Key contact

Toby Shillito

CR Index and Business Support Director
toby.shillito@bitc.org.uk

Corporate Responsibility (CR) Index


Image of a jigsaw globe with the last piece being slotted into place - links to CR Index 2008 results

CR Index results and analysis

The results of the 2008 CR Index were announced on 10th June 2009 in a supplement in the Financial Times. This year 141 businesses participated in the Index and 109 were successful in achieving a ranking.

Business in the Community's CR Index is the UK’s leading voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility. It helps companies to integrate and improve responsibility throughout their operations by providing a systematic approach to managing, measuring and reporting on business impacts in society and on the environment.

To go to Business in the Community Online Benchmarking tool (BOB) please follow this link BITC Online Benchmark website

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What we're working on...

  • History of the CR Index

    Business in the Community launched its Environment Index in 1996 to help companies benchmark their environmental management and performance.

  • Index process

    From completing the survey to receiving their feedback reports, CR Index participants go through a process of internal gap analysis and action planning for continuous improvement.

  • Benefits of participation

    In 2002, six years of results from Business in the Community’s Environment Index were analysed.  Results showed performance in the Index could be used as an indicator of management quality.

  • Participation and further support

    Participation in the CR Index involves completing an online survey and assessing strategy, management processes and performance in key areas

  • Index results

    Results of the CR Index, including full rankings, sector analyses and key trends, are published each year in May.

  • External verification

    For the last three years, Business in the Community has commissioned Arthur D Little, the global management consulting group, to provide external verification of the Index process.

  • Frequently asked questions

    Answers range from the benefits of taking part in the index to what the results are saying about corporate behaviour.

  • Companies that Count - Leadership Network

    Details of the Leadership network formed from the top performing companies in the CR Index.  Includes members, activities and plans for the future. 

  • CR Index goes GLOBAL

    The CR Index has been running in Australia and New Zealand by the St James Ethics Centre. It has also been launched in Greece where it will be put forward by the Institute of Social Responsibility based in Athens.

     

     

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