Business in the Community

Business in the Community is a unique movement in the UK of 700 member companies, with a further 1600 participating in their programmes and campaigns. We operate through a network of 98 local business-led partnerships, as well as working with 45 global partners. Our purpose is to inspire, challenge, engage and support business in continually improving its positive impact on society. We are the largest and longest-established organisation of its kind - an independent business-led charity with over 20 years experience.

Membership of Business in the Community is a commitment to action and to the continual improvement of their company's impact on society. Our members commit to:

• Manage, measure and integrate responsible business practice throughout their business
• Impact through collaborative action to tackle disadvantage
• Inspire, innovate, and lead by sharing learning and experience

Companies join Business in the Community because they recognise the value of integrating policy and practice and the internal dialogue this prompts. In addition, membership provides a unique platform for collaborative action and dialogue to identify and address key challenges facing business and society, as well as an opportunity to connect with their network of international partners.

Together our member companies employ over 15.7 million people across 200 countries. In the UK, our members employ over 1 in 5 of the private sector workforce. In addition to our membership, we work with another 1,600 companies across the UK. 

Our charitable purpose is "to create a public benefit by working with companies to improve the positive impact of business in society". In order to achieve this, we have identified five principles that underpin our work:

Inspiration: We will inspire, encourage and enable. We will not bludgeon business into action
Integrity: We will be an organisation and brand that is trusted by business and recognised by the wider community
Integration: We will work with our members to make responsibility a part of mainstream business practice
Innovation: We will work with our member companies to create and share innovative solutions in business and in the community
Impact: We will work with our members to achieve the scale needed to deliver the greatest impact

Business in the Community has 400 employees across ten regions (48 offices) in the UK, with headquarters in Hackney, London.