Brightly blog
We’re sharing insights and updates to support your business, as well as stories from our community of partners and clients who are also using their business to create positive impact in their industry.
Meet Brightly’s first Rea cadets
As part of our partnership with Rea, we welcomed two new cadets to Brightly. The cadetship offers Jackie and Cameron paid on-the-job training with us for 12 weeks, following their training through Rea Academy.
Supporting pathways into tech in partnership with Rea
In 2022, we began a partnership with Rea, an Aotearoa-founded organisation that provides people with the skills they need to advance their careers in technology, and then connects them with well-paid employment opportunities within the industry.
We’ve submitted our Climate Positive application!
We’ve submitted our Toitū Climate Positive certification application! It was a real education as we gathered all our data together for Toitū and audited it with them. The big opportunity now for reducing our emissions is our supply chain.
Brightly is going Climate Positive
The Toitū Climate Positive certification is a game changer. It means making a commitment to measure and reduce our emissions, while offsetting them by 125%.
Read on to learn why this certification is important to us and what we're tracking.
Recycle A Device needs your unwanted laptops
If your tech refresh means you’re hoarding old laptops that still work but aren’t being used, let us introduce you to Recycle A Device. RAD makes it easy for sustainably minded organisations to get unused laptops into the hands of students who need them.
Supporting digital inclusion in Aotearoa
Aotearoa has some of the best digital infrastructure in the world, but what is that worth if we’re leaving 1 in 5 New Zealanders behind? Let’s look at why digital equity is important and how it can be achieved.
What’s it like to work at Brightly?
As the first IT services company in Aotearoa to certify as a B Corp, we’re clear about our values around sustainability and social justice. But we know it’s easy to wax lyrical about company culture and office perks, so for us, it’s important that Brightly’s values aren’t just words we post on our website, but are demonstrated in the work we do, the way we work, the people we hire and the way our team collaborates.
Raising voices and visibility through story with Storyo
We are proud sponsors of Storyo’s founder series, putting a spotlight on narratives from diverse wāhine and non-binary in Aotearoa. See more about Storyo here.
One Percent Collective 3 Year Anniversary
Recently we celebrated our three year anniversary where we have been able to donate $16,500.00 to 11 of the charities that we support with our regular giving.
Women in tech: Considering a post-Covid career in IT
In the wake of 2020’s pandemic, ways of working undoubtedly changed. Short-term, disruption to jobs was sudden, but the lasting impact on labour demand continues to show its effects.