1284 Communications is backing Good Business Fortnight.

The awareness event - led by the Good Business Foundation - celebrates UK businesses which champion responsible practices and making a positive impact on society and the environment. 

Good Business Fortnight 2025 takes place from 3-14 February. 

1284 Communications was awarded Good Business Charter status in June 2024.

Our staff logged 221 volunteering hours and 349 hours of CPD time last year.

This included:

• George becoming Chair  of Charity Link
• Amy completing the Leicester 10K in support of Menphys
• Helping to co-found nCourage (Midlands)  CIC
• Partnering with  local nonprofits including Big Difference Company, Bodie Hodges Foundation, Create Leicester, and Charnwood Community Heroes.

Meanwhile, 1284 was awarded Fair Payment Gold by the Office of the Small Business Commissioner.

It came after an audit demonstrated that we pay more than 95% of invoices within 30 days - with an average payment period of less than two weeks.

Committing to responsible business

Good Business Chartership includes businesses committing to 10 core pledges:

• Paying directly employed and regularly contracted staff the Real Living Wage.
• Only using zero or minimal hours contracts when it is mutually beneficial and accepted by all parties.
• Actively support and encourage employee wellbeing.
• Have a system whereby every employee can make suggestions or raise issues with management.
• Encourage diversity at key stages of recruitment, selection, and retention of employees, and prevent harassment or victimisation in the workplace.
• Care about the environment and encourage the development of good environmental practice as an organisation. 
• Pay taxes where applicable and be transparent in working with HMRC.
• Address and learn from stakeholder feedback - seeking to put negative issues right.
• Commit to ethical sourcing of anything we purchase.
• Pay suppliers promptly - and within 30 days at most. 

Why we support GBC

Good Business Fortnight showcases exemplary conduct with the aim of inspiring other businesses to embrace similar practices and show the public what ethical business looks like. 

Non-profit account executive, Lauren Cropper, leads the Good Business Charter engagement for 1284 Communications.

"Good Business Charter accreditation matters to us because it’s a simple framework for our company to show it cares about its employees and values," she said.

“It also supports my own work with our non-profit clients at 1284, demonstrating that our values align with theirs, that we are a trusted partner for their supply chain, and that we can make a meaningful social impact together."