Responsible business news
Whether you're looking for inspiration or an example of best practice, our members and partners are always doing something in the realm of responsible business. Search through the index below for their latest news. You can also filter by region to find the news local to you.
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McDonald's is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week with its 3,000th apprentice award
Amy Johnson is the latest McDonald’s employee to be awarded an Apprenticeship in Hospitality, two years after the fast food giant launched its apprenticeship programme. More than 8,000 employees are working towards their apprenticeship in addition to the 3,000 staff that have completed the qualification.
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Barclays creates 1,000 new apprenticeships
Barclays Retail and Business Banking is creating 1,000 new apprenticeships and offering young people the opportunity to build careers in the financial services industry through a major programme launching in April.
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Banks boost UK jobs and skills market with the creation of over a thousand new apprenticeships
A number of major high street banks will create new apprenticeship schemes and offer more places to young people, Skills Minister John Hayes announced today.
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ACEVO Commission on Youth Unemployment calls for action
With 1 in 5 young people not in employment, education or training and a quarter of a million unemployed for over a year, the Commission says youth unemployment is not only one of the greatest challenges facing the country in human terms, but is also a £28bn timebomb under the nation’s finances.
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Apprenticeships more valuable to UK economy than Olympics
The UK is set to benefit from a £5.57 billion increase if a million extra apprenticeship places are created by 2013, comparable to a £5.1 billion uplift expected as a result of the Olympic Games, according to new research released by City & Guilds.
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City & Guilds: A Million Extra
New City & Guilds report predicts UK businesses would be boosted by £459 million per annum by creating an additional million apprenticeship places
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IBM - Making the world work better, city by city
We’ve moved well beyond the stage when our automatic response to a request for help, was to write a cheque. Instead we’re focused on using our professional knowledge and capabilities to help make a sustainable difference to our communities which we believe is effectively an investment in the long-term sustainability of our own business.
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Business leaders back Nick Clegg’s £1bn Youth Contract
Four major groups representing British businesses have thrown their weight behind the Youth Contract, a £1bn scheme launched by Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg to get young people earning or learning.
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Waitrose win Big Society Award
Prime Minister David Cameron today presented Waitrose with the latest Big Society Award for its Community Matters Scheme which has now donated £10m to charity.
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A Year of Service 2012
Faith groups make an enormous contribution to our society – including through volunteering. Many thousands of men and women of faith regularly volunteer for projects that benefit those in need or improve our environment.
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