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SUMMARY:Business in the Community Critical Friends Forum
DESCRIPTION:An exclusive panel of Business in the Community (BITC) member contacts who advise BITC on priorities and direction.\n\n\nThis is an virtual event. \nAudience\nAttendance is by invitation only. If you would like to be considered to be part of this panel\, or if you would like the opportunity to provide more feedback to BITC\, please contact Paul Archer\, Head of Customer Experience. \n\n\nThe aims and objectives of the event \nBusiness in the Community’s Critical Friends advise us on our priorities and direction to ensure we can deliver our vision and grow the responsible business movement. \nThe panel comprises contacts from BITC member companies from various sectors and sizes. \nBITC’s Critical Friends is designed to be a representative sample of our entire membership\, and gives our members a direct line to the leaders and decision-makers here at BITC. \nOur Critical Friends meet two to four times a year to consider BITC strategic issues\, as well as provide ad-hoc feedback on innovations and decisions. \n\n\nBooking and contact details and further information\n\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event.\nContact Megan Gillett\, Events Coordinator at BITC\, for further questions.\n\nFind out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/business-in-the-community-critical-friends-forum/
LOCATION:Online webinar\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Responsible Business and Strategy
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SUMMARY:Championing Responsible Business across Scotland
DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss how you can champion responsible business across Scotland.\n\n\nAudience\nOpen to all Business in the Community (BITC) members. This event is tailored to the senior leads across our membership. \n\n\nBackground\nWe will be bringing the membership in Scotland together for the first time to network and to re-energise the BITC community in Scotland and discuss how you can champion responsible business. \nAll our members do incredible activity within their organisations to improve social and environmental impact. This event will connect those senior leaders in Scotland to discuss how BITC members can create more impact together as a community. \n\n\nAbout the event\nThis event will showcase responsible business practice and build the knowledge and the role of the responsible business community in Scotland through your leadership. On the day we will discuss issues facing responsible businesses such as: \n\nThe need to deliver purpose-driven and responsible business strategies.\nPromoting social mobility by investing in your workforce and communities.\nProviding leadership to support Scotland’s transition to a net-zero future.\nManaging and supporting staff\, customers\, and communities through the cost-of-living crisis.\n\nBITC Scotland Leadership Board members will facilitate the sessions and will include discussions on Race at Work\, Inclusive Recruitment and Social Impact as well as strategic partnerships within the voluntary sector. We will share examples of the collective impact we have made together\, highlighting success stories and achievements. \nAdditionally\, we will explore avenues for further collaboration\, allowing members to share best practices\, exchange ideas\, and forge new partnerships that drive responsible business practices. \n\n\nKey speakers\nAlongside the BITC Scotland Leadership Board\, who will be leading\, chairing and facilitating\, we will also be joined by: \n\nNeil Gray MSP\, Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy\, Fair Work and Energy\n\n\nLynn Houmdi\, The Challenges Group\n\n About Business in the Community\nBusiness in the Community is the largest and longest-established movement dedicated to responsible business in the UK\, formed in 1982 and with HM The King as our Royal Founding Patron. We convene the network of purposeful leaders committed to changing business\, transforming lives and helping the planet and communities thrive. \n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact Florence Hughes\, Events Manager at BITC\, for any further questions.\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community\n\n\n\n\nGREENER\, FAIRER\, TOGETHER – JOIN US
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/championing-responsible-business-across-scotland/
LOCATION:Pheonix Group\, Standard Life House\, 30 Lothian Road\, Edinburgh\, EH1 2DH
CATEGORIES:Community Collaboration,Race Equality,Responsible Business and Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231108T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231108T160000
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SUMMARY:PLF: International standards - responding through your business strategy
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to engage leaders within your organisation to take formal accountability and champion responsible business targets and ambitions.\n\n\nThis is a virtual event. \nAudience\nAttendance is by invitation only. This event is for BITC members with advisory days in strategy & purpose\, and has been designed to benefit responsible business practitioners. \n\n\nAims and objectives of the event\nJoin us for this Peer Learning Forum (PLF) to learn more about the main standards affecting UK businesses and their management of social and environmental impacts. This session will look in particular at the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) from the European Union and the global ISSB standard (International Sustainability Standards Board) as well as the Sustainability Disclosure Standards (SDS). This session will follow on from October’s Share and Learn Session on the standards and will explore in greater detail the implications for responsible business strategy and reporting. \nLearn about how to take an integrated and strategic approach to aligning with the standards in order to get ahead of regulation and be a leading responsible business. This event is aimed at practitioners holding responsibility for the organisation’s responsible business strategy and we suggest all organisations consider the implications of the standards whether or not they are affected by current regulation. \nAfter learning about the standards and their impact on strategy and reporting\, we will be sharing top-line advice on how to take an integrated approach to ensure the organisation is well-positioned to comply with the standards. This will include the following: \n\nConducting ‘double materiality’ assessments and embedding this in your strategy and approach to reporting\nAssigning responsibilities\, particularly at director-level\nEstablishing impact targets and KPIs to monitor progress\nUnderstanding different approaches to reporting and the key elements to include.\n\nThere will be an opportunity for businesses to share their wins and challenges within each of these aspects as we go into breakout rooms\, with the view of supporting practitioners in exerting influence and making the necessary changes within their organisations. \nThis event forms part of a series covering the impact of new international standards. This event will focus on the implications of the standards on overarching responsible business strategy & purpose. \n\n\nAbout Business in the Community’s Peer Learning Forums\nBITC’s Peer Learning Forums provide a confidential environment to discuss common issues\, solutions\, and good practice. There will be an emphasis on discussion and sharing experiences. \n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact Megan Gillett\, Events Coordinator at BITC\, for any further questions.\n\n\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event.\n\nFind out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/plf-international-standards-responding-through-your-business-strategy/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Responsible Business and Strategy
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SUMMARY:Race\, Gender and Wellbeing Champions Forum
DESCRIPTION:BITC’s Social Impact Champions Forum\, an exclusive event to show how data can be used to create implementation-ready initiatives.\n \nThis is a virtual event taking place via Zoom.\n\n\nAudience\nOpen to all Race\, Gender and Wellbeing Champions. \n\n\nThe aims and objectives of the event\nThis event focuses on providing information on diversity data collection. This will equip you to effectively collect race\, gender and wellbeing data to progress your organisation. Experts from across Business in the Community’s (BITC ) responsible business network will convene to create impactful equality\, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and employee wellbeing initiatives to address the persistent features of modern workplace \, inequality and poor mental health. \nThe event will: \n• Share best practice on monitoring pay gaps (gender\, ethnicity and social mobility) and explain why this issue remains of critical importance. \n• Provide information on diversity data collection\, and how to ensure this is intersectional and captures measurable change. \n• Outline a best practice approach to measure the success of employee wellbeing initiatives. \n• Provide employer case studies and networking opportunities to learn from and engage with peers. \n\n\nSpeakers:\n\nLouise Aston – Wellbeing Director\, BITC\nSandra Kerr OBE\, CBE – Race Equality Director\, BITC\nCharlotte Woodworth – Gender Director\, BITC\n\n\n\nLearn more about how Business in the Community (BITC) can help you create a more gender-equal workplace. \nBooking and contact details\n\nContact Jessica Hart\, Events Coordinator BITC\, for any further questions.\n\n\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event.
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/race-gender-and-wellbeing-champions-forum1/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Responsible Business and Strategy
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SUMMARY:Business in the Community Share and Learn
DESCRIPTION:Aligning Responsible Business with Pensions Investments\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\n\nThis is a virtual event. \n\n\n\nAudience\n\n\n\nOpen to Business in the Community (BITC) members and non-members. This event has been designed to benefit the Heads of Responsible Business. \n\n\n\nThe aims and objectives of the series of events\n\n\n\nThese events are a monthly opportunity to meet peers and learn from each other. \n\n\n\nBITC will convene Heads of Responsible Business\, or those who own and drive responsible business within their organisations\, to accelerate greener and fairer action together. Each month\, we will explore a different emerging trend or challenge facing our member businesses. We will facilitate discussions\, allowing you to meet peers\, navigate your barriers and accelerate responsible business. \n\n\n\nSave the time and date of 10-11:00 on the last Tuesday of every month to join these facilitated discussions. \n\n\n\nAligning Responsible Business with Pensions Investments\n\n\n\nWith companies across the globe increasing their sustainability ambitions\, we know that the pensions industry plays a key role in driving change across these issues. Rising industry and market expectations mean employers and pension scheme trustees are increasingly faced with changing laws and regulatory guidance to reflect a new sustainable agenda. Aligning the values and sustainability ambitions of the employer with that of their pension schemes is crucial. \n\n\n\nAt this month’s Share & Learn session\, we will be joined by Cadi Thomas\, Head of Sustainable Investment and Mark Irish\, Deputy Head of Sustainable Investment Consulting at Isio\, who will guide our discussion on how responsible business practitioners can engage with those in their organisations responsible for the governance of pensions. We will also be joined by Tim Doubleday\, CFO\, Burger King UK\, who will share how Burger King engaged with trustees and created ESG default options\, all whilst managing the risks and boosting its brand. \n\n\n\nFor more information before the session\, read our latest report in partnership with Isio\, ‘Aligning Responsible Business Policies with Pensions Investments’ \n\n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\n\n\n\nFor more information\, please contact Megan Gillett\, Events CoordinatorBITC.\n\n\n\n\nFind out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/business-in-the-community-share-and-learn/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Responsible Business and Strategy
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