Lorraine Bell

Lorraine Bell is a CSR expert and has helped many companies to implement CSR into profitable business planning and change and leadership management areas.

Career started in Community Relations at London City Airport and developed with Business in the Community and the Brighton & Hove Business Community Partnership prior to starting SIMPLY CSR.

Lorraine has assisted companies to win awards for their CSR policies including The BITC Community Mark.
See Octink - announcement - One of Nine national winners
http://www.bitc.org.uk/community/communitymark/news_events/communitymark.html

Octink - CSR programme - http://www.allsignsgroup.com/articles.cfm/article_id/54/category_id/4/CSR-corporate-responsibility

She was recently invited by the Thailand Government and Chamber of Commerce to present on CSR to 200 businesses and deliver CSR workshops.

Lorraine is enthusiastic & ambitious with a confident and approachable nature, comfortable communicating on all levels from individuals through to boardrooms.

She has impressive business acumen and understanding of how CSR impacts all areas of business and confidently can demonstrate return on investment. Strengths lie in excellent training and facilitation, business development and her extensive business networks which ensure successful project delivery.

Lorraine is a Vice-President of Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce and represents the business community on the City’s Sustainability Partnership.

Lorraine Bell’s Specialties:

•Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) consultancy and training
Specialist areas: CSR policy development, Responsible Business Planning; CSR strategy; Benchmarking and reporting; CSR awards; Community Relations, Supply Chain management, Employer & Community Engagement; Leadership and Change management; Social Auditing, Social Enterprise;
•Business Start up trainer
•Facilitation – workshops and action learning
•Business advisor
•Social Enterprise development

Lorraine Bell’s Experience

Brighton & Hove 1010 campaign

Brighton & Hove 1010 campaign action team

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

November 2009 — Present (5 months)

Working with the action team on the business strand of the campaign and hoping to sign up lots of businesses to reduce their carbon footprint in 2010.

Have you signed up to 1010 yet?

Find out more about what you can do at www.1010uk.org
Community Business Coach

Chichester College

(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)

August 2009 — Present (8 months)

Community business coach working with economically inactive and unemployed clients with self employment ambitions.
1-2-1 coaching and business advice.
Director

Simply CSR Ltd

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2007 — Present (3 years )

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) consultancy and training

Specialist areas: CSR consultancy & Training, Responsible business planning; Stakeholder Engagement; CSR strategy; CSR awards; Community Relations, Supply Chain management, Social Enterprise development, Employer & Community engagement; Regeneration Leadership and Change management; Social Auditing, CSR reporting;

Other services;
•Business Start-up trainer
•Facilitation – workshops and action learning
•Business advisor
•Social Enterprise;

Simply CSR provides consultancy and workshops to support new and existing CSR planning.

Lorraine Bell is a CSR expert and has helped many companies to implement CSR into profitable business planning and change and leadership management areas.

Lorraine is enthusiastic & ambitious with a confident and approachable nature, comfortable communicating on all levels from individuals through to boardrooms.

Strengths lie in excellent training and facilitation, business development and extensive business networks.
Project Manager

University of Brighton Profitnet

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

2007 — Present (3 years )

ProfitNet is a “Learning Networks” programme with nearly 500 members from across Sussex, designed to help you

-Increase Profitability and productivity
- Identify opportunities and current trends
- Gain practical competitive advantage
- Develop new products and services
- Improve skills and motivation
- Develop management skills, business planning, innovation and team working
ProfitNet works through structured learning, informal networking, communication and knowledge sharing with peers and experts and aims to help you understand your business in real depth and apply your learning through this practical approach.

http://www.brighton.ac.uk/profitnet/
Director

CSR specialist

(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)

March 2007 — Present (3 years 1 month)
Vice President

Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce

(Business Supplies and Equipment industry)

2006 — Present (4 years )

www.businessinbrighton.org.uk

Vice President for External Relations
- Chair of the External Relations / Chambers Partners group - made up of the Citys business support organisations
- Business Rep on the City Sustainability Partnership
- Business Rep on Sussex Skills Board
Start Up Business - Trainer and Facilitator

ESSENTIAL BUSINESS LTD

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2007 — 2010 (3 years )
Project Manager

University of Brighton

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2007 — 2008 (1 year )
Vice President

Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2006 — 2008 (2 years )
Director

East Communications Ltd

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2005 — 2008 (3 years )

First PR and Marketing Social Enterprise company set up in the UK

www.eastcommunications.co.uk
East Brighton Business Community Manager

The Business Community Partnership

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
Community Relations Manager

London City Airport

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2000 — 2003 (3 years )

Lorraine Bell’s Education

Chartered Management Institute

Cert. Business Support , SFEDI , 2009 — 2009

Learner no. 4163810
Institute of Leadership & Management

VRQ level 5 , Social Auditing , 2007 — 2008
University of Brighton

BA (Hons) , Service Sector Management , 1994 — 1997