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Business Certification- the options for a better business
Bthe have championed B-corporations as the way forward for better businesses. Certified B Corps are a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit. They are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment. They aim to use businesses as a force for good.…
A Business not fit for the future? Case Study – The UK Water Industry
I am lucky enough to live 5 minutes from Windermere, England’s largest lake. Windermere was once a fishing lake. The main catch was Arctic Char – a delicacy often served ‘potted’. Then in the 19th century the railway arrived and with it an upsurge in visitors, who wanted to enjoy the clear air and clean…
Building businesses for good from the ground up!
CEOs of some the world’s largest corporations have finally figured out that it’s time for a shift from shareholder to stakeholder capitalism. No longer is merely making money a sufficient corporate purpose; rather, businesses must “share a fundamental commitment to all of their stakeholders,” including customers, workers, suppliers and the broader communities within which they operate.…
Can Business Be The Hero The World Needs?
Today, it’s well understood that without a healthy, sustainable society, we won’t have a world in which to do business. Tomorrow, we hope more companies choose to be heroes. And it starts with purpose. So grab your cape … With the political world in tumult, businesses are poised to fill void that governments and the…
The public have spoken … businesses across the UK need to take responsibility for the planet, our people as well as profit. It’s time to Act
It’s time to Bthe Business the world needs A national poll undertaken by BLab in July 21, 2020, revealed Seventy-two percent of the UK population believe that businesses should have a legal responsibility to the planet and people alongside maximising profits, The poll, conducted by Hanbury Strategy in May 2020, surveyed 2,175 members of the…
The new generation are looking at fair and equitable trading models, like B-Corps and Cooperatives.
Many of us have heard of co-ops, but do you actually know what one is? A co-op is a business or organisation that’s owned and controlled by its members, to meet their shared needs. The members can be its customers, employees, residents or suppliers, who have a say in how the co-op is run. Every co-op across the…
A B-Corp is Better Business
This month is B Corp month – a chance to recognise and celebrate all the businesses that are going above and beyond to be a force for good in the world by certifying as a B Corp This year we are all about Better Business meaning its about having: bolder targets higher standards real accountability…
Reducing your carbon footprint
Thanks to Bill Gates there has been a lot of press recently about the effect of technology can have in reducing CO2 emissions. Technology will play a role, but history shows the transition to new technologies has not led to a reduction in emissions. Look at LED lights as an example. This is because the…
The Brands Choosing the way of the B-Corp
The B Corp movement is on the rise in the UK. And food and drink brands are key in harnessing the potential of becoming more purpose led. When the B-corp movement was first introduced into the UK in 2015, few people knew what a B Corp was, let alone the purpose of becoming a b-corp.…
Leading a Purpose Driven Business
Purpose is an organisation’s aspirational reason for being, beyond profits alone. It’s why an organisation matters to people. A purpose-driven company stands for and takes action on something bigger than its products and services. Purpose can be an organisational strategy and a roadmap to remain competitive in a fast-changing economy. Over three quarters of leaders…
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