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BARCLAYS IS ACCESSING NEW GREEN MARKETS WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS. ALREADY, THEY HAVE TRADED OVER 300 MILLION TONNES OF CO2 ALLOWANCES WORTH AROUND $4.5 MILLION!

BARCLAYS NEW CREDIT CARD IS HELPING CUSTOMERS CUT THEIR OWN CARBON FOOTPRINT.

WITH THE SALES OF ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS ON THE UP, ECO-INNOVATION IS ABOUT REAL PROFIT FOR KINGFISHER’S OPERATING COMPANIES, NOT JUST A WARM FEELING INSIDE.

KINGFISHER’S BUSINESSES ARE HELPING CUSTOMERS TAKE PRACTICAL STEPS TO REDUCE THEIR IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND KEEP THEIR HOMES WARM AND COSY.

AS A RESULT OF INCREASED ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL PEOPLE THROUGH THE ‘DEVELOPING FUTURES PROGRAMME’ BURNLEY FC HAS SEEN AN IMPROVEMENT IN TICKET SALES.

BURNLEY FOOTBALL CLUB’S ‘DEVELOPING FUTURES PROGRAMME’ PROMOTES HIGH PERFORMANCE ON AND OFF THE FIELD.

BOOTS’ CRADLE-TO-CRADLE APPROACH TO ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT HAS RESULTED IN A 15% COST SAVING.

BY DEVELOPING DISPLAY UNITS MADE OF RECYCLED CARDBOARD, BOOTS HAS PREVENTED OVER 420 TONNES OF PLASTIC BEING SENT TO LANDFILL.

SINCE GIVING FREE SPORTS EQUIPMENT TO SCHOOLS THROUGH ITS ‘ACTIVE KIDS’SCHEME, SAINSBURY’S HAS ENJOYED HEALTHY SALES FIGURES AND INCREASEDSTAFF MOTIVATION.

OVER 85% OF UK SCHOOLS ARE REGISTERED WITH ‘ACTIVE KIDS’ AND 32,000 PIECES OF SPORTS EQUIPMENT HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED – THAT’S A LOT OF HEALTHY KIDS!

FOR MCDONALD’S, HAPPY STAFF MEAN HAPPY CUSTOMERS – SO HAVING ONE IN FIVE EMPLOYEES SIGN UP FOR LEARNING AND LIFE ADVICE CAN ONLY BE GOOD FOR BUSINESS

OVER 2,000 STAFF HAVE GAINED NATIONALLY RECOGNISED QUALIFICATIONS IN ENGLISH AND MATHS AS WELL AS BROADER LIFE SKILLS THROUGH MCDONALD’S ONLINE TRAINING RESOURCE

THANKS TO THE ‘GAMES DESIGN PROTOCOL’, CAMELOT HAS RETAINED ITS REPUTATION FOR RESPONSIBILITY IN THE GAMING INDUSTRY AND HAS BEEN AWARDED A NEW FIVE YEAR OPERATING LICENCE..

CAMELOT ENSURE THAT MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO PROTECT VULNERABLE GROUPS WHILST MAXIMISING RETURNS AND CONTINUING AWARDS FOR GOOD CAUSES.

The improved wellbeing at Astrazeneca has led to reduced absenteeism, saving £1.2 million - all good for the balance sheet!

ASTRAZENECA’S COUNSELLING AND LIFE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME HAS IMPROVED THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF STAFF, HELPING THEM ACHIEVE A BETTER WORK/LIFE BALANCE.

ESS HELPED SOLVE ITS RECRUITMENT PROBLEM AT SWYNNERTON TRAINING CAMP BY RELEASING THE POTENTIAL OF LOCAL INMATES.

THE ESS MENTORING SCHEME HAS GIVEN INMATES AT HMP DRAKE THE CHANCE TO GAIN SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND JOBS ON THEIR RELEASE.

THE GREGGS BREAKFAST CLUBS HELP TO MOTIVATE AND ENGAGE EMPLOYEES WHILST STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

LAST YEAR, 6,200 CHILDREN CONSUMED 1.1 MILLION BREAKFASTS AT GREGGS BREAKFAST CLUBS, HELPING TO IMPROVE THEIR BEHAVIOUR, ATTENDANCE, PUNCTUALITY, CONCENTRATION AND SOCIAL SKILLS.

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Awards for Excellence 2008

Cooperative Financial Services staff collecting BITC company of the year 2008

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The national Awards for Excellence 2008 winners were announced on the 7 July at the Royal Albert Hall. Find out which companies scooped an Example of Excellence Award for responsible business best practice.

The CommunityMark

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The CommunityMark is a new national standard that recognises companies that are the best investors in their communities. The first 21 companies to achieve the CommunityMark were announced at 10 Downing street on Monday 7 July.