Benefits

Reputation, trust and culture

Achieving the Business Working Responsibly mark is a visible testimony of excellence in CSR and Sustainability. Some of the top companies in Ireland, across many business sectors, have achieved the Mark, showcasing their organisations as best in class.

The mark helps you integrate social, environmental, ethical, human rights and consumer concerns into your business operations and strategy and it provides you with a real competitive advantage.

Certification with The Mark through audit will:

• Provide a management tool to assess the  organisation’s operational risks and opportunities worldwide
• Deliver a detailed assessment of gaps and a road-map of opportunities
• Allow the organisation to benchmark its practices and performance amongst peers
• Provide independent verification by the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) 
• Prove your CSR and sustainability credentials in contracting processes and government tenders where key social and environmental criteria are used to select preferred bidders
• Leverage investment potential investment houses and indices (e.g. Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good) want evidence of good corporate practices
• Improve brand awareness and reputation as The Mark is an endorsement of your CSR commitments to all stakeholders both internally and externally
• Enhance your profile as we announce organisations that have achieved the Mark and we include them in our  high level CEO events annually
• Attract and retain employees as achieving the Mark is a clear signal of best in class CSR

Find out how the Mark has benefited some of the top companies in Ireland, read what their CEOs have to say.

Download a copy of the Business Working Responsibly mark brochure.