Since 1997, Fat Beehive has always worked with charities and other organisations committed to social good. However, we are determined to show that being a good 业务 is good 业务. That being ethical, fair and championing diversity isn’t a nice add on – but an essential part of being a successful 业务.
I have been a champion for ethical 业务 for 25 years and as Croydon’s Cabinet Member for 工作 and Economy, I encouraged local 业务es to recognise the 业务 case for diversity and try to understand the barriers to employment faced by minority groups, especially BAME and disabled candidates.
So at Fat Beehive it wasn’t good enough to just work with ethical clients – being ethical had to extend to how we treated staff, clients, the environment and our local 社区. I believe we have now created a work environment where staff are supported and can achieve their very best. 被认为是 8th Best Place to Work in 2019 by Campaign magazine reflects the progress we’re making.
Increasing diversity, especially in the tech sector has also been a long term goal – supporting Amy and James, two disabled graduates through the Leonard Cheshire scheme and providing flexible, family-friendly employment has helped, but there is certainly more we can do. Especially around increasing female and BAME representation in tech, areas that I am especially passionate 十大网博靠谱平台.
This year we also set up the 肥蜂窝粉底液, and will allocate a portion of our profits each year to the foundation, to make sure that small charities across the UK have the opportunity to expand their reach and change more lives for the better.
But being an ethical company is also 十大网博靠谱平台 continuous improvement and measurement – what attracted us to B公司认证 was the extensive and thorough assessment process which goes beyond a product or service certification. It is the only certification that measures a company’s entire social and environmental 表演 – it is the Gold standard accreditation.
From our supply chain to our charitable giving and employee benefits, B Corp Certification proves our 业务 is meeting the highest standards of externally 验证 表演. There are also transparency and accountability requirements, so B Corp Certification doesn’t just prove where our company excels now – it commits us to consider our impact on stakeholders 现在一个nd in the future by building it into our company’s 法律结构. We will also be reassessed every three years. 我们是 现在一个 认证B公司 and I am very proud that our initial score of 119.9 puts us in the top 10% of all B Corps.
B Corp is gaining traction in the UK and whilst some of their assessment processes are still US-centric, their framework is excellent and robust. For example, at Fat Beehive our electricity, as you would expect, is 100% renewable: 58.82% 海上风电，41.陆上风力6%.51%的太阳能和2.07%来自Hydro. However we lost points as we couldn’t 验证 that the hydro was low impact hydro.
This is the level of detail and verification B Corp expects. The assessment process will take time and you will be expected to provide evidence for the answers given – but for me this is what makes B Corp so important. 许多公司都声称 to being socially responsible – with B公司认证 you can be 肯定是这样的.
马克·沃森，首席执行官
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