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I can! "Loss of sales, Can't focus on the business due to the amount of time trying to get it and then maintaining it, increased costs."
Really? At this stage of our development?
This is the complete opposite of Fenty, on a different stratosphere in fact, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it's a good thing. These owners seem to have their own pet issues of sustainability and other buzz words and seem to be looking at anyone else through those rose tinted specs.
You can have an underlying ethos of fairness and empathy, of good business dealings and being good with people and transparent with fans, but this B Corp seems an unnecessary step too far. It seems more like a pet project and a feather in the owners collective caps than necessarily good for the club.
I would have put 100% of effort time and money into all the fixable problems for the next few years, and then look at this later on.
They obviously take a different view but they are already esteemed business people who will naturally gravitate to other decent people and vice versa so I am struggling to see why they are so keen on it. Business people, fans, managers and players all have faults and it seems they might be fishing in a smaller pond on the alta of B Corp accreditation.
It won't affect your average fan I don't suppose but is an interesting topic on philosophy and the order of priorities.
This is premised on the idea that you can’t do one thing whilst doing another. From what I understand, B Corp is about having set policies, behaviour and ways of working in place which accord with the aims/pillars of B Corp. A new culture and ways of working were always going to be needed after the last 20-30 years, might as well have some guiding principles and get some good PR while you’re doing it. |
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To the vast majority of fans, having B Corp status will mean sod all.
But if you're a prospective employee, perhaps not just on the footballing side but operationally too it could be crucial. It might be the difference between an applicant or a key position opting for us over a rival side simply because of our values. Everyone goes to work for pay, but anything else you can add to the bargaining chip is always a benefit.
I think the B Corp status also puts us in a niche little bracket (for now at least) where we can tap into other similar minded organisations and people for future endeavors.
There's little to nothing to be lost from going for it.
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Seems like just another old boys club to me.
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Thank you for that considered interjection.
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I must admit the admission that the company in the article were turning away 70% of potential clients in order to be B corp was staggering - and a bit concerning. Just how stringent are we going to have to be with firms wanting to be commercial partners (hire an exec box, sponsor a game or ball, advertise). Is it the realms that a London based PR company deals with that means so many companies are deemed unsuitable by b Corp, and it won't be like that for us, or is it excessively stringent rules by B Corp?
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Lots of stuff that needs to be done for B Corp helps with grant bids - sustainability, social value, equality and diversity, health and well-being outcomes - all need to be demonstrated. The public sector will latch on to GTFC being a leader in the space and it all helps get the club noticed nationally - we were the club that government chose to launch the Football Regulator at and, after hopefully this lot are dumped at the next election, this stuff will matter even more to the incoming goverment.
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As some that works for a large B Corp, I don’t see any reason to be negative about it and plenty of reasons to be positive. I’m proud to support a club that wants to do this.
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Seems like just another old boys club to me.
Given the fact it's about equality, diversity and gender recognition at the heart of the values, couldn't be further from your statement. |
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Nice little earner for top bods at B Lab probably 
Like anybody else they do a job for a wage. |
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So we pay a subscription based on turnover to get a badge on the wall telling us we’re doing what we should be doing anyway. Sounds like it’s up there with ‘Investors in People’ as a pointless vanity exercise. Looking forward to the coaching from the dugout, ‘Luke old chum, would you be so kind as to clear the ball to a safe area, and while your at it can you ensure than you ask Smithers to step forward a little, many thanks old bean’. Much better than ‘hoof it ya wānker’.
However, if it gets us 3 points on a Saturday……
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