As part of our commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and to being accountable in terms of our CSR performance, Syngenta is a member of Business in the Community (BITC), a unique movement in the UK of over 700 member companies committed to improving their positive impact on society.
BITC are the largest and longest-established organisation of its kind - an independent business-led charity with over 20 years experience. Membership of BITC represents a public demonstration of a commitment to integrate responsible business practice across all activities in the marketplace, workplace, environment and community. BITC aims to support members in meeting this challenge through its programmes and services, which are designed by business for business. 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 BITC's network of international partners.
BITC's 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, they have identified five principles that underpin their 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.
We seek to ensure that across the UK and elsewhere we are committed to the integration of responsible business practice into our everyday activities and our membership of BITC will help us achieve this objective.
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