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eir recently launched a new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, the eir Fund – Connecting Communities. This new programme is a key element of eir’ s CSR strategy, designed to enable eir employees make a positive impact in their community and to enable the company to do more to support local community causes throughout Ireland.

Accenture released its new Corporate Citizenship Report, “Making a Measurable Difference,” which explores their progress, performance and goals across their global operations. The report highlights their efforts to collaborate with other organisations to make a difference in the communities where they work and live, including: The Skills to Succeed initiative, which has equipped more than 1.2 million people around the world with the

This Fairtrade Fortnight Sodexo UK and Ireland is highlighting the importance of Fairtrade to support the livelihoods of coffee farmers in Peru who produce the beans for Sodexo’s Aspretto coffee brand. Sodexo hosts Peruvian coffee farmer Kim Reeves, Retail Category Manager Hot Beverages for Sodexo, travelled to Peru in August 2015 to trace the coffee

Diageo received the recognition at the National Training Awards, which recognises the very best in practice and excellence in learning and development programmes in the State.

KPMG has reaffirmed its commitment to skills based corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Ireland with the launch of its annual CSR report, ‘ Our CSR Story ’. ‘ Our CSR Story ‘ highlights KPMG’s award-winning skills based endeavours in CSR over the past eighteen months and brings together, in a collection of short stories, the wide range of communities and charities

ISPCC Childline and the Vodafone Ireland Foundation are delighted to announce a major five year partnership that aims to keep children safe by keeping them connected. The Partnership will: provide the charity with €2 million in direct funding from the Vodafone Foundation over five years provide a commitment to covering the call costs for the

Recently Accenture hosted ‘Girls in STEM’ bringing together 1,800 girls from across five locations in the UK and Ireland. The girls, aged 11 – 15, had the chance to try their hand at coding, take part in workshops and hear from inspirational speakers from the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) sector, including representatives from the

Ireland’s ambition to launch Europe’s next generation of software coders via the Junior Cycle took a further step forward last week with the help of computing innovation world leader Intel. Over 50 junior cycle teachers spent a day exploring Coding at the Intel Ireland Campus in Leixlip, with the company also making a donation

Accenture people demonstrate energy, enthusiasm and passion for making a difference in the lives of others, and regularly give back to people around the globe. Through individual giving and volunteer efforts, Accenture employees continue to find new ways to contribute to the communities in which they live and work. Last year alone, almost 300 employees

You don’t need us to tell you what great work you do in our local community; but we can tell you about how Ulster Bank is making a difference to communities across the island of Ireland.

13th January was a big day for Diageo’s Learning for Life programme in Ireland after it was chosen by the Government as a centrepiece to launch its new national plan to provide training and education opportunities for the long-term unemployed. Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tanaiste Joan Burton, and three other Government ministers came to the Guinness

Primark has announced the start of a new partnership with the Department for International Development (DFID) in the UK to improve working conditions for garment workers in developing markets. The partnership will combine the presence, networks and expertise of both organisations to improve the health and wellbeing of local workers, bolster national economic development and

On 20th January Ulster Bank announced its new three year partnership with Young Social Innovators (YSI). The lively event in Chq, Dublin featured a keynote address from An Taoiseach together with guest speakers Baroness Thornton of the Young Foundation and Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, co-founder of YSI. Young Social Innovators is the biggest civic and social

Sodexo has a proud history of making the workplace accessible to people who may experience barriers to finding and maintaining paid employment, or actively playing a part in the workplace. Outlined below are examples of how Sodexo’s team in Ireland works with a range of charities to uncover the kinds of jobs people would like

Field of Dreams was officially launched by Down Syndrome Cork (DS Cork) at its gala dinner which was held at the Clayton Silver Springs Hotel on November 14th. Making the announcement was Simon Coveney, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Kathleen Lynch Minister for State at the Department of Health with special responsibility

Intel Ireland  unveiled the 2015 Women in Technology scholars at a special awards presentation held in Dublin on Wednesday November 18th. This is the fourth year of the Women in Technology program for Intel in Leixlip where the initiative was introduced following the success of the same program which has been supported by Intel in Shannon since 2006. The

2015 has been a year of change for eir, Ireland’s principal provider of fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services, the company has undergone a major rebrand and in April of this year eir became a member of the GLEN Diversity Champions programme. eir recently launched their first Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) network for employees

As it turns out, being big is not such a bad thing. With 149 stores, Tesco Ireland has found a way to do lots of little things that make a big difference, like supporting thousands of causes all across the country.

Ireland’s first and largest shared services centre for non-profits, Carmichael Centre for Voluntary Groups celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2015.

Winner of eleven CSR awards since 2010 and the only bank in Ireland to be accredited with the Business Working Responsibly Mark, Ulster Bank recently joined the top tier of responsible companies in Ireland.

This month’s in Conversation With series features Natalie Hodgess, Vodafone Ireland Foundation Manager.

Irish teenagers think cyberbullying is worse than face-to-face bullying (60 %) and over half (51%) believe it to be a bigger problem than drug abuse for young people, a global survey of almost 5,000 teenagers across 11 countries including Ireland has revealed. Conducted by YouGov on behalf of Vodafone, the research found that one in

Marks & Spencer employees have a long track record of supporting their local community through fundraising and volunteering. This year, the company launched Spark Something Good™, a new way for M&S and their customers to get out there and make a difference. The aim is to inspire millions of customers to get more involved in