FAQs

Scottish Business in the Community is a unique independent business led charity whose purpose is to inspire, engage, and support and challenge companies, to continually improve the impact they have on society.

Scottish Business in the Community inspires engages supports and challenges companies to continually improve the impact they have on society.

We inspire them: Through the networks, knowledge, and experience of our members by  providing effective and prestigious platforms, awards and endorsements to communicate their company’s commitment to responsible business which inspires others to do likewise. 

We engage them: By harnessing the power of our membership to work collaboratively to achieve the maximum impact in the most deprived communities to tackle key social issues.

We support and challenge them: Through a range of products and services that help integrate responsible business across the four key impact areas of environment, marketplace, workplace and community to improve business performance.

We work across Scotland to support our member companies to manage, integrate, measure and report on responsible business practices. 

Scottish Business in the Community defines responsible business as the process by which a company manages, measures and reports its commitment to improve its positive impact on society and the environment. This is managed within the company through its operations, products or services and through its interaction with key stakeholders such as employees, customers, investors and suppliers.

CSR/CR suggests that this process is separate from the mainstream business. We believe that to be successful and sustainable businesses, this must be integrated into the very heart of the business and not left as a separate function or responsibility.

Attitudinal survey after survey shows members of the public prefer companies that are seen to be positively contributing to the environment and society.  In addition, companies will a proactive approach to these issues will experience improved morale, which has a positive effect on staff turnover and retention.

Scottish Business in the Community recognises best practice through its annual Awards for Excellence. The Awards for Excellence are the most prestigious UK awards recognising responsible business practice. They promote a better way of doing business by encouraging companies to measure, continually improve and communicate their positive impact on society.

Case studies of all finalists from the Awards for Excellence, as well as many other examples can be found on our website.

Please see the membership section of the website.

Please see our membership directory.

Please see our recruitment page.