Archives: 2014

Invitation to enter Better Together Business Award

Business in the Community & the Community Foundation for Ireland are delighted to be a non-profit partner of the Wheel’s Better Together campaign. Entries for the Better Together Business Award opened on Monday 15 September and will close on the 21st November. Presented by The Wheel, a national body representing 1,000 charities, the Award offers

Tesco Ireland donates €10,000 to the Irish Motor Neuron Disease Association

Tesco Ireland head office staff in Dun Laoghaire recently took part in a group ice bucket challenge following CEO Phil J. Clarke nominating colleagues and pledging to personally donate an additional €5 for every colleague that participates. The video of Phil J. Clarke’s challenge yesterday can be viewed here< http://youtu.be/ecHtCyUmOkw> . Head office staff took the

Sustainability Reporting for SMEs

Sustainability is as important for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as it is for large companies (see 10 reasons why here ). There is a growing awareness about the importance of sustainability in small business SMEs. However, sustainability reporting is still dominated by larger companies. Business in the Community Ireland believes that Sustainability Reporting in smaller

KPMG Mentors and Westland Row Students ‘Survive’ Kippure Fun

KPMG and Westland Row CBS have been in partnership for over ten years, working together on the student mentoring programme which provides support to senior cycle students in the school. The one-to-one mentoring programme matches volunteers and students at the start of 5th year and they meet every three to four weeks, excluding summer holidays, for

Communities addressing disadvantage and social exclusion

Business in the Community is starting a 2-year consultation initiative looking at disadvantage and social exclusion in designated areas around the country.

CSR Shortlist 2014

The shortlist for the 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards was launched on Wednesday 16th July. The full shortlist is below. Click on the category link below to learn more about the projects: Excellence in CSR Communication •    Bluebird Care – An EngAGEment with Bluebird Care •    Dell – Spread the word for Daffodil Day 2014

Our Down to Earth Sustainability Report now available

Welcome to our 8th annual CSR report. As the network for CSR in Ireland, we also aim to strive for best practice in our own practices.

Leadership Excellence for Teachers

We offer teachers the chance to take part in personal development training sessions on topics identified to schools to meet the needs of teachers in a fast changing world. Topics covered include but are not limited to: leadership, managing change, strategic planning, branding and marketing, time mangement etc. These seminars are free of charge to

Seeing is Believing Tours

As part of our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths)  agenda, we have created a particularly interesting and effective initiative directed at science and technology  teachers. Working with leading local STEM sector companies, it is a one day tour with the following objectives: To become more familiar with the type of employees that companies are

Student Mentoring Helps Prepare Students for the Future

In August the ESRI (Economic and Social Research Institute) launched ‘Leaving School in Ireland: A Longitudinal Study of Post School Transitions’ which highlighted the relationship between students school experiences and their post school outcomes. The report found that young people rely on formal and informal guidance in making decisions about what they do after school. The Schools’ Business Partnership student mentoring partners School Completion Programme schools with

Helping students with the Skills to Work

The Skills @ Work programme is the most popular programme in The Schools’ Business Partnership suite.   Like all good ideas, the concept is simple, a local business is matched with a local school and employees provide insight about their roles and work life to the students while also developing their own skills. It has been

Our Sustainability Report 2013

As we deliver our mission, we are committed to exhibiting best practice in our work with our members and to that end this year our sustainability report applied the GRI framework and to date, we are the only small organisation in Ireland to do so. Please click on Down to Earth to download and view

Time to Read, Employee Engagement Programme.

Our Time to Read Programme is Ireland’s first business to education reading initiative.  It provides 2nd class (7/8/9 year old) children with the opportunity to receive reading support from a business volunteer over a 20 week programme. Time to Read is going from strength to strength.  Our launch of the programme by Minister Ruairi Quinn

September Members Network Meeting

Business in the Community’s network for responsible business has over 70 members. Would you like to hear more about what other members are doing? What challenges have you in common and what solutions have others found? We would like to invite our members to join this discussion at our third Member Network Meeting of 2014,

Intel showcases responsible, sustainable practices to Government & CSR Stakeholder Forum Representatives

Intel’s Global Vice President, Director Legal & Corporate Affairs, Shelly Esque recently (June 2014) met with representatives of government departments and agencies including then Minister of State (R&D) at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mr. Sean Sherlock TD (now Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs). Ms. Esque showcased Intel’s international leadership

CRH 2013 Sustainability Report

Last week CRH has published its Sustainability Report 2013 – Responsible Performance & Growth.  Sustainability is at the heart of CRH’s strategy and business model and seeks to create long-term value for all its stakeholders.  The Group is committed to safeguarding its employees, enhancing the environment, ensuring strong governance and risk management and supporting and