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In 2023, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) entered into force and a first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) was adopted by way of delegated act.   While the first companies are expected to comply from 2024, EU Member States have now transposed the CSRD into their national law and Efrag, the independent technical […]

Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) has been awarded the Smarter Travel Mark at Bronze level, by the National Transport Authority.      The Smarter Travel Mark is recognition of BITCI’s commitment to changing attitudes and behaviours in a positive way towards walking, cycling and public transport by implementing measures that facilitate, support and encourage sustainable travel […]

The ‘Sustainability Capabilities for Business Leaders’ report, prepared in partnership with Maynooth University, and Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI), is the first examination of both the beliefs and capabilities of top Irish business leaders when it comes to sustainability. The report found that some key drivers of change for businesses include preparing for the […]

BITCI has been working with the Department of Education and the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) providing support to senior cycle students with additional needs in both mainstream and special needs schools.  This was a pilot programme launched in 2022 as the CES (Comprehensive Employment Strategy) Transitions programme which aimed to support final year students […]

New Irish Research Council funded research from Dr Aideen O’Dochartaigh and Anna Pringle examines the implications of carbon budgets, the amount of acceptable emissions for each sector of Irish industry set to meet a 51% reduction in emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050, for Irish businesses. A key emerging trend from the interviews […]

Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) is urging more businesses based in the Limerick and Clare region to be involved in delivering its various education programmes. These programmes are guaranteed to be both a worthwhile employee engagement experience, enable the company to forge closer links with the local community and help tackle educational disadvantage.   Through […]

Why are forests important? We take forests for granted, but forests and woodlands play a vital role for our health and well-being. Nearly a third of the planet is covered in trees and those trees not only generate the oxygen we breathe, but also contain the densest, most bio-diverse collections of life on the planet. […]

In 2023, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) entered into force and a first set of cross-sector European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) was adopted.  As first companies are in scope for CSRD compliance from 2024, EFRAG – the independent technical advisory group mandated by the European Commission – continues to develop technical standards and implementation […]

The World of Work programme has drawn to a close for this academic year leaving behind a trail of inspiring events and remarkable achievements. A significant feature of this year’s programme was the Introduction to Sustainability session, complimented by the YES campaign (Youth Engagement in Sustainability). The sustainability session aimed to: introduce basic concepts and […]