Environmental Responsibility

Good Business Charter and Investors in the Environment unite to champion environmental action

Tuesday 4th November – The Good Business Charter (GBC), the UK’s benchmark for responsible business, has announced a new partnership with Investors in the Environment (iiE). The collaboration comes at a critical time, with UK businesses under growing pressure from customers, employees and investors to demonstrate real progress towards sustainability and net zero targets alongside other socially responsible business practices. The GBC and iiE come together to […]

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Understanding and managing Scope 3 emissions: Insights from GBC organisations

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 […]

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Investors in the Environment: Becoming a sustainable business – closing the value-action gap

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, […]

How every corner of your organisation plays a crucial role in achieving net zero

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 […]

Case study: How accredited organisations pave the way towards environmental responsibility

Environmental responsibility matters now more than ever, as businesses commit to reducing their environmental impact and improving their performance, aligning with targets crucial for mitigating the climate crisis. With a significant percentage of millennials considering social and environmental commitments when choosing where to work, organisations must prioritise sustainability to attract and retain talent, whilst also […]

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 balanced eating, we help people cook, eat and live well. In 2016 we embarked on the journey of building a sustainable business and use our […]