What Does This Certification Mean?
The Ākina Impact Supplier certification is more than just a recognition—it’s a powerful tool that validates our work and sets us up for even greater impact. Ākina, a leading social enterprise in Aotearoa, works with organisations like ours to transform business models to be more sustainable and impactful. By achieving this certification, we demonstrate our commitment to social, cultural, and environmental impact, which is more important than ever.
Our Focus Areas
For us, creating impact isn’t just about delivering great service; it’s about aligning everything we do with our core values and objectives. Through our work, we focus on:
- People: We invest in our team’s growth, providing opportunities for leadership development and skill-building, particularly for underrepresented groups in the security sector.
- Community: We actively collaborate with community organisations and partner with social enterprises to create employment pathways, reduce barriers, and improve community safety.
- Environment: We’re committed to sustainability, working to reduce waste and emissions while influencing other businesses and industries to do the same.
How This Will Impact Our Customers
Achieving the Ākina Impact Supplier certification will not only strengthen our internal operations but also enhance the services we provide to our customers. Through our work, we are committed to creating safer environments at customer sites. By measuring and improving the impact of our operations, we aim to contribute directly to our customers’ feeling of increased safety. Whether through better training for our staff, our focus on diversity and inclusion, or our emphasis on creating safer workplaces, this certification reinforces our ability to deliver value beyond just security services. We want our customers to feel confident that when they choose Red Badge, they’re supporting an organisation that is making a real, positive difference in the communities we serve.
Additionally, as we continue to build our relationships with purpose-driven buyers and partners, we’ll create more opportunities to engage with customers who are aligned with our values. This will help us further expand our reach, offering even more support and impactful services to those who need it most.
What’s Next?
This certification is just the beginning. We are actively working with Ākina to ensure that our impact is as measurable and effective as possible. As we continue to develop new relationships with purpose-driven buyers, we’re confident that we’ll be able to create even greater value for our team, our customers, and the communities we serve.
We’re excited for the future and look forward to leveraging this certification to connect and foster more partnerships. Together, we will continue building a future that supports the greater good.