Chime Communications plc (Chime) is delighted to announce it has been awarded a Reaccreditation Big Tick award by the Business in the Community (“BITC”) for its continued environmental performance.
The award is made by a panel of independent, experienced practitioners, and is hard earned, often made to less than 40% of total applicants (only 39% of applicants in 2008 were successful).
Other recent developments and successes include:
- Chime has made considerable progress in improving its environmental performance, reducing its carbon footprint by 37% in its first year as a carbon neutral company and has met its 2008 commitment to reducing its carbon footprint by a further 5%. Total carbon reduction of 42% in just two years.
- In 2008, Chime was listed on the FTSE4Good Index, the measure of performance for companies who meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards, for the first time and is delighted to have retained its listing in 2009
Chime’s CSR performance and forward commitments are detailed in the Company’s Corporate Responsibility section and report on the Chime plc website www.chime.plc.uk
Chris Satterthwaite, Chief Executive of Chime, comments:
“We’re extremely pleased with what we have achieved in reducing our carbon emissions and are delighted to have received a Reaccreditation of our Big Tick award. Despite the fact that we are operating in a difficult economic climate, we have actively demonstrated that CSR makes a real difference to our employees and our clients. We have reduced our carbon emissions by making it part of the culture of the Chime Group embedding environmentally and socially responsible practice from the ground up, encouraging employees, suppliers and clients to take small, achievable steps. Together, these small steps add up to a significant impact.”
Stephen Howard, Chief Executive, Business in the Community said:
“I congratulate all the winners of a Big Tick this year. In the current economic climate it is fantastic to see so many strong examples of businesses that recognise the benefits, both social, environmental and to their bottom line, of being a responsible business.
The Big Tick is now recognised as both a valuable and difficult award to achieve. It means a company has demonstrated ways in which they positively make a difference to the environment, their workplace, the community or in the marketplace in which they sell, advertise or trade.
Those who achieve the Big Tick are leading companies, ones that run their businesses aware that they depend above all on the talent, innovation and loyalty of their people. They know that they cannot build a successful sustainable business without constantly showing their commitment to being a better business.”
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For further information please contact:
Christopher Satterthwaite, Chief Executive 020 7861 8515
Chime Communications
Kate Dickins, Marketing & Communications Manager 020 7861 8560
Chime Communications
Victoria Geoghegan 020 7861 3232
Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial
Notes to Editors
About Chime
• Chime Communications plc is the holding company for a number of leading public relations, marketing services and research consultancy firms.
• The Chime Group consists of the UK's leading public relations group, Bell Pottinger; research and consultation business, Opinion Leader; VCCP responsible for the comparethemeerkat.com campaign and Fast Track, the UK's leading sports marketing agency.
• The Chime group helps clients create, manage, monitor and market their businesses, brands and reputations both in the UK and internationally.
About Business in the Community
We inspire, engage, support and challenge companies on responsible business, working through four areas: Marketplace, Workplace, Environment and Community.
With more than 850 companies in membership, we represent 1 in 5 of the UK private sector workforce and convene a network of global partners. Our members commit to continually improve the way they operate with a specific focus on the need to manage resources wisely – be that people or our planet.
Business in the Community is proud to have The Co-operative Financial Services as its Company of the Year 2008. www.bitc.org.uk
About Awards for Excellence
Business in the Community’s Awards for Excellence identify and celebrate companies having a positive impact on the community, environment, marketplace and workplace.
Peer-assessed and independently assured the Big Tick award is the most respected endorsement of responsible business practice.
Now in their twelfth year, they are the UK’s leading Awards for responsible business practice.
About The Big Tick
The Big Tick is awarded to businesses able to demonstrate significant impact and high quality management of their responsible business practices and who can show a positive impact both on society and on the business.
The decision to award the Big Tick was made by a panel of independent, experienced practitioners, and as such is both hard won (only 39% of applicants in 2008 were successful), and highly prestigious.
