The History of Business in the Community


Dedicated to corporate responsibility since 1982

Business in the Community was set up in 1982 and now has over 830 members. We are the largest and one of the oldest national business-led coalitions dedicated to corporate responsibility.

Collective business action

The organisation has changed and evolved greatly, but we have always encouraged companies to get involved individually and to work together through collective business action.

Initially, we were dedicated to regenerating local economies across the UK through charitable contributions. This later widened to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and integrating sustainability into our members’ core business strategies. As a result, we’ve helped to institutionalise and mainstream corporate responsibility.

More important than ever

Today the public is more interested in business, how it makes its money and how it affects society and the environment. Corporate responsibility is more important than ever.

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