Ethical Reading

Sean Taylor, CEO of Redwood Technologies takes us on the journey from local start-up to multi-million-dollar turnover international business, a great local success story! Sean outlines how values have been at the core of all they do, eliciting extraordinary support from customers and suppliers while supporting local business communities and charities.  As the business has grown, Sean talks about the challenges of scaling up the culture internationally. An inspiring listen!

Richard Baker of EY talks about the core values of the business, the local effects of Covid-19 on the business sector and shares his concerns for employees working remotely. He reflects on the wider challenges faced by auditing firms and that he sees a recent great shift to investors looking to invest in responsible businesses with a good reputation for ethical practices. Richard believes this will drive change for good overall.

Shan Beerstecher of AND Digital guides us through their unique, motivational employee experience and customer proposition that is an award-winning formula. Shan's leadership is founded on the principles of Ubuntu (that there is a oneness to humanity; that we achieve ourselves by sharing ourselves with others, and caring for those around us).

Linka:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shan-beerstecher/

Paul Hargreaves of Cotswold Fayre, now a highly values driven, successful, quality food distribution business shares how it wasn’t always like that. With candid stories of challenges they’ve faced and overcome along the way to becoming a B-Corporation and carbon neutral, Paul gives us deep insight into how having strong values has got the business through tough times to the thriving business it is today.

Tags: Business Ethics, Business, Ethical Reading, Leadership, Social Purpose, Environment, Carbon Neutral, B-Corporation Ambassador

Links:

Contact Paul Hargreaves at www.paulhargreaves.co.uk

Paul’s book ‘Forces For Good: Creating a better world through purpose-driven businesses’ comes in paperback, e-book, and Audible versions here https://amzn.to/32ABueG and the audible book is also on I-tunes https://apple.co/3etjKqJ a great Christmas gift idea for friends, family or your employees 😊

Ethical Reading: https://www.ethicalreading.org.uk

Yasmina Siadatan’s  values have been central to her work life from winning Series 5 of The Apprentice,  running a successful restaurant in Caversham, with the Start-Up Loans  scheme and to her present-day role with Dynamic Planner. She emphatically lays out the benefits of being a values-based business, shares success stories and is clear about the main challenges currently faced in business.

Tags: Business Ethics, Business Values, Ethical Reading, Leadership, The Apprentice

Links

Contact Yasmina through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmina-siadatan-706b4814/

Ethical Reading: https://www.ethicalreading.org.uk

James Parkin of Eximius guides us through ethical recruitment: common challenges and pitfalls for employers as well as success stories. We hear why the Reading  Ethical Recruitment Charter came about and how the public  sector (RBC), the business sector and Ethical Reading representing the  charity sector, collaborated on the Charter to protect job applicant from abuses like unpaid trial shifts and ‘ghosting’. James puts out a  powerful call for us all to engage with and support this initiative and urges Reading businesses to sign up to  the Reading Ethical Recruitment Charter, needed now more than ever since the COVID-19 pandemic and increased unemployment.

Tags: Business Ethics, Business, Ethical Recruitment, Recruitment, Ethical Reading, RBC, Leadership, Employment, Job applicants

Links

Contact James through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=James%20Parkin&origin=GLOBAL_SEARCH_HEADER

The RER Charter landing page: https://www.ethicalreading.org.uk/programmes/business-ethics-and-culture/ethical-recruitment/

The ethical recruitment petition page: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550276

Ethical Reading: https://www.ethicalreading.org.uk

Show notes for Jim Rogers of Grant Thornton, ’Ethics in Action: Business Stories’ Series

Jim  Rogers, Practice Lead for Grant Thornton (GT) Thames Valley and  Southampton, guides us through the key values of GT, how they led to a seamless  transition to working from home during lock-down with COVID-19 and the  firm’s loyalty to its workforce. We have a tour of GT's local initiatives  that have wide-ranging social impacts. Jim explains why he was a great  supporter of Ethical Reading from the start.

Jim Rogers Links:

Email: [email protected]

Ethical Reading Links:

https://ethicalreading.org.uk

Tags: Business Culture; Business Values; Collaboration; Diversity; Ethical Business; Leadership; Post Covid-19; Social impact; Sustainability; Teams; Women in Business; Workplace Well-being;

Jason shares his story from thinking he had it all to losing everything - how he came back up from rock bottom with extraordinary new understandings of mental health and a powerful mission to help others.

Links: Jason’s website

WARNING These recordings talk about suicide. If you are worried about someone who is feeling suicidal, or you believe is in immediate danger, please visit: Samaritans

Interview with Virgin COO link 

Inspirational staff talks

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Discover Margaret’s journey in the corporate world and life in UK after a stellar career in Zimbabwe. Learn about her passion for people development and her roles within Ethical Reading.

Learn why Antoine believes it is important that businesses have an ethical DNA and what the beyond profit culture is, his involvement with the Reading Ethical Recruitment charter and his interesting and varied background.