Last updated:
Dec 18, 2022
We were recognised in B Corp’s ‘Best for the World’ lists for our impact in Community, which means scoring in the top 5% of the global community.
This our 3rd impact report, a 7 part snapshot of how things have been going of late.
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"I love that you have laid out all of our documents and templates transparently. As a small team, it’s a lot of work to do the documentation required for the assessment and then also to open source that – you’re doing a lot of businesses a world of good." - Kira Day, Community Manager, B Lab ANZ
You’re doing a lot of businesses a world of good
- Kira Day, Community Manager, B Lab ANZ
We were recognised in B Corp’s ‘Best for the World’ lists for our impact in Community, which means scoring in the top 5% of the global community.
Some of the commitments we’ve made that contributed to this score include:
We share more about our impact in an interview with the B Lab team here.
Wherever possible, we use local (to us!) service providers and partners, and we work with businesses that are owned and run by under-represented groups in the business space.
There’s also the role we play in the B Corp community, and doing what we can to utilise and work with B Corp (and B Corp-aspirational) companies.
Our business bank is Australia's leading ethical bank, Bank Australia (it’s Becky and Simon, and Sarah’s personal bank, too). And our default superannuation fund is Verve Super.
As you might know, we have a guiding framework for helping us choose who we work with. For us, these decisions have an impact even on our idea of community. By supporting businesses that we know are taking great strides to enrich their communities, it means we can amplify our impact through them – in communities we may never have reached otherwise! Which we think is pretty cool.
WIRE is the only free service in Victoria providing information, support and referrals to women, and non-binary and gender-diverse people on any issue.
SDG 5: Gender Equality, SDG 10: Reduce Inequalities
3-year strategic plan for the organisation. Workshops, strategy, content, framework development, design.
Katie Ford – Designer; Lisa O’Sullivan – Copywriter
"Harvey blew away our expectations as they were able to distil in clear, concise language, and engaging formats, complex concepts regarding social and structural issues and the theory of change."
– Beverley Kliger, Chair, WIRE Women’s Information and Referral Exchange Inc.
As much as we love a day off, we choose not to celebrate Australia Day and the Melbourne Cup public holidays. As far as we’re concerned, neither is cause for celebration. Instead we ask if each person wants to work, take time in lieu and take a public stance against the day.
It started with us realising our lack of awareness and understanding, and our minimal exposure to RAP. A team member from Beyond Zero Emissions shared their journey and resources, which led us to explore further.
As individuals and as a business, we knew we wanted to take reconciliation actions to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country, but the process to get there? We’re still only just at the start of our learning journey.
One of the first little steps we made was a storytelling session. Each of us researched and shared about the Country we live on locally, its traditional owners, and some of the specifics we could find on customs and history. We discovered that Harvey has people in Bulanaming, Gadigal, Wurundjeri, Dja Dja Wurrung and Cammeraygal Countries throughout Australia.
A small acknowledgement that has led to some interesting conversations is including our country / location in our Zoom names.
We acknowledge that RAP is a priority and that we’re lagging more than we’d like. Where we’re headed next is learning through community and from businesses further along the road than us. Watch this space, but next year we aim to have a fully defined RAP and much more progress, with input and consultation from indigenous representatives.
We speak to the five areas of business that were particularly important this past 12 months, then one final wrap up on goals and intention-setting for 2022-23.
We spend a lot of time thinking about ways we can help create a sustainable future for our planet and the people on it. Businesses have the power to be a constructive or destructive force, which is the reason we’re selective about who we work with. By helping conscious businesses grow, we can help them increase their impact..
When taking on a client, we assess whether they contribute to one or more of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
If they’re destructive on any goal we won’t work with them. Simple. If they’re making real change for good we offer a low-bono rate, investing additional time into their business.
We acknowledge Aboriginal Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and pay respect to their cultures and Elders past and present.
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