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AWARDS 2018 2018
A&L GOODBODY
As ever, the judges faced anincredibly difficult and timeconsuming task this year.”
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A&L Goodbody’s support of literacy in the community A&L Goodbody is committed to raising literacy levels among young people aged six to 14 years in their local community. It has worked to achieve this through its support of the Suas Literacy Support programme, which has delivered 22 paired reading programmes to over 200 children in the Dublin 1,3 and 8 areas. Through the support of the Writer in Residence programme, it funds a professional writer to further enhance pupils’ literacy skills and their partnership with Francis Street CBS school, delivering paired reading programmes and creating its first ever library. For the Suas Literacy Programme, general findings show that 70 per cent of young people involved in the project achieve improved literary levels.
ARTHUR COX
DELOITTE
Opening the Door between Corporates and Community – Restorative Conversations with Arthur Cox
IMPACT Day
Opening the door between corporates and community is the theme of the Restorative Conversations with Arthur Cox initiative. This ongoing project is in collaboration with the Early Learning Initiative (ELI) at the National College of Ireland and Belvedere Youth Club in the north inner city. The programme aims to break down barriers between the corporate environment and the young people from the inner city local communities. At the heart of restorative practice is a sincere simplicity, that all people are worthy and relational. The Restorative Conversations with Arthur Cox initiative aims to give young people, and Arthur Cox volunteers, practical experience of building relationships and dealing with misunderstanding and conflict.
Deloitte’s purpose is to make an impact that matters for its clients, people and the community. IMPACT Day is Deloitte’s flagship volunteering programme, core to the firm’s Corporate Responsibility strategy to make an impact that matters in the community. It is one of the longest standing initiatives, now in its tenth year. It not only serves the local community but also makes an impact on Deloitte’s people, providing them with volunteering opportunities and helping to support recruitment and retention goals, crucial to the firm’s operations. Since 2008, Deloitte has run 180 projects, with many returning partnerships and nearly 5,000 staff volunteers involved. The IMPACT Day team now leverage the Audit & Advisory services of Deloitte staff through skilled volunteering.
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