Monthly Archives: February 2017

Corporate Citizenship joins BACS in a partnership that promotes responsible business behaviours and sustainable practises

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A warm welcome to our latest BACS Partner: Corporate Citizenship.

Corporate Citizenship is a global management consultancy specialising in sustainability and corporate responsibility. We work with corporate clients around the world to achieve their commitments to responsible business behaviours and sustainable practices.

Sustainability, simplified – this is our promise.
We are a global management consultancy specialising in sustainability and corporate responsibility. We work with corporate clients around the world to achieve their commitments to responsible business behaviours and sustainable practices. Read more

We're very pleased to have Age Concern join BACS in our community sector

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Age Concern New Zealand provides opportunities for older Kiwis to have a healthy lifestyle, full of opportunities and protection from harm.

We have a network of 35 local Age Concerns providing exercise, health promotion and social programmes as well as a free and confidential Elder Abuse and Neglect Prevention Service. We employ professional staff to work with older people and their carers, providing support and advocacy.

New Zealand has an ageing population. New Zealanders are living longer, healthier and more active lives. The ageing of our population is often portrayed in terms of increased costs; including costs of health care, residential care and New Zealand Superannuation. Read more

A big 'High Five' to GoodCompany NZ, our newest BACS Partner who has tools for communities and corporates

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Welcome to GoodCompany NZ.

GoodCompany helps to build online tools for individuals, corporates and charities to engage in impact-driven workplace giving programmes.

The tools we build help donors to identify the most meaningful way to give to causes that they are passionate about – whether it be donations, payroll giving, general or skills-based volunteering or fundraising.

We also provide the support systems to make giving opportunities easier for charities and corporates.

Website:www.mygoodcompany.org.nz

The BACS Social Index is a simple tool highlighting responsible businesses in New Zealand

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The BACS Good Business Egg Awards takes businesses recognised by New Zealand communities for good Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity through a process of evaluation to determine who comes up the best. 

How the BACS Social Index began.

 

The BACS Good Business Egg Awards work as an independent process capturing activity that is acknowledged by communities as being great CSR initiatives, rather than business promotions.

Business activities are categorised into 3 areas: Education and Skills; Health and Wellbeing; and Community Empowerment.

This process identifies what is considered successful by community standards of CSR in New Zealand, providing real, grassroots commentary on the complex nature of CSR, made sometimes more complicated by some businesses, with slick marketing messages and poor reporting.

Having hosted 4 years’ worth of Awards we noticed the same businesses bubbling to the top each year. Using this process has built up a story about how each business’s philosophy and culture supports positive and effective CSR activity that is valued by the communities they partner with. Read more

We're delighted to have Collingridge And Smith Architects (UK) Ltd join us as a BACS Business Member

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Collingridge And Smith Architects (UK) Ltd. is an award winning international architectural practice delivering unique, innovative and sustainable architecture.

The company carefully integrates architectural, landscape, interior and furniture design skills to ensure projects achieve an holistic integrity that meets client’s needs.

The company dedicates considerable time to research, in particular to the overall health and wellbeing of children.

Research results enable CASA to focus the company’s early learning centre designs on optimizing the benefits of green, sustainable buildings and the indoor/outdoor environments.

CASA has volunteered their services to the NZGBC for ten years. The company supports the Haemophilia Foundation NZ, NZ Guide Dogs, Make A Wish NZ, World Vision and the SPCA.

Website:www.collingridgeandsmitharchitects.com