Ireland SEIP members, Secret Street Tours, have been named as one of the five national finalists in Ireland’s Wheel Charity Impact Awards! As part of the awards there is a public vote and we could use all SEIP members support. It is very easy you just have to follow the link, fill in your name and email and confirm when the email is sent to vote! Every vote counts and the team are currently in second place and could use all the support they can to make sure they going into the judging coming first in the public vote! You can vote here: https://a.cstmapp.com/voteme/897204/641257379

Hi guys Here is my CSR report on Microsoft. I used the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College's Stages of Corporate Citizenship framework to analyse their CSR policies along 7 dimensions. Any feedback is appreciated. It is quite possible that I am being too cynical and unappreciative of their efforts, let me know if you think so! 😀

TOMS a short form for (Tomorrow’s shoes) is an international company established in 2006, with approximately 469 employees which sells footwear and lifestyle brand committed to serving humanity thrive. With most of the Company's employees situated in America and the rest based around Europe and Asia, their manufactures are sited mostly in China and Vietnam. The company’s slogan is set as One for One,” meaning that for every pair of shoes bought, TOMS donates another pair to a child in need”. This whole journey began, when the founder Blake Mycoskie was travelling in Argentina around the year 2006 when he witnessed the hardships faced by the children, who were growing up without shoes. The Mission. From the first day, TOMS has been dedicated to using business to improve lives in general and end all forms of forced labor like bonded labor , prison labor, indentured labor, human trafficking etc. TOMS mission One for One, has resulted in the donation of millions of shoes to children in need. Profits are further used to assist the visually-impaired by building vision centers which provides medical treatments and prescription glasses. They also build businesses in developing countries to create more job opportunities and sustainable water systems are given to communities who are in need of them. The company also supports anti- bullying agencies by working with various non-governmental organizations and non-profits to set examples of ethical behavior. Vision. Over 94,000,000 lives has been impacted as of today, as TOMS has helped give over 93 million new pairs of shoes, 770,000 sight restorations, 730,000 weeks of safe water and committed over $6.5 Million in impact grants. They also work with their partners on how they can constantly add values to both individuals and communities by largely focusing on homelessness, mental health, ending gun violence, women’s right and equality.