does the Future Say to You?' This report is entirely dedicated to O2's Corporate Responsibility activities in Ireland and includes key highlights from their environmental, community, market and workplace programmes. The report also provides an update on their activities on issues that affect customers and sets out O2's corporate responsibility objectives and targets for 2008. All information and data contained in the report has been independently verified by external auditors Ernst & Young and externally endorsed by Business In the Community Ireland. Welcoming the report, Tina Roche, Chief Executive of BITCI, said, “O2 are as always to be congratulated for publishing such an innovative and comprehensive CR report. Corporate responsibility reporting is no longer an issue of whether to report but of what and how to report. O2 continue to show leadership and inspiration on non-financial reporting in Ireland and we hope this report inspires other companies to report in a transparent and engaging way”. The O2 report is available online at www.o2.ie/CRreport2007 -Ends- For further information, please contact: Moira Horgan, Marketing Communications Manager Business in the Community Ireland Tel: 086 172 2105 / 01 874 7232 Email: mhorgan@bitc.ie.