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				<title>Yorkshire and Humber Environment Index Workshops</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 07/09/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: Various:see below&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Various: see below&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): Free - funded by Carbon Action Yorkshire&lt;/p&gt;Organisations in Yorkshire have the opportunity to understand their environmental impact, identify gaps in performance and benchmark this against their peers by taking part in the Yorkshire and Humber Environment Index. The Index is funded by Carbon Action Yorkshire.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>ETI Training programme: Putting our learning into practice</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 07/09/09&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;/p&gt;Autumn/winter schedule starting. The ETI training programme comprises four one-day workshops, which are designed to build the necessary skills and understanding to manage, monitor and improve conditions for workers in global supply chains. The next series of workshops will run from September to November. Workshops 1 and 2 will each run twice.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>West Midlands Climate Change Action Week - 9 to 13 November</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 09/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Type: Network&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Birmingham, Coventry, Black Country&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): £300 for a team of 12 volunteers &lt;/p&gt;From 9 to 13 November, Business in the Community is asking teams of business volunteers to become Carbon Detective for a day, to help schools assess their environmental impact and explore ways of becoming more sustainable. This is a great opportunity for businesses to make a real difference by helping schools cut waste and reduce CO2 emissions.</description>
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				<title>How to build a more resilient business in Durham</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 11/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Type: Conference&lt;/p&gt;Cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances - please contact gareth.williams@bitc.org.uk for additional information or support.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Awards for Excellence 2010 Workshop - Manchester</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 11/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 12:00 - 16:00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Pinsent Masons LLP, 3 Hardman Street, Manchester&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): &amp;pound;0.00&lt;/p&gt;Business in the Community's Awards for Excellence are the most prestigious UK awards recognising companies for integrating responsible business practice into their mainstream operations resulting in a positive impact in the marketplace, the workplace, the environment and the community</description>
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				<title>"Opening Doors" at McCain</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 11/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 7:00-17:30 (travel by coach provided)&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: McCain, Whittlesey, Peterborough&lt;br/&gt;Price: Free - funded by Carbon Action Yorkshire&lt;/p&gt;Here is your opportunity to see inside McCain Foods, winner of this year’s Yorkshire and Humber Innovation in the Low Carbon Economy Award.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Professional Advice Surgery and Funders Fair</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 12/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 16:00 - 18:00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Business Insight, Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham&lt;br/&gt;Price: Free&lt;/p&gt;Calling all social enterprises, community groups and not-for-profit organisations in Birmingham, Black Country or Coventry. If you're looking for free professional advice and help with funding, come along to this event, organised as part of National ProBono Week.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>National Pro Bono Week Celebration - Bristol</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 12/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 18.00-21.00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Network&lt;br/&gt;Venue: St Werburgh’s Centre, Horley Road, Bristol&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): By invitation only&lt;/p&gt;Business in the Community’s Bristol ProHelp Group brings you a celebration event for national pro bono week in Bristol.  The event is being run in partnership with ILEX, Bristol Law Society, The Law Society Southwest, Legal Support Trust, and The Law Centre.</description>
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				<title>National Probono Week Celebration</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 12/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 8:30 am - 9:30 am&lt;br/&gt;Type: Network&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Grand Opera House, Belfast&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): &amp;pound;0&lt;/p&gt;The event will tie in with National Probono week that runs from 9-13 November.  There will be a breakfast celebration event, to recruit new companies to ProHelp and also to celebrate some of the recent successes.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Awards for Excellence London Workshop 2010</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 16/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 08.45 - 13.30&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: London&lt;br/&gt;Price: FREE&lt;/p&gt;The Awards Workshop will guide potential applicants through the application process, discuss tips for producing the best application and share best practice from previous Awards for 
Excellence winners.</description>
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				<title>CommunityMark workshop for large companies - 17/11/09</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 17/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 09.30 - 13.30&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: 137 Shepherdess Walk, London&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): £172.50 (members) and £207 (non members)&lt;/p&gt;This workshop will provide an in-depth understanding of the CommunityMark and practical advice on how to apply. Content includes an introduction to the CommunityMark and a step-by-step guide to the questions in Part A and Part B of the CommunityMark survey.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Equality Academy: Positive Action not Discrimination</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 17/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 12 noon – 2:00 pm (lunch included)&lt;br/&gt;Type: Conference&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Belfast City Hall&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): &amp;pound;0&lt;/p&gt;Positive action within an organisation can help to counteract the effects of post discrimination and improve workforce diversity. This event will provide HR and Equality Managers with a legal and case law update on positive action.  There will also be case studies and examples of best practice from other member organisations. Lunch will be provided.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Opportunity Now Diversity Dialogue: Beyond Employees - Engaging the Outside World</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 17/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 12.00pm - 2.00pm&lt;br/&gt;Type: Seminar&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Europa Boulevard, Westbrook, Warrington&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): FREE to members of Opportunity Now&lt;/p&gt;Opportunity Now Diversity Dialogue: Beyond Employees - Engaging the Outside World is generously hosted by Enterprise Rent-A-Car on 17 November 2009</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Business Action on Health Opening Doors event</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 18/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 09:40am-12:30pm&lt;br/&gt;Type: Network&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Sedley Place, London&lt;br/&gt;Price: £125 (members) £150 (non-members) &lt;/p&gt;Business in the Community invites you to an Opening Doors event. This event aims to spread awareness for investing in health in the workplace and to highlight already successful programmes from our Healthy Workplaces Award for Excellence. The Awards Big Tick is only awarded to businesses able to demonstrate significant impact and high quality management of their responsible business practices.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Winning business through increased diversity in the supply chain</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 18/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 09:30 - 12:30 &lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Fairlie House, Trident Close, Erdington, Birmingham &lt;br/&gt;Price: Free&lt;/p&gt;This half day workshop will provide businesses and organisations with practical advice and examples on how they can use diversity to influence procurement processes and how having a diverse workforce can win business in the supply chain. The event forms part of West Midlands Diversity Week 2009, which aims to promote the business benefits of employing a diverse workforce.</description>
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				<title>The Prince's May Day Network East Midlands Seeing is Believing visit - Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 18/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 08.30&lt;br/&gt;Type: Seeing is Believing&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): Free of charge&lt;/p&gt;Led by Marvin Cooke, Production Operations Director, Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd, the visit will focus on environment and climate change issues.</description>
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				<title>Opportunity Now Diversity Dialogue: Champion's for Change</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 18/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 12.00pm - 2.00pm&lt;br/&gt;Type: Seminar&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): FREE to Opportunity Now members&lt;/p&gt;Opportunity Now Diversity Dialogue: Champion's for Change is generously hosted by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council on 18 November 2009</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>RfO - Unconscious Bias Training Workshop - 20 November 2009</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 20/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 8.30 - 10.30&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Ernst &amp; Young, 1 More London Place, London &lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): Free of Charge to RfO Members only&lt;/p&gt;We are delighted to be able to offer Race for Opportunity members an opportunity to hear from Ernst &amp; Young about their very successful in-house Bias Training programme.</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Business Class Seminar and Reception</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 23/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 14:30 – 18:00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Seminar&lt;br/&gt;Venue: PricewaterhouseCoopers, 6th Floor, 101 Barbirolli Square, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester &lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): Free of charge&lt;/p&gt;This seminar brings together Business Class participants to reflect on their experiences and plan for the future. The early evening drinks reception will provide an excellent opportunity for interested parties to network with other schools and businesses and find out how to become part of this innovative programme.</description>
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				<title>Skillstories Live (Practitioner Network) - Learning Cultures</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 23/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 10.30 - 15.30&lt;br/&gt;Type: Network&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Aviva, York&lt;br/&gt;Price: &amp;pound;00.00&lt;/p&gt;As part of October's Festival of Learning, Business Action on Skills invites you to a network event kindly hosted by Aviva in York on 23 November.</description>
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				<title>Awards for Excellence workshop - Bristol</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 24/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 13.00-17.00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Price: Free&lt;/p&gt;This workshop will guide potential Awards for Excellence applicants through the submission process and share tips for producing a strong application.</description>
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				<title>Responsible Supply Chain Management Workshop</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 24/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 09.30-14.00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Bristol Zoo Gardens, Clifton, Bristol&lt;br/&gt;Price: £50 + VAT (members) £60 + VAT (non members)&lt;/p&gt;This interactive workshop will explore the issues, risks and opportunities around responsible supply chain management.  You’ll find more about the business case for ethical procurement, how to prioritise action and a practical step by step approach drawn from Business in the Community member companies.</description>
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				<title>How to build a more resilient business in Morpeth</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 25/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm &lt;br/&gt;Type: Conference&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Longhirst Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): Free - refreshments included &lt;/p&gt;This free workshop helps identify and assist your business in becoming more resilient to unexpected interruptions and identify cost savings through resource efficiency.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>The Prince's Seeing is Believing visit, led by Barbara Harrison, CSR Director VT Group plc</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 25/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 08.00 - 14.00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Seeing is Believing&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Southampton&lt;br/&gt;Price: £250 + VAT  members (£300 + VAT non-members)&lt;/p&gt;This particular visit will be focused on skills and employability and engaging with various projects in the Solent region.</description>
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				<title>Opportunity Now: Policy into Practice</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 26/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 11.00am - 1.00pm&lt;br/&gt;Type: Conference&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Office for National Statistics, Government Buildings, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): FREE to Opportunity Now &amp; Chwarae Teg Members&lt;/p&gt;Opportunity Now Diversity Dialogue, on 26 November 2009, generously hosted by Office for National Statistics, Government Buildings, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales,NP10 8XG</description>
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				<title>Promoting Mixed-Use Regeneration; The experience of King's Cross</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 26/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 10:00 - 16:00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Seminar&lt;br/&gt;Venue: German Gymnasium, 26 Pancras Road, London&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): free for May Day businesses&lt;/p&gt;With the common goal of carbon reduction, three of The Prince's Charities have joined with the May Day Network, to convene a seminar highlighting the achievements of Argent plc at King's Cross, the country's largest regeneration project.</description>
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				<title>Awards for Excellence 2010 Workshop - Birmingham</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 26/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 09:30 to 13:00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Ernst &amp; Young, 1 Colmore Square, Birmingham &lt;br/&gt;Price: Free&lt;/p&gt;Business in the Community's Awards for Excellence are the UK's leading corporate responsibility awards. If your business is doing excellent work in the workplace, marketplace, environment and community, come along to this free workshop to find out more about these prestigious awards and pick up some tips on submitting an entry.</description>
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				<title>Awards for Excellence 2010 Workshop - North East</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 27/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 9:30 - 1:30 &lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Gentoo Group, The Conishead Centre,Silksworth Terrace, Silksworth, Sunderland &lt;br/&gt;Price: free&lt;/p&gt;Business in the Community's Awards for Excellence are one of the most credible and influential awards schemes for corporate responsibility. They are robust, rigorous and peer-assessed, and they highlight practical examples of programmes that make a real difference.</description>
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				<title>Managing Carbon Emissions with your Supply Chain</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 30/11/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 09.30 - 16.00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: London&lt;br/&gt;Price: £250.00 (for BITC members), £300.00 (for non-BITC members)&lt;/p&gt;This one day workshop will equip you with the tools required to start working responsibly with your supply chain to reduce carbon emissions.</description>
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				<title>Awards for Excellence 2010 Workshop - North Wales</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 01/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 12:00 - 15:45&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: De Vere St. Davids Park Hotel, St. Davids Park, Deeside CH5 3YB&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): foc&lt;/p&gt;Awards for Excellence 2010 Workshop - North Wales</description>
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				<title>Seeing is Believing: Sustaining Communities</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 01/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 08:30 am - 1:00 pm&lt;br/&gt;Type: Seeing is Believing&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Belfast&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): &amp;pound;0&lt;/p&gt;This Seeing is Believing visit aims to challenge and inspire you to take action to help tackle some of the health issues that are impacting on the people who work for you, their families, and the people living in the wider community.  It is our aim, where possible, to improve our employees health by promoting personal health awareness by reaching out to people who had shown little or no previous interest  in taking part in personal health related activities.</description>
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				<title>Training: Introduction to Stakeholder Engagement (2 December)</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 02/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Veolia Water, Tamblin Way, Hatfield&lt;br/&gt;Price: BITC members price £100 + VAT, Non-BITC members price £120 + VAT &lt;/p&gt;This workshop will help you identify and build understanding about your stakeholders and how you can engage them to bring value to your business.</description>
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				<title>Business Action on Health- Health Work Wellbeing Workshop</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 02/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 9:30-13:30&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Wates House, Station Approach, Leatherhead, Surrey &lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): &amp;pound;00.00&lt;/p&gt;Practical solutions, by business for business

This free workshop is a must-attend event for anyone responsible for maximising the value of employees at a time when this is the key challenge facing UK organisations.  Delegates will be able to take away a suite of practical tools providing support and guidance for companies of all sizes.</description>
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				<title>The Prince's Seeing is Believing visit -  raising aspirations in Birmingham primary schools</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 02/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 0830 to 1400&lt;br/&gt;Type: Seeing is Believing&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Birmingham&lt;br/&gt;Price: Free&lt;/p&gt;Led by Ian Forrest, Head of Office, Hammonds, the purpose of this visit is to campaign and inspire businesses to engage predominantly, but not exclusively, male volunteers as reading or number partners.  In order to help primary schools in disadvantaged wards of Birmingham meet or exceed the national average in English and Maths, with the added value of providing additional role models to help raise childrens' aspirations.</description>
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				<title>Annual General Meeting 2009</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 03/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 0800-1000&lt;br/&gt;Type: AGM&lt;br/&gt;Venue: The Bridge Academy, Laburnum Street, Hackney, E2 8BA&lt;/p&gt;The AGM will see our Chairman, Sir Stuart Rose report on the achievements of the past year, our priorities in 2010 as well on the formal business of the AGM.</description>
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				<title>Awards for Excllence 2010 Workshop - South Wales</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 03/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 9:30 - 13:00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: GE Healthcare, The Maynard Centre, Longwood Drive, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 7YT&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): foc&lt;/p&gt;Business in the Community's Awards for Excellence are the most prestigious UK awards recognising companies for intergrating responsible business practice into their mainstream operations resulting in a positive impact in the marketplace, the workplace, the environment and community.</description>
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				<title>Awards for Excellence NI Workshop 2010 - 4 December</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 04/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm inc lunch&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Titanic Quarter Ltd, 2 Queen's Road, Belfast&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): 00:00&lt;/p&gt;Business in the Community's Awards for Excellence are the most prestigious UK awards recognising companies for integrating responsible business practice into their mainstream operations resulting in a positive impact in the marketplace, the workplace, the environment and the community.

Through these awards, Business in the Community and its member companies celebrate and communicate excellence in responsible business practice.</description>
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				<title>Cares @ Christmas 2009</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 04/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 3:00 pm&lt;br/&gt;Type: Network&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Belfast, venue TBC&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): &amp;pound;0&lt;/p&gt;Cares, Christmas, volunteering, Business in the Community, Workplace</description>
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				<title>Opportunity Now &amp; Race for Opportunity Sector Spotlight: Legal</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 08/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 12.00pm - 3.30pm&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Freshfields, 65 Fleet Street, London&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): FREE to Opportunity Now and Race for Opportunity members&lt;/p&gt;Opportunity Now &amp; Race for Opportunity Sector Spotlight: Legal is generously hosted by Freshfields on 8 December</description>
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				<title>CommunityMark workshop for large companies - 08/12/09</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 08/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 13.00 - 17.00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: 137 Shepherdess Walk, London&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): £172.50 (members), £207 (non-members)&lt;/p&gt;This workshop will provide an in-depth understanding of the CommunityMark and practical advice on how to apply.</description>
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				<title>East of England Award For Excellence Launch &amp; Workshop- Essex</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 09/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 12 Noon- 4p.m.&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Stansted Airport&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): None&lt;/p&gt;Business in the Community's Awards for Excellence are the UK's leading corporate responsibility awards. If your business is doing excellent work in the workplace, marketplace, environment and community, come along to this free workshop to find out more about these prestigious awards and pick up some tips on submitting an entry.</description>
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				<title>Awards for Excellence NI Workshop 2010 - 10 December</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 10/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm inc lunch&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Titanic Quarter Ltd, 2 Queen's Road, Belfast&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): 00:00&lt;/p&gt;Business in the Community's Awards for Excellence are the most prestigious UK awards recognising companies for integrating responsible business practice into their mainstream operations resulting in a positive impact in the marketplace, the workplace, the environment and the community.</description>
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				<title>Awards for Excellence 2010 Workshop - Leeds</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 11/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 12:00 - 16:00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Price: Free&lt;/p&gt;The awards workshop will guide potential applicants through the application process and share tips on submitting a strong entry.</description>
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				<title>South West Seeing is Believing Report Back</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 15/12/09&lt;br/&gt;Time: 12.00 - 14.00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Seeing is Believing&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Ecclesiastical, Beaufort House, Brunswick Road, Gloucester&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): By invitation only&lt;/p&gt;An opportunity to look at what businesses have done following Seeing is Believing visits in the South West during 2009 and the impact of their activity.</description>
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				<title>Awards For Excellence 2010 Workshop- Cambridgeshire</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 12/01/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 10a.m.- 3.30p.m.&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Buckles Solicitors, Bourges Boulevard, Peterborough&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): None&lt;/p&gt;Business in the Community's Awards for Excellence are the UK's leading corporate responsibility awards. If your business is doing excellent work in the workplace, marketplace, environment and community, come along to this free workshop to find out more about these prestigious awards and pick up some tips on submitting an entry.</description>
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				<title>Awards For Excellence Workshop 2010- Norfolk</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 13/01/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 9.30a.m.- 3p.m.&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Aviva, Marble Hall, Surrey Street, Norwich&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): None&lt;/p&gt;Business in the Community's Awards for Excellence are the UK's leading corporate responsibility awards. If your business is doing excellent work in the workplace, marketplace, environment and community, come along to this free workshop to find out more about these prestigious awards and pick up some tips on submitting an entry.</description>
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				<title>One Day Introduction to Corporate Responsibility - 19 January</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 19/01/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 10.00 - 16.30&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Business in the Community, 137 Shepherdess Walk, London &lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): BITC Members: £350 + VAT;                 Non Members: £420 + VAT  &lt;/p&gt;This one day course will provide shortcuts through the plethora of corporate responsibility (CR) advice, and give you a chance to reflect on what is important for your company.  The course has been designed and facilitated by Business in the Community’s most experienced staff.</description>
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				<title>Awards for Excellence 2010 Workshop - PricewaterhouseCoopers, Birmingham</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 19/01/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 09:30 to 13:00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cornwall Court, 19 Cornwall Street, Birmingham &lt;br/&gt;Price: Free&lt;/p&gt;Business in the Community's Awards for Excellence are independent and peer assessed corporate responsibility awards. If your business is doing excellent work in the workplace, marketplace, environment and community, come along to this free workshop to find out more about these prestigious awards and pick up some tips on submitting an entry.</description>
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				<title>Member Network and Induction - 25 January</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 25/01/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 13:30-18:15&lt;br/&gt;Type: Network&lt;br/&gt;Venue: The Boardroom, Business in the Community, 137 Shepherdess Walk, London&lt;br/&gt;Price: Free&lt;/p&gt;Learn how to get the most out of your membership of BITC - 
if you are a new member or are new to Business in the Community we would like to introduce you to our organisation.</description>
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				<title>Opportunity Now &amp; Race for Opportunity Sector Spotlight: Higher Education</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 28/01/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 2.00pm - 3.00pm&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Webinar&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): FREE to Opportunity Now and Race for Opportunity members&lt;/p&gt;Sector Spotlight: Higher Education, held as a webinar on 28 January 2010.  Open to members of Opportunity Now &amp; Race for Opportunity</description>
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				<title>Seeing is Believing: Removing Barriers to Work</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 28/01/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 8:30 am - 1:00 pm&lt;br/&gt;Type: Seeing is Believing&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Belfast&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): &amp;pound;0&lt;/p&gt;The visit will give you the opportunity to learn about an untapped pool of potential employees in working class areas in Belfast. You will hear how these areas are tackling the skills gap, creating initiatives and developing social enterprises in order to fulfil the need in their communities that is not being met by private sector investment. Challenges and opportunities still affect these areas.</description>
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				<title>Driving change for CR</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 04/02/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 10:00 - 16.00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Business in the Community, 137 Shepherdess Walk, London&lt;br/&gt;Price: £350 + VAT (members), £420 + VAT (non members)&lt;/p&gt;This one day workshop will equip you with the tools required to drive corporate responsibility within your organisation.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Introduction to responsible supply chain management</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 09/02/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: one day&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Central London&lt;br/&gt;Price: £250 (members) and £300 (non-members)&lt;/p&gt;This one day workshop will equip you with the tools required to start managing your supply chain responsibly.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Domestic Violence in the workplace</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 09/02/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 12 noon – 2:00 pm (lunch included)&lt;br/&gt;Type: Conference&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Clanmill Housing Association, Northern Whig House, Waring Street, Belfast&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): &amp;pound;0&lt;/p&gt;Domestic violence has devastating consequences for both the individual victim and the wider society.  Research has estimated the cost to services and the UK economy at a staggering £5.7 billion per year.  Domestic Violence is an employment issue; it impacts on the health, safety and wellbeing of employees.  It can result in deterioration of an employee’s performance, increased absenteeism and poor timekeeping.  They may also be at risk of violence in the workplace.</description>
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				<title>Responsible Supply Chain Management workshop</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 23/02/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 10:00 - 14:00 (may be subject to change)&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Speedy Hire Plc, Chase House, 16 The Parks, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside &lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): Free to BITC members, £92.00 (including VAT) for BITC non-members&lt;/p&gt;This interactive workshop will explore the issues, risks and opportunities around responsible supply chain management.</description>
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				<title>Equality Academy: Mental Health - Workplace Context</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 25/02/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 12 noon – 2:00 pm (lunch included)&lt;br/&gt;Type: Conference&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Belfast, venue TBC&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): &amp;pound;0&lt;/p&gt;Part of the series run in conjunction with the Equality Commission.  This event will provide HR and Equality Managers information on how to deal with mental health issues in the workplace.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Community Investment Masterclass</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 23/03/10&lt;br/&gt;Type: Workshop&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Bristol&lt;br/&gt;Price: See below&lt;/p&gt;Business in the Community has developed the Community Investment Masterclass to support companies in their progression along the Community Investment journey.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Equal Pay Forum</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 23/03/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 12 noon – 2:00 pm (lunch included)&lt;br/&gt;Type: Conference&lt;br/&gt;Venue: TBC, Belfast&lt;br/&gt;Price (inc VAT): &amp;pound;0&lt;/p&gt;Part of the series run in conjunction with the Equality Commission.  This event will provide an update on current issue surrounding the area of equal pay. Due to potential changes to case law and legal updates this will be confirmed closer to the date.</description>
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				<title>Member Network and Induction - 6 April</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 06/04/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 13:30-18:15&lt;br/&gt;Type: Network&lt;br/&gt;Venue: The Boardroom, Business in the Community, 137 Shepherdess Walk, London&lt;br/&gt;Price: Free&lt;/p&gt;Learn how to get the most out of your membership of BITC - 
if you are a new member or are new to Business in the Community we would like to introduce you to our organisation.</description>
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				<title>Opportunity Now Awards Dinner 2010</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 28/04/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 18.30 - 22.30&lt;br/&gt;Type: Dinner&lt;br/&gt;Venue: The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London&lt;br/&gt;Price: Table of 10, £2,750 + VAT, SME, public sector or charity table of 10, £2,500 + VAT, Individual place £275 + VAT, SME, public sector or charity individual place £250 + VAT &lt;/p&gt;Join over 500 business and public sector leaders at the Opportunity Now awards dinner and demonstrate your commitment to creating a workplace where both men and women can achieve their full potential.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>South West Awards for Excellence Garden Party</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 10/06/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 15.30-19.00&lt;br/&gt;Type: Network&lt;br/&gt;Venue: Leigh Court, Abbots Leigh, Bristol &lt;/p&gt;This year we'll be celebrating our Awards for Excellence winners at a Garden Party in Bristol.  The event will be an opportunity to tell your business' story, network and learn from brilliant examples of responsible business practice.</description>
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				<title>Member Network and Induction - 15 June</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 15/06/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 13:30-18:15&lt;br/&gt;Type: Network&lt;br/&gt;Venue: The Boardroom, Business in the Community, 137 Shepherdess Walk, London&lt;br/&gt;Price: Free&lt;/p&gt;Learn how to get the most out of your membership of BITC - 
if you are a new member or are new to Business in the Community we would like to introduce you to our organisation.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Member Network and Induction - 14 September</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;Date: 14/09/10&lt;br/&gt;Time: 13:30-18:15&lt;br/&gt;Type: Network&lt;br/&gt;Venue: The Boardroom, Business in the Community, 137 Shepherdess Walk, London&lt;br/&gt;Price: Free&lt;/p&gt;Learn how to get the most out of your membership of BITC - 
if you are a new member or are new to Business in the Community we would like to introduce you to our organisation.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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