About Openly
Openly is on a mission to help secure more sustainable public policy-making and to help corporations establish more sustainable business practices.
Openly is a world-first accreditation championing corporations committed to integrity in government dealings – whether lobbying, tendering, seeking grants or the like.
Openly will provide corporations the tools to better drive commercial value, to manage risk and to secure a licence to operate.
Openly believes that integrity in government engagement is better for planet, people and business.
Openly has the expertise and world leading platform to set a new standard for integrity in corporate-government dealings
Founder
Nick Booth
Nick Booth founded Openly after nearly twenty years at the pointy end of corporate-government interaction for the tobacco industry.
He was spurred to develop Openly after witnessing the growing need for sustainable public policy development and, in parallel, observing a growing tempo of integrity scandals.
From this, he identified the opportunity for corporations to be recognised for open and ethical conduct.
Nick believes that undertaking corporate-government interaction with integrity is better for planet, people and business.
Advisory board
Michelle Henderson
BE (Hons) and CMInstD
Michelle sits on the boards of Meridian Energy, South Port and Cycling New Zealand. Before this, she was an executive with Rio Tinto and served as chief operating officer for Powernet. With experience in Australia and New Zealand, Michelle brings robust governance and risk management expertise.
Rt Hon Sir David Carter KNZM
BAgrSc
Sir David served as the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017 and as a Cabinet Minister in the fourth and fifth National Governments. Post politics he has continued farming and sits as chair of Ruralco, patron of the NZ China Friendship Society and has spoken at UN forums.
Jennie Galbraith
BSc and MSc
Jennie is ESG Director of London-based Inflexion Private Equity Partners. She is also the chair of peak body, the Institute for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. With over twenty years of ESG experience, Jennie has previously worked for British American Tobacco, the Co-operative Group, and Co-operative Financial Services.
Holly Bennett
Te Arawa, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao
LLB
Holly is the founder and kaitūhono ariki (principal consultant) of kaupapa Māori government relations firm Awhi based in Tāmaki Makaurau, (Auckland) Aotearoa New Zealand. Before Awhi, she worked as a political adviser to the Key and English ministries. Holly is an advocate of transparent, accessible government and has a keen interest in the effectiveness of New Zealand’s regulatory systems.
Blair Glubb
BA
Blair is CEO of New Zealand brand and experience agency group Uno Loco and its purpose-driven investment arm, Uno Loco Ventures. Prior to Uno Loco, Blair held executive roles in New Zealand and Australia with corporates including BNZ, Spark, National Australia Bank and Telstra, as well as advising a number of start-ups.
Values
Integrity
Perhaps obvious, but Openly will be open and ethical in all dealings. At a practical level, Openly’s systems and controls will be subject to independent review.
Simplicity
Openly Accreditation is simple, robust and designed to complement existing sustainability/ESG processes and reporting.
Improvement
Openly will always look to the operating environment and stakeholders for ways to evolve. By way of example, the Openly advisory board will review the disclosure statement questions annually for suitability.
Inclusiveness
Openly believes that integrity in corporate-government dealings benefits all and welcomes inquiries from across industries.
Openly’s services
Accreditation
Openly Accreditation is a designation that a business is acting with integrity when dealing with governments, whether that is lobbying, partnerships, tendering or similar. Openly Accreditation is simple yet rigorous and designed to complement existing ESG reporting processes. Corporations lodge a Disclosure Statement containing an assessment and an attestation.
Education
Openly Education is designed to give directors, senior leaders and those at the coal-face the tools, knowledge and confidence to undertake government interaction with integrity, thereby managing risk and driving sustainable value.
