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SUMMARY:The King's Seeing is Believing Visit in Sheffield\, 12 May  2026
DESCRIPTION:Led by Andy Milner\, Chief Executive Officer\, Amey\n\n\nThis is an in-person event. Attendance by invitation only. \nAudience\n• C-suite/Senior leaders \n\n\nBackground\nIn Sheffield\, inclusive recruitment is not just a social ambition\, it is essential to the city’s long term economic success. This Seeing is Believing visit will showcase why widening access to opportunity is vital for Sheffield’s economy and communities\, and how business leaders can take practical\, measurable steps to unlock talent\, drive growth and improve social mobility. \nAligned with Sheffield’s Pride of Place Partnership and the city’s wider social mobility and growth agendas\, the visit will highlight both the need and the opportunity. Employment and skills are top priorities within the South Yorkshire Combined Authority strategy\, and inclusive recruitment is a driving principle of the Sheffield Growth Plan\, rooted in the belief that “talent is everywhere\, but opportunity is not.” Yet too many people remain excluded from the workforce despite having the potential to contribute. \nParticipants will hear directly about the barriers faced by those most excluded\, including young people not in education\, employment or training\, care leavers\, unpaid carers and young families at risk of homelessness. Through first hand insight and discussion\, business leaders will explore the role they can play in creating pathways into work\, stability and independence\, and how recruitment and human resources practices can evolve to remove barriers rather than reinforce them. \nThe visit is designed to catalyse meaningful\, long term action. Businesses will be encouraged to adapt outreach\, recruitment and human resources policies to better support underrepresented groups\, to deepen sustained collaboration through Sheffield Pride of Place Partnership\, which is uniquely placed to convene\, connect\, campaign and enable action\, and to build practical partnerships with local charities and community organisations\, contributing time\, talent and resources to support those furthest from opportunity. \nBy embedding inclusive recruitment into long term business strategy\, Sheffield’s employers can help unlock untapped talent and build a stronger\, more inclusive and more prosperous city. \n\n\nAbout this event\nThis Seeing is Believing visit will offer a unique opportunity to hear directly from young people\, educators\, experts\, and employers about what’s working—and what isn’t—when it comes to preparing young people for the world of work. By engaging as leaders\, we can work together and with Business in the Community on implementing solutions so that every young person can see and seize a future in work. \n\n\nBooking and contact details and further information\n\nFor further information\, please reach out to The King’s Seeing is Believing team (SIB@bitc.org.uk)\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/the-kings-seeing-is-believing-visit-in-sheffield-12-may-2026/
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SUMMARY:Peer Learning Forum: Refreshing your Responsible Business strategy
DESCRIPTION:Join us to explore how companies refresh responsible business strategies\, seize opportunities\, and avoid pitfalls.\n\n\nThis is an online event taking place on Microsoft Teams \nAudience\nBusiness in the Community (BITC) members with advisory\, as well as non-members who have an advisory package with us. 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\nAbout the event\nYou’ll have often heard BITC’s Responsible Business Strategy & Purpose team mention that there is a danger when companies think about responsible business that ‘all their strategic bones leave their bodies’. A business wouldn’t launch a new product or invest in a new operating system without understanding the need\, the business case and the strategic approach to increasing ROI. And yet…when it comes to responsible business there are still many companies that can’t clarify the ‘why’ and overarching ‘how’ for their approach. Other companies have long been strategic\, so much so\, that their responsible business approach is embedded in their commercial strategy and there is a clear understanding about how it increases profits (Bain & Co and EcoVadis 2023). \nRegardless of the current or prior approach\, external drivers are continuing to force companies to be more strategic and get a greater bang for their buck. Employees are expecting more\, consumers are expecting more\, clients are demanding more and regulation continues to increase at an ongoing fast pace. Responsible business isn’t about doing all the things in all the ways\, it’s about focusing on the material issues\, setting goals that everyone can get behind and then delivering a tight strategy that achieves those goals. Join us at this Peer Learning Forum to hear from members who have been refreshing their strategy and the opportunities this has presented. Discuss with others the challenges and pitfalls\, so you can avoid them! \nSpeaker:  \n\nGareth Edwards\, VWW Partner\, VWW\n\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. All contributions from businesses will be confidential within the group and won’t be shared externally by BITC. \nBooking and contact details and further information\n\nContact events@bitc.org.uk\, Event Coordinator\, 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/peer-learning-forum-refreshing-your-responsible-business-strategy/
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