Q1 2013 Economic Trends Survey
Your experiences and perspectives of Q1 2013 are important to us and influence our lobbying priorities and representation activities! We encourage you to take 5 minutes to complete the Chamber's Q1 economic trends survey & identify the key issues for your business. The information provided by you in this survey will allow the Chamber to prioritise its lobbying and representation activities with regional stakeholders, state agencies and local and national government.
**Survey Prize**
All respondents who complete this survey will be entered into a draw to win:
PR training designed specifically for start-ups and small businesses, worth nearly €1,500 from award winning communications company H+A Marketing + PR.
The PR Starter Kit is a high-touch, intensive half-day session where businesses get fully customised, one-on-one advice from agency experts on the best media targets for their business, and guidance on writing media materials and pitches to secure the maximum publicity bounce. Social media training and tips on how to handle communications in a crisis are also being offered as part of the prize, which will be tailored to suit your company’s individual needs.
To begin the survey - please CLICK HERE or copy and paste the following into your browser https://Q12013.surveyconsole.com
Please complete the Q1 2013 Survey by 5pm on Tuesday 26th March. All responses will be treated in the strictest confidence and the results will be presented in aggregate format only.
The Policy Department would like to thank you for your continued input into our work.
Chambers Ireland CSR Awards calls for Nominations
Applications are now open for this year’s Chambers Ireland CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Awards. Now in their tenth year, the Awards are run in association with the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, partnered by Business in the Community and kindly sponsored by BAM.
These Awards recognise the commitment of the Irish business community to the values of corporate social responsibility and provide multinational corporations, large indigenous companies and SMEs with an excellent opportunity to showcase their commitment to CSR. Participation in the CSR Awards enables companies to lead by example and demonstrate the positive contributions that businesses can make to the civic environment in which they operate.
Award categories include:
- Excellence in the Environment
- Community (divided into Charity, Volunteering and Community Programme)
- International CSR
- CSR Communications
- Best SME
- The Overall Outstanding Achievement in CSR Award
Previous winners include Telefonica Ireland (operator of the O2 brand), Microsoft, Vodafone Ireland, Abbott Ireland and IBM.
The closing date for nominations is Thursday 25th April 2013.
For further information please feel free to contact Siobhan Bradley, Policy & Research Manager or please see here. To apply go directly to www.csrawards.ie
