Good Business: December

As the busy festive season is now well under way, we're thinking about wellbeing at work: how do you find that sweet spot between getting through your to-do list, and looking after your own and your colleagues' wellbeing before offices close?

Wellbeing specialist Bethan Lucy Aspland at The Lord Mayor’s Appeal shares with us 'Three Resources for Improving Workplace Wellbeing' to help you and your business create psychologically safe workplaces (one for all seasons.)

We've also launched our popular Awareness Calendar for 2024 so you can see what's coming up in the new year, and we have two new Lunch and Learn sessions looking at carbon footprints and why nature and biodiversity matters to your business. You can book your free places by clicking the event links below (please do share with anyone who you think would be interested).

The team and I would like to wish you a very peaceful festive season, and as always we look forward to sharing more responsible business news, events and resources in 2024.

Best wishes,

Maggie Berry OBE

Director, Heart of the City

Event dates for your diary

• Your business' carbon footprint: What it is and how to measure it. Wednesday 31 January (12:00 - 12:45 GMT). Book your FREE place here.
• Nature and your business: Why it matters and how to take action. Thursday 22 February (12:00 - 12:45 GMT). Book your FREE place here.

Updates in responsible business

Supply Chain Decarbonisation with a Gender Lens is out! A new report from Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW), unpacking how to integrate gender into businesses decarbonisations plans and actions. This report was researched and co-authored by Olivia Jenkins , Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Specialist at Social Development Direct , a Foundations for Responsible Business alumni member.

• Climate for SMEs: 4 Steps to Action. This four module course is specifically tailored for SME's to explore the principles of sustainability, gain skills to measure your carbon footprint, and develop a customised net-zero action plan whilst learning from experts in a wide range of industries. Conveniently accessible online, each module can be completed at your own pace. The course is also FREE for SME's based within the Square Mile. To apply or find out more about our Climate for SMEs course, visit our website here.
• Elevate your business and connect with likeminded SME's and industry experts on your journey towards sustainability on our Foundations for Responsible Business programme. Focusing on areas including environment, people and community, you will benefit from a wealth of online resources, and learn from industry experts and peers through live workshops, webinars, online resources and insight sessions to cultivate responsible business practices. Find out how joining our Foundations for Responsible Business programme can benefit your business here.
• Minority Business Matters. We're excited to be partnering with MSDUK on a new programme,?Minority Business Matters,?for London's ethnic minority SMEs. Minority Business Matters is designed to support London's ethnic minority businesses to become supplier ready, embed social value and sustainability into their businesses and connect with leading brands.

For more information about Heart of the City's programmes or to arrange a call back, please email us at [email protected].

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