Associations and Memberships

Business in the Community
Business in the Community (BiTC) is a UK national organisation with more than 700 members including 70 per cent of the FTSE 100. It aims to inspire business to improve its positive impact on society and make corporate social responsibility an essential part of business excellence.
http://www.bitc.org.uk

Business in the Environment
Business in the Environment (BiE) is a business-led campaign for corporate environmental responsibility, and is part of Business in the Community (BiTC).
http://www.bitc.org.uk

Citizens Advice - Prudential works in partnership with Citizens Advice
Formerly known as the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, the Citizens Advice Bureau Service offers free, confidential, impartial and independent advice from over 2,000 outlets across England and Wales.
http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

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Community Business - Hong Kong
Prudential Assurance Company Hong Kong joined Community Business in 2004. Community Business is a Hong Kong charity that provides its member companies with a forum for sharing and developing knowledge and skills in areas of corporate community investment and diversity in the workplace.
http://www.communitybusiness.org.hk

The Commission for Racial Equality Leadership Challenge
The Commission for Racial Equality is a publicly funded, non-governmental body set up under the Race Relations Act 1976 to tackle racial discrimination and promote racial equality. It works in both the public and private sectors to encourage fair treatment and to promote equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of their race, colour, nationality, or national or ethnic origin.
http://www.cre.gov.uk/

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Employers' Forum on Disability
The Employers' Forum on Disability is the employers' organisation focused on the issue of disability in the workplace. With over 370 members, the Forum represents organisations who employ over 20 per cent of the UK workforce. The Forum is recognised as the authoritative voice on disability as it affects employers and service providers. The Forum works closely with government and other stakeholders, sharing best practice to make it easier to employ disabled people and serve disabled customers.
http://www.employers-forum.co.uk

Employees in the Community
We are members of the Employees in the Community Network, set up by the National Centre for Volunteering. The network provides opportunities for companies, the voluntary and public sector to discuss volunteering issues, policy and best practice regarding the involvement of employees in the community.

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Financial Services Research Forum at Nottingham University Business School
The Forum brings together leading financial services organisations, consumer organisations, charities and academics to research and debate issues in the area of financial services strategy and management, which include financial education and workplace issues.

FORGE Group
Prudential participates in this joint government and industry initiative to provide guidance on environmental management and reporting specifically for the financial services sector.
http://www.abi.org.uk/forge

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Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)
The IIGCC is a forum for collaboration between pension funds and other institutional investors on issues related to climate change.
http://www.iigcc.org

Institute of Business Ethics
The aims of the Institute are to emphasise the essentially ethical nature of wealth creation, to encourage the highest standards of behaviour by companies and to publicise the best ethical practices. http://www.ibe.org.uk

Life Insurance Association (LIA) - Singapore
The objective of LIA is to promote the growth and development of the Singapore life insurance industry and to protect interests shared by life insurers and life insurance policyholders. To meet these objectives, the LIA undertakes various activities each year with current emphasis on: the development of the life insurance industry in consultation with MAS; promotion of standards of industry practice; promotion of public awareness of life insurance.
http://asp.lia.org.sg

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London First
London First is a business membership organisation supported by over 300 of the capital's major businesses, as well as higher education institutions, further education colleges and NHS Trusts. We engage the business community in promoting and improving London, using the vision, energy and skills of business leaders to shape and secure the capital's future.
http://www.london-first.co.uk

The London Benchmarking Group (LBG)
The LBG consists of leading international corporations who have come together to manage, measure and report their involvement in the community. The LBG model identifies three possible types of cost to the company in making its contribution to the community: cash, time and in-kind. The model has created a standard approach based on clear definitions and principles to put a cash value on both time and in-kind contributions.
http://www.lbg-online.net

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The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) - Prudential works in partnership with NIACE
NIACE is a membership organisation which promotes the study and advancement of adult continuing education.
http://www.niace.org.uk

The National Consumer Council
The Council is a non-departmental public body, set up by the UK government in 1975. Its official remit from government is to: "promote action for furthering and safeguarding the interests of consumers, to ensure that those who take decisions which will affect the consumer can have a balanced and authoritative view of the interests of consumers before them, and to insist that the interests of all consumers, including the inarticulate and disadvantaged, are taken into account".
http://www.ncc.org.uk

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Opportunity Now
Opportunity Now is a business-led campaign established in 1991 that works with employers to realise the full potential of women at all levels and in all sectors of the workforce. It challenges complacency and tackles the barriers to a fully inclusive workforce.
http://www.opportunitynow.org.uk

The Personal Finance Education Group (PFEG) - Prudential works in partnership with PFEG
PFEG brings together teachers, government, consumer bodies, the Financial Services Authority and industry representatives to promote and facilitate the education of all UK school pupils about financial matters.
http://www.pfeg.org

Race for Opportunity
Race for Opportunity is a national business-led network of organisations working on race and diversity as a business agenda. Over 170 of the leading private and public sector organisations across the UK work with the campaign, which strives to enhance the competitiveness of its supporters by creating an inclusive management environment and increased recognition of the economic potential of black and other ethnic minorities.
http://www.raceforopportunity.co.uk

Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT)
The SSAT is the lead advisory body on the Specialist school initiative for the Department for Education and Skills (DFES).
www.specialistschools.org.uk

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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Prudential is a signatory to UNEP's Financial Institutions' Statement on the Environment and Sustainable Development and is a member of the Climate Change work group.
http://www.unepfi.net

University of Cambridge Programme for Industry
Prudential participates in the alumni Business and the Environment training programme for senior executives.
http://www.cpi.cam.ac.uk

The Work Foundation
The Work Foundation, formerly the Industrial Society, a not-for-dividend public interest company, exists to inspire and deliver improvements to performance through improving the quality of working life. It believes that productive, high performance organisations are those committed to making work more fulfilling, fun, inspirational and effective, and through engaging their workforces succeed in integrating the many aims crucial to organisational success.