[2] ICRS was launched on 9 July 2014[3][4][5] at Guildhall in London, with speeches by the Lord Mayor of London, Fiona Woolf; the Minister for Civil Society, Hon.

Nick Hurd MP; and the Chief Executive of Business in the Community.

[7] Other founding supporters include global firms such as Alliance Boots, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hogan Lovells, IBM, Linklaters, Marks & Spencer, Pearson, Santander, Tata Consultancy Services, Thomson Reuters and Zurich Insurance Group.

[8] Membership to ICRS is available to all Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability practitioners at all stages in their career.

Membership benefits include: Associates, Members and Fellows are required to undertake continuing professional development (CPD).