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No Suits, No Clients, No Work

Sun, 11 May 2008 18:56:38 +0100

Let's get our priorities straight people. Or at least our priorities straight on Sunday the 6th of July. If you can run, you need to be running for Muscular Dystrophy in The British 10K London Run.

Have a Ball, Adonis!

Mon, 05 May 2008 23:13:35 +0100

Ladies, this by no means excludes you. The Adonis Society's Gentlemen's Ball will be taking place on the 31st May 2008 at Porchester Hall. Get glamorous for a good cause.

Charities Going for Brokers

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:06:48 +0000

What do you get when you cross 50 years of City charitable giving with a bearish market? In the Square Mile, dinner!

Chanelling Johnny Wilkinson

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:46:37 +0000

You're lining up the ball in front of a roaring crowd and giant rugby posts loom before you. Three points stand between defeat and victory and it's up to you to make that winning kick. As the pressure mounts, you take two steps back, two to the side...

Help Make Sparks

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:30:23 +0000

When it comes to children's health, Sparks is a rarity. They fund medical research across the whole spectrum of paediatric illnesses and conditions, to help make a positive, practical impact on the lives of babies and children.

Girls Night With A Purpose

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:36:18 +0000

Girls Night is important. And a Girls Night with a purpose? Even better. Come laugh with your girlfriends and support Sparks (Sport Aiding Medical Research for Kids), Deutsche Bank's charity of the year - all within walking distance of your City office.

Swap Plastic for Clever, Stylish Totes

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:30:51 +0000

You know those plastic carrier bags are bad. If you get a second use out of them, then you're one step ahead. What about eliminating them completely, and carrying hip cloth shoppers that tell the world how stylish and sensitive you are?

Hays Treks for Marie Curie

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:14:28 +0000

Twenty Hays employees travelled to Kenya to spend 12 days in the Rift Valley, trekking across dormant volcanoes and stopping only to take part in gruelling community projects with the local Maasai people. For work? For fun? For Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Wanted: 10 Fat Bankers

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:49:54 +0000

...who want to lose weight and raise money for charity, beginning after Christmas (when even your skinniest mate has put on two kilos).

Pinstripe Hype Rocks For Charity

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:55:17 +0000

Who said bankers can't rock? These guys prove that ain't true, and in the process, donate to charity. Your next chance to support them: Thursday the 24th of January.

Analyst Wants to Give Away £1000

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:38:49 +0000

When Morgan Stanley credit derivatives documentations analyst Rosa Estevez says she's going to give away £1000, our ears perk right up. Is there a catch? Well, always.

The Guitar Auction to Top Them All

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:15:49 +0000

Want to own an Gibson SG signed by Slash, Depeche Mode or Roger Waters? Or how about a 10-foot sculpture hand decorated and signed by Noel Gallagher, Ozzy, Robert Plant or Paul Weller?

Top Companies For Corporate Social Responsibility

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:56:46 +0000

Fortune magazine has partnered again with London think-tank AccountAbility and for-profit consultancy CSR Network to rank the largest global companies by the quality of their commitment to social and environmental goals.

Jeans for Genes - This Friday!

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:22:32 +0100

Don't forget! This Friday, you can wear your 7 For All Mankind jeans to work for a mere £2. And if you work for a firm not yet on board, it's not too late.

The Ultimate Stock Market Challenge

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:31:59 +0100

So you're a deft hand at playing the stock market. Think you're good enough to be named Top Trading Team 2007? There's only one way to find out.

How Refugee Council Helps

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:37:16 +0100

Every year, 25K asylum seekers and refugees arrive in the UK. KPMG, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers are among the businesses who work with the Refugee Council to provide advice, guidance and mentoring to help refugees return to employment.

Bid Now as A380 Flies First for Charity

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:30:06 +0100

Need an escape from the market? Yesterday began the auction for seats on the first commercial A380 flight, which will leave Singapore for Sydney on October 25th, and return the next day. Bidding has commenced, and you can get yours in here.

City Staff Embark On Ultimate Charity Triathlon Race

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:16:38 +0100

Staff at five leading investment banks are preparing to compete in the third annual Enduro Challenge, one of the world's most ardous triathlon relay races, contested across land and water between London and Paris.

One Man's Trash

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:22:26 +0100

Yep, is another man's treasure. So what do you do with your old stuff in this world where sustainability matters? These days there's more than just the charity shop.

Going, Going, Green

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:10:32 +0100

Everyone I know is going green. I barely know my shoe size, let alone my carbon footprint. Offsites OK, but offsets? Will it all cramp our City lifestyles?