Achievers
Since its launch, 45 companies have achieved the CommunityMark. There are currently 37 companies who have achieved the Standard of Excellence. These companies take a holistic approach to community investment, which means they are good from the inside, out.
The 37 CommunityMark companies who hold the standard represent a wide range of sectors and business sizes.
New achievers and renewal comanies
Four new companies successful achieved the national standard of community investment excellence in December 2011. These companies were joined by 13 CommunityMark Pioneers who renewed their standard. The new achievers are:
Collectively, these CommunityMark companies have invested £13,571,077 in their communities over the last year through corporate giving and fundraising, pro bono and employee volunteering time, in-kind support and commercial initiatives. These companies are distinguished from their peers by their integrated and strategic approach to managing their investment in communities.
The 13 Pioneer companies who successfully renewed their standard are:
- Axis Europe
- Barclays PLC
- Contract Scotland
- Deloitte LLP
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Heart of Midlothian Football Club
- KPMG UK LLP
- J Sainsbury plc
- Marks and Spencer
- PwC
- RWE npower
- Thinktastic
- Zurich Financial Services Ltd
They join the 20 companies who achieved the CommunityMark between 2009 and 2011:
- Anglo American
- Boots UK
- Brentford Football ClubCadbury
- BSkyB
- Capital Shopping Centres Group PLC
- E.ON UK
- East Midlands Airport
- EDF Energy
- Heineken UK
- Jaguar Land Rover
- John Laing
- Lend Lease
- Linklaters
- Liverpool Football Club
- Lloyds Banking Group
- LSI Architects
- Microsoft (UK)
- The Midcounties Co-operative Society
- Octink
- Prudential UK & Europe
Need to know more?
Follow each company's link in the list above to read case studies that demonstrate the application of best practice community investment.
Could your business be next?
Find out more about the CommunityMark, or register by e-mailing communitymark@bitc.org.uk or calling 020 7566 6623. Your business could just be starting its community investment journey, or you may have been engaged in a wide range of initiatives for years. Either way, the CommunityMark team can advise on next steps to achieving the national standard of excellence.
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To achieve the CommunityMark, companies need to demonstrate excellence in five key areas.