We are a not-for-profit, Community Interest Company. We are not culture change professionals nor HR experts. We just have a passion for positive change within the business sector. We do not pretend to know the answers but are confident the solutions are there.
We look forward to developing the concept of responsible business, encouraging collaboration and to empower people to find sustainable and profitable solutions to the world’s problems through the United Voice for Responsible Business (UVRB).
UVRB Supporters
There are increasingly large numbers of passionate and visionary people who support this objective too and we encourage them to join the UVRB as a Supporter, supporting our mission and its vital purpose by strongly advocating responsible business within their organisation by challenging irresponsible behaviour and decision-making when they see it.
Allies
We are looking to work alongside the many other excellent not-for-profit organisations working in the “stakeholder capitalism” sector as Allies. We will promote their services whenever we can through the Resource Section of this website.
We always welcome any ideas from people with a similar passion.
The team at the Responsible Business Project bring different professional expertise. We do not pretend to have all the answers but want to share with you the organisations and resources we are aware of, encourage collaboration and empower people to find sustainable and profitable solutions to the world’s problems.
Initially, our focus will be on UK companies and organisations. However, we hope that other similar Responsible Business Projects will be started in other countries too.
The Project’s vision is to make responsible business commonplace by 2030.
Read about what is involved with joining the Responsible Business Project 2030.
Join as an Ally and get access to our resources, or become a champion and join the movement.
Become a Partner and help us implement change, or become a supporter and actively help us with the project.
Read about what is involved with joining the Responsible Business Project 2030.
Join as an Ally and get access to our resources, or become a champion and join the movement.
Become a Partner and help us implement change, or become a supporter and actively help us with the project.
Jim spent most of his working career running the renowned corporate hospitality agency, Cavendish Hospitality and Events, from 1981 until his retirement in 2016. Cavendish won numerous official hospitality contracts including two Rugby World Cups, 1999 (Wales) and 2003 (Australia), the 2007 Cricket World Cup and the 2010 World T20 cricket both in the Caribbean. On Jim’s retirement, Cavendish was bought by AOK Events in 2016.
In 2018, Jim co-founded Ethical Reading with Gurprit Singh with the objective of helping organisations in Reading do the right thing by each other, the wider community and the environment. Ethical Reading is looking to maximise the positive change it is creating in Reading by helping to establish ethical hubs in different towns and cities throughout the UK and beyond, kick-starting an Ethical Cities Movement.
Since 2020, Jim has been working on the Responsible Business Project 2030 which has a mission to make responsible business commonplace by 2030 and taught in schools throughout the world.
Jim lives with his wife, Virginia in the Reading area and they enjoy spending time with their four children and five grand-children. Jim plays golf and after a promising debut at the age 14, his play has got progressively worse ever since.
Nick has over 50 years of varied work experience including senior general management and finance roles. From 1989 to 2017 he ran his own management consulting and professional development company. Currently he is officially retired but still spends time on research, writing and other activity. Nick focuses his efforts in the areas of organizational sustainability, human capital, and integrated reporting. He has experience working in, and with private family business, public corporations, and governments and NPO’s.
Nick holds an FCPA, FCGA designation in Canada and an FCCA from the UK. He is also holds an FCMC in Management Consulting. He is past Chair of the Professional Standards Committee of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes and led the development of the competency model for CMC certification in over 50 global CMC Institutes. He is also a member of MENSA. In 2007 Nick received the President’s Award for Education from the Certified General Accountants of British Columbia.
Nick has authored several books including “The Cost of Poor Culture,” (2021) “Corporate Culture – Combining Purpose and Values,” (2021), “How Accountants Lost their Balance” (2021), “Reflective Leaders and High Performing Organizations” (2012, co-authored with Dr. Peter Smyth), “Governance, Accountability and Sustainable Development” (2005), “Controllers Handbook” (2003, 2nd edition 2008), and “Variance Analysis” (1980).
Nick believes that human capital is the untapped frontier of competitive advantage and value creation, and that accountants need to do a much better job of explaining the value and cash flow implications for organizations that understand and foster a positive culture.
Kate specialises in sustainability communications and wider stakeholder engagement. She led Instinctif Partners’ Reinventing Responsibility offering until March 2022 and is now an independent consultant.
A facilitator, building bridges at the intersection between technical, strategy and communications – she joins the dots between multiple pieces of insight and translates complex concepts into simple and impactful strategies that resonate across different stakeholder groups.
She believes effective communication drives change, builds trust and is integral to business success. Over her 25+ year career, she has advised clients on a range of topics including sourcing of ethical ingredients and developing, embedding & reporting sustainability strategies. Kate’s counsel has helped her clients develop and communicate strategically relevant messaging, connect with their stakeholders and bring about change.
She has worked across the energy and renewable energy, food & drink, FMCG, and industrial sectors, delivering a wide range of services including strategy development and positioning, stakeholder engagement, technical writing for planning & public consultation, risk management and internal communications.
