Responsible Business Week Employee Volunteering

event hosted by Fasset on 1st April 2014, Langstone

Gary Medlow – Fasset

Melanie Parker - BITC

Jinx Prowse – Music Fusion

Jason Dowling – Carillion

Business in the Community - A Movement For Change

100 Business Connectors, seconded

from our member companies to

work, with our support, in

communities of greatest need.

360 companies shaping the priorities

for responsible business through

representation on our leadership

teams.

800+ Member companies with a

combined workforce of 17.8

million employees

350 Business and school

partnerships engaged in 60+

clusters through BITC’s Business

Class programme

21,500+ employee volunteers across 24

countries, supported by 395

companies engaged in Give&

Gain Day 2013, supporting over

12,000 young people

146,530 work experience placements

have been organised with 538

companies through the Work

Inspiration campaign

BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY www.bitc.org.uk

An Influential Network… Global, National, Local…

Business in the Community stands for responsible business www.bitc.org.uk

What is CR?

Business in the Community stands for responsible business www.bitc.org.uk

CR definitions

"The continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and

contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life

of the work force and their families as well as a local community and

society at large“

“The social responsibility of business encompasses the economic,

legal, ethical, and discretionary expectations that society has of

organisations at a given point in time”

‘Responsibility of an organisation for the impacts of its decisions and

activities on society and the environment through transparent and

ethical behaviour’

For more information visit

bitc.org.uk/businesscase

Source: Business in the Community & The

Doughty Centre, Cranfield 2011

BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY www.bitc.org.uk

New business opportunities

Direct financial impact

Engaged employees and future

Workforce

Improved operational effectiveness

Stronger organisational growth

Better risk management

Enhanced brand reputation

Why engage on this agenda?

The business case

Education

1 in 5

16-19 yr olds in England have numeracy levels

at or below those expected of 11yr olds

Enterprise

£55bn

Value of social Enterprise sector to UK’s

economy

Employment

80,000

Homeless households in the UK in 2013

The need for action

Why engage?

Time for a New Contract between Business & Society

Business in the Community stands for responsible business www.bitc.org.uk

It’s time for a new contract between business & society. The prosperity

of business & society are tied together, one cannot succeed without the

other.

•We work with business to drive change

•Our local national & international programmes enable business to

achieve more through collaboration

•We work with members to develop an integrated approach to running a

responsible business

•We encourage action by publicly recognising those businesses that are

bringing about change

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeNOpb05Ne4

Time for a new contact

Support businesses to invest into

communities

Through a range of programmes

from 1 day to 3 years in duration

Using the talent and skills of teams

and individuals

How we work with business

We Ask

Our members to work together to

tackle key social and

environmental issues

Education & Young People

Employment

Enterprise & Culture

Marketplace Sustainability

Workplace & Employees

BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY www.bitc.org.uk

3,000 disadvantaged people back into work

12,000+ volunteers on G&G day

350 business/ school partnership impacting on 50,000 pupils

Our impact – some highlights this year

Business Class

Business Connectors

Employability

Employee Volunteering

Give & Gain Day

Learning & Networking events

Solent region

Business in the Community stands for responsible business www.bitc.org.uk

Fasset as a member of BITC…

•Gary Meadlow’s Blog:

“Good business is good for

business”

“It’s our responsibility to be socially

responsible”

“We need to challenge the way we

operate and the relationships with

have internally and externally”

Business in the Community stands for responsible business www.bitc.org.uk

The News Business Excellence Awards 2012 - Winners, Runners-up and Highly-commended.

Fasset

•Investment in CR.

•Leader of strong local businesses.

•Champion of CR in the region.

•Hosting BITC South East office.

BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY www.bitc.org.uk

Employee engagement programmes

inspire companies to work together

and deliver measurable benefits to the

local community

BITC has been working with business

to transform communities for over 30

years

Together lets make volunteering the

cultural norm.

We offer strategic volunteering with

local:

- Schools

- Charities

- Social enterprises

Volunteering

BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY www.bitc.org.uk

Employee skills

Brand value and reputation

Organisational growth

Staff recruitment and retention

Staff morale

Internal relations

Business development e.g. tenders

The Business Benefits of Volunteering

Many companies start investing in their communities because they feel it is the 'right

thing to do' but they soon discover there are sound business reasons for doing it.

Companies benefit from a positive influence including:

BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY www.bitc.org.uk

Impact of volunteering in the Solent

271 employees volunteered time during the last year through

BITC programmes to support local causes.

1,898 hours of employee time invested in communities.

1,553 young people benefited from business engagement.

•The borough of Havant has a number of neighbourhoods which fall within the

most deprived nationally. Leigh Park located a 10 minute drive from LTP faces

significant challenges in relation to education and employment.

•Local charities are facing a shortfall in their income, a number of local ones have

in the last week announced their on the brink of closure (Off the Record, The

Rainbow Centre in Fareham) How can businesses share their business planning

skills not just cash sponsorship?

•Locally it’s a highly competitive job market and for young people it will become

even harder to gain entry level positions with the pending closure of BAE

Shipbuilding in Portsmouth and a high student population in neighbouring

Portsmouth and Chichester.

•There are a number of developments taking place in the Havant area – Dunsbury

Hill, Waterlooville STP site (the old BITC office site) and LTP’s new pub restaurant

and hotel. How do we ensure local residents have the right jobs?

The need for action – our local community

BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY www.bitc.org.uk

Responsible business & Employee Volunteering – The

Ask today

•Sign up to employee volunteering today

•Opportunities listed by Mike Toy & Claire Mayne :

Music Fusion

Chaos

Home Start Havant

Motiv8

YouTrust

•Invite employees and colleagues to visit the charities onsite in the

restaurant at Langstone today and to sign up to volunteer

•Let’s volunteer

How are you taking action to

stimulate the local economy

and build more resilient

communities?

How are you reducing the impact of

unemployment, particularly on young

people and adults who are excluded

from society?

How are you creating

healthier, happier and more

productive employees?

Debate – What does corporate social responsibility

mean to you?

How can you and your

colleagues contribute

more and gain more

through employee

volunteering ?

Thank you for participating today please volunteer and

encourage fellow employees to join with you and offer

strategic support to your local community.