CSR and B Corp

It's B Corp month!

To celebrate, Ian talks about what it's all about to be a certified B Corp.

Customers who know about the B Corp movement tell us that they’re really happy to be working with a purpose-driven company like us. But for those of you who don’t know about it, we answer some frequently asked questions.

Are you from a B Corp or purpose-driven organisation? Let us know as we love to help support people and businesses who are doing what they can to improve our future on Planet Earth - there is no Planet B...

Business with purpose - being a B Corp

We have always sought to do what we can to assist purpose-driven organisations and pay close attention to our own CSR efforts. Charitable, not-for-profit, governmental and public-owned organisations accounted for approximately 18% of our business and wherever possible we have taken into account the limited budgets typically available to them. We are happy to have provided technical training for charities and other beneficial institutions such as UNICEF, Welcome Trust, OECD, SafeLives at reduced rates.

Our aim

To continue to work with more social enterprises, not-for-profit and charitable organisations in 2021.
To employ staff based on ethics, skills and diversity
To provide staff training in all relevant soft - and technical skills, so people can thrive and grow with us
To continue to provide flexible work options future to reduce commuting and improve work-life balance

What it means to us being part of the B Corp movement

"We have always sought to do what we can to assist purpose-driven organisations. In 2018, charitable, not-for-profit, governmental and public-owned organisations accounted for approximately 18% of our business and wherever possible we have taken into account the limited budgets typically available to them. We are happy to have provided technical training for charities and other beneficial institutions such as UNICEF, Welcome Trust, OECD, SafeLives at reduced rates."

- Ian Watson, Managing Director & Co-Founder

"For a long time our motto was 'We love technology!' - and that's still 100% true, but at the end of the day, software and data platforms are meant to make people's lives easier...and hopefully better. Businesses are finally waking up to the fact that people and planet are of vital importance and don't have to impede profit if put first. Holding up the B Corp magnifying glass has helped us find better ways of doing business and we're really excited to join the club!"

- Tom Walker, Technical Director & Co-Founder

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Working life

We provide a healthy work environment for all our staff, focusing on:

Safety (psychological as well as physical)
Fairness, Flexibility and Freedom (fair treatment, flexible work hours, freedom of speech)
Ergonomic working conditions (in the office and working from home)
Four-legged friends - an important factor in our physical and mental well-beings!

Once we're back in the office, we'll continue our commitment to:

Discouraging single-use plastics (no disposable cups / crockery, provision of filtered water)
Positive recycling policy for office waste
Reduction of printing to an absolute minimum