Meet the Islington Chamber of Commerce's Small Business CSR Champion

London, United Kingdom, April 14, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The ICoC is keen to support and encourage the small business community in CSR pursuits. They are pleased to announce that one of their most active members will be representing the small business voice in the CSR agenda.

Jo Langdale, Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (FCIPD), Fellow of the Institute of Leadership & Management (FInstLM) is Founding Director of Afon Aur Ltd – specialising in Human Resources, People & Organisation Development with a social enterprise arm supporting opportunities for women and young people. www.afonaur.com

Jo has over 35 years experience of working with a wide variety of Organisations and people in the Public and Private sectors in the UK & EU, including the Criminal Justice Sector. Her interest in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spans her career as a senior manager, with specific expertise in the following key elements which make a significant difference to our society:

Equality & Diversity
Community Engagement;
Organisation Design and Development, including strategy, values, security and integrity;
Quality Management and VFM – trained as assessor for the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Excellence model;
Employee engagement, including talent management; motivation, performance and well being;
Partnership working;
Coaching, Mentoring & Volunteering, with Diploma in Performance & Life Coaching.