REAL LIVING WAGE INCREASES TO £10.90 IN UK AND £11.95 IN LONDON AS THE COST-OF-LIVING RISES 10.1% increase in real Living Wage, the largest year-on-year rise Over 390,000 Living Wage workers are set for a pay boost at over 11,000 Living Wage employers £338m in extra wages has gone to low-paid workers since January 2022, […]
I feel compelled to write a blog entry as we walk through all that is going on around us – a plummeting pound, high inflation, interest rates on the rise and the general cost-of-living crisis. What does this all mean for businesses upholding our commitments to responsible business behaviour? Last week the Living Wage Foundation announced […]
A blog by Good Business Charter’s CEO, Jenny Herrera. When I came on board to lead the Good Business Charter, there is no doubt I had a lot more experience in the S and G of ESG than the E! As a chartered accountant I am hopefully relatively au fait with what good governance looks […]
I have recently finished reading Martin Vander Weyer’s informative analysis of why we have lost faith in capitalism in “The Good, the Bad and the Greedy” which at times had me plunged into despair at the scale of some of the issues that have arisen in recent decades, particularly in areas of governance such as […]
It is one thing to say you are committed on paper to our 10 components. To embed them into the very core of your organisation is quite another, yet it is as this occurs that the real value of the GBC is unlocked. Our vision is for each employee within a GBC accredited organisation to […]
Passionate suppliers of woodworking tools and machinery, Axminster Tools have spent 50 years building our family business into the renowned organisation it is today. We do what we do to maintain a sustainable future for Axminster Tools, for the prosperity of our staff and the communities we support and engage with. We know that if […]
We were very excited for this year’s Good Business Festival, as our CEO, Jenny Herrera was due to speak on a panel with James Ghaffari – Director of Growth and Product, B Lab UK, Janet Williamson – Senior Policy Officer, TUC and Soulla Kyriacou – Chief Operating Officer, Blueprint for Better Business. Unfortunately, Jenny caught […]
After just 2 years the GBC has accredited its 1,000th organisation Today the Good Business Charter, set up 2020 in partnership with the CBI and TUC, welcomed its 1,000th organisation, the Institute of Directors, into its accreditation scheme. Ealing Council, Aubrey Allen and Dawsongroup plc are some of the latest organisations to join. The Institute […]
First printed in the Sunday Times, online 5 March 2022 and in print 6 March 2022 “I was enjoying a lunch with my friend Simon Fox, at the time head of the Reach newspaper group, when he told me he was keen to do something on responsible business — a subject close to my heart. […]
Welcome to another month of news and updates from us at GBC! We are rapidly growing, with 920 accredited organisations and we can’t thank our supporters enough for continuing to spread the word. 2 Year Anniversary of the launch of the Good Business Charter Earlier this month, we celebrated the 2nd anniversary of our launch […]