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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: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:New Member Induction- November
DESCRIPTION:Join this event to learn more about the benefits of Business in the Community (BITC) membership and be inspired to take action on the responsible business agenda.\n\n\nAudience\nBITC members. \n\n\nBackground\nThis event will induct new members\, and new contacts from current member companies\, to BITC. Specific objectives for the event are for new BITC contacts to: \n\nInspiration: Be inspired to take more action on responsible business with BITC.\nOrientation: Have a clear understanding of what BITC does and how to make the most of that – aligned to the Responsible Business Map.\nNetworking: To meet other contacts within the community who you can work alongside in your responsible business journey.\nAction: Identify the greatest opportunities for greater engagement.\n\n\n\nAbout the event\nThe webinar will provide an opportunity for new members to share expected ambitions and challenges\, as well as ask any questions to existing members about their personal experience of being a BITC member and how BITC has added value to their organisation. \n\n\nBooking and contact details\n\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event.\nFor more information contact Annette Ettarh\, Event Manager\, BITC.
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/new-member-induction-november/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Peer Learning Forum: Social Impact vs Social Value
DESCRIPTION:This is an online event. \nA Peer Learning Forum for those members with a Social Impact Advisory package to engage\, learn and discuss the difference between Social Impact and Social Value \n\n\n\nAudience\nThis event is for Business in the Community (BITC) members with a Social Impact Advisory membership package.  It has been designed for the following roles: \n\nCommunity investment/ Social value practitioners/managers\nCSR/Responsible Business/ ESG practitioners/managers\nHR/People/Talent management practitioners/managers\nHeads of Community investment/ Social value\n\n\n\nBackground\nThe BITC Social Impact Advisory membership package supports organisations in understanding the leading practice principles of social impact. It enables organisations to co-design solutions with their communities\, leading to sustainable impact within society and the business. \nOur thoughtful\, needs-led approach enables 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. \nAbout the event\n\n\nAs a follow-up to the successful BITC event “Social Impact vs Social Value: Who Wins?”\, we offer Social Impact Advisory members an opportunity to discuss this fascinating topic in more detail. \nUnderstanding how the Government-mandated reporting measures on Social Value can be integrated into current and future social impact programmes will streamline and develop community engagement. \nAt this Peer Learning Forum\, members will be encouraged to share leading practices\, discuss definitions\, and develop strategies for engaging internal stakeholders on this topic. The BITC Social Impact advisory team will facilitate the event. \n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact Florence Hughes\, Events Manager at BITC.\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/peer-learning-forum-social-impact-vs-social-value/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Collaboration
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