Includability – A Certified B Corp – is delighted to welcome BaseKit – A Certified B Corp – as an Includability Committed Employer for 2023.
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.
Paul Smith, Founder of Includability, said: “We are delighted to welcome BaseKit into our Includability Community. Obtaining our Includability Committed Employer status is a fantastic achievement, and I am so pleased the team have worked so closely with our verification partners to commit to greater transparency to create an inclusive and mentally healthy workplace culture.
“They are now part of a growing network and community of like-minded organisations that will support each other to share best practice, empower employees, do better for the planet and work collaboratively to consistently set higher workplace standards. I am thrilled we will be taking this journey together.”
Who is BaseKit?
BaseKit is a software development company founded in 2008 located near Bristol. The BaseKit platform is a responsive ecommerce, bookings and website builder used by over 100 telcos and web hosting providers worldwide -powering over 9 million micro businesses. Their vision is a world where anyone with a business idea can thrive naturally, freely and with effortless success -powered by fast, simple and reliable technology.
They are committed to encouraging a diverse, equal and inclusive workplace, this commitment is driven from the senior management team and shared by all at BaseKit. In May 2023 they were certified as a B Corporation, joining over 6,000 other purpose-driven businesses around the globe, as we continue on our mission to become a force for good balancing people, planet and profit.
BaseKit provides many perks in and out of work to all staff: health care, yoga, lunch and learn days, volunteer days and company days out –not to mention a great work-life balance.
“BaseKit is thrilled to be an Includability Committed Employer. We are proud to be an inclusive and sustainable employer, putting our employees' mental health and wellbeing at the heart of our company. It's great to be part of a shared community of similar people all striving for the same values.” – Wendy Weston, HR Director.
What are Includability's pillar of inclusion areas?
Includability champions the following:
Environment and sustainability (E+S)
Mental health
Employee well-being
Talent management
Leadership and governance
Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
Ex-Military Support
All areas fall under the people, planet, purpose and profit framework of the Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) business model.
What is Includability’s Verification Process?
Our Verification Process was independently conducted by Includability Official Partners; Prosperah, Outliers Wellbeing, Flex Wellbeing, Unleashed, The HR Agency and Mental Health Charter CIC to ensure practices align with established definitions of an ‘Inclusive Workplace’.
Completing our Verification Process involves members completing a Company Commitment survey, having introductory, and possible follow-up, calls with our verification partners to assess where they are on their journey, making further commitments to engage with best practice in our pillar areas, and focussing each area into an overall sustainability strategy for their company which will raise the standard of their corporate social responsibility.
What does Includability’s verification process mean for new members?
Successfully completing the Includability Verification Process for Includability Committed Employers immediately gives BaseKit access to a growing community network of purpose-led organisations.
Displaying our Includability Committed Employer or Includability Committed Recruitment Agency badge signifies to audiences and jobseekers that the holder is committed to undertaking steps to better themselves through education and collaboration. In a values-driven market, Includability Committed Employers enjoy a wider range of talent from our standard.
Why choose Includability?
Includability is a B Corp Certified community network developed to raise expectation, increase employer accountability, and create a new standard for what the recruitment sector should deliver through engagement, collaboration and regularly sharing best practice.
Includability became a Certified B Corporation in March 2023 with a score of 143.2 and is one of the few B Corps to be both Planet Mark and B Corp Certified.
Includability provides; community networking, access to best practice consultants and resources, and a job board to all Includability Committed Employers. We aim to provide inspiration and action for positive change in the workplace.
Our scope of incorporating all of our pillars into our verification process means we are the number one network platform of choice for employers and job seekers and to positively contribute towards a society that is sustainable, free from discrimination and mentally healthy, which will be achieved through clear communication, collaboration and decisive action.
