The Responsible Business Forum, comprising both private sector businesses and non-profit organisations, is dedicated to promoting and advancing responsible business practices across Staffordshire. Our mission is to encourage collaboration and dialogue among diverse stakeholders to drive positive social, environmental, and economic impacts.

Our key focus for 24/25:
 

  1. Advocate for the integration of responsible business practices into the core operations of member organisations, emphasising principles of sustainability, ethics, and social responsibility
  2. Facilitate knowledge sharing and best practice exchange among private sector businesses and non-profit organisations, encouraging innovation and continuous improvement in responsible business initiatives
  3. Review and promote recognised and consistent measures of social value that are accessible and affordable for businesses and non-profit organisation, enabling them to quantify and communicate their social impact effectively
  4. Provide a platform for networking and partnership building, enabling cross-sector collaboration to address shared challenges and opportunities related to responsible business. We encourage local thinking and connection with local communities to ensure the building of capacity locally
  5. Serve as a resource hub for information, tools, and resources that support the implementation of responsible business practices