Our member case studies shine a light on sustainability and CSR in action in Ireland to encourage businesses of all sizes to promote and communicate their responsible business practices. This database is a testament to our members that have committed to continuously improving their social and environmental impact and embed sustainable business practices into the fabric of their operations.
2013 – ESB has teamed up with Pieta House to run a pilot initiative called “Mind Ur Buddy”, which is aimed at raising the awareness of suicide prevention across the company. Under this pilot, 11 staff members have volunteered to undergo training with Pieta House and take on the role of Buddy Support Person (BSP) in order to be able to offer immediate support to any of their colleagues who may be feeling suicidal or acutely distressed.
2013 – For our financial year 2013 Leadership Development Programme (LDP), we introduced Action Learning Teams to support the execution of our business strategy. The Leadership team selected three targeted areas for growth from the business strategy. Each team was assigned one of these areas and challenged to research it thoroughly. The teams had to present their recommendations to members of the Ireland Leadership Team and address
questions.
2013 – Sodexo Ireland is part of a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with ten schools on behalf of the Department of Education. The contract specifies that Sodexo should support the schools with energy management although it doesn’t prescribe how. Environmental practices are largely based on behaviours. In order to achieve meaningful outcomes, it is necessary to have all relevant stakeholders on board.
2013 – At Accenture, our efforts to ensure sustainable growth span our entire operations, from how we run our business to the services we provide to our clients to how we engage with employees and suppliers. It is at the heart of our environmental strategy, which comprises four areas: running efficient operations; working sustainably; enabling client sustainability and providing insights to advance sustainability. As we strive to improve the sustainability of our own operations, we also seek to use our knowledge, experience and technologies to encourage our suppliers’ sustainability efforts.
2013 – One of the main Accenture environmental impacts is emissions to air through business travel. To address this impact and demonstrate commitment to environmental responsibility, Accenture has set out to reduce business travel and its related CO2 emissions through the investment and innovative use of the latest high definition communications technology.