60 Useful Minutes by Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce

The monthly Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce networking event with guest speakers to level up your business.

About this Event: 60 Useful Minutes

-9am Arrival and refreshments

-9.10am How CSR can support business growth - Emma Woods-Bolger, Community Links Manager, One Community Foundation.

-9.30am Speed Networking

-10.30am Event Close

-10.30am Driving Range (optional, encouraged)

Who should attend?

Businesses looking for exclusive access to the delivered by an expert speaker and an opportunity to meet other like-minded businesses.

How CSR can support business growth.

Emma Woods-Bolger from One Community Foundation for Kirklees, will share how CSR can support your business growth. As the former CEO of Unilever once said, ‘Corporate Social Responsibility is a hard-edged business decision, not because it is a nice thing to do or because people are forcing us to do it… because it is good for our business.’

The session will cover:

-The business benefits of a good CSR plan, regardless of the businesses size or sector

-Building your strategy around your company’s core competencies

-CSR programs to protect and grow your biggest asset - your employees

-Examples of how local businesses are using CSR to achieve competitive advantage -Including how One Community are supporting local business Core Facility Services with their ambitious CSR plans

-Explore and expand your company’s definition of CSR.

The One Community Foundation for Kirklees is one of 46 accredited Foundations across the UK, as a network Community Foundations are the fifth largest grant making body for the Third Sector. In 2019 alone they awarded £98 million to charities and community groups across the UK.

One Community Foundation for Kirklees has a strong record of working with businesses as a trusted partner to help you achieve your charitable and corporate social responsibility goals. With access to their expert team, deep community knowledge, research and advice on CSR they can guide you through your CSR options, offer advice on privacy or receiving public recognition and offer regular feedback and reports on how you’re changing lives and making a difference. Working with One Community Foundation ensures that your good intentions are delivering real impact and helping those most in need in Kirklees.

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This event is part of the 60 Useful Minutes event series organised on the first Thursday of each month by the Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce in Halifax, Huddersfield and Wakefield districts.

If you would like more information on the Mid Yorkshire Chamber and our range of B2B events please visit our website, e-mail events@mycci.co.uk or call 01484 483 680.

Please note our cancellation Policy:

We recognise that on occasions delegates will book onto an event and subsequently find that they are unable to attend. In these situations we ask that delegates notify us of their need to cancel as soon as possible at least 48 hours notice is required for a full refund.

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