Archives: 2012

Responsible Business Week October 15th – 19th

Our 6th annual flagship Responsible Business Week will take place from the 15th to the 19th of October. This stimulating week of events and workshops is aimed at generating debate and awareness around responsible and sustainable business practices in Ireland. It is also the time where our members get involved to share and celebrate their

9 out of 10 CFOs identify link between sustainability programmes and business performance – Deloitte and BITCI CFO Survey

9 out of ten CFOs believe there is a direct link between sustainability programmes and business performance according to the Deloitte Q2 2012 CFO Survey. The research, carried out in association with Business in the Community Ireland, shows that Irish CFOs identified sustainability as having the strongest impact on long term value creation, compliance, risk

Job Advertisement: Social Support Officer- 24.5 hours per week in The EPIC Programme: Business in the Community Ireland

Tuesday September 18th 2012: An opportunity has arisen in the EPIC Programme a for a Social Support Officer on a 24.5 hour a week contract. We are seeking to recruit a person with proven experience of providing psychosocial support to the socially excluded, particularly people from Immigrant Communities. The Social Support Officer will assist clients

BT Ireland’s Connected Communities is nominated for the Chambers Ireland’s Corporate Social Responsibility Awards

Thursday September 27th, 2012: The Chambers Ireland’s Corporate Social Responsibility Awards is taking place tonight. BT a member company and partner for The EPIC Programme , is nominated under the Excellence in Community- Community Programme category for the Connected Communities Programme. IT skills are essential for immigrants when applying for jobs or education courses and since 2008 BT has