Unlocking the Benefits of Responsible Business

How can organisations make responsible business more than a buzzword?

How can environmental action, wellbeing and inclusion come together to create real, measurable impact?

Join Positive About Inclusion, Genee, and Venture Zero for a dynamic fireside chat exploring how organisations can unlock the full benefits of responsible business. This session brings together three leading consultancies whose work spans environmental performance, workplace wellbeing, Carbon Literacy, and inclusive culture offering a rare, joined-up perspective on what responsible business really looks like in practice.

Whether you're just getting started, looking to strengthen your ESG and social value commitments, or seeking practical ideas to engage your teams, this conversation will give you inspiration and actionable insights you can use immediately.

What to Expect

In this lively, interactive conversation, we’ll explore:

• Why responsible business is becoming essential — not optional
• How environmental auditing and strong frameworks drive real progress
• Why wellbeing and understanding climate change matter for engagement and culture
• How inclusion and leadership shape trustworthy, people centred organisations
• The power of collaboration across People and Planet agendas
• Practical steps any organisation can take to start making meaningful change
  

With speakers from three specialist organisations, you’ll hear real stories, practical examples, and insights drawn from working closely with businesses, public sector bodies and VCSE organisations across the UK.

More info about our speakers

Positive About Inclusion CIC is an equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) consultancy and training provider. We work with businesses across the public, private and third sectors, supporting them to create inclusive workplace cultures where everyone can feel a sense of belonging. Established in 2020 when our co-founders Lucy Malarkey and Karen Faulkner pivoted from long careers in the public sector, Positive About Inclusion is a profit for purpose social enterprise. As well as providing bespoke training and consultancy solutions, we generate further positive social impact through the Inclusion Forum North East, a free network for like minded professionals who share a passion for EDI to connect, collaborate and cultivate skills and knowledge.

Genee Consulting Ltd are a B Corp certified environmental consultancy based in Gateshead, and the North East and North West delivery partner for Investors in the Environment, a nationally recognised environmental accreditation scheme. The Investors in the Environment programme offers a framework to support organisations through the development and maintenance of an environmental management system, one which works for your organisation, not against it. Through the framework, your organisation can identify environmental impacts and put actions in place to drive reductions and find cost savings. In this webinar, Genee will show how strong environmental foundations not only build trust and reduce risk but also unlock real, lasting benefits for organisations committed to responsible business.

Venture Zero is a purpose-led, B Corp Pending organisation that works cross-sector to help businesses and communities contribute to a healthier, more sustainable world. We believe responsible businesses should recognise the deep synergy between our health and wellbeing, the natural environment and community engagement - and we deliver accredited Carbon Literacy training and MHFA England–certified Mental Health First Aid training to inspire meaningful action in these areas. Through our North East–based Impact Network, we share knowledge, spark conversations and create connections that support organisations on their journey toward sustainable wellbeing and becoming better, more responsible businesses.