FAQs - Business in the Community

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What skills are companies looking for in young people, such as school or university graduates? How can schools and universities help to close the skills gap?
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How do you recommend closing the future skills gap?
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Is BITC trying to do too much? Would it not be more impactful to narrow its focus? 
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What are BITC’s thoughts on AI and the environment as many companies are integrating it?
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How do you see the government’s social value agenda can help to better engage businesses on the responsible business agenda? 
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Do you think those leaders that are trying to regress sustainability goals are being short sighted, especially given the fact that renewables and energy efficiency has taken a strong foothold and that it is better for operational cost, as well as improving their social value credentials?
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We’ve got a real challenge on our hands squaring the downsizing across many businesses with food insecurity – you need to be in good work to be able to feed your family. How do we balance long term sustainability with the current economic reality? 
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Would you mind expanding on why businesses are de-publicising their responsible business activity? Is it a resource issue, in that businesses may have reduced marketing and communication budgets and have therefore prioritised other things to publicise?
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How long term should/ could businesses think in terms of impact- should we invest in the early years who are the future workforce of a community, especially in areas of disadvantage
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What do you say to business leaders who say that DEI/Sustainability etc. is a “nice to have” but not required for making more money so cannot justify time and investment in it?