Archives: 2013

Evolution of Community Involvement

On May 23rd, Business in the Community launched our latest Business Impact Map. The map is an online tool which showcases the community activities of 46 of our member companies.

Summer Edition of LINKS Newsletter

Check out the Summer edition of our LINKS newsletter!   In this issue of LINKS:   Team Building with Alkermes & St. Aloysius College Diary of …. A Dublin Student 2013 Annual Mentoring Celebration with Minister Frances Fitzgerald Students from Coláiste an Chraoibhin suit up for interviews with Laya Healthcare Click here to read these stories

Annual Mentoring Celebration 2013

May 2013: Celebrating an unofficial theme of ‘Partnership’, 75 students and 66 mentors from 10 schools and companies, celebrated their achievements at the Clock Tower, Department of Education & Skills with Minister Frances Fitzgerald It was standing room only at the Clock Tower as from early afternoon a steady flow of mentors and students (along

Relevance of Community to CSR

There is a well-known Irish proverb that goes Ar Scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.  The literal translation is that we live in each other’s shadows, but the sentiment means we all rely on each other and are inter dependent.

Links Magazine Summer 2013 Edition

The Schools’ Business Partnership Newsletter In this issue: Team Building with Alkermes & St. Aloysius College Diary of …. A Student 2013 Annual Mentoring Celebrations Students from Coláiste an Chraoibhin suit up for interviews with Laya Healthcare  

KPMG’s Mentoring Group gets sparring with Katie Taylor

On 17 May, KPMG’s mentors and their Fifth and Sixth year CBS Westland Row students enjoyed their annual summer social event.  This year instead of the usual activity of bowling/go-cart racing or an adventure centre, the mentoring group got to do a unique activity that wouldn’t be open to many people – they got a

Shell supports Irish language students

For the second year in a row Shell E&P Ireland Ltd will support a number of students to undertake scholarships at Irish language summer colleges in Erris. The scheme, which will see ten scholarships awarded to the successful candidates, is open to students attending any of the four second level colleges in the area. The

Bord Gáis Networks’ Services Centre Receives BREEAM Rating of “Excellent”

Bord Gáis Networks recently won a number of awards for its sustainable, contemporary workplace in Finglas built in 2011 and occupied by staff at Bord Gáis Networks in 2012.  The winning building, the Networks Services Centre (NSC), combines the Dublin operations of Bord Gáis Networks in one single location on a c.5 acre site at

The big 50 – BT Young Scientist celebrates milestone year and illustrious history

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD was the first to wish the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition a Happy 50th Birthday last month at the launch of a milestone year for the exhibition. He was joined by Colm O’Neill, CEO BT Ireland, Dr. Tony Scott, co-founder of the exhibition, and budding student scientists. BT is

Tackling unconscious gender bias in the workplace

Business in the Community recently held a diversity and inclusion breakfast on gender equality in Cork which was co-hosted by our members Sodexo and Bord Gáis Networks. The event provided a forum in which ways to tackle unconscious bias in the workplace could be shared in an open, informal and collaborative format with other companies

May 22nd: Business Impact Map shows Irish Companies Contribute Over €21 million to Charities and Community Groups in 2012

46 of Ireland’s largest Irish companies contributed over €21.3 million euro to the community in 2012 In-kind donations increased from €3million in 2011 to €6million in 2012 Over 4,800 community partnerships have been established Statistics available on online interactive map entitled the ‘Business Impact Map’ Map launches today as business, NGOs and government meet to

We’re recruiting!

A new role has arisen in our Marketing Team for a Marketing & Communications Executive. Marketing & Communications Executive: Business in the Community Ireland/ The Community Foundation for Ireland Business in the Community Ireland is the country’s leading network on corporate social responsibility. Our sister agency, The Community Foundation for Ireland is a leading organisation

Business Working Responsibly Mark Sessions

At Business in the Community Ireland, we want to make Ireland the most responsible country in the world to do business. In our endeavour to achieve this in 2010 we launched the Business Working Responsibly Mark.

The latest recipients of the Business Working Responsibly Mark

We are delighted to announce Veolia Transdev Ireland, EirGrid, Accenture in Ireland and Pfizer Healthcare Ireland as the latest companies to receive the Business Working Responsibly Mark. In the early hours of the morning over 150 of Ireland’s CEOs gathered in the Guinness Storehouse to hear the latest thinking on sustainable business. Peter Head CBE

Benefits of the Mentoring Programme – a Student’s Perspective

May 2013 Jade McGrane, who is a student at Grange Community College, gives us her perspective on being involved in the Student Mentoring Programme. Grange Community College is linked with Kraft. I got involved in the Mentoring Programme because I wanted to have a mentor and get to interact with people in the workplace. A