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 Guest | Nov 8, 2013 | General, Workplace
When I worked as a chalet host in a French ski resort, time was my nemesis; I never had enough of it. On changeover day our workforce had to turnaround twenty to thirty separate residences by the time new clients were ready to check-in at 4pm. When we were fully...
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 Editorial | Sep 11, 2013 | Community, General
Everyone in the country has favourite memories from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Now there’s a chance to capture the spirit of that amazing time by taking part in Britain’s Personal Best. In 2012, we met some Superhumans, saw the Queen skydiving with...
by Editorial | Aug 7, 2013 | Environment, General
Would you prefer to record your waste transfers online instead of having a pile of paperwork? Edoc, a UK-wide system being developed by government and waste industry organisations, goes live in January 2014. It will enable you to do away with paper and create, share,...
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...
