Responsible Business Behaviour
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 […]
At the beginning of March we were contacted by former clients of Apostle Accounting to state why they felt Apostle should be stripped of its GBC accreditation. We welcome people reporting their concerns – whether they be employees, customers, suppliers or other stakeholders of a GBC accredited organisation. You can do that here: https://goodbusinesscharter.com/whistle-blowing/ For […]
Given the recent allegations at the CBI, the Good Business Foundation Board of Trustees has decided to suspend its GBC accreditation and involvement in ongoing events pending the outcome of the investigation being conducted by Fox Williams.
We were delighted to host our very first round-table with our medium and large accredited organisations on 28th February, and our chosen topic was financial well-being – to share ways in which different organisations were looking after their employees. In one-to-one discussions with individual members over the past few months, we knew this was an […]
6 March, 2023 Accreditation scheme marks anniversary with call to champion people Good Business Charter publishes first annual report on state of responsible business in the UK Three years ago, on the cusp of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new minimum standard to define ‘good business’ was launched, in partnership with the TUC and CBI, […]
Three years ago, today, the Good Business Charter launched with founder members Capita, Richer Sounds, Brompton, Deloitte and London City Airport among others. The Charter is going from strength to strength at a time when increasing numbers of people want to work for, buy from or invest with responsible organisations. Over the past year […]
It feels crazy to even have to say this – how have we moved so far from such a basic ethic as paying our suppliers on time? And yet, Bellevue Law was one of our accredited members to speak out on the issue last year and call the big businesses to account. As founder, Florence […]
Accredited GBC organisation, Leek Building Society, provides an excellent example of how people can be truly championed, and employee wellbeing put at the heart of a business. Pre 2019, the Director of HR did not have a position on the Executive Committee which therefore meant work around employees was not always prioritised. This was rectified […]
Earlier this month we had our inaugural AGM – what we hope will become our Annual Gathering of Members. It was lovely to read a write-up of it afterwards by one of our accredited organisations, Go Squared. Really glad you found it helpful, Chris. For those of you who would like to hear the meeting […]
When we launched York as our first Good Business Charter city, I was excited to connect with Rebecca Hill of Galtres Lodge, an independent hotel. She also chairs Indie York, a group of over 200 independent businesses across the city. York has a thriving independent business culture, with Bishopthorpe Road voted best high street in […]