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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

Fonterra winners

Big or small, local or national there are now numerous possibilities for fundraising with businesses

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Working with Businesses

Big or small, local or national there are now numerous possibilities for fundraising with businesses.

Find out how to leverage the opportunities provided by business relationships, and ensure that what you are proposing provides mutual benefits for both parties.

In this full day workshop you will explore:

  • why businesses want to work with charities
  • what expectations they have about your organisation
  • what kind of support they want to provide
  • how to make the relationship work for you
  • whether this is the right fundraising opportunity for your organisation
  • the differences between sponsorships and partnerships and which will work for you
  • what resourcing you will need to provide
  • and how to get yourself “business” ready

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The Stanley East Company

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me 11 Pipe-ups for BACS

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On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me…

…Eleven Pipe-ups for BACS !

bagpipesThe traditional verse is “eleven pipers piping” and Wikipedia has this to say: “play (a tune) on a pipe or pipes.”he believed he’d heard music—a tune being piped”  play on a pipe; synonyms: play the pipes, tootle, whistle; literary flute “he heard a tune being piped.”

The Stanley East Company has been ‘Piping up’ for BACS since inception, so now knowing a little about pipology we’ll mention eleven gifts we’ve shared.

We tootled through mentor meetings, charity events and surveys

We whistled some resources to manage the CSR maze

We fluted good news of businesses with excellent ways

We blew hard for ‘egg awards’ in all the ‘categrays’

 

Our piping threw the BACS Social Index media into a craze

Our office tooted for MALPER’s to help in many ways

Our pipe and drums had reviews and reports to appraise

Our Christmas piper (here) to hear down the youtube airways!

Website:www.stanley-east.co.nz

The Stanley East Company

A flash survey on how New Zealand businesses reacted to the Hamner earthquake: We know where to take our business

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A flash survey is a swift and nifty tool to capture what’s happening during real- time events and in this case to gauge corporate leadership during this turbulent period after the Hamner earthquake and areas affected.

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We know where to take our business.

This has been the third flash survey after a major earthquake in New Zealand by The Stanley East Company since the devastating quake on February 22nd 2011 in Christchurch.

We saw then a number of major businesses had taken leadership in conveying not just business details of open/closed shops or offices but showed great compassion and provided resources for communities struck by the damage. We also mentioned those that had shown empathy in their messaging, after all we are all people.

Alas back then, one business had no mention of assisting people via their media during the terrible times that Christchurch and beyond had suffered. We spoke to them afterwards to convey our dismay, their response was “there was an intranet for their staff”, however family, friends and customers would not have been impressed.  And worst of all their main message on their website was their share market value that day! Read more

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BACS Surveys

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BACS Surveys

BACS is partnered with Horizon Research, a national organisation that compiles and reports major surveys. The Stanley East Company completes small and direct surveys for BACS to discover more about corporate social responsiblity in New Zealand.

Horizon Research: BACS Partner and Board of Trustees.

Horizon Research has provided a significant survey for BACS to develop strategy and has completed surveys for a number of BACS members. Horizon Research can work with you with their valuable analysis and strategy advice by a senior team which aims to give you market leadership. The team has extensive experience in market research, marketing, policy and product development and communications.

The Stanley East Company: BACS Partner and has billeted BACS since inception.

The Stanley East Company has completed a number of surveys over the past five years in New Zealand to garner information on the corporate social responsibility scene. These include flash surveys, dipstick surveys and to collect data for the BACS Good Business Eggs. Some examples below over the past five years of checking on business in New Zealand.

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Five reasons New Zealand business can engage with community to develop healthy partnerships

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Added value and positive impact for both parties.

This diagram shows benefits that can occur through healthy partnerships between business and community.

 

J. Donvin-Irons circa 2008

Five reasons business can engage with community 

  1. To develop leadership through working in the community
  2. To improve and retain a workforce through better educational outcomes
  3. To influence behaviour through products & services with community knowledge
  4. To work with others to promote action and greater change
  5. To gain social equity

Website: www.stanley-east.co.nz

JDI 2015

The Stanley East Company congratulates the winners of the BACS Good Business Eggs of 2015

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The Stanley East Company congratulates the winners of the BACS Good Business Eggs of 2015.

“Despite huge challenges with greater numbers of nominees this year, the process and judging of the awards was exciting and nailbiting” said Julie Donvin-Irons, Director of The Stanley East Company.

 Speech at the BACS Good Business Egg Awards 2015

How the GBE’s started, how they work and some feedback from the panels.

Within 24-48 hours after the Christchurch earthquake on February 22nd 2011 we surveyed business websites  and their social media to see how they communicated to their staff, families and public a clear message of what to do, keep safe and soforth.

 I am sure our BACS Community member Red Cross NZ will testify that good communication is paramount after any disaster and the impact of this can be life-saving.

We were astonished to find evidence of really poor communication alongside excellence by others. Generally the financial sector was way ahead of many, some businesses scored zero in our books we saw good corporate social responsibility in NZPost, Deloitte, ANZ, Westpac, ASB, KPMG. Read more

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Winners of the BACS Good Business Egg Awards 2015

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Three of New Zealand’s most well known companies: Fonterra, Deloitte and The Warehouse were last night crowned “Good Business Eggs” in recognition of their work in the community sector.

Fonterra winners

Fonterra, winners of the BACS Good Business Egg Award for Health 2015

Three of New Zealand’s most well known companies: Fonterra, Deloitte and The  Warehouse were last night crowned “Good Business Eggs” in recognition of their work in the community sector.

Whilst these companies might be better known for the scale of their business activities, they also demonstrate significant commitments to their various community initiatives.

The event hosted by CQ Hotels Wellington, one of last years winners was packed with business and community leaders anxious to see who had won the annual award.

This year’s winners were awarded a virtual kokako egg from Forest & Bird; businesses will be able to follow the progress of their bird throughout the year. Read more

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BACS Good Business Egg Awards 2015 short list announced

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BACS Good Business Egg Awards 2015 short list announced

The 2015 short list comprises of 20 NZ businesses considered as good business eggs. A total of 17 community leaders on the judging panel are currently sifting through reports and indications of business good practise in the community.  This year a kokako ‘virtual’ egg will be part of the awards to the three winning businesses.

“Although we don’t know yet who will win the three awards we do know that this year it has been more difficult as the initial list has grown by 30 percent.

“And there is now a greater understanding by community leaders of what is expected in good corporate social responsibility which has made the scoring more challenging” said Julie Donvin-Irons Director of Business and Community Shares (BACS).

The past year provided 97 business names through questionnaires and feedback from community organisations. The first round brought the number down to 53 companies that were then observed through their own reporting, media and comments from charities. Read more

Good Eggs

Latest flash survey: Coca Cola, corporates and communities

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Which corporates promote healthy living in NZ and who ‘walks the talk’ rather than just ticking a corporate social responsibility box?

The departing CEO of Coca Cola leaves New Zealand with the claim that Kiwis hate corporate business. Whilst the incoming CEO brings with him the latest news/advertisements that Coca Cola has joined the war on excessive calories as part of ‘healthy living’.  All this fuelled with media commentators stating that  ‘corporates cannot be trusted.’

If corporates are not to be trusted then surely nobody would want to work with them in partnership. Can any major company promote good health? Is it the usual suspects, food and beverage businesses, fitness or insurance companies?

For those who work in the health community particularly in not-for profit organisations many rely or attempt to, on corporate giving.

The Stanley East Company surveyed 20 community organisations that work under the umbrella of  ‘healthy living.’ They included groups and organisations that work with communities-in-need, some in food rescue, others in mental health situations or working with children, the elderly and those in distress. Read more