Corazon Health has successfully demonstrated their ongoing commitment to good business practices and met the requirements for all 10 components which collectively cover care for employees, suppliers, customers and the environment.
The Good Business Charter commits organisations to:
- Real Living Wage - The GBC requires all employers to pay directly-employed staff and regularly-contracted staff the real living wage as set out by the Living Wage Foundation.
- Fairer Hours & Contracts - The GBC requires a fair approach to zero hours contracts, including fair shift scheduling and cancellation policy, and proper consideration given to contracts with guaranteed hours.
- Employee Wellbeing - The GBC requires clear, fair and transparent policies that support and encourage employee well-being and ban unreasonable penalties for legitimate sickness.
- Employee Representation - The GBC requires all employers to engage with worker representatives and to ensure there is a voice that represents employees around the boardroom table.
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - The GBC requires organisations to evidence how they analyse and monitor their EDI data against a baseline, using it to address disadvantage and discrimination.
- Environmental Responsibility - The GBC requires businesses to commit to an environmental policy to demonstrate they are committed to reducing their environmental impact and continually improving their environmental performance.
- Paying Fair Tax - The GBC requires businesses to commit to paying their taxes, not engage in tax avoidance and commit to being transparent in their relationship with HMRC.
- Commitment to Customers - The GBC requires businesses to gather and monitor customer feedback and report the results to their board.
- Ethical Sourcing - The GBC requires businesses to commit to the standards set out in the Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code for Sourcing, through a process of continuous due diligence.
- Prompt Payment - The GBC requires businesses to sign the government’s Prompt Payment Code and pay small suppliers within 30 days.
Responsible business practices have always been at the heart of our approach to all stakeholders and the Good Business Charter re-accreditation is a vital mark in our commitment to being an ethical and sustainable company.
Visit Homepage - Good Business Charter for more information about the accreditation.
