New Year resolution: Join Business in the Community Ireland’s network in 2026.
‘Sustainability’, ‘Nature Positive’, ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’, ‘Social Impact Strategies’, ‘Ethical Supply Chains – these are not buzzwords but rather core ingredients to a making your business more competitive. They are the essence to a responsible business. They guarantee longevity of a company, enhanced productivity from staff and greater integration into the community.
Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) are leaders in sustainability and social inclusion and has supported our network of companies across multiple sectors to embed these core ingredients into their business operations. We can assist you to do likewise in 2026.
Our approach
Our approach ensures companies adopt a more strategic lens to incorporating all aspects of sustainability into business operations rather than pursuing a siloed piecemeal approach. The services we provide are customised to each company’s needs and a dedicated Sustainability Advisor will both challenge and aid you as you progress on this journey.
Our exclusive Knowledge-Sharing platforms
We believe collaboration is key to real progress on sustainability. Having a cross sectoral network of members lends itself to peer learning, upskilling and engagement. We offer access to sustainability management tools including frameworks and leading benchmarks as well as best practices and latest research. Our events and workshops are vital to sustaining progress, sharing successes and challenges and holding each other accountable.
Our collective action campaigns
Our collective action campaigns are what makes us unique, they are designed to demonstrate leadership by building on progress to ensure ambitious company ESG goals become a reality.
The Business Working Responsibly Mark is Ireland’s leading standard for ESG. Third-party verified by the National Standards Authority of Ireland, it is the standard for sustainability that fosters a culture of continuous improvement, ongoing accountability, and leadership. Companies have been certifying to the Mark since 2010 in a desire to go beyond legal compliance and demonstrate leadership in responsible business.
Our Elevate, The Inclusive Workplace, Pledge and Accelerate, The Business Pact for Climate and Nature support signatories to be proactive in measuring data, setting targets and taking decisive action to create more inclusive workplaces and decarbonise their operations.
Our Social Inclusion programmes
Our range of impactful corporate volunteering opportunities pair businesses with DEIS schools or vulnerable jobseekers. Our education programmes are guaranteed to help tackle educational disadvantage, raise career aspirations for pupils and enable the company and its staff be more connected with their local community. Through our employment programmes, companies advance their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives by supporting vulnerable jobseekers and availing of a pipeline of diverse talent.
Join our network today – get in touch with our Business Engagement Coordinator, Conor Maguire at cmaguire@bitc.ie, for more information.
