Case studies

Business in the Community's directory of case studies of responsible business practice, sometimes referred to as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

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  • BIO-HEALTH Ltd - Herbal Healthcare rooted in Green Climate Practice

    Bio-Health introduce a range of easy, quick win initiatives to prove small changes give big results to climate change, community AND the bottom line.

  • Marshalls' Indian Sandstone and the Ethical Supply Chain

    Marshalls is the market leading supplier of hard landscaping for commercial landscapes, gardens, patios and driveways. They are based in Halifax with 2800 staff over 50 sites with an annual turnover of £403 million.

  • BHP Billiton, North Wales Police, North Wales Fire & Rescue, DangerPoint

    BHP Billiton, North Wales Police, North Wales Fire & Rescue, DangerPoint – an innovative partnership approach to safety.

  • NPL Management Ltd - Bringing Science to Life Programme

    The National Physical Laboratory’s (NPL's) Bringing Science to Life Programme was set up to help reverse a widely reported decline in the number of students choosing to study science or pursue scientific careers, enable cross-organisation staff engagement and communication, and develop the communication skills of their staff.

  • Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Limited (SITL) – Generation 21

    Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery’s education programme ‘Generation 21 – Competency Management the Long Term Approach’ focuses specifically on raising the achievement of young people in Lincolnshire with particular emphasis on Lincoln city. The programme provides opportunities for young people to link science, technology, engineering and mathematics into real-world situations in an engineering environment.

  • John Lewis Glasgow - St Roch's School

    Since 2005 John Lewis Glasgow has worked in partnership with Saint Roch’s School. The input from the company includes mentoring of students, donations to the school, work placements and support to teaching staff.

  • E.ON - Energy Experience

    E.ON’s business success is dependant on engineering expertise, so a limited interest in science could result in a future skills shortage. This, together with E.ON’s commitment to promote responsible energy usage and climate change awareness, has led us to develop an innovative portfolio of primary and secondary school resources called the ‘E.ON Energy Experience’.

  • Ernst & Young wellbeing programme

    Ernst & Young's wellbeing programme enables their people to handle the complex issues and challenges they face, and achieve their potential means that they must invest in their health, physical and mental wellbeing.

  • Rangers Football Club - The Rangers Study Support Centre

    Football has the ability to cut through many social barriers and reach excluded people, especially children. Rangers Football Club recognises this and utilises the passion that surrounds the Club to encourage future generations to achieve their full potential. The Club does this across a range of community initiatives, the most influential of which is the ground-breaking Rangers Study Support Centre.

  • Standard Life - Step Up in Life Programme

    Standard Life, through its Education Investment department, has supported education in the community for over a decade. The Step Up in Life Programme, which is a key element of this work, helps students make the transition from school to work with a key focus on raising employability skills.