Living Wage Week 2021
This week marks #LivingWageWeek with the announcement of new minimum rates of pay. On Monday the Living Wage Foundation announced that the UK real living wage will rise from £9.50 […]
GBC Roundup: October 2021
Member Update This month we are delighted to have welcomed 36 new members this month bringing our member total to 712, including 52 charities and public sector, and 613 SMEs. […]
GBC Member Conference Care launches Carbon Consultancy
We are delighted to see GBC member Conference Care, who accredited with us in February 2021, launching a new service that calculates the carbon emissions generated by an organisations event, […]
GBC Roundup: September 2021
Member Update 41 new members have joined us this month, bringing our total up to 677 of which 582 are small businesses, 44 large companies, and 51 third or public sector organisations including charities. New […]
Where’s the GBC in ESG?
All industries have their jargon and the world of responsible and purpose-driven business is no exception. Some speak of ESG, others focus more on social value, then there is sustainability […]
Sustainability within the food industry with The Soil Association
The Good Business Charter is open for the public sector, charities and other organisations in the third sector. We want to recognise public sector and third sector organisations that have […]
GBC and FSB: 6 months on
It’s been over 6 months since we launched our streamlined GBC application process for small and medium sized organisations, which make up over 99.3% of all businesses, and we are […]
Greenwich Pantry and Sustainability within Businesses
A guest blog from GBC member Greenwich Pantry. Greenwich Pantry is a small business in the food industry. Our cooking school is the centrepiece of our business. With a focus on […]
Consumer Polling – why the GBC is needed
The Results Fieldwork conducted between 25th and 27th June 2021, with a sample size of 2,148, for the Good Business Charter, in collaboration with TSB showed the following headline trends: […]
What is a GBC City?
Today we are delighted to announce the first GBC city in the UK! Huge congratulations to York where the City of York Council last week approved championing the Good Business […]
GBC Members awarded as Living Wage Champions
The Living Wage Champion Awards celebrates Living Wage employers and individuals that are leading the movement by promoting the real Living Wage in their industries, supply chain and areas. This […]
Responsible Business Culture within SMEs
Case Study on Seriously Helpful Online Marketing At the Good Business Foundation we think practicing responsible business behaviour should be intuitive, and we accredit organisations whose ethos strives for ethical […]
Why TSB became a GBC accredited company
Guest Blog from George Gordon More than ever before, people want to know how businesses and their brands are run and to see what they stand for. And with every […]
New Research Puts Ethical Business Centre-Stage
We were very interested to see this recent research from Opinium and Anthony Collins Solicitors – it is of course music to our ears! 91% of UK businesses are committed […]
Tony Danker in discussion with Julian Richer
On Wednesday 17th March, 2021 Julian joined Tony Danker, new Director General of the CBI, to discuss their mutual background and passion for responsible business, with great opportunities to champion […]
Saffron Shines Forth
When an organisation joins the Good Business Charter we suggest they promote the fact and we have been delighted to see so much activity over social media in recent weeks […]
Podcasts to Help us Spread the Word!
What is the Good Business Charter all about? Why should I join? How can I persuade my clients or suppliers to consider it? You might know people who are just […]
GBC One Year On
This week we marked one year since the launch of the Good Business Charter with founder members Deloitte, Capita, Brompton Bikes and London City Airport. We were privileged to be […]
Prompt Payment Code strengthened
We are delighted to hear today news that the Prompt Payment Code is to be strengthened and that from July signatories will have to pay suppliers with 50 employees or […]
Repurposing in the Pandemic
We were delighted to read in the Yorkshire Post about how one of our members has adapted to the pandemic by repurposing itself from making pizzas to Yorkshire Handmade Pies. […]
The Power of Employee Voice
It is so important to not just pay this lip-service. This is about genuinely leaning in to hear what employees have to say. I wonder how many times a consultant has waltzed […]
Jerba: Good Business Sense
At the Good Business Charter we recognise there is significant overlap between seeking to do business responsibly and being employee-owned. We are excited to have 100% employee-owned Jerba Campervans Ltd […]
Building Societies can lead the way
Wouldn’t it be great to see the building societies flood the Good Business Charter membership? This was a comment at a webinar I did for building society Chief Execs at […]
Good Business Festival podcast
We are delighted to be partnering with the Good Business Festival in a time where it has never been more important to shine a light on business purpose and conscious […]
Prompt Payment Code consultation
Paying suppliers on time matters. It is particularly important in this pandemic as more businesses than ever are seeing their cashflow squeezed. Suppliers are people, with their own bills to […]
A Charitable Perspective
When we designed the Good Business Charter we wanted to ensure that any organisation that cared about responsible business was in a position to sign up. We recognise the hugely […]
Blog: Flexible Working Ways
At the start of the summer I ‘met’ with Emma Stewart of Timewise which is a flexible working consultancy. As someone who has worked from home, flexibly, for the last […]
Displaying the GBC Brand with Pride
The Good Business Charter displays to customers, suppliers, employees and potential employees that members care about responsible business. Our vision is to see it become such a recognised brand in […]
Ethical capitalism can rebuild the world for the better
The time has come for ethical capitalism, not as an optional extra, but as something that is critically important for consumer trust in business to flourish in the wake of […]
CBI webinar on Restart and Revive
It was a privilege to be involved in the CBI webinar series supporting SMEs impacted by coronavirus which was held on Monday 13th July and the recording is now available […]
Building on your Strengths – Tales from the Events Industry
One of the industries hit most harshly by Covid-19 is without a doubt the events industry with events big and small cancelled throughout lockdown and still many question marks over […]
Practical Steps to Encourage Diversity
The CBI recently gave a great seminar on the issue of race and equality and it was fascinating to hear John Amaechi speak about some work his company has done […]
Fair Tax week 2020
This week is Fair Tax Week running from 13th-21st June. Fair Tax Week is a UK-wide celebration of the companies and organisations that are proud to pay their fair share […]
Case study – Quick about-turn to save business
Following the collapse of their wholesale business due to Covid-19, one of our members, Raise Bakery pivoted into the online sale of flour. They have sold 10 tons of flour […]
Case Study – when your shops have to close
Our first case study looked at how a small consultancy firm had to adapt following the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic. For our second case study we look at how […]
Case Study – a focus on well-being
This is our first case study of how our members are coping in the current crisis – read how a small company with a focus on well-being has adapted and […]
The Good Business Charter in the age of coronavirus
In this time where many businesses are facing immense challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic, what does responsible capitalism look like? What does the Good Business Charter and its ten components have to say on the subject?