Achieving your Good Business Charter accreditation is a significant milestone, and we aim to make the process as seamless as possible. This page will guide you through what to expect when applying, covering the application timeline, detailed requirements, communication process and invoicing. Our team is dedicated to supporting you throughout, ensuring your path to accreditation is smooth and successful, reflecting your commitment to exemplary business practices.
Starting your application
- Register for your account and fill in the profile details
- Work through answering the questions, to help with this you can view our ‘Accreditation Questionnaires’ on this page which summarises the questions you will be asked. These can be downloaded and circulated to specific colleagues in your organisation. As you are filling out the questions, you can save your progress and go back to them at a time that suits you.
- If you can’t answer yes to some of the questions, or have any queries around the questions asked, please contact accreditations@goodbusinesscharter.com.
After submitting your application for Good Business Charter accreditation, here’s what you can expect:
Timing
Once you have completed your accreditation questions, don’t forget to click submit on the form after answering the questions and comments in order to alert the team that you have completed your renewal application.
Your application will be processed within 10 working days (typically sooner), as our team check your submission and undertake the appropriate background checks. They will make contact if they have any questions.
Communication
Once processed, you’ll receive an email from our team. We will either request additional details or confirm that your application has been approved, subject to prompt payment of your invoice.
Please note that every year a month before your renewal date you will be emailed with access to go back into your dashboard and recommit to the components. We recommend you make a note of this date to ensure timely renewal and continuous accreditation. Please also update us if you leave your organisation and supply us with a new contact.
Invoicing
Upon approval, an invoice will be sent to your nominated billing email via QuickBooks and this must be paid within 30 days, in accordance with our Prompt Payment to Suppliers component – you will need to pay the initial sign-up fee as well as the annual accreditation fee (for organisations with 250 employees or less, your accreditation fee is included in the sign-up fee for the first year) – you can view our costs here. If a purchase order is required, please email it to accreditations@goodbusinesscharter.com.
Upon your successful accreditation
If successful on your accreditation, your organisation will be added onto our directory and a confirmation email will be sent to you which will include a range of helpful resources to help you make the most of your accreditation. Your Good Business Charter certificate will also be available to download from the dashboard for you to print off and display with pride!
If you are unsuccessful, a member of the team will contact you to explain and signpost you if support is required.
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Further questions
If you have any further questions, please email accreditations@goodbusinesscharter.com and a member of our team will be in touch.