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Enhancing responsible business strategies with accreditation

How accreditation can drive your social impact through your social value offer in procurement and through social commitments in responsible business strategies.

When creating your responsible business strategy, our accreditations can form the solid foundation you need to begin your journey or can enhance an already well established model.  Whether your strategy comprises a sustainability or ESG annual report, a progress report for EDI (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) or social mobility or a social value strategy for responsible procurement, we can help. 

Each of the social commitments below can be supported by one or many of our accreditations.

Scroll down to learn more about how our accreditations can support:

  • Social Mobility

  • Human Rights and Supply Chains (UK and Globally)

  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

  • Local Economic and Community Development

  • Mental and Physical Health

Social Mobility

"The real Living Wage helps us develop a sustainable workforce. By providing a proper wage and stability for our workers, they can give us their best without worrying about picking up second jobs or additional hours and that’s reflected in their motivation and loyalty.”  
- Homestart Greenwich

Both our Living Wage and Living Hours accreditations foster an environment where employees and their families can thrive, advancing their careers through training, education, and skill development. 

By ensuring fair wages and secure working conditions, businesses can support the social mobility of their workforce, enabling them to focus on professional growth without the burden of financial stress. This, in turn, benefits businesses by cultivating a more skilled, loyal, and motivated workforce. While the Living Pension accreditation enables employees to save enough to live in dignity in retirement, therefore removing the additional generational cost that comes with poverty in retirement.

 

Key impact areas:

  • Career Progression
  • Access to Education and Training
  • Breaking Poverty Cycles

Human Rights and Supply Chains (UK and Globally)

Guaranteeing the the real Living Wage and adopting improved working conditions and benefits throughout your supply chain lays a strong foundation for Human Rights in the UK and globally.

By mandating fair compensation, working hours and conditions for third-party contractors and indirect workers across whole supply chains, the Living Wage and Living Hours accreditations compel businesses to extend worker protections beyond direct employees, ensuring stronger minimum labour standards that support fundamental human rights throughout complex global supply networks. By requiring contractors to meet rigorous wage and working condition standards, these accreditations create systemic pressure for ethical employment practices.

  • Key impact areas:
  • Improved Ethical Employment Practices
  • Reinforces checks on human rights violations
  • Ethical Procurement: Incentivizes responsible supplier selection and management

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)

“We needed to make sure that there is pay parity, in terms of gender equality and that we had everybody on the right scales and I think implementing the real Living Wage has made us have the conversations that we needed to.” 
- Capital Cleaning Service

Ensuring equitable pay and inclusive working conditions is fundamental to our accreditation programs. By addressing wage gaps and providing fair compensation, businesses can attract and retain a diverse workforce, fostering innovation and improving overall performance. Our Living Wage accreditation, Living Hours accreditation, and Living Pension accreditation help organisations meet their E,D&I goals, contributing to a more inclusive economy.

Key impact areas:

  • Pay Gap Reduction
  • Anti-Discrimination Efforts
  • Diverse Workforce Attraction

Local Economic and Community Development

“This is what it means to be a true leader. Business leaders want to actually give all of their team, no matter what their role is within the business, a better lifestyle and a better level of income.” 
- Tidy Green Clean

Responsible business practices extend beyond the workplace. Our accreditations contribute to local economic growth by increasing employees' spending power, reducing reliance on social services, and encouraging community engagement. By committing to fair wages and employment practices through Living Wage accreditation, Living Hours accreditation, and the Living Pension accreditation businesses can help build stronger, more resilient local economies.

Key impact areas:

  • Economic Growth in Local Communities
  • Reduced Unemployment
  • Enhanced Community Engagement

Mental and Physical Health

“As an employer, we like to think that we make a difference to all of our staff's lives. When you hear some of the stories about being paid the Living Wage it is literally the difference between taking the kids to the cinema or not, or being able to take them on a holiday for a week or never being able to go away.” 
- Tidy Green Clean

The financial security provided by our accredited wage and hour programs directly impacts the mental and physical well-being of employees. By reducing financial stress and ensuring predictable work hours through Living Wage accreditation and Living Hours accreditation, businesses can promote healthier, more satisfied employees, which leads to higher productivity and lower turnover rates.

Key impact areas:

  • Reduced Financial Stress
  • Improved Work-Life Balance
  • Enhanced Job Satisfaction

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