At our Communities Summit, our President HRH The Prince of Wales and the Prime Minister joined senior business leaders at the Roundhouse in London.

At the event, we called on business to work together to address some of the huge social and economic challenges in our local communities and hear about the impact of our pioneer Business Connectors.

Watch the videos from the event

Second a Business Connector into your local community.

Education - Partner with a school through BITC's flagship education programme, Business Class.

Employment - Guarantee work placements for young and disadvantaged people.

Enterprise - Support a small business, social enterprise or arts organisation.

"Business is not just about making money, as vital as that is it’s also the most powerful force for social progress the world has ever known."

"As we’ve heard, business is doing amazing things in our communities helping to build bigger and stronger societies."

"Now, more than ever, we need the creative talents of business, not just for economic innovation but social innovation too."

Watch the video of the full speech or read the transcript.

"The Prince's Seeing is Believing programme brings businesses together under the leadership of the most pioneering companies and creates a great platform for them to share best practice."  Catherine Warwick-Wilson, GlaxoSmithKline

Read about a great year of achievements in The Prince’s Seeing is Believing annual publication

On the 14 and 15 March in London, BITC's second Responsible Business Convention will take place. The two days will give you practical solutions and insights to help your business be competitive, sustainable and responsible.

Find out more:

• View the agenda for the two days
• Find out who is speaking at the Convention
• Fringe event: CR Index 2012 results and ranking
• Watch videos from last year's event