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Press Clipping / Feb 17, 2022

Seven Companies in Ireland achieve the Business Working Responsibly mark with a further ten recertifying to the standard

BITCI Ireland, 17 February 2022

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  • The Mark is operated by Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI), the non-profit organisation dedicated to sustainability and third-party audited by the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI).
  • Seven companies achieved the Mark for the first time with another ten achieving recertification.

Press Release Thursday听17th听February:听 Over 200 business leaders attended Business in the Community Ireland鈥檚 virtual celebration event where the latest companies certified to the Business Working Responsibly mark in 2021/2022 were announced.

The Mark which is run by Business in the Community Ireland and based on ISO 26000 is valid for three years and is independently audited by the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI).

Seven companies are being accredited to the Mark for the first time this year and they are Alkermes, An Post, Grant Thornton Ireland, Iarnr贸d 脡ireann 鈥 Irish Rail, Ornua, Vermilion and William Fry.

In addition, ten companies achieved recertification to the Mark and they are Boots (Retail) Ireland Ltd, BT Ireland, Central Bank of Ireland, CRH Operating Companies in Ireland, Deloitte Ireland, Gas Networks Ireland, HEINEKEN Ireland, 四色AV, Intel Ireland and Sodexo Ireland.听.

The Mark听 looks at leadership, policies, practices, performance and impact in areas such as employee wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, environmental practices, supply chain management and engagement with the local community.

For more details on our sustainability standard,听

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