Archives: 2014

Green Ribbon Impact Report 2014

Business in the Community Ireland and the Community Foundation are proud to be  partners with See Change. See Change is Ireland’s national programme working to change minds about mental health problems in Ireland and they work with eighty organisations to create a disruptive, community driven social movement to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with

Soccer legend thanks Shell for Community Sports Support

World cup fever hit Mayo as Shell E&P Ireland Limited (SEPIL) hosted a visit from RTE football pundit, Johnny Giles. The former Manchester United, Leeds and Irish soccer international was part of a Football Association of Ireland (FAI) delegation who visited Belmullet to thank SEPIL for its continued support towards grassroots football. Since 2008, SEPIL

PwC and local school “row their boats” to support the Peter McVerry Trust

PwC, together with Localise, youth development organisation, held a fundraising event “Row Row Row Your Boat” with the students from local school, St Laurence O’Toole’s, Seville Place, Dublin 1. Over 120 PwC people and students from the school “rowed” over 125kms (the length of the Liffey from source to sea) on rowing machines at the

Luas Marks 10th Anniversary

The Green Line, which opened three months ahead of the Red Line was officially opened by then Transport Minister the late Seamus Brennan T.D. on Wednesday June 30th 2004 who predicted that the final jury verdict on what had been a somewhat controversial project would be delivered by the Luas users. How right he was!

10 Reasons why SMEs should consider sustainability

There are many reasons why Sustainability is good for business, including SMEs- Many are the opportunities that an SME can benefit from, such as: 1. Potential to increase profits Eco-efficiencies are all about ‘doing more with less’. This includes reducing energy usage, waste, raw material and transport. These all correlate directly to reducing costs 2. Fulfil

Have your voice heard with VitalSigns

VitalSigns is a report card on the vitality of the nation developed by our sister organisation, The Community Foundation for Ireland. Vitalsigns grades 12 key issue areas that affect the quality of life of those who live, play, work and learn in Ireland. Click here to see what #vitalsigns has already done for you. Complete the people’s survey and

Time to Read Regional Coordinator

The Schools’ Business Partnership aims to positively impact and address key issues in areas of educational inclusion in Ireland. It does this by matching schools with large local businesses and engaging in various programmes. Marks & Spencer Ireland has been the lead sponsor of the Schools’ Business Partnership since its inception. Job Title: Time to

Dublin Airport teams up with ESB to save energy

DUBLIN Airport has struck a deal with the ESB which will lead to energy consumption at the airport being cut by almost a third. The agreement is the first full energy spectrum collaboration of its kind in Ireland and aims to make the airport an international energy example by 2020. The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA)

Minister Bruton welcomes launch of Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility

” We welcome the CSR Forum and are delighted to see so many stakeholders from the private and public sector engaging on this important topic.

Learn about the Business Working Responsibly Mark

We invite you to learn how the Business Working Responsibly Mark can measure the impact of your company’s sustainable and responsible business practices. Based on ISO 26000, The Business Working Responsibly Mark certifies your responsible and sustainable business practices.  Audited by the NSAI, it not only gives third party endorsement of your practices, it crucially

Member CEOs Networking Event

The special annual event for the CEOs of our member companies took place on Wednesday June 18th. Our network dedicated to supporting responsible businesses has been growing steadily since our founding in 2000 and this event brought the CEOs of Ireland’s largest companies, together for a private annual networking event.     CEOs heard keynote

Check out your Charity

Last month, a new website was launched by a consortium of non-profit organisations as a response to what’s been discussed about charities in the media. The website www.goodcharity.ie is an excellent resource and gives you a set of questions to ask before you support a particular charity. This website is a direct response to the negative

Learning for Life: Supporting the communities of Dublin 8 and generating employement

The Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton, T.D. last month launched Diageo Ireland’s Learning for Life initiative at a special ceremony in the Guiness Storehouse. Learning for Life is a new programme that seeks to provide real employment opportunities in the hospitality and tourism industry for young people in Dublin 8. Learning for Life helps

UCD to represent Ireland at the prestigious 2014 Enactus World Cup in Beijing, China

Six Nations Winning Head Coach, Joe Schmidt, and Enactus Ireland Chairman, Terence O’Rourke, announced UCD as the winners of the prestigious 2014 Enactus Ireland National Competition for their project Generation Accommodation. Generation Accommodation seeks to match students who can’t afford to pay rent with elderly people living alone The winning team led by Aoife Buckley

A&L Goodbody raise funds for homelessness and supports literacy

Calcutta Run 2014 On May 17th 2014, the Calcutta Run event took place in the Phoenix park with over 1,200 people raising vital funds for homeless young people through the Peter McVerry Trust and GOAL. Over 160 A&L Goodbody people took part in the event as either participants or volunteers. In the lead up to

Giving women a fair chance

Rental firm Enterprise Rent-A-Car recently promoted seven women to management roles, bringing the proportion of women at that level to 36 per cent. In what is traditionally considered a male-dominated industry, the company is making a conscious effort to bring female graduates on board and ensure that they rise-up through the ranks, according to Leslee

Business in the Community Ireland congratulates CORE recipients

Business in the Community Ireland congratulated the first recipients of CORE, the Standard awarded by sister organisation Business in the Community Northern Ireland.

Early Bird tickets now on sale for the Responsible Business Forum 2014

Visit www.bitcforum.ie now to book your Early Bird tickets for the Responsible Business Forum on November 11th in Dublin Castle.

HSE Day 2014 at Bord Gáis Networks

On 6th June HSE Day takes place at Bord Gáis Networks promoting and supporting a healthy, safe and more environmentally friendly workplace and lifestyle.  An engaging and informative programme of activity, with fun in the mix, is delivered for staff on the day.  Key events include workshops, talks and information stands on minding our mental

Intel Students pick up several Awards at Intel ISEF, World’s Largest Science Fair

The recent annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF),which is the world’s largest high school science research competition, was attended by almost 1,800 student finalists representing more than 400 affiliate science fairs and roughly 70 countries. At this year’s event, which took place in Los Angeles, California, 3 teams from Ireland and 1 from

The 2012-2013 Global Corporate Citizenship Report is released and Accenture exceeds the Skills to Succeed Goal again

The 2012–2013 Corporate Citizenship Report, “Our Communities, Our Commitments” which explores Accenture’s corporate citizenship goals, progress and challenges has been published. Accenture are pleased to announce that through their global corporate citizenship initiative, Skills to Succeed , together with their strategic partners, they have equipped more than half a million people worldwide with the skills they need to get a job or build a business –

President Higgins makes a special address at Ireland’s celebration of 100 years of the Global Community Foundation Movement

Our sister organisation, The Community Foundation for Ireland, one of the country’s leading philanthropic organisations, recently launched its annual report at Ireland’s celebration of 100 Years of the Global Community Foundation movement at a lunch time event addressed by its patron, President Michael D. Higgins in The Westin Hotel, Dublin. In the light of growing

Top Irish Companies contributed over €24 million to charities and community groups in 2013

The Business Impact Celebration launched on 22nd May as business leaders and NGOs met to celebrate and discuss collaboration on key social issues such as youth employment, education and health.

EPIC has assisted almost 1500 people from 97 countries to find employment

The EPIC programme which is run by business network, Business in the Community Ireland, brings government, business, state agencies and NGOs together to assist immigrants to gain employment

Top Irish Companies Provide Positive Role Models for Secondary School Students

Dublin Monday, 12th May 2014: Volunteer business mentors from top Irish companies, taking part in The Schools’ Business Partnership Mentoring Programme

Community Events Roundup

National Volunteering Week 2014 National Volunteering Week which runs from the 12th to the 18th May is the one week of the year when we encourage everyone to give volunteering a try. When it comes to volunteering, everyone has something to give and so much to gain from getting involved. For more information visit: www.volunteer.ie  

The Immigrant Council of Ireland work hand in hand with Transdev the operator of LUAS

Transdev sponsored the recent ICI event which promoted International Day Against Racism, on Friday 21st March 2014, where people across the globe show their opposition to racism. The speakers on the day were Ms. Shaama Saggar-Malik Director of ASRA Housing Association Limited, UK, who spoke about her work and experiences in areas around diversity and

Breaking down the barriers between business and education

The Management Excellence for Teachers (MET) is an innovative programme run by our Schools’ Business Partnership. Now in its fourth year of National roll-out, the programme continues to appeal to many businesses. Management Excellence for Teachers (MET) offers businesses the opportunity to deliver a 2 hour personal development session to a whole school staff. It’s

Business Impact Celebration

On May 22nd the Business Impact Celebration will showcase Ireland’s only interactive Business Impact Map which will be hosted by A&L Goodbody. This unique interactive online map highlight the impact companies such as ESB, Intel, Diageo, Musgraves, MSD, BT, Ulster Bank and many others are having in communities all over Ireland in addressing social issues

IBM’s Corporate Service Corps in Chile

IBM’s Corporate Service Corps was launched in 2008 to help provide IBMers with high quality leadership development while delivering high quality problem solving for communities and organizations in emerging markets. In a competitive application cycle, top talent employees are selected to participate in this 6-month philanthropic programme which includes one month on the ground in