Business in the Community Northern Ireland

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED | Today we revealed the finalists in the 2024 Responsible Business Awards in Northern Ireland. Visit www.bitcni.org.uk/awards for a full list. Congratulations to everyone! Winners will be announced on 5 Sep at ICC, Belfast. Henry Brothers Ltd #BITCNIAwards

🌎Business in the Community is proud to have trained 674 of the first 100,000 citizens across 33 nations to be certified as Carbon Literate! 🌍 We’ve achieved this by working with organisations in NI to provide accredited, UN-recognised The Carbon Literacy Project climate-action training for their staff. The training gives individuals the skills and motivation to take the most impactful actions they can to cut carbon emissions and contribute to the low-carbon transition. Find out more about how you can work with us to provide this training for your colleagues: https://lnkd.in/eQcu44pe #100kCarbonLiterate

The winners of this year’s Responsible Business Awards in Northern Ireland will be announced at the gala event on 5 September. Hear from our 2023 Responsible Business Ambassador Kellie-Anne Hoey about her responsible business journey, why doing the right thing matters and what she’s committed to in the future. https://lnkd.in/eKMzEZbA

MEMBER NEWS | The Asda Income Tracker for June 2024 have been released. Key findings include: • There are some green shoots of recovery, with weekly discretionary income in Northern Ireland up by 19.1% on the year in Q2 2024. This is the strongest growth across all UK regions. • However discretionary income in NI remains 18.8% below its peak observed before the cost-of-living crisis in Q1 2021. This difference is the largest among all UK regions. • NI remains bottom of the overall UK league table with average household spending power of £117 per week. See more: https://lnkd.in/ePn5jcBf

MEMBER NEWS | Translink and Anaeko team up for ‘Generation Innovation’ school data-driven challenge 2024 https://lnkd.in/gg_QNX6A

NEWS | The Department for the Economy NI is consulting on the introduction of a new right for victims of domestic abuse to access paid safe leave from work. The consultation comes more than two years after the Northern Ireland Assembly approved the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Act (NI) 2022, which requires the Department to consult and make regulations to operationalise the Act. The consultation is running for 12 weeks from 5 July to 27 September 2024. Find out more about sharing your views: https://lnkd.in/eDmFhNbJ

MEMBER NEWS | Henry Brothers Managing Director, David Henry, attends The King’s Award for Enterprise Reception at Windsor Castle to celebrate Henry Brothers achieving its Kings Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development. The award is testament to Henry Brothers Ltd dedication to acting as a responsible business and it is committed to building on this legacy through sustainable growth and development. Henry Brothers was one of only two Northern Ireland companies to be honoured with the Kings Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development in 2024.

King Charles III honours Vyta at King’s Awards Reception at Windsor https://lnkd.in/ezqgsrVN

🎙️ NEW PODCAST EPISODE | Aldermore Group and Kippa | Inclusive employment – how every business can open its doors. This month our host Sarah Travers is joined by Steven Cooper, CEO of Aldermore Group and Kennedy Ekezie-Joseph, Founder and CEO, Kippa and One Young World ambassador. In this episode, we discuss inclusive employment and how every business can open its doors. Search for The Lens - UK Responsible Business Podcast or... Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ee3t_JPf Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eyTMeqTs Listen on Acast: https://lnkd.in/eV6KbqUh