The Pledge focuses on five key commitments: promoting fair employment, creating local job opportunities, boosting Watford’s economy by buying locally, enhancing community wellbeing through social initiatives and adopting sustainable practices.
Here you can find insightful case studies and best practice examples from businesses who have joined the Watford Business Pledge, showcasing successful strategies and real-world applications to inspire and guide your own approach.
What are the 5 Commitments?
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Be an employer of choice – adopt good employment practices throughout your business
Support local employment – through your recruitment and training activities
Buying locally – strengthening the local economy by sourcing goods/services from Watford suppliers
Support the local community - focus your social value activities locally
Adopt a green approach – embed environmentally sustainable practices
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Who can sign up to the Pledge?
The Watford Business Pledge is open to all organisations based in Watford. They can be of any size and looking to make a positive impact. Whether you’re a start-up, an SME, or a well-established enterprise, this initiative provides a platform to connect, learn, and grow while contributing to the prosperity of the local community.
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What level can I achieve within the Watford Business Pledge?
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There are three award categories, businesses can be a Supporter, Member or an Ambassador of the Watford Business Pledge. Organisations will have the opportunity to apply for any level and the Watford Business Pledge Assessor Panel will determine if the organisation meets the requirements.
Supporter - an organisation becomes a Supporter if they can demonstrate that they have a clear plan to meet all the Pledge criteria relevant to their size of organisation. The organisation may have already met some of the criteria but not all the criteria across the 5 Commitments.
Member - an organisation becomes a Member if they can demonstrate that they have met all of the criteria across the 5 Commitments.
Ambassador - an organisation becomes an Ambassador when they have met all criteria across the 5 Commitments relevant to their size of organisation and demonstrably act as an ambassador for the Pledge around one or more if its 5 Commitments by supporting other business on their journey. There are a wife range of ways through which this can be demonstrated. Please head to the Knowledge Hub to find out more.
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