Gloucestershire Responsible Business Accelerator

This is an intensive, hands-on bootcamp designed to help Gloucestershire-based businesses (non B Corps and B Corps) to successfully develop a sustainability roadmap, based on the holistic, third-party verified, B Corp certification. Over eight weeks, you will uncover gaps, strengthen your impact as part of a supportive group, and build a practical roadmap to either start your sustainability journey or prepare for B Corp re-certification.

Your business has already achieved success, but expectations are changing. Customers, employees, investors, and communities increasingly want businesses to do more than deliver great products and services. They want organisations that contribute positively to people and the planet.

The transition to becoming a more socially and environmentally responsible business can feel complex, time-consuming, and difficult to navigate alone. The Gloucestershire Responsible Business Accelerator has been designed to help Gloucestershire-based businesses take practical, achievable steps towards embedding purpose, sustainability, and responsibility into their strategy, operations, and culture.

Built around the globally recognised B Corp framework, this collaborative programme combines expert guidance, peer learning, and practical action planning. Together, we’ll uncover the positive practices already happening within your business, identify opportunities for improvement, and create a clear roadmap for meaningful change.

At the end of the programme, you’ll have the option to explore B Corp certification as a potential next step for your organisation.

Why This Event is Different

This Accelerator combines expert-led guidance with the power of group learning, helping you move faster and with greater clarity than working alone. By collaborating with other Gloucestershire businesses and B Corps, you will gain fresh perspectives, shared accountability, and practical solutions to real challenges.

Who Should Attend

This accelerator is designed for:

• Gloucestershire-based businesses of any size
• Business owners, founders, directors, and leadership teams
• Organisations looking to improve their social and environmental impact
• Businesses exploring purpose-led growth or B Corp certification
• Gloucestershire-based B Corps preparing for re-certification
• Teams wanting a practical framework for responsible business transformation

Whether you are just beginning your sustainability journey or looking to formalise existing initiatives, the programme is designed to meet you where you are.

What to expect:

This is an 8-week programme combining in-person and online sessions:

• 2 x in-person workshops (2 hours) at the beginning and end
• 6 x weekly online sessions (1 hour each)
• Deep dive into each area of the B Corp framework
• Collaborative learning with a cohort of local businesses

Session schedule

Week 1 and Week 8: In-person sessions in Cheltenham (2 hours)

• Week 1: Weds 16 September 2026 10-12pm
• Week 8: Weds 11 November 10-12pm (delayed 1 week to avoid October half-term)

Weekly online sessions (1 hour) deep diving into fair work, JEDI, human rights, climate action, environmental stewardship, and governance

Week 2 - 7: Wednesdays 10-11am

Final output

By the end of the accelerator, you will leave with:

• A draft or refined purpose statement for your business
• A clearer understanding of responsible business principles
• Practical insight into the B Corp framework and certification pathway
• A personalised improvement roadmap tailored to your business
• Clear next steps for embedding social and environmental responsibility into your operations and culture

Investment

£1200+VAT per business

Split into two payments of £600 + VAT in September and October 2026, which will be invoiced to you directly.

By registering on this page, you are registering your interest in the programme and you will be contacted directly to discuss next steps and payment details.

THE DELIVERY PARTNERS

About Camilla Barnes

Camilla Barnes of Better Business. Better World helps product-based, heritage-rich businesses with high environmental impact transition into socially & environmentally responsible operations without compromising tradition or profitability.

She specialises in supporting sectors like food, drink, personal care, and manufacturing through phased implementation plans, hands-on support, and structured decision-making tools that integrate ESG (Environment, Social & Governance) into everyday business functions - aligning culture, strategy, and operations for lasting impact.

She specialises in B Corp, ISO 14001 and 9001 certifications.

She’s been supporting businesses on their ESG journeys since 2017. She’s been co-chair of the Gloucestershire B Local (network of responsible business sharing social & environmental best practice in Gloucestershire) since 2021.

Alongside her ESG work, she worked for nearly 10 years at Innovate UK/UK Research and Innovation – working on Women in Innovation and Young Innovator programmes as well as business improvement.

Prior to this, she worked for 4 years at a sustainable development charity in a Biosphere Reserve in central Mexico, has a Masters in Latin American Development from London University and a BA in Spanish & French from Cambridge University.

About Fran Page

Fran Page brings nearly two decades of experience across creative communications, corporate social responsibility, and mission-driven business transformation.

After working with multinational corporations, the UK Government, and luxury heritage brands, she moved into the Los Angeles tech scene, where she developed CSR programmes and partnerships with global organisations and platforms such as Headspace.

A long-standing advocate of the B Corp movement, Fran is passionate about helping businesses harness their power to drive environmental and social change. Now based in the UK, she supports both local and international companies in navigating the B Corp framework, defining purpose, and improving impact.