Archives: 2013

Trash to Cash competition, and the winners are…

Yesterday the Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government, Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., announced the winners of the “Trash to Cash” competition. This year third level students across Ireland were challenged with creating a product from waste materials identified by BITC members Abbott Ireland, Bord Na Mona, Glanbia and Vodafone Ireland under the theme

Upcoming event: Trash to Cash Competition

Business in the Community Ireland have teamed up with rx3 and the Science Gallery to host the third Trash to Cash Competition. This year third level students across Ireland were challenged with creating a product from waste materials identified by some of our member companies including Abbott Ireland, Bord Na Mona, Glanbia and Vodafone under the theme of

CEOs say that top reason for having a responsible business agenda is to deliver sustainable, long-term business growth

CEOs say that the top reason for having a responsible business agenda is to deliver sustainable, long-term growth for their business, according to the Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI), 2011 Responsible Ireland Survey. The survey of Irish CEOs, performed by Amárach Research, shows seven in 10 business leaders expect the way we run business

IT Companies – a Click Ahead in Donegal

15th February 2013 There is much to celebrate in Donegal and it’s not just the Sam Maguire! Two leading Letterkenny-based global companies, Pramerica and SITA, are making an enormous impact within the local community through the Schools’ Business Partnership. Pramerica, an operations, systems and information technology services subsidiary of U.S. Prudential Financial Inc., initially became

Calendar of events 2013

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.

Employee Engagement: Strategies, key drivers and best practice

Employee engagement is a key issue for business these days. The need to do more with less requires a motivated, productive workforce – something that may not be easy to sustain when there is so much negativity and pressure on people from within and outside the workplace. The MacLeod report in the UK  comments that ‘as well

Upcoming Members Network meetings

Employee engagement will be the theme of our first Members Network meeting of 2013. How can strategising your community programmes help to engage employees? The Dublin meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 5th morning and it will be hosted by Accenture at their offices at 1 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2. The meeting will feature a presentation