Today the Institute of Directors publishes their 2026 Commission report Business. A force for good? This was a Commission supported by the Good Business Charter with both Julian Richer and Jenny Herrera involved in the work as Commissioners alongside a range of other experts. The report specifically recognises the Good Business Charter’s contribution to […]
As members of the general public, we are definitely most aware of the impact of dynamic pricing when it comes to purchasing something, often tickets. Whilst at the till at the local supermarket we know everyone is paying the same for their box of Shreddies (well, depending on any loyalty card discount or vouchers), we […]
Take a look at what we’ve been up to over the past year! Our 2025/26 Annual Review showcases the impact of Good Business Charter-accredited organisations across the UK and the progress we’ve made together in putting people and the planet first. Read the review
5th January, 2026 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of Good Business Charter Without doubt the question my team and I get asked most frequently is how does the Good Business Charter compare with B Corp. So it felt worth starting 2026 with a piece on the subject! The reality is the Good Business Charter and B […]
17th December, 2025 By Julian Richer, founder of Good Business Charter When you think about what has got you to where you are today, what pops into your head first? Perhaps hard work and determination, aided by a degree of talent? No doubt these have played an important role. But how much do you think […]
1st December, 2025 This festive season, consumers across the UK are thinking not just about gifts, but the businesses they support. 97% of people want organisations to act responsibly. With people increasingly choosing companies that care about people and the planet, GBC-accredited organisations have a unique opportunity to stand out and earn trust. A simple […]
23rd October, 2025 By Minister Lloyd Every firm now runs on digital systems, from payroll and payment readers to logistics. That dependence brings everyday exposure to cyber threats, and when those systems are hit, business stops. Malicious actors are exploiting vulnerabilities to disrupt operations and damage profitability. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned […]
9th October, 2025 Earlier this year, we were delighted to welcome the Institute for Customer Services (ICS) to the Good Business Charter (GBC). They joined fellow ICS members and GBC-accredited organisations such as Aviva, Legal & General, Northumbrian Water Group and TSB . During ICS’s National Customer Service Week, we’re highlighting our Commitment to Customers […]
8th August, 2025 Reducing carbon emissions is a key focus in many discussions about responsible business. Scope three emissions are often overlooked but can make up the bulk of a company’s carbon footprint. To gain an understanding of how businesses are tackling these emissions, we brought together some of our accredited organisations for a roundtable […]
4th July, 2025 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of Good Business Charter Earlier this week, Sir Douglas Flint, chairman of investment giant Aberdeen, branded the City’s commitment to ethical investing as a “huge mistake”. He criticised fund managers for making “ridiculously extravagant claims” about “saving the world” and suggested that a misguided focus on environmental, social, […]
9th June, 2025 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of Good Business Charter Corporation tax avoidance has topped public concerns about business ethics for 11 years running. It’s Fair Tax Week, and there’s never been a more important time to talk about why this matters, and for us at the Good Business Charter, it’s also a great […]
20th May, 2025 Good Business Charter (GBC) accredited organisations must communicate their commitment to paying their fair share of taxes, avoiding legal tax avoidance and maintaining transparency in their relationship with HMRC, as we believe paying fair tax is crucial in creating a fair society for all. The estimated tax gap from companies not […]
26th March, 2025 Clive Owen, an independent accountancy and business advisory firms has received a prestigious accreditation for its ongoing commitment to delivering high standards of ethical payment practices. Clive Owen LLP is among the first cohort of businesses accepted into the new Fair Payment Code (FPC), which recognises best practice and driving improvements in […]
Dawsongroup has been crowned the winner of our Good Business Fortnight competition, showcasing an outstanding commitment to responsible business practices during the campaign. Their enthusiasm and dedication throughout the fortnight set a high standard for celebrating ethical business values. Daily engagement To mark Good Business Fortnight, Dawsongroup took to social media with a creative approach—posting […]
5th March, 2025 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of Good Business Charter Yesterday, the Department for Business and Trade announced the amendments being tabled for the Employment Rights Bill. Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, who recently spoke at our anniversary celebration said: “For too long millions of workers have been forced to face insecure, low paid […]
On 13th February 2025, we gathered in London to celebrate a significant milestone in our journey towards promoting responsible business practices—the 5th anniversary of the Good Business Charter (GBC). This event was a moment of reflection, celebration and inspiration, bringing together key partners, accredited organisations and influential leaders committed to ethical and responsible business. […]
Leeds Building Society is the UK’s fifth largest building society and received the Good Business Charter accreditation in 2023. The mutual’s purpose of putting home ownership within reach of more people – generation after generation, has remained fundamentally unchanged since it was founded in 1875, and it continues to help people save money and get […]
14th February, 2025 By Natasha Turner, Head of Communications at Fair Tax Foundation The Fair Tax Foundation are delighted to be partnering with the Good Business Charter and Leeds Building Society this Friday 14 February to celebrate Fair Tax Friday as part of Good Business Fortnight. This awareness-raising fortnight (3-14 February) organised by the Good Business Charter celebrates the efforts of businesses […]
Thursday 13th February, 2025 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of Good Business Charter As we celebrate our fifth anniversary, I’m thrilled to present the Good Business Charter’s 2024/25 Annual Report. This milestone marks not just the growth of our community but the evolution of a movement that places people and the planet at the heart of […]
12th February, 2025 By Megan Watkins, Senior Operations Manager at Bates Wells At a time where social and environmental responsibility is at the forefront of people’s minds, running procurement sustainably is crucial. This blog highlights some tips and considerations for embedding sustainable and ethical practices into your organisation, based on how we run procurement at […]
11th February, 2025 By Florence Brocklesby, Founder of Bellevue Law Too often seen as a purely administrative issue, timely payment of suppliers is actually a matter of fairness. This Good Business Fortnight, it’s time to put prompt payment on the ethical business agenda. The problem: business failure and human cost With the majority of small […]
10th February, 2025 By Camilla Sherwin, Sustainability Consultant and Partnerships Manager at Investors in the Environment It is increasingly evident that improving an organisation’s sustainability performance makes good business sense. Reducing environmental impact and making a positive social contribution result in cutting costs, improving an organisation’s profile, attracting and retaining motivated staff, gaining more customers, […]
7th February, 2025 Silver Birch Care, a supported living provider for young people across the UK, is an early adopter of the Good Business Charter, having accredited just six days after its launch in February 2020. They are part of Silver Birch Care (Holdings) Limited, now also accredited, incorporating its four other care providers and employing […]
7th February, 2025 Last week, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) launched it’s yearly flagship report on the nature of poverty in the UK. It’s unacceptable that 14.3 million people are living in poverty in the UK, including 4.3 million children. While being in work is a protective factor against being in poverty, two-thirds of working-age adults […]
6th February, 2025 TSB, one of the UK’s leading retail banks, has long been a champion for good business practices. An early adopter of the Good Business Charter, TSB became the first high-street bank to be accredited in 2020. The Good Business Charter components feature prominently throughout TSB’s responsible business approach – the Do What […]
4th February, 2025 By Richard DeNetto, Chief Executive Officer at Change the Race Ratio Change the Race Ratio is a leading membership body supporting British businesses to increase racial and ethnic minority representation in business leadership. Established in 2020 with the support of leading businesses, including Aviva and the CBI (also Good Business Charter accredited), […]
Thursday 30th January, 2025 On 29th January 2025, we came together for the Good Business Charter’s annual gathering, Building our Community. This virtual event brought together accredited organisations from across the UK to celebrate our shared commitment to responsible business practices and to look ahead to what the future holds for the GBC community. Aligned […]
The University of York, School for Business and Society published a report entitled: Tracking Success for the Good Business Charter: Developing an effective approach in November 2024. Below are key paragraphs quoted directly from the report, followed by our response to the recommendations it raises. Conclusion The GBC initiative represents a transformative force in the […]
Aviva, one of the UK’s leading Insurance, Wealth and Retirement businesses, has long been a champion for good business practices. They were accredited by the Good Business Charter in 2021. Danny Harmer, Chief People Officer at Aviva is clear about their approach: “At Aviva our purpose has always been about helping our customers and being […]
How do we really know what a company is like? Often it is only when you work at it that the true nature of its priorities and culture become obvious – though other stakeholders may get a sense in their interactions with them. Richer Sounds is well known as a company with an incredibly high […]
Good Business Fortnight will be taking place from 3rd to 14th February 2025, bringing together businesses and individuals committed to responsible practices to celebrate achievements, share knowledge and drive change. Too often what we read about in the news are the scandals and examples of businesses behaving badly. Interestingly, the assumption is that all businesses […]
14th November, 2024 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of the Good Business Charter For the final part of our Autumn blog series on workers’ rights, we’re addressing zero-hours contracts (ZHCs) and why the Good Business Charter supports efforts to end exploitative practices in these arrangements. While ZHCs are often defended for their flexibility, a closer look […]
15th October, 2024 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of the Good Business Charter Imagine this: you’re sitting at your desk, in the middle of your workday, when suddenly you receive a meeting request. It’s a Zoom call, brief and cold. No warning, no indication of what’s to come. Within minutes, you’re told that your job no […]
13th September, 2024 West Bromwich Building Society is the eighth largest building society in the UK and offers mortgages and savings products both regionally and nationally. The West Brom is owned by, and run for, the benefit of its customers, who are members of the Society. They’ve been accredited with the Good Business Charter since […]
9th September, 2024 Whether you have customers, clients, members, beneficiaries or the public as the people that you serve in running your organisation, they should be at the heart of what you do, and the GBC believes a responsible business treats people well. It is a mark of respect to treat your customers or beneficiaries fairly […]
5th September, 2024 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of the Good Business Charter The Centre for Progressive Change is leading the way on its Safe Sick Pay campaign, a crucial initiative in a country where the Statutory Sick Pay system is one of the least generous in Europe. This is an area where the leadership shown by […]
22nd July, 2024 As we reach the midpoint of 2024, it is an ideal time to reflect on the milestones and events that have shaped our journey so far this year at the Good Business Charter (GBC). 2024 so far has been filled with inspiring collaborations, insightful discussions and significant progress in promoting responsible business […]
11th June, 2024 Welcome to our latest blog series, where we take a look at our components in action through our small accredited businesses. In this series, we present a collection of insightful case studies that highlight how our small accredited organisations have truly embedded and championed the GBC framework, showcasing real-world examples of […]
24th May, 2024 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of the Good Business Charter It has never been more important to take a stand for a capitalism that does right by people and planet. We have grown accustomed to businesses who prioritise profit over people – in whole sectors we accept that low wages and insecure work […]
14th May, 2024 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of the Good Business Charter I think we all know that on our own we can achieve little. It is as we partner with others that our collective voice can be amplified and the potential for change increases. We are proud to partner with the Institute of Directors […]
23rd April, 2024 Feedwater is a manufacturer and supplier of water treatment chemicals, equipment and water softeners, with consultancy services, who has been accredited with the Good Business Charter since 2022. For Feedwater, environmental responsibility has been part of their DNA since the company was founded, their purpose has always been to reduce energy and […]
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 […]
26th February, 2024 Multimodal logistics solutions provider, AV Dawson, stand out not just for their efficient operations but also for their unwavering commitment to good business practices. This commitment was recently recognised and celebrated during our inaugural Good Business Week, where they emerged as the undeniable champion, winning our Good Business Week competition! Employee activities […]
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 […]
12th February, 2024 As we bid farewell to the inaugural Good Business Week that took place from 5th to 11th February 2024, we are thrilled to share the incredible success and positive impact achieved during this landmark event. The week served as a platform to celebrate businesses that are dedicated to making a difference, highlighting […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2nd November, 2023 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 […]