Tiri.Tese Ltd has been accredited by the Good Business Charter. The GBC is the UK's benchmark for responsible business — it requires organisations to demonstrate they meet ten specific components covering how they treat their workers, suppliers, customers, and the communities they operate in.
We are publishing this because accreditation is a public commitment, and public commitments should be explained rather than announced. This article sets out what we had to demonstrate to achieve accreditation and what it means in practical terms for the people and organisations we work with.
What the Good Business Charter requires
The GBC assesses ten components. There are no partial credits. An organisation either meets each component or it does not qualify for accreditation. These are the ten:
Each component has specific requirements. Real Living Wage means paying at least the rate set annually by the Living Wage Foundation — not the government minimum wage, which is lower. Fairer hours and contracts means no exploitative zero-hours arrangements. Prompt payment means paying suppliers within agreed terms and supporting the Prompt Payment Code. Environmental responsibility requires documented, measurable action — not a statement of intent.
What this means in practice for the organisations we work with
For clients, GBC accreditation means several things that are directly relevant to a working relationship:
- Prompt payment. We pay our own suppliers on time, within agreed terms. Organisations that do not do this internally should not be trusted to build payment systems for others. We are committed to the Prompt Payment Code.
- Ethical sourcing. We have reviewed our supply chain — the tools, platforms, and services we rely on to build and operate our products — against responsible sourcing standards. We do not use services from providers whose labour practices we cannot account for.
- Commitment to customers. Our terms are written in plain English. Our complaints process exists and is accessible. We communicate honestly about what our products do and do not do. This commitment is now formalised under GBC accreditation, not just implicit in how we work.
- Fair tax. We pay tax on UK profits in the UK. We do not use artificial structures to reduce our tax obligations. This is relevant for public sector buyers and any organisation that considers supplier tax conduct as part of due diligence.
Why this matters for public sector procurement
The Social Value Act 2012 requires public sector contracting authorities to consider social value in procurement decisions. The Procurement Act 2023 reinforces this, with social value weighting becoming standard practice across councils, departments, and arm's-length bodies.
GBC accreditation is an independently recognised benchmark against which a supplier's responsible business commitments can be assessed — not a marketing claim but a documented, auditable standard. For procurement teams evaluating social value as part of a supplier shortlist, it is a verifiable input.
Verify our accreditation at goodbusinesscharter.com/accreditation — search for Tiri.Tese Ltd. The GBC public register lists all accredited organisations with their accreditation date.
A note on what this is not
GBC accreditation is not a statement that Tiri.Tese is a perfect organisation. It is a statement that we have met ten specific requirements, assessed against defined standards, and that we are committed to maintaining them. The accreditation is reviewed, not permanent. We are on the public register and accountable to it.
We are a small studio — a director and a lean team building products for sectors where accountability matters. We did not pursue GBC accreditation as a credential to display. We pursued it because operating to a responsible standard is a condition of taking the work we take on seriously. The accreditation confirms it. The work confirms it more.