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Business in the Community
Type Non-profit organization
Founded 1982
Headquarters London
Key people Charles, Prince of Wales, President
Mark Price, Chairman
Stephen Howard, CEO
Website Business in the Community

Business in the Community (BITC) is a British business-community outreach charity promoting responsible business, CSR, corporate responsibility, and is one of the Prince's Charities of Charles, Prince of Wales.

BITC works with over 800 UK companies committed to improving their impact on society, and operates throughout the UK, BITC seeks to positively shape business impact on the environment, in the marketplace, in the workplace and in the community. It is an organisation that works with businesses to improve their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) credentials, offering advice and programmes tailored to meet their needs.

BITC was set up in 1982 and its current CEO is Stephen Howard, who joined the organisation in 2005 before becoming CEO in 2008. Prior to this, Dame Julia Cleverdon was CEO from 1992–2008 and is now Vice President.

Business in the Community is one of The Prince's Charities, a group of not-for-profit organisations of which The Prince of Wales is President. Seventeen of the nineteen charities were founded personally by The Prince.

Awards for Excellence[edit]

Business in the Community launched the Awards for Excellence at their AGM in December 1997. The awards are presented to businesses that are judged to show innovation, creativity and a sustained commitment to corporate responsibility [1].

External links[edit]



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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:13:02 -0700

Tina Roche: I am the CEO, Business in the Community Ireland. It started in 2000 and I am the founding CEO. As I work with enormously gifted people, my main responsibility is to ensure that there are no barriers to them reaching their full potential and ...
 
PR Newswire (press release)
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:52:20 -0700

Desso, a leading European carpet and sports pitches manufacturer, has been recognised with a 'Big Tick' at the regional stage of the prestigious 2013 Responsible Business Awards, run by the charity Business in the Community (BITC). As well as this ...
 
Borehamwood Times
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:36:03 -0700

Affinity Sutton, one of the biggest housing associations in Borehamwood, has retained its Big Tick status at the Responsible Business Awards 2013 hosted by Business in the Community. The association won for its community investment programme and also ...
 
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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:48:51 -0700

June 13 2013: Firstsource Solutions, a leading global provider of business process outsourcing services (BPO), has been awarded Employer of Choice at the annual Business in the Community Northern Ireland (BITCNI) Awards in Belfast. Over 500 business ...
 
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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:47:11 -0700

Gentoo Group has been recognised with a 'Big Tick' at the regional stage of the prestigious 2013 Responsible Business Awards, run by charity Business in the Community (BITC). As well as this recognition Gentoo is one of just 59 companies shortlisted to ...
 
Huffington Post UK
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:17:13 -0700

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:49:56 -0700

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