Sustainability

What are the benefits for Includability of adopting the SDGs?

Includability Official Partner, EllisKnight have released a report relating to the sustainability objective they achieved over the 2020 period.

As sustainability remains a core concern for consumers, businesses across every sector are increasingly highlighting their commitment to sustainable practices. However, with the rise of greenwashing and greenhushing — the practice of downplaying or concealing environmental issues — merely making sustainability claims is no longer enough to win over discerning customers.

Welcome to the Includability Committed Employer (ICE) Spotlight Series, where we celebrate the trailblazing efforts of our ICEs in fostering sustainable, inclusive, and mentally healthy workplace cultures. Today, we shine the spotlight on Elizabeth Norman International (ENI), a leading recruitment consultancy known for its expertise in data, analytics, and market research talent acquisition. ENI’s commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and its innovative approach to talent management has made it a key player in shaping the future of the insights industry.

In November, the Includability community came together to celebrate the incredible achievements of our finalists and winners at the 2024 Includability Awards. This event wasn’t just about trophies – it was about honouring the organisations, teams, and individuals driving meaningful change in workplace inclusivity, wellbeing, and diversity. Paired with the return of our popular Links and Drinks networking event, it made for an unforgettable week filled with camaraderie, recognition, and a shared commitment to inclusivity.

In this spotlight, we turn our attention to Bristol, a company that has built a global reputation for excellence in global mobility management. Their journey showcases a deep commitment to connection, sustainability, and ethical business practices, all while fostering a supportive and dynamic work culture where everyone can thrive.

Includability – A Certified B Corp – is delighted to welcome WGC as an Includability Committed Employer for 2024. WGC has successfully completed the Includability Committed Employer 6 Stage Verification Process in which they have engaged in taking the journey towards authentic inclusion by integrating fairness into their company culture and into each stage of their recruitment process.

Noble Foods has successfully completed the Includability Committed Employer 6 Stage Verification Process in which they have engaged in taking the journey towards authentic inclusion by integrating fairness into their company culture and into each stage of their recruitment process. This is achieved by Includability supporting organisations to become a diverse, inclusive, sustainable, mentally healthy and better business.

The state of the climate crisis has made sustainability a must for organisations. Read this blog, by our partners, Planet Mark to learn how your organisation can embed sustainability to strengthen its commercial resilience and brand position and improve operational effectiveness.

Includability – A Certified B Corp – is delighted to welcome Lucky Saint – A Certified B Corp – as an Includability Committed Employer for 2023.

Our Partnerships Manager, Danny Welsh, had a fantastic visit to our Includability Committed Employer Orean | B Corp ™, the award-winning private label and B Corp Certified cosmetic manufacturer.

The UN COP28 summit concluded later than scheduled with the first global agreement to move away from fossil fuels.

BaseKit has successfully completed the Includability Committed Employer 6 Stage Verification Process in which they have engaged in taking the journey towards authentic inclusion by integrating fairness into their company culture and into each stage of their recruitment process by making commitments in our pillar areas of Diversity, Inclusion, Sustainability, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Talent Management, Impact, Leadership and Governance and Ex-Military Support.

Includability has become Planet Mark certified for the second year in a row after achieving carbon reduction of 6.2% per employee compared to 2022.

Our outstanding Includability Committed Employers, Ella's Kitchen, recently hosted a remarkable event with our excellent Ambassador, Amy Polly, the Mindfulness Rebel, as part of their ongoing initiative to empower a happy and healthy team.

A massive congratulations to three of our Includability Committed Employers who made the Escape 100 2023 list for purpose-led organisations.

There are many facets to sustainability and impact when seeking specific services to benefit the planet and your community. If you’re investing in a sustainability and impact strategy for your company, you want to make sure that what you’re doing is producing meaningful results.

Our outstanding Official Partner Planet Mark has launched a Carbon Policy Tracker, to give industry-specific updates on sustainable policy developments.

A very well done to our Includability Committed Employers, The Gym Group, for becoming the first UK gym chain to achieve carbon neutral status. The Gym Group is a purpose-led organisation committed to break down barriers to fitness for everyone. Sustainability is massively important to this ambition because they care about members living healthier and more rewarding lives within the natural balance of the planet.

Ella’s Kitchen have been making full use of their Includability Committed Employer and Official partner status as they make new connections within our community to improve their business.

Includability has been certified as a B Corp for 2023 with a score of 143.2. B Corp is a global certification enterprise whereby non-profit, B Lab, verifies that they are meeting the highest environmental and social responsibility standards, not only through their product or service, but across all aspects of internal and external practices.

Includability, a leading B Corp dedicated to championing diversity and inclusion, wellbeing, sustainability and mental health, is thrilled to announce a special offer to celebrate their B Corp score of 143.2. For every business that joins Includability as a Committed Employer, the company will provide 1,432 days of clean water in partnership with B1G1.

In our continuing celebrations of B Corp month, we are still geeking out every week over how much these awesome B Corps help us do our jobs better.

It’s B Corp month, and while there has been criticism of B Corp and how their assessment process is far from perfect, we believe categorially the non-profit network’s celebration month is worth it.

It’s B Corp month again and we love celebrating B Corps at Includability! They provide such friendly expertise and contribute so positively to our community so that others can become a B Corp too. They are also willing to learn beyond the confines of the B Impact Assessment to become more inclusive, sustainable and mentally healthy workplaces.

The firsts step to mapping out your carbon footprint is identifying the parts of your organisation that you will collect data on. This will help you build measurement principles that help create consistency and accuracy in all carbon foot printing activities. Besides this, you should establish which activities you engage in are responsible for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Our Official Partners Worcester City Women Football Club (WCWFC) and ODISEE embark on a new project together

Includability joined a coalition of over 1500 businesses known collectively as the Better Business Act (BBA). The aim of which is to call on the UK government to enact legislation which ensures businesses are legally responsible for benefiting workers, customers, communities and the environment while delivering profit.

Includability has reached 100,000 B1G1 impacts, after less than two years in operation.

Official Partners Planet Mark have launched a series of free toolkits designed to help your team take the first steps in measuring the carbon emissions

Includability has gained certification from our Official Partners, Planet Mark, measurement our carbon footprint for our first year of operation.

Includability – The Home of Inclusive Employers is delighted to release our impact report covering our first year of operation from June 2021-2022.

Includability – Certified B Corp – is delighted to welcome Toast Ale – Certified B Corp – as an Includability Committed Employer for 2023.

November 2022 played host to the 27th global climate conference taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Includability is delighted to welcome The3Engineers as an Official Partner for 2022.

The Forestry Commission’s Forest Runner event will include non-binary as an entrant choice for the first time in their event sign-up this year.

Includability is delighted to welcome Ocean Infinity as an Includability Committed Employer for 2022.

The Forestry Commission has successfully completed an initial 5 Star Verification Process in which they have committed to take the journey toward authentic inclusion by integrating fairness into their company culture and into each stage of their recruitment process by making commitments in the fields of sustainability, mental health, wellbeing, talent management, and diversity and inclusion.

Paul Hargreaves is the Founder and CEO of wholesale distributor of fine food products and Includability Official Partner, Cotswold Fayre, and Flourish - a farm food shop and kitchen in Bristol.

Planet Mark, recently responded to discussion of further delay to the COP26 climate conference

Includability Partner, Ecologi is celebrating several recent news pieces which reflected progress in the race against the climate crisis.

Includability Official partner, EllisKnight International has jointly won the Geographic Giving Award given out by the philanthropic social enterprise and official Includability Giving Back Charity, B1G1.

Ecologi's guide to launching a sustainable business

Includability extends warm congratulations to Official Partner, Ecologi on receiving £4m of investment led by General Catalyst.

Why Includability Chose to Join Ecologi. As a purpose led business, it was essential that our business be as climate positive as possible.

Includability Official Partners, Cotswold Fayre have released their sustainability report covering the 2020/21 period.

The COP 26 climate conference finally went ahead over one year later than it was originally planned due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Includability hosted an interactive webinar for Official Partners, Prosperah to answer to the questions of what value can the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) bring to businesses?

B Lab Releases SDG Insights Report 2021

Includability Committed Partner Ecologi look at the differences between Carbon-Neutral & Net-Zero

Includability adds 1% for the planet as part of its commitments to sustainability

Includability partners with Prosperah to manage sustainability star for its workplace standard

Planet Mark created a video answering some of the most frequently searched questions around sustainability

You care about people and the planet but saving the world can look like a lot of work? We get it. But is it really? Last year the UN published “The Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the World”, a list of simple actions you can do to make the world a better place and help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.