Our Impact: Leading with Purpose
For more than 40 years, Business in the Community (BITC) has united businesses as a force for good, driving impactful change across the UK. This year’s Impact Report highlights how we are advancing opportunities for young people and jobseekers, investing in essential skills, and building fairer, greener communities – all to create a thriving future for people and the planet.
Our impact in numbers
Crafting success stories
From breaking down barriers to employment and ensuring employees thrive at work to helping businesses tackle food insecurity and transforming places into flourishing communities – our Impact Report highlights the significant progress we’ve made over the past 12 months.
Case studies
Our Impact Report features real-life success stories from our work across the UK. The examples are inspiring – here are three stories featured in this year’s report to give you a taste of what’s included.
Empowering communities
This year, our Community Climate Fund awarded its first grants to two schools making a tangible difference in their local communities.
The Good Food Fund
This award-winning Fund offered a platform for businesses to collaborate to help tackle child hunger in Northern Ireland’s primary schools.
Job coaching
This programme connects businesses like BTTC with jobseekers, providing mentorship to build skills and support access to employment.
Reflecting on 2024
In this video, our CEO Mary Macleod, talks about our three strategic impact goals;
- Being committed to fostering a sense of pride and hope in every community with support to build and deliver a strong collective vision of a fairer and greener tomorrow.
- Ensuring that every young person and jobseeker feels supported and has clear pathways into work.
- Supporting employers to invest in the skills that are needed, creating workplaces where everyone can thrive regardless of their background.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)
We welcome partnerships with businesses looking to create meaningful change. Learn more about joining us by clicking here.
We use a range of metrics and data collected from our initiatives, partner feedback, and independent assessments to evaluate our effectiveness in areas like community empowerment, environmental sustainability, and workplace equity.
Impact reporting is the process of measuring, assessing, and communicating an organisation’s social, environmental, and economic impact. It demonstrates how an organisation positively affects society, holds it accountable to its stakeholders, and informs future actions.
You can access the 2023 Impact report by clicking here.
The report is intended for our members, partners, stakeholders, and anyone interested in understanding the impact Business in the Community has on communities, workplaces, and the environment.
