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How university students are ‘giving back’ to their communities
University volunteer programmes can help students connect with the wider community — but an on-campus volunteering culture must be created to inspire young people to get involved. When young people go to university, all they want to do is go out with their friends and have a good time. Don’t they? Well, not entirely, explains...
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Developing healthy habits for a healthy lifetime
We all have different things that will motivate us at the start of each day. But I have always felt that, if there is one goal that unites us, it is the desire to make a difference. Lives can be changed through healthcare technologies. But medical device companies can offer more, too. Responsibility as a...
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Responsible business and giving back to the community
Responsible Business at TSB is built around four pillars – customers, colleagues, community and environment. Permanent TSB is one of Ireland’s oldest financial institutions and has been in operation, in one form or another, for more than 200 years. Responsible Business plays a fundamental role in enabling us to build on our long tradition, ultimately...
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Gifts for good: how to have a more sustainable Christmas
Christmas may be the season for giving, but it is also the season of waste. This festive season each household in Ireland will throw out 44 kilos of packaging waste. Not to mention the deluge of food waste, tonnes of redundant electronic devices and the mountain of discarded toys that will end up in landfill. ...
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Work that counts for something
There are over 10,000 registered charities in Ireland – ranging from small community groups, to organisations with an international footprint. The Charity sector directly employs 190,000 people in positions which are just as varied as the private sector. Currently the Charities Institute Ireland jobs-desk features a wide variety of vacancies across areas like human resources,...
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The Sustainable Development Goals: A framework to drive CSR for all
Poverty eradication, access to quality education and reducing inequality and are just some of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by all United Nations Member States. In total, there are 17 Global Goals that provide a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. The SDGs can...
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How to access an untapped talent pool
Diversity and inclusion makes good business sense. Employment offers the single biggest opportunity for vulnerable individuals to move out of a cycle of poverty and become active participants in society. In a report published by the ESRI in 2018, five groups were identified as facing the greatest barriers to employment and as most vulnerable to...
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The myths and message behind carbon monoxide safety
Gas Networks Ireland has linked its campaign about carbon monoxide safety to an important and effective education initiative reaching thousands of primary school children. Many people associate carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning exclusively with gas appliances. But that’s wrong. The fact is that if you burn any kind of fuel using any kind of appliance, you’re...
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Why you need to make charitable giving part of your CSR portfolio
Businesses can help charities in different ways, be it through annual fundraising support or deeper, closer, longer-term partnerships that can have more transformational outcomes. Companies are increasingly making charitable giving part of their CSR strategies, says Mary Gamble, Director of Fundraising at children’s charity, Barnardos Ireland. And, generally, they’re doing so in two ways. The...
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Why CSR should be at the top of your company’s agenda
Attitudes to corporate social responsibility have changed. Employees want to get involved in it, and corporations also see it as a way to do good while building their company’s reputation. In the past, some companies might have viewed corporate social responsibility (CSR) as nothing more than a politically correct tick box exercise — something they...