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SUMMARY:From Menstruation to Menopause: Workplace Wellness
DESCRIPTION:Discuss the impacts of menstruation and menopause in the workplace. Sharing ideas on how organisations can be inclusive of their employees.\n\n\nAudience\nThis event is open to all Business in the Community (BITC) members. \n\n\nAbout the event\nJoin us for an inclusive in person gathering\, where you can openly share experiences and explore best practices concerning menstruation and menopause in the workplace. This event focuses on the unique aspects of menstruation and menopause\, fostering an environment of support and empowerment. \nWe aspire to equip you with the knowledge and confidence to champion women’s health matters in your workplace. \nThis event is gender inclusive and we invite those of all genders to attend\, whether or not you experience menstruation and/or menopause. We can all benefit from understanding how to best support our colleagues’ physical and mental wellbeing in the workplace. \nAgenda\n\n9:30 AM – register from this time.\n10:00 – introduction to the day from BITC.\n10:15- introduction to menstruation and menopause in the workplace.\n10:30 – guest speaker – Lina Chan\, (Holland & Barrett Director of Women’s Health and CEO\, Founder at Parla) with Q&A.\n10:55 – break.\n11:10 – Panel discussion and Q&A.\n11:45 – break.\n11:55 – introduction to breakouts.\n12:00 – breakout conversations.\n12:30 – report back.\n12:45 – reflections and close from BITC.\n1:00 PM – session will end\, attendees are invited to stay on for tea\, coffee\, and networking.\n\n\n\nSpeakers\nLina Chan: Holland and Barrett Director of Women’s Health and CEO\, Founder at Parla \nPamela McGill: Learning\, Leadership\, Talent & Diversity – HR Professional/Lead\, BT \nKate Smith: Co-Founder\, Director\, Donations and Education Manager\, Hey Girls \nJen Black: People Operations Partner\, Arup \nAbout 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.
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/from-menstruation-to-menopause-workplace-wellness/
LOCATION:Arup\,\, 80 Charlotte Street\, London\, W1T 4QS
CATEGORIES:Gender Equality
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SUMMARY:Supporting Business and Community in Pembrokeshire
DESCRIPTION:Business in the Community Cymru and hosts Bluestone are delighted to invite you to connect with communities and local businesses.\n\n\nThis is an in person event. \nAudience\nThis event is designed to support both members and non-members of Business in the Community (BITC)\, including businesses\, charities\, and community organisations with operations in Pembrokeshire and surrounding areas. \n\n\nBackground\nBusiness in the Community and its members in Wales are acutely aware of the challenges faced by many communities in Pembrokeshire\, struggling to cope with the impacts of the cost-of-living crisis and persistent inflation. As such\, at this event key discussion topics will include business volunteering\, community collaboration and inclusive recruitment. \n\n\nAbout the Event\nThis networking event is open to all businesses\, charities\, and community organisations with operations in Pembrokeshire and surrounding areas. The session will celebrate existing positive connections between local businesses and the communities they serve\, whilst also providing space for more potential partnerships to flourish across Pembrokeshire and beyond. \n\n\nRefreshments\nTea\, coffee and sandwiches will be provided. \n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact Tracy Rees\, Senior Lead and Interim Director Wales for any further questions.\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/supporting-business-and-community-in-pembrokeshire/
LOCATION:Bluestone Resort\, Canaston Wood\, Narberth\, Wales\, SA67 8DE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Collaboration
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240206T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240206T113000
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SUMMARY:Race Champions Forum
DESCRIPTION:Review UK employer equality progress via Race at Work Charter Survey questions\, best practices\, and a campaign preview.\n\n\nAudience\nThis event is open to Race Champions. \n\n\nAbout this event\nThis Champion Forum will preview a draft employees survey with YouGov and inform questions linked to workplace\, leadership and supplier diversity and inclusive procurement. You will hear from organisations demonstrating best practice. \nThis is an exciting phase of Business in the Community’s (BITC) race campaign’s work\, and we are keen to sense check this direction with our champion supporters. We will preview the Race Campaign’s strategic forward plan for 2024/2025. \nWith BITC Director for Race\, Sandra Kerr CBE\, this event will: \n\nPreview upcoming projects\n\n\nProvide feedback on strategic leadership and direction from the BITC Leadership Team\nProvide an exclusive preview of the Race Campaign’s forward plan\, where Champions will have the opportunity to shape the direction of the campaign.\n\n\n\nBusiness in the Community’s work on race equality\n\nBusiness in the Community (BITC) is working to ensure all employees feel they belong\, have a voice\, are valued and can be their true selves.\nFor more than 25 years\, BITC has been campaigning and helping organisations to ensure Black\, Asian\, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse employees are represented at all levels.\nAll organisations want to recruit from the widest talent pool and help successful applicants progress. It is key to future productivity and performance. Black\, Asian\, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse staff still encounter significant disparities in recruitment\, employment and progression*. The government-sponsored Race in the workplace: The McGregor-Smith Review found that greater progress and positive outcomes are needed to ensure all organisations benefit from the wealth of diverse talent. The findings and the evidence from the Race at Work surveys led BITC to create the Race at Work Charter\, with signatory organisations committed to improving equality of opportunity in the workplace.\n\nFind out more about BITC’s work on race equality. \n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact Jessica Hart\, Events Coordinator\, Business in the Community\nJoining instructions will be sent before the event.\n\n\n\nAbout 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. Together with our network of businesses we are leading the UK to create a fair and sustainable world in which to live and work. \n\n\n\n\n \nReferences\n\n\n\n\n \n*Business in the Community (2021) Race at Work 2021 Scorecard Report
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/race-champions-forum/
LOCATION:Online
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240208T120000
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SUMMARY:Peer Learning Forum: Innovating Responsible Business Models
DESCRIPTION:Join us to find out why businesses should consider transitioning towards a culture of responsible innovation.\n\n\nThis is a virtual event. \nAudience\nOur peer learning forums are open to all members who have advisory in their membership package – hosted by our issue experts\, there are 20 forums a year\, covering a range of responsible business areas and enabling our members to discuss challenges\, solutions and ideas. \n\n\nAims and objectives of the event\nJoin us for this Peer Learning Forum (PLF) for BITC members receiving support on responsible business strategy & purpose. This event will share learnings from our most recent toolkit ‘How to Innovate Responsible Business Models‘\, from the 6 catalysts of responsible business on the subject of innovative business models. It will make the case for why businesses should consider transitioning towards a culture of responsible innovation and more sustainable business models. \nResponsible innovation allows businesses to maintain competitive advantage\, and increase long-term resilience. The British Standards Institution reports benefits such as long-term cost and risk reductions\, improvement of societal trust in the company and maintenance of social license to operate\, as well as greater attractiveness as an employer\, better supply chain relationships and improved capacity for long-term planning and sustainability.* \nIn addition to exploring the benefits of adopting an innovative approach\, we will also be sharing BITC’s Responsible Innovation Framework\, which organisations can use to begin developing a culture of responsible innovation. The framework includes the following principles: \n\nBeing purpose-led\nStakeholder centricity\nRisk mitigation and opportunity spotting\nThrough-life impact\nTransparency\n\nWe will be sharing examples of organisations who have started to transition their business to more sustainable models\, and will be discussing the potential for transformation within the businesses represented at the session.  \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\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact Jessica Hart\, 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 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReferences \n\n\n\n* Responsible Innovation. Guide (March 2020).
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/plf-innovating-responsible-business-models/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Responsible Business and Strategy
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SUMMARY:Bradford Place Prospectus Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn what’s needed ahead of the Bradford City of Culture 2025 for the region’s current wellbeing and future economic prosperity.\n\n\nThis is an in person event. \nAudience\nThis event is open to both members and non-members of Business in the Community (BITC). It is designed for business and community leaders based in and around Bradford. \n\n\nBackground\nHaving won the bid for the UK City of Culture 2025\, the scene is set for Bradford to capitalise on its cultural collateral. This unique opportunity will drive greater participation across the district and put arts\, entertainment and musical expression at the heart of all communities. This is the chance for more people and communities in Bradford to tell their story. \nBITC will be launching the Bradford Prospectus\, where a vison for Bradford’s future is set out\, with key asks from government and businesses to help create a district everyone can be part of\, and to give our young people the best start. \n\n\nAbout the Event\nThis networking and launch event\, supported by key partners of the Bradford Place Prospectus will set out our actions and intentions ahead of Bradford City of Culture 2025. Attendees will also: \n\nLearn the key asks and recommendations of Bradford’s Prospectus.\nNetwork with cross-sector leaders from Bradford and West Yorkshire.\nDemonstrate their long-term commitment to the region’s current wellbeing and future economic prosperity.\n\n\n\nGuest Speakers\n\nTracy Brabin\, Mayor of West Yorkshire.\nCouncillor Susan Hinchcliffe\, Chair of the Transport Committee.\nSir David Wootton\, Bradford Place Board Chair.\nBaroness Jo Valentine\, Director of Place\, Business in the Community.\n\n\n\nRefreshments\nLight refreshments will be served. \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\nFind out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/bradford-place-prospectus-launch/
LOCATION:Central Bradford
CATEGORIES:Community Collaboration
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240227T113000
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SUMMARY:Peer Learning Forum: Place-based Approaches to Social Impact
DESCRIPTION:An opportunity for social impact light touch members to come together and broaden their knowledge of creating impact in their communities.\n\n\nAudience\nBusiness in the Community (BITC) members. \n\n\nBackground\nBITC Social Impact Advisory supports companies by understanding the leading practice principles of social impact\, co-designing solutions with their communities\, leading to sustainable impact within society and within the business. ​Our thoughtful\, needs-led approach enables us to deliver outputs and recommendations that are evidence-based and that help organisations understand what leading practice is and what action they can take to achieve that. \n\n\nAbout the event\nJoin this event to discuss best practices for creating impact in your community through a place-based approach. \nAt BITC we believe that businesses can contribute to rebuilding thriving communities through strategic long-term community investment and through purpose-led core business. Our place-based approach is about working collectively for a meaningful\, shared outcome. \nThis Peer Learning Forum (PLF) will explore how we build impactful\, collaborative work that is issue-led to support the places and people that need it most. \nWe will cover how businesses should act on long-term goals based on a common agreement of the challenges\, opportunities and solutions in a place\, drawing on the strengths of everyone in that community. Businesses\, community organisations\, and the public sector must work together to ensure sustainable solutions. \n \n\n\nBooking and contact details\n\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event.\nFor more information\, contact Jessica Hart\, Events Coordinator at BITC.
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/impacting-in-place-focusing-your-social-impact/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Collaboration
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240229T123000
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SUMMARY:Small and Medium Business Surgery: Inclusive Cultures
DESCRIPTION:A surgery style event for members to discuss their responsible business journeys in an open format.\n\n\nThis is a virtual event. \nAudience\nThis event is designed for Business in the Community (BITC) members in small and medium businesses. \n\n\nThe aims and objectives of the event\nThis event aims to give our members from small and medium businesses an opportunity to network\, while developing their responsible business knowledge. It will provide attendees an opportunity to understand more about responsible business in a small and medium business context\, and learn how to create an inclusive culture in their organisations. \n\n\nAgenda/outline of the event\n\nIntroductions and recent responsible business achievements with BITC. Introduce yourself and your company and discuss how you are utilising your BITC membership.\nHow to create an inclusive culture with our BITC Race Campaign Manager\, Zahra Mohamoud\nLearning from ACT: How they created a more inclusive culture\, getting buy-in across all levels of internal stakeholders\, and impact measurement\, Rebecca Cooper\, Head of People & Development\, ACT.\nDiscussion and group learning: How you want to develop as a responsible business and the challenges you face.\n\nGuest speaker \nRebecca Cooper\, Head of People & Development\, ACT. \n  \n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact Florence Hughes\, Events Manager at BITC for further information.\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/small-and-medium-business-surgery-inclusive-cultures/
LOCATION:Online
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