NEWS, ARTICLES AND EVENTS
Living The Values – #ORBMember’s Own Social Impact Report
Living the Values. #ORBMember Adrian Ashton describes how he does an annual review of his business’s social impact
Valuable Insight, Valuable Approach, Valuable Book!
In the latest of our guest-posts, fellow #ORBMember Mike Jennings (of Jennings of Garsington Ltd) explains what prompted him to write a book all about how he has developed a highly valuable manner of business operation that is not just valuable in the sense of financial success but is also valuable in the much highly-important […]
4th Modern Slavery & Human Rights in Supply Chain Conference
Perhaps you will recall how, earlier in the year, ORB was a media partner for a conference on Slavery and Human Rights; well there was such a positive response to this the organisers have arranged for another conference on this subject, and once again ORB is happy to promote this. Slavery is, unfortunately, a very […]
People’s Energy Community Partnership Scheme
People’s Energy is a new green and ethical energy supply company supplying to the UK. The UK’s only crowdfunded energy company featuring a Community Partnership Scheme
Elise Groulx Diggs: Lawyers must be creative and innovative
Further to ORB’s media-partner status of the Modern Slavery & Human Rights in Supply Chain Conference being held in London on 19-20 April, we wanted to feature a news release that Front Group, the organiser of the conference, has just released: Guest Blog: By Danial Naqvi of Front Group In a recent interview with Front […]
Working for Good is always a great idea…
Here at ORB we believe in having relationships with all sorts of like-minded organisations, because together we all have a better chance of changing people’s opinions on the business of business and creating a world where people and planet are also considered as important as profit. To that end, we love what the guys at […]
British PM — companies must be vigilant and responsive to the risks of modern slavery within supply chains
6th February, London British Prime Minister, Theresa May, addressed dignitaries at The World Economic Forum at Davos in January stating, “companies simply cannot stand by while their platforms are used to facilitate child abuse, modern slavery or the spreading of terrorist and extremist content”. Speaking on wider issues of economic importance, the PM highlights corporate […]
Cleantech Company or Sustainable Solution Provider? We may have just the event for you…
Associate #ORBMembers, Eventure Media Ltd, are running the following event in just a few days time, which if you are a cleantech company or offer sustainable solutions may prove very interesting for you: RUSHLIGHT SHOW – LONDON, 25 JANUARY 2018 The 9th Rushlight Show, kindly sponsored by Innovate UK, BEIS, Flanders Investment & Trade, Carbon […]
3rd Modern Slavery & Human Rights in Supply Chain Conference
Slavery is a subject that one might be forgiven for thinking is just another horrible example of how badly humans can behave towards one another that has been resigned to the past, or at the very least is something that only goes on elsewhere in the world – certainly not in our so-called civilised and […]
As a small business do I really need to be doing anything about GDPR?
A guest-blog by Diana Collins of #ORBMember DLC Engage HR: As 2018 commences, we are all focussing on what key things we should be doing through the year and hopefully, you will have GDPR, the new data protection regulation, firmly etched on your calendar for 25th May 2018…… right? As background, EU GDPR is the […]
Zero Future for Zero Hours?
What is your opinion on zero-hour contracts? Does your business use them? Do you feel strongly for them or against them? Well you should find what Jonathan Key from #ORBMember Labour Xchange Ltd has to say really very interesting and insightful. Do leave us a comment to let us know what you think: Are zero-hour […]
Signposts and Bridges (to being more Responsible and Ethical)
I am occasionally accused of being a little bit like a broken-record when it comes to talking about how easy it is to make simple and small changes to one’s SME business that can have a hugely impactful difference to the planet! Sorry, but I’m not sorry! I make no apology for my repetition of […]