19th March, 2024 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of the Good Business Charter Oxfam started the year publishing a report entitled ‘Inequality Inc: How corporate power divides our world and the need for a new era of public action‘. It followed the annual cry from the High Pay Centre about how few days it takes the […]
19th February, 2024 As chair of the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE), that is a question that I am regularly asked. We exist to champion the highest standards of ethical business behaviour. So we have a lot in common with the Good Business Charter – of which I am a big fan. Charles Wookey and […]
7th February, 2024 The Good Business Foundation announced today in its inaugural Good Business Week that it had reaccredited business group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Good Business Charter accreditation represents a high bar of responsible business behaviour, held by companies including Aviva, TSB, St James’ Place and Richer Sounds. Following the allegations in […]
6th February, 2024 Written by Liz Barclay, UK Small Business Commissioner Paying your suppliers quickly could help stem the flow of small business failures as the cost of doing business reaches a critical juncture. Companies have a responsibility to pay their small business suppliers quickly regardless of the payment terms – or risk a reputational […]
5th February, 2024 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of the Good Business Charter. Many companies talk about being sustainable and when you ask them what they do, they will relay a wonderful list of the different ways they are minimising their impact on the planet – and it is truly amazing to hear of the innovation […]
19th January, 2024 We announce with sadness and disappointment that we have had to revoke Capita’s GBC accreditation with immediate effect following their recent announcement that they are no longer committing to paying the real living wage. Good Business Charter accreditation requires commitment to all 10 components, the first of which is paying the real […]
1st December, 2023 A case study on embedding responsible procurement, Good Business Charter Accreditation and Social Value By: Steve Betts, Head of Procurement The Northumbrian Water Group employs over 3000 people, and became GBC accredited in December 2021. THE CHALLENGE The Northumbrian Water Group is one of the UK’s leading water companies, employing over 3000 […]
27th March, 2024 A few people have made us aware of a scam where people are offering to sell some kind of distribution list for the Good Business Charter. This is a common scam using falsified information and we recommend you mark the email as spam. GBC accredited organisations are publicly listed here but only […]
15th November, 2023 A case study on using the GBC EDI commitments to begin and inform our EDI journey By: Jane Boulton, Human Resources Director Axminster Tools is UK based and distributes tools and machinery (mail order and retail) to trade and individuals in the UK, Ireland and Europe, employing 217 people. Axminster Tools became […]
