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BITCI NewsNewsroom Three in Five Irish Consumers More Likely to Support Businesses Committed to Climate and Nature – BITCI
BITCI launch new Business Pact to drive action on net zero and nature positive Three in five Irish consumers are more likely to support businesses committed to climate and nature. That’s according to Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI), who surveyed consumers ahead of the launch of their new collective action campaign today – Accelerate, […]
BITCI NewsNewsroom BITCI concludes pioneering SME Decarbonisation Pilot with graduation ceremony hosted by Bank of Ireland
Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) today celebrated the successful completion of a first-of-its-kind collaborative supply chain decarbonisation pilot for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The closing ceremony, hosted at the historic House of Lords building by Bank of Ireland, brought together 22 businesses from across Ireland. During the event, participants were awarded carbon literacy […]
BITCI NewsNewsNewsroom BITCI Quarterly Sustainability Reporting Update – September 2024
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 […]
BITCI NewsNewsroom Research from Skillnet Climate Ready Academy Finds Sustainability Skills are Required for Businesses
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 […]
Uncategorized Overview of BITCI pilot programme for pupils with additional needs
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 […]
BITCI NewsNewsroom Carbon Budgets report highlights gaps between industrial development and climate change policy goals
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 […]
BITCI NewsNewsroom Roll Up Roll Up! Seeking companies to deliver education programmes in local DEIS schools
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 […]
BITCI NewsNewsroom Everything you need to know about EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
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. […]
BITCI NewsNewsroom BITCI Quarterly Sustainability Reporting Update – June 2024
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 […]