by Jill Poet | Aug 29, 2021 | Community, Environment, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
In 2014, we launched the Southend Business and Community Charter, an initiative working with local authorities and other organisations to encourage businesses to get more involved in their local communities, and celebrate and acknowledge those that do via a rolling...
by Jill Poet | Aug 1, 2021 | Community, Ethics, Workplace
ORB is delighted to welcome Wellity as a new member, particularly as the company has such a strong focus on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR.) But although Wellity is new to us in terms of membership, ORB has enjoyed a close working relationship with COO and...
by Jill Poet | Jul 1, 2021 | Community, Environment, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
We are delighted to announce the launch of our Small Business – BIG Change campaign #smallbizBIGchange Small business in this context means businesses that have up to 49 employees, with a very specific focus on micro-businesses that have 0-9 employees. The...
by Guest | Apr 7, 2021 | Community, Environment, Ethics, Marketplace, Workplace
How – and why – we run an ethical and sustainable design agency This article by Kayleigh Nicolaou is a wonderful example of highly skilled and intelligent young people who are moving away from the honey-trap of the corporate world to launch a better type...
by Jill Poet | Nov 2, 2020 | Community
Well, to be honest, I think ORB is already a Small Business Star, as are all our wonderful members. But #SmallBusinessStar is a new, time-limited match-funded campaign launched by the fabulous Work for Good Team for donations paid into the funding account in December....
by Jill Poet | Sep 30, 2020 | Community, Ethics
ORB has proudly launched a Charity Referral Month. We will donate 25% of the first year’s annual membership fee to FareShare for each new member joining ORB during October if the referral code CHARITY is quoted in the application process. FareShare is a national...
