Public Participation

The CR Index process

The CR Index survey opens  each year in September and organisation have two months to complete it, assessing themselves against the CR Index framework. All submissions must be signed off at main board level to ensure director-level commitment to the veracity of the responses to the survey. The team at Business in the Community then review submissions to ensure consistency and reliability amongst company submissions, before providing companies with feedback on their performance.

Scores and feedback

All participants receive a feedback report explaining their performance and comparing it to their peers and the overall average - CR Index 2011 - sample feedback report (2001 kb) .

We also offer  additional feedback and advisory services  to help companies better understand their gaps, learn from leading practice from across sectors and progress their CR strategy, supporting them to implement improvement where needed. For more information please get in touch with us.

Results publication 

The CR Index results and ranking is published each year with our media partner, the Financial Times for the past few years, and also on our website. Companies scoring above 70% are listed by performance band (Bronze >70%; Silver >80%; Gold >90% and Platinum >95%).

The publication provides a key opportunity for companies to communicate their corporate responsibility commitment and performance to a wide audience, not only through the CR Index ranking, but also through opinion pieces, company case studies and interviews. 

Eligibility

The CR Index is designed for large companies. Typically participants meet two of the three criteria below, although this is not a mandatory requirement.

Participation is free for Premier, level 1 and level 2 BITC member companies - Become a member of BITC. The charge for non-members is £8,000 + VAT.