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Belfast Business Promise is our new accreditation for employers working to improve Belfast. Working together to make Belfast a better city involves providing good jobs, whilst also supporting a sustainable local economy and building a healthier city for everyone. We want to create a community of organisations committed to improving how they do business together.
This scheme will set aspirations for excellence and its flexibility makes sure all employers can take part, regardless of size and sector.
Watch this one minute 40-second video about the Belfast Business Promise.
We are inviting organisations to sign up to an accreditation scheme and agree to eight Promise Pledges. The pledges represent best practice standards in:
By joining, you'll get free tailored support from the Belfast Business Promise team and your peer community to work towards improving your organisation’s performance against the best practice pledge standards.
To join the Belfast Business Promise, your organisation must be:
Businesses, public sector bodies, service providers, third sector organisations, voluntary and community organisations are eligible to join.
On your journey towards accreditation, you’ll be joining a network of organisations committed to making a better Belfast and shaping a brighter city for everyone.
The Belfast Business Promise has eight pledges for employers. The pledges are:
Figure 1 shows the eight pledges in the Belfast Business Promise.
Every employer starts as a Supporter and gains Supporter accreditation by committing to developing an action plan to work towards meeting five pledges (including two of three core pledges). Once you can successfully evidence having met your five chosen pledges, you will gain Member accreditation. The highest tier of Ambassador is for members who have demonstrated they meet all eight pledges.
Interested in signing up?
Register your interest in the Belfast Business Promise (link opens in new window).
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In this one minute 40-second, some of our partner organisations and businesses discuss taking part in the Belfast Business Promise.