For too long corporations, some businesses, and government entities have acted as if they were solely accountable to their shareholders or paymasters rather than the public, regardless of the damage their policies inflict on communities. And as long as they tick the right boxes, they appear confident that no one will challenge their behaviour. People Before Profit aims to ensure that everyone is responsible for their actions.
They haven’t put people before profit.
To set a cycle of change in motion, we invite you to take part in People before Profit.
This is your chance to use truth as power and let your voice be heard.
How does it work?
On our People before Profit webpage, we’ve established a secure portal behind the nominate button that will allow writers, students, journalists and concerned citizens to:
- Nominate a company that deserves scrutiny,
- Raise legitimate concerns about unethical or shady business practices,
- Work with us to research and investigate those who flout the law,
- Investigate a company that appears to put
- profit ahead of its employees’ safety,
- Ensure accountability,
- Enhance awareness about companies that damage both members of the public and entire communities.
This dedicated portal will be opened on all the Bylines Network webpages – promoted widely – enabling citizens anywhere in the UK to alert us to harmful, unethical, or unaccountable businesses and other organisations. Just look for our logo.
This will share intelligence that might otherwise be missed, aggregate known concerns, provide lines of investigation for future years, and create an engaged layer of citizens to champion the awards.
Fill the form – nominate now
Visit the website and fill out the nomination form to submit details of their stories, back up information and evidential proof, where possible. The more information you, as a writer can provide, the more helpful this will be.
To verify the information we will be using two exhaustively tested AI platforms. This information will be further analysed by one of the team. We understand that not every writer will be confident with Freedom of Information (FOI) tools or the rudiments of journalistic investigation. We will be able to help.
We ask that no one submits an AI generated story.
We also ask you to bear in mind the basic of ethical journalism. Our team will work with you, where needed, to ensure that the story is legal, not purely gossip driven, that you get your point across, and will support you across the process. For any concerns about privacy and confidentiality, please read our privacy policy.
What are the awards?
As suggested by our supporters for this project, Changing Ideas, a non-profit organisation dedicated to creating a more just and sustainable world, we aim to give an award to the worst offenders as a result of your writing and stories. We can ensure the awards reflect collective civic scrutiny, participation and lead to real-world impact.
Together, we can hold businesses and corruption accountable and create a better future for all.
It’s down to you
Please submit your stories, with evidence. We will verify them and then together we can make your story become an investigation. If you think of the strength of the evidence: Sir Alan Bates and the Post Office Horizon scandal, the Al-Fayed and Epstein cases, or the water companies going rogue – these were stories where no one felt their voice was heard.
This initiative gives all a voice.
People Before Profit launched on Monday 11 May. You can start your submissions. We look forward to hearing from you.
