***Belfast International Airport Charitable Support
Overview
Belfast International Airport recognises their responsibility to be sensitive to the needs of all those influenced by, or with influence on, company decisions and business operations. This group includes but is not limited to employees, customers, suppliers, regulators, community organisations, the local neighbourhoods and investors.
By developing a policy for CSR we intend to formalise this commitment to operating in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable way that is sensitive to the needs of those impacted by the business.
They will target their activity on six key areas:
Workplace and Employees
- Employee opinion survey - demonstrates the company are committed to creating an environment where employees at all levels feel that they can speak honestly about the company and issues of importance to them - commit to discussing outcomes at senior management level and develop actions on the back of the research.
- Occupational Health and Safety policies - commit to improving safety in the workplace - develop incentive awards to encourage employee participation
- Value and develop employees
Customers
- Safety - commit to providing safe environment in relation to security & premises.
Suppliers
- Business partners should have the opportunity to benefit from their relationship with the company.
- Effective to organisation in terms of cost, standards, practices and policies towards corporate responsibility.
Regulators
- As corporate members of society, the company should be allowed to advocate their views to regulators when they are formulating public policies that affect the business and its stakeholders.
- Build relationships, trust and confidence.
Community/Social Involvement i.e.
- Corporate Social Investment which is defined as any voluntary activity in cash or in kind, beyond commercial and legal contributions, that contributes to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the local community.
- Participate in community initiatives and challenges - targeted to focus on activities that aim to enrich public and community life and projects that focus on giving people within the local community the training, education and opportunities to help them develop.
Environmental Impact i.e.
- Aim to reduce water, energy and materials use, to reduce waste and increase recycling, to reduce airport CO2 emissions - audit, set targets.
- Transparent public reporting against ISO 14001 standard.
- Volunteer time and people
Serving over 3.7 million passengers a year, Belfast International Airport is the principal gateway to north of Ireland. The airport is part of the TBI Group Plc.
Belfast International Airport makes awards in the regions of around £12,000 a year in a broad range of charitable areas.
Applications are considered by a committee of 5 employees and grants are awarded on a case by case basis. Each application is considered on its own merits.
Grants range from low hundreds, occasional grants of a few thousand have been awarded (the maximum given has been £7,000). Larger grants normally are supported by employees.
A definite preference is given to projects nominated by employees but is not limited only to employees. Average grants around £1,000.
There will be a preference for Antrim & Ballymena based projects and Northern Ireland wide charities due to the airport location and employees residence but not strictly limited to these. Must be registered as a charity with the Inland Revenue in Northern Ireland.