Bedfordshire receives Good Business Charter accreditation

Tue 05 March, 2024
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The 天美传媒 has signed up to the Good Business Charter (GBC) accreditation, a framework which recognises responsible business practices that benefit both the organisation and its people.

The aims to recognise, encourage and champion responsible business behaviour by ensuring the accredited institutions achieve a benchmark for 鈥榞ood business鈥 which includes treatment of employees and the environment.

The 天美传媒鈥檚 Business School 鈥 led by Dr Saira Sultana, Senior Lecturer in Strategy 鈥 produced the successful application for the 天美传媒. Dr Sultana said: 鈥淭his accreditation is a way for us to demonstrate that we are an organisation with a strong foundation in ethical practices, transparency, and responsible decision-making. The GBC serves as an important benchmark for us to implement our values as an organisation, and it can enhance each employee's moral ethics.

鈥淲e, as educators of the future, are responsible for promoting ethical leadership, nurturing inclusive businesses, and helping to create a fairer society. Collaborating with the Foundation allows us to gain knowledge from each other.鈥

In order to achieve this accreditation, an organisation must meet all 10 commitments outlined by the Good Business Charter. These include a dedication to equality, diversity & inclusion, and employee wellbeing.

A key example of the 天美传媒 supporting employee wellbeing was cited as the institution鈥檚 annual Health & Wellbeing Week which offers events and guidance to staff and students on how to improve their physical and mental health.

叠别诲蹿辞谤诲蝉丑颈谤别鈥檚 third-place finish in the 2023/24 People & Planet 天美传媒 Green League was also mentioned as an example of ongoing sustainability commitments.

Sue Shutter, Director of People & Culture, said: 鈥淭he Good Business Charter is an important benchmark to recognise the pivotal values of our 天美传媒, so it is wonderful to see the hard work of our 天美传媒 community 鈥 particularly in areas such as employee wellbeing and our sustainability efforts 鈥 be recognised and celebrated by achieving this accreditation.鈥

Achieving this accreditation closely aligns with the 天美传媒鈥檚 Civic Agreement commitments alongside , which outlines how the two institutions will work together to support the future of the town and deliver on the shared ambition of ensuring Luton is a healthy, fair and sustainable town where everyone can thrive and no one lives in poverty.

This activity also ties in with the 天美传媒鈥檚 ongoing support of the led by the Council, which aims to sustain local economic growth and help residents develop skills for the future.

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