Key contact

Sarah Carver

CommunityMark Development Director
sarah.carver@bitc.org.uk

The CommunityMark

The CommunityMark is a new national standard which recognises business excellence in community investment. 

The CommunityMark is the highest achievement for companies that are able to demonstrate the long term positive impact that they are having in their communities.

Stephen Howard

Chief Executive of Business in the Community

Open to companies in the UK of all sizes and sectors, this unique standard has been developed in consultation with companies, public and voluntary sector organisations, and is supported by HRH The Prince of Wales.  The CommunityMark is given on the basis of independent evaluations of management processes as well as impacts on the community and the company.

The 21 pioneering businesses to achieve the CommunityMark are: Axis, Barclays, Blackburn Rovers Football & Athletic Club, BT, Contract Scotland, Deloitte, Design Links, Elementus, Ernst & Young, GlaxoSmithKline, HBOS, Heart of Midlothian Football, KPMG, Marks and Spencer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rangers Football Club, RWE npower, Sainsbury's, Tesco, The Town House Collection, Zurich Financial Services (UK).

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The five principles

5 principles iconTo achieve the CommunityMark, companies need to demonstrate their proficiency in these five key areas.

Learn about the five principles

Why should your company apply?

Achieving the CommunityMark is not only good for the community, it is great for your business.

Find out why your company should become a CommunityMark company

How to apply

CommunityMark applications are made via an online self assessment survey.

Find out how to apply