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SUMMARY:Business Response Forum: Keeping Net Zero on Target
DESCRIPTION:In response to recent member enquiries\, BITC is hosting a one-hour online forum to explore and discuss the challenges around Net Zero.\n\n\nAbout the event\nThe conversation around net zero targets is shifting rapidly. Sustainability leaders are feeling pressure coming from multiple angles including the changing international political landscape\, the need to deliver value for shareholders\, and evolving reporting requirements coming from the European Commission. There is also increasing scrutiny on how companies will achieve their net zero targets that they have committed to. \n \nThe session will be introduced by Gudrun Cartwright\, BITC’s Climate Action Director\, before members participate in breakout rooms designed to encourage peer-to-peer learning\, discussion\, and deeper engagement. To foster an open and candid exchange\, the discussion will not be recorded and will follow Chatham House Rule. \n \nThis forum offers a valuable opportunity for members to: \n\nShare insights on how businesses are affected by and responding to these challenges\nDiscuss adaptations to net zero strategies\, reporting\, and positioning\nLearn from peers about best practices and evolving approaches\n\nWe hope you can join us for this important conversation. \n\n\nThis is an online event. \n \nAudience\nThis event is open to all Business in the Community (BITC) member organisations and has been designed for Sustainability Leads. Registrations are limited to two places per organisation. \n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact Annette.Ettarh@BITC.org.uk\, Event Manager\, 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/business-response-forum-keeping-net-zero-on-target/
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SUMMARY:BITC Cymru Senedd Event
DESCRIPTION:This is an in-person event. \n  \nAudience \nThis event is open to members and non-members \n  \nAbout the event \nJoin Business in the Community at this drop-in event for an update on BITC’s work in Wales\, with a focus on their Pride of Place work tackling some of society’s biggest issues. \nSponsored by John Griffiths MS \n  \nBooking\, Contact Deatils and Further Information \n\nContact sarah.hunter@bitc.org.uk at BITC for any questions\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event\n\n 
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/bitc-cymru-senedd-event/
LOCATION:Seminar Rooms\, Pierhead Building\, Cardiff\, CF10 4PZ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Cross Organisational Mentoring Circle Closing Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Join mentors and mentees of the 13th Cohort to celebrate success together.\n\n\nThis is an invite only and in-person event \nAudience\nOpen to all Business in the Community (BITC) members and non-members who have participated in the 13th Cohort of the Cross Organisational Mentorting Circle (COMC) programme. \n\n\nBackground\nCross-Organisational Mentoring Circles (COMC) creates a supportive space to connect Black\, Asian\, Mixed Race\, and other ethnically diverse employees across our Responsible Business Network. \nParticipants are matched with professionals from different organisations to share experiences\, challenges\, and aspirations while working in mentoring circles. These circles are led by senior leaders from participating organisations\, who facilitate conversations and learning over a six-month period. \nThrough this programme\, your organisation can offer mentoring opportunities—either in addition to or in place of setting up your own programme—demonstrating your commitment to race equality\, inclusion\, and workplace diversity. \n\n\nAbout the event\nThis in-person event brings mentors and mentees together as the programme draws to a close\, to celebrate success\, share experiences\, and network across all circles. \nAttendees will engage\, reflect\, and share with peers\, while also thanking those who have supported them on this journey. They will hear from fellow mentors and mentees about their experiences in the mentoring circle programme. Our programme’s strategic lead will also share her reflections and summary of the programme\, as well as guidance on the next steps for career progression following this initiative. \n\nAgenda \n14:00 – Arrival and networking \n14:30 – Welcome and introduction \n14:40 – Fireside chat with mentor and mentee speakers \n15:10 – Interactive session \n15:25 – Reflections \n15:30 – Closing remarks \n15:35 – Networking and refreshments \n16:00 – Event close \nSpeakers \nMentor: Debola Ojo\, Berkeley Group (Circle C) \nMentee: Sydney Alexander\, London Borough of Lambeth (Circle C) \nMentee: Naheed Farooq\, Royal Mail (Circle C) \nMentor: Serena Simon\, Westminster City Council (Circle K) \nMentee: Amela Karamehmedovic\, HSBC (Circle K) \nMentee: Savinder Kahlon\, Royal Mail (Circle K) \n\nBooking and contact details and further information\n\nContact Jessica Hart\, Events Coordinator 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/cross-organisational-mentoring-circle-closing-ceremony/
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SUMMARY:Race at Work Charter Surgery April 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join this event to learn more about insights from the Race at Work Charter survey\, as well as the Diverse and Inclusive Supply Chain.\n\n\nAudience\nThis event is open to members and non-members of Business in the Community (BITC). We also encourage those who are attending the ‘Executive Sponsors and Network Chairs’ Event on 21 March to attend this surgery. \n \n\n\nBackground\nThe Race at Work Charter surgeries are an opportunity for attendees to speak directly with Sandra Kerr CBE\, Race Equality Director\, BITC and ask any questions about the Charter\, the survey\, or race advisory support at BITC. \nThese surgeries benefit anyone wishing to sign or build on their organisation’s commitment to the Race at Work Charter. \nThis year our surgeries will touch on how to effectively integrate the Diverse and Inclusive Supply Chain Insights and calls to action into your existing frameworks to enhance your commitment to fairness and equality. \n\n\nAbout the webinar\nThis surgery will offer attendees a chance for discussion around the Race at Work Charter including leadership and executive sponsorship and engaging employees within organisations. Additionally\, we will touch upon the importance of a Diverse and Inclusive Supply Chain (DISC) and how it can enhance your organisation’s commitment to race equality. \nThis webinar will provide employers with a space to ask questions about the feedback available from the Race at Work Charter 2023 survey and the commitment to action that we ask of employers who have signed the Charter. We will also highlight the exciting opportunities with phase two of the Diverse and Inclusive Supply Chains project to advance the impact of inclusivity across your supply chain and organisational culture. \n\n\nAbout the Race at Work Charter\nThe Race at Work Charter is seven calls to action to ensure fairness and equality so that ethnically diverse employees are represented at all levels in an organisation. The actions include: \n\nAppoint an Executive Sponsor for race. Capture ethnicity data and publicise progress.\nCommit at board level to zero tolerance of harassment and bullying.\nMake clear that supporting equality in the workplace is the responsibility of all leaders and managers.\nTake action that supports Black\, Asian\, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse people’s career progression.\nSupport race inclusion allies in the workplace.\nInclude Black\, Asian\, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse-led enterprise owners in supply chains.\n\nLearn more about BITC’s Race at Work Charter. \n\n\nBusiness in the Community’s work on race equality\nBITC is working to ensure all employees feel they belong\, have a voice\, are valued and can be their true selves. \nFor 30 years\, BITC has been campaigning and helping organisations to ensure Black\, Asian\, Mixed Race and 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 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 and tap into the potential economic boost to the UK economy of £24bn annually by tackling racial disparities in the workplace and labour market . These findings and the insights from our Race at Work surveys led BITC to create the Race at Work Charter\, with 85 founding signatory organisations committed to improving equality of opportunity in the workplace. This charter now has more than 1100 signatories. \nFind out more about BITC’s work on race equality. \n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact jessica.hart@bitc.org.uk\, Events Coordinator at BITC for more information.\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event.\n\n\n\nReferences\n*Business in the Community (2021) Race at Work 2021 Scorecard Report
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/race-at-work-charter-surgery-april-2025/
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