IMPACT BEYOND BUSINESS

BCORP: MORE THAN A BADGE. IT’S HOW WE DO BUSINESS

We’re committed to using CP as a force for good. Measuring our impact at all levels, across all stakeholders, and holding ourselves to the highest standards – for our people, clients, communities, and the environment. 

That’s why we’re proud to be the UK’s largest accountancy B Corp, joining the business movement tackling society’s greatest challenges. 

We’re on a continuous journey of improvement, making positive changes throughout the whole business. From reducing our business travel to revamping our purchasing policy to focus on locally sourced, environmentally friendly products, we’re on a mission to make a difference to people and the planet. We’ve also revamped our purchasing policy to focus on locally sourced, environmentally friendly products. 

Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion team continue to embed inclusivity and a celebration of diversity into our culture, improving the accessibility of our recruitment process and training all our people to better understand the importance and nuance of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We’re transparent. We’re accountable. And with so much happening at CP – and still so much to learn – we’re always up for sharing ideas and ground-breaking ways to support each other and make an impact that goes beyond profit. 

That way, we can build stronger, healthier, and more sustainable businesses. Together. 

Check out our official B Corp profile here. 

BUILDING A CULTURE THAT’S A CUT ABOVE THE REST

If you sliced Cooper Parry open (more cake, less autopsy), you’d find one flavour oozing out above all others: culture.

It counts for so much here, guiding how we treat each other, how we work with you, our awesome clients, and how we make sure CP has a long-lasting, positive impact on our people, communities, and the environment.

Trust is at its core. Brought to life by open holiday, ‘Work From Anywhere. Anytime. Forever’ and our innovative 100-80-100 experiment (you may know it as the 4-day working week, but we’re trying something a little different), we give our people the power to work whenever, wherever, however suits them.

Whisk in a multi-award-winning wellbeing strategy, unrivalled benefits and a showstopping social calendar, and you’ve got a recipe for people feeling happy, fulfilled, and motivated. Every single day.
In return, we ask for one thing: produce incredible work. And judging by our industry-leading NPS scores and satisfaction ratings, boy do they oblige.

Our in-house Sustainability team measure and improve our impact on the environment, sharing tips with everyone across CP, so they can make planet-powered changes in their own lives. And in February 2023, we became the UK’s largest accountancy B Corp.

Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion team embed inclusivity and a celebration of diversity into our culture, improving the accessibility of our recruitment process and training all our people to better understand the importance and nuance of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. In particular, their campaigns on neurodiversity and eating disorders have really struck a chord in recent times, sparking important discussion and warm support, CP-wide.

We love volunteering too. It’s how we give back to our communities and make a difference Beyond Business. We work with the brilliant onHand to give our people easy access to volunteering opportunities in their local areas, every day. And we commit our Community Day every year, when we all log off and head out to support the causes that matter to us.

By maintaining a laser-focus on culture, we’ve become a permanent feature in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list, and the Best Accountancy Firm to Work For in the UK.

So yeah, it means everything here. And while we know we’ll never have all the answers, that won’t stop us trying. Drop us a note and we can swap some ideas. We’re always eager to learn, especially over coffee.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. IT ALL SOUNDS SO, WELL, DEAD DULL AND CORPORATE. AND THAT’S JUST NOT US.

But we love what it stands for: doing the right thing. Not as an obligation but knowing that it can make a real difference. At a tiny day-to-day level and in a big picture/big planet kind of way.

‘In It Together’ is one of our five core values. And when it comes to our local communities, that’s never rung truer.

We know we’re in a unique position, with hundreds of likeminded people across the UK, willing to lend a hand where it’s needed most. We want to do our bit to better our communities, socially and economically.

That’s why we’ve made giving back part of our DNA at Cooper Parry. And we do loads of different things to help the environment and get stuck in with different cool projects in and around our community.

We have company-wide volunteering days each year, where we log off and head out to support important causes we care about. These flexible days can be used at any point in the year, and together they add up to thousands of hours spent making a meaningful difference in our local communities. And thanks to our open holiday policy, people can also take even more time off to support the causes they love – whenever it matters most.

We also have our annual Silver Sleigh Soirée – one of the most anticipated dates in the CP calendar. In the lead-up to Christmas, we invite elderly members of the community to our office for a slap-up Christmas dinner, party games, dancing, and a whole load of chinwagging.

Each year, our people vote for our partner charity, and countless things happen throughout the year to support that organisation. We’re always looking for new ways to make an impact in our communities – and new initiatives to support – so if you’d like to talk about how we can help, let us know.

Our long-term Diversity, Equity & Inclusion goals: 

1. Have a diverse workforce reflective of the communities we are in.​ 
2. Have full awareness of the challenges faced by individuals within CP and society and enact policies and individual support to minimise their impact.​ 
3. Embed inclusivity and a celebration of diversity into the culture of CP.​ 
4. Actively listen to those who are under-represented or who may face discrimination and amplify their voices within CP and in the wider community.​ 
5. Work with external organisations to support the training of youth from diverse backgrounds to develop long-term diverse talent pools. 

Our People-Powered, Planet-First Approach

As the UK’s largest accountancy B Corp, looking after our planet is at the top of our agenda. We recently submitted our B Corp recertification with an estimated 104 points. Our Net Zero targets have been fully approved by the Science-Based Targets initiative. We’re on track to hit Net Zero by 2045. And every Cooper Parry office now runs on renewable energy.

Decarbonisation means cutting carbon emissions at the source – less burning of fossil fuels, more clean energy. That directly reduces the greenhouse gases driving climate change, helping to stabilise global temperatures. It also improves air quality, protects biodiversity, and supports healthier ecosystems. It’s not a silver bullet, but it’s a critical step in building a more resilient, liveable planet.

At our Sky View superhub in the East Midlands, we also have 4 free-to-use electric vehicle charging points, as well as 222 solar panels, forming a 110kW array that’s generating clean, renewable energy for the building.

Over the last few years, we’ve welcomed a number of new businesses to CP across the UK and Ireland via acquisitions. As a result, we’ve rebaselined our emissions to reflect this growth, and we’re working closely with over 1,600 suppliers to ensure our sustainability goals are aligned.