by Jill Poet | Feb 21, 2014 | Community, Environment, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
In November, the Institute of Directors (IoD) held an event in conjunction with the British Standards Institute (BSI) relating to sustainability. I was pleased to attend and naturally delighted that the IoD is encouraging it’s members to consider sustainability. But,...
by Editorial | Nov 5, 2013 | Community, Environment, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
On Monday 18th November people will start arriving in Southend for the Responsible Business Conference, heralding the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week. The venue, the Park Inn Palace Hotel, overlooks the seafront and is a very short walk from Southend Central and...
by Jill Poet | Jun 6, 2013 | Community, Environment, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
A CODE OF PRACTICE TO ENSURE YOUR ORGANISATION MEETS CORE VALUES The Responsible Business Workbook, or perhaps more specifically the auditable certification it relates to, was designed to provide a rounded and robust standard specifically for SMEs and micro businesses...
by Jill Poet | Feb 15, 2013 | Community, Environment, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
Something to celebrate? The European CSR Awards scheme (details of the awards scheme here) presents a wonderful opportunity for the EU to join together and recognise the importance of CSR and celebrate great initiatives. Over the coming months we will undoubtedly see...
by Jill Poet | Aug 17, 2012 | Ethics, General
I have just had a fantastic conversation with Mike Jennings chairman of Jennings of Garsington Ltd and also one of the mentors at Oxford Business Mentors. Mike has recently written a blog called Trust or Control which explains a great deal about his ethos. Mike is...
by Jill Poet | May 25, 2012 | Community, Ethics, General
It is heartwarming to see the church and business working together. Ely Cathedral Business Group provide an excellent example of how this works. The group believes “that there is a strong correlation between the health of the business sector, and the well being of the...
