Key BITC Publications
Business in the Community has undertaken a broad range of research on responsible business over the past 25 years. Below are our key publications since 1998.
Responsible business strategy
Management framework
Developing the business case
The business case for corporate responsibility (2003) - Business in the Community / Arthur D Little
Guidance for company boards
Rewarding Virtue: Effective board action on corporate responsibility (2005) - Business in the Community / Insight Investment / FTSE Group
A director's guide to corporate responsibility reporting (2005) - Arthur D. Little / Business in the Community / Camelot
/ HBOS
Measurement and reporting
More than making money - measuring the difference your company makes to society (2006) - Business in the Community / The Corporate Citizenship Company working with BT, Diageo, John Lewis Partnership, KPMG, RWEnpower, Serco Group, Severn Trent and Vodafone
Corporate Responsibility Index 2006 - Executive Summary
Stakeholder engagement
Taking shape - The future of corporate responsibility communications (2007) - Business in the Community / Radley Yeldar
Building relationships between the third sector and the private sector (2007) - Business in the Community / ACRE
Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs)
Better business journey (2006) - UK Small Business Consortium which consists of AccountAbility, Arts and Business, The British Chambers of Commerce, Business in the Community, CSR Europe, the Forum of Private Business, the Federation of Small Businesses, the Institute of Directors, Lloyds TSB, Sustainability Northwest and Scottish Business in the Community.
Community
Business investment in under-served markets (2002) - Business in the Community on behalf of the Department for Trade & Industry
U can make a difference - the role of business in neighbourhood renewal (2005)
Under-served markets: Preliminary research findings (2005) - Business in the Community working with Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Nieghbourhood Renewal Unit and Experian
Business broker evaluation summary (2005) - Business in the Community working with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, The Home Office and DTI. Evaluation by EDuce Ltd and CEA.
Brilliant brokerage: tips for success (2005?) - Business in the Community working with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, The Home Office and DTI
Supporting magistrates in your workplace (2006) - Business in the Community / Department for Constitutional Affairs
The contribution of the retail sector to the economy, employment and regeneration (2006) - Business in the Community / King Sturge LLP - Sponsored by Accessible Retail
Leaders at work: making the councillor life possible (2007) - LGiU/ BITC
Some of the key lessons learned since 1997 on Corporate Community Involvement are captured in Engaging business in the community - not a quick fix (2008) - David Grayson et al/ The Smith Insitute
Community Engagement - Insights into the contribution of European Club Football (2008) - Business in the Community / G14
Building Opportunities (2008) - Business in the Community and Wates working in partnership with Accord, Ashram, Axis, CIH, East Thames, Grainger Plc, Housing Corporattion, The Housign Forum, Lloyds TSB, Midland Heart, Reed in partnership and The Riverside Group. This led to a Toolkit for Business.
Environment
A measure of progress: Guidelines on measuring environmental performance (2001) - Business in the Community / Ernst & Young
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Building the business case for environmental improvement (2006) - Sponsored by Bureau Veritas
Business leadership towards a low carbon economy (2007) - Sponsored by Barclays
Marketplace
Cause Related Marketing Guidelines (1998)
Cause Related Marketing, Who Cares Wins (1999)
Brand Benefits - Summary (2004)
Marketplace Responsibility Principles (2006)
Plough to Plate (2007) - Business in the Community with Musgrave, Booths, John Lewis Partnership, Compass Group, Northern Foods, Yeo Valley, Kraft, EFFP, NFU, Cadbury Schweppes, Nestle, Tesco, Defra, Syngenta, Marks & Spencer and The co-operative
Vulnerable customers (2007) - Parliamentary Inquiry by the All Party Group on Corporate Responsibility
Workplace
Wealth from health (2007) - Sponsored by Transport for London
