David Connor

Current

Chairman at Enable North Liverpool
Director at Habitat for Humanity
Managing Director at Coethica Limited

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Past

Technical Director (England Amputee Squad) at Football Association
Community Business Manager at Everton Football in the Community

Education

Liverpool John Moores University

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Connections

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Industry

Management Consulting

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David Connor’s Summary

My personal goal through Coethica is to raise awareness and motivate businesses of all sizes and development to fully explore the commercial opportunities of being a 'responsible' organisation.

David Connor’s Specialties:

Our services include, strategic planning & implementation, benchmarking, stakeholder engagement, environmental management systems (ISO 14001, BS855 etc), carbon footprint calculation, marketing & communications (award applications), assurance (AA1000), non-financial report writing, Investors in People, flexible working, sustainable procurement (supply chain management) charitable relationship management, training and partner brokerage.

David Connor’s Experience

Chairman

Enable North Liverpool

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

Enable is a community regeneration initiative in North Liverpool based around the Sirolli Institutes Enterprise Facilitation methodology.

We currently assist over 15 new business starts per year and over 100 clients annually by providing access to networks and information through a Facilitator and a substantial Panel of energised volunteer supporters from every corner of the community, including residents, business people, public sector advisors and very enthusiastic supporters!
Director

Habitat for Humanity

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

Liverpool Habitat for Humanity is an affordable housing project and affiliate of the global HfH charititable organisation.

The Liverpool (one of 3 in UK) project provides homes in a deprived area of the city by offering preferential mortgages to selected individuals, who in return are required to provide 500 'sweat equity' hours actually on site helping with their or others homes.
Managing Director

Coethica Limited

(Management Consulting industry)

January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) consultancy with specialist expertise in Sport and SME sectors.

We provide an innovative and strategic approach to both environmental and social impact areas.

Coethica aims to motivate and promote business opportunities using innovative CSR techniques.
Technical Director (England Amputee Squad)

Football Association

(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Sports industry)

October 2000 — December 2005 (5 years 3 months)
Community Business Manager

Everton Football in the Community

(Sports industry)

October 1997 — November 2005 (8 years 2 months)

It was my remit to manage the development of the previously internal, tradtional 'Football in the Community' department as a independant registered charity.

Highlights included:

* Winning Business in the Community's 'Big Tick' Award for Excellence, CommunityMark and CR Index.
* Created Everton's Disabled Football Programme (now considered best in the world with over 16 teams) from inception.
* Personally invited by UNICEF to Malaysia to work with local Football Association
* Transferred internal Club department into independant charity
* Ran New York Marathon to raise awareness of new charitable status (and worked with local NY community groups)
* Twice visited Shanghai to develop satellite EFC Community Programme
* Developed numerous commercial partnerships with organisations such as BT, Cisco, Shell, McDonalds, Coca Cola,T-Mobile and Southern Cross Health Care.
* Supported many local, regional, national and international good causes.

David Connor’s Education

Liverpool John Moores University

BSc , Technology Management

Additional Information

David Connor’s Websites:

David Connor’s Interests:

family (especially wife & son), running, cycling, golf, marathons, football, technology, enterprise, sustainability, ethics, climate change, CSR, reading, organic wine, gym, music, playing guitar & piano and bad jokes!

David Connor’s Groups:

Enable North Liverpool (Sirolli project) - Chairman
Liverpool Habitat for Humanity - supporter
Liverpool City Growth - board member

Brasil - World Cup 2014
Sustainability Working Group
Habitat for Humanity [official group]
Green & Sustainability Innovators & Innovation Network
CSR
Green
CSR Week
CSR Network
Carbon Footprint Forum
Creating Sustainable Enterprise
Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR)
Common Purpose
Sustainable Brands
Think Green
Sustainability Practitioners
CSR INTERACT
Global Reporting Initiative
Climate Change - I care!
Corporate responsibility
twitter innovators Innovation & Creativity Network of Tweeters
Sustainable International Development (SID) - MojaLink
CSRwire, The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire
Business & Development
GreenBiz.com -- Green Business Professionals
EUROPE Sustainability: V-360.org member
NAMC Northern Association of Management Consultants
Knowledge Cafe 0151
International Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs
The Responsible Business Group
Green Business Africa Summit & Expo 2010
Acre Sustainability Recruitment Network
Justmeans - Green, CSR, Good Work, Sustainability, and Social Enterprise News and Updates
Directors - North West England
Cargo Insurance Advice Group
ISO 26000
ChariTweeps
Twittering
Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Reporting
AA1000 Standards
3BL Media - CSR, Sustainability & Cause Marketing Communications
BusinessGreen.com Group - UK green professionals
Sustainability Jobs - UK
New Models of Social Responsibility
Beyond Sport
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - Justmeans
RAW 2010
CR Vision