During International Homelessness Week, social enterprise Connection Crew brought together over 70 leaders from social enterprises, homelessness charities, event partners and impact-driven organisations to celebrate 20 years of delivering employment pathways for people affected by homelessness. Since 2005, Connection Crew has: Connection Crew released its 20 Year Impact Report at the event which featured three … Continued
Clean for Good has recently accredited as a Living Pension Employer. As an early adopter of the Living Pension
At its recent AGM in the City of London, social enterprise cleaning company Clean for Good announced that it was sharing 50% of its distributed profits with its workers. At a time when many employers are concerned about rising employment costs, this social business is showing that by investing in its workers it can deliver … Continued
An update on our collective policy campaigning from Cwmpas, Social Enterprise Northern Ireland, Social Enterprise Scotland and Social Enterprise UK
To mark Social Enterprise Day (Thursday 21 November) LNER announced a new partnership which will bring life-changing biscuits to the London King’s Cross First Class Lounge.
Our response to the Labour Government’s first Budget
Our new paper, published in partnership with the Living Wage Foundation, delves into the quality of employment created by social enterprises compared to the wider business community. From training and pay to flexibility and inclusion, the report finds that social enterprises represent business at its best – which helps them recruit and retain staff.
Find out how breaking the UK’s monoculture of shot term, profit maximising businesses can result in better growth and working conditions