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Business in the Community
Last updated:
23/05/07
Summary/Overview:
Business in the Community is an independent business led charity with the purpose of inspiring, engaging, and supporting companies, to continually improve the impact they have on society. It has a current membership of over 750 companies, including many of the UKs largest companies. Business in the Community reports that their members ‘employ 12.4 million people in over 200 countries worldwide, including 1 in 5 of the UK private sector workforce.’Business in the Community provides networks, knowledge, and experience to inspire and challenge companies to be more responsible and ‘achieve the maximum impact in the most deprived communities to tackle key social issues’.
Activities include providing awards and endorsements to forward-thinking companies to inspire others to follow in their footsteps. The website is easy to navigate and provides a wide overview of the organisation. However the website is mainly aimed at businesses, with little on how the wider community can offer support or get involved
Website:
Type of organisation:
Voluntary Sector
Policy Area:
Environment, Community Development, Other: Business impact on the community
What does it do?:
Advisory Service, Advocacy, Network
Target Group:
Businesses
Geographical Area Covered:
UK wide and selected international partners in Asia Pacific, North and South America and currently trying to expand into Africa
Date Founded:
1982
How is it funded?:
Profits / Self generating, Membership
Size- Staff:
11-50
Contact Details:
137 Shepherdess Walk, London N1 7RQ
0870 600 2482
information@bitc.org.uk
