Shirley Duncalf is head of sustainability at Bidvest Foodservice, one of the UK’s leading foodservice providers. Here she talks to Liz Jones about how she drives the sustainability agenda in a company that ensures hotels, pubs, schools, universities and care homes across the country serve up quality food on their menus. Shirley first joined…
The business benefits to entering the National CSR Awards 2017 are numerous. The Awards celebrate hard work and success and are great PR opportunities. There’s the benchmarking aspect too because the application process can often force you to look at your business from a different perspective and compare yourself to your competitors. A win, short-listing…
The National CSR Awards 2017 is pleased to welcome two new faces to its judging panel: Steve Creed (pictured below left), director of business programmes, at WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) and Mark Jankovich, CEO of Delphis Eco (pictured right). Steve is an engineer by background having completed an engineering degree in his native country…
The UK’s largest online network of community projects, Project Dirt, has launched a new campaign – #first500 – to raise funds for new projects in 2017. The initiative was inspired by the #FirstFiver campaign – where the public was encouraged to donate the first new £5 notes they received to charity, raising £5m. Project Dirt’s…
The National CSR Awards 2017 team extends its hearty congratulations to Harriet Kelsall, the Cambridgeshire jewellery designer and 2017 Awards judge who has recently been the recipient of the HSBC “Retail Businesswoman of the Year” at the Forward Ladies Women in Business Awards 2016. Harriet founded her business – Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery – in…
Being a winner at the 2016 National CSR Awards reinforces the belief that the business is on the right track, maintains David Fawcett, customer services manager, Hampshire Highways, Amey plc. It was David’s focus on connecting the business to the community which proved key to his success in winning the Outstanding Individual Corporate Leadership award…
Royal seal of approval for Seacourt His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO visited Seacourt – the environmental printing company and one of the National CSR Awards key sponsors – recently to present the company with its third Queen’s Award, the highest accolade with which a business can be recognised in the UK.…
So you have an excellent CSR initiative, worthy of a National CSR Award. Surely this means the award is yours? Just tell the judge the facts and job done. It’s in the bag. Sadly, as with court proceedings, tendering for business, and even requests for funding, it is not enough simply to deserve to win.…
Riversimple adopts circular economy to create a cutting edge eco-auto… by Adam Woodhall published for Ethical Performance A passion for racing cars and environmentalism aren’t usual bedfellows. Hugo Spowers is not an usual entrepreneur though, and the business he has created, Riversimple, isn’t a business-as-usual company. Its purpose: “To pursue, systematically, the elimination of the environmental impact…
Wellbeing in the worplace is now top priority… by Adam Woodhall published for Ethical Performance Chiswick Park’s ‘Enjoy-Work’ office estate pushes wellbeing boundaries while Minds @ Work engages corporate leaders. Adam Woodhall reports… Workplace wellbeing is rapidly moving up the agenda of business, government and civic society. It is now seen as not only the right…