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 the company name. […]
Rampant chasing after profit, regardless of its impact on employees, customers, suppliers and the planet has rightly been called out in recent years with a growing tide of consultancies advising companies on how to find their true ‘purpose’. However, as recent articles suggest, a risk of swinging too dramatically to the other side has seen […]
Written by GBC’s Head of Growth, Hunter Hampton-Matthews In today’s rapidly evolving world, businesses across industries are recognising the importance of responsible practices. In the hospitality sector, responsible business practices aren’t just a trend; they are the key to not only thriving as a business but also making a positive impact on society and the […]
Yesterday, Crisis, the DWP and DLUHC launched a new Homelessness Covenant with a range of partners, including the Good Business Charter, who have contributed to shaping it through an Advisory Board. The Good Business Charter was invited because of its action around fair employment practices as well as the insight it brings from its network […]
Last week I had the privilege of being part of a round-table on Levelling Up run by the University of York and University of Central Lancashire in partnership with the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The scale of the challenge is immense but one thing is crystal clear: nothing will be achieved without genuine […]
As we mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons it is good to reflect on how the Good Business Charter feeds into the narrative on eradicating modern slavery, both in the UK and globally. There are signs to look out for when it comes to identifying someone in slavery, the main ones being that a […]
The word ‘culture’ is not one that the Good Business Charter has tended to reference, instead developing a focus on EMBEDDING the 10 components of the GBC. However, embedding a framework like the GBC does not flow from outside. Championing people both within and external to your organsiation flows primarily from the heart – from […]
Natalie Thompson of Schroders Personal Wealth shares some of the nuts and bolts of how they have utilised the Good Business Charter to communicate their commitment to being a responsible business. We are grateful to SPW, and other organisations like theirs, for sharing great ideas that can inspire us all in our journey of championing […]
It’s always a pleasant experience to be in the same room as a load of people who are passionate about the same thing you are – and keen to talk about it! That is what happened at the University of Northampton’s first ever Sustainability Summit last month. This was two days to share ideas about […]
We call our fourth component Employee Representation and I believe it is helpful to unpack what that looks like in practice. I attended an excellent roundtable on the topic recently, run by Tortoise Media with Kate Bell from the TUC as the speaker. The key is to not only provide opportunities for employees to express […]
