Moneypenny joins the Good Business Charter

Moneypenny is delighted to announce that we have joined companies such as Deloitte, Capita and Richer Sounds in signing up to the Good Business Charter (GBC), an accreditation that seeks to raise the bar on business practices for employees, tax, the environment, customers and suppliers.

Managing 15 million calls and live chats annually for 13,000 businesses, from sole traders to multinationals, in the UK and US, we are proud to be the first business of our kind to join the GBC.

The Good Business Charter exists for all companies and charities with 10 employees or more across all industries and sectors and works through a simple online self-certification process. At a time when people are caring more about who they work for and who they buy from, the Good Business Charter offers a straightforward accreditation which recognises organisations which prioritise and care for their employees, the environment, customers and suppliers, whilst also paying their taxes according to the spirit of the law. The GBC and its members seek to inspire many other businesses to follow suit.

The Good Business Charter has the support of both the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Trades Union Congress (TUC) which both have trustee representation on its board. Other partners of the GBC include the Living Wage Foundation and the Prompt Payment Code. The GBC has been set up by a charity called the Good Business Foundation and accreditation will be free for all companies in the first year.

Chairman of the GBC board, Simon Fox, said, “The Good Business Charter brings together 10 standards, most of which already exist, but in separate places. We have bought them together to give a coherent overall position for businesses to aspire to. We believe that the GBC has enormous potential to change business practice for good. We hope that because of its simplicity and cost-effectiveness, it will quickly gain support.”

Joanna Swash, Moneypenny’s CEO, said: “We’re excited to be an early member of the Good Business Charter, a movement to inspire and motivate good business practice. Being inclusive and responsible, in every sense of the word, is at the very heart of our business at Moneypenny. Looking after our growing team of more than 750 brilliant people is of paramount importance and our entire business model has been built around this and we are always reviewing how we conduct ourselves as a business. Having happy, productive and engaged employees ensures we have happy clients and Moneypenny is regularly referred to as one of the happiest workplaces in the UK. We are also proud to have be recognised as one of the Sunday Times ‘Best Companies’ six times.”