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What if your soap could do more for people and planet? Growing social enterprise Amplify Goods has launched SUDZERØ™ for Net Zero and with over 84% less carbon than standard hand wash products, it’s a game changer for consumers, education, public venues and businesses alike.  SUDZERØ is an innovative powder-to-foam hand wash that is redefining handwashing and how we care for people and planet. Designed as a circular solution for Net Zero, it reduces carbon, cost and waste compared to traditional liquid soap, all while creating real living wage work experience for people facing barriers to work, including homeless and disabled people. Camilla Marcus-Dew, co-founder of Amplify Goods said: “I’ve been working for a decade in the soap industry, and this is by far my proudest moment. This innovative launch takes us closer than we’ve ever been to a truly Net Zero handwash and paves the way for real social impact at scale through the creation of even more living wage work, and the dignity and pride that comes with it.” SUDZERØ for Net Zerø Backed by a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), SUDZERØ is estimated to deliver over 84% carbon savings compared to traditional liquid soaps. It cuts emissions across the entire lifecycle, from raw materials and manufacturing to transport and end-of-life. No shipping water. No single-use plastic. Just clean hands and a cleaner planet. SUDZERØ for Søciety Finishing, labelling and packing every pack of SUDZERØ creates about five minutes of vital work for someone facing barriers to employment. Since moving to the Crisis Warehouse in Canning Town, East London, in 2024, Amplify Goods has supported homeless and disabled people, refugees and prison leavers to earn money, build confidence and plug that CV gap. Mariusz was the first to join Amplify Goods in September 2024, and the SUDZERØ launch falls on the anniversary of him getting back into work. During this time, he’s got off the streets and is now looking for full time warehouse work. As SUDZERØ grows, organisations of all sizes can help to create opportunities for many more people who want to work. To date, Amplify Goods have already supported 18 individuals with over 740 hours of paid work experience, delivering over £820,000 in social value and offering stepping-stone opportunities that help people into long-term work. SUDZERØ for Cøst Saving SUDZERØ reduces costs to the planet and to supply chains. SUDZERØ weighs 98% less and takes up 97% less storage space than ready-to-use soap meaning reduced costs in warehousing, transportation and storage. Foaming hand wash is known to save water, estimating around 300ml less water in every wash, and with this SUDZERØ reduces cost-in-use too. Plus, the compostable sachets and refill-first approach reduce costs in end-of-life and waste management, when compared to bulky empty soap bottles. This is an innovative solution for sectors like travel, public venues and education, where cost, weight and storage limitations are a real challenge. SUDZERØ the All-Røunder SUDZERØ embodies Amplify Goods refill-first model, helping organisations shift away from single-use plastics and take steps towards a circular economy. On top of massive carbon savings and unique work creation opportunity, SUDZERØ is UK made with 94% naturally derived ingredients and scented with essential oils, plus offers: Home compostable sachets that are 100% plastic and micro-plastic free Each pack of large SUDZERØ sachets avoids the equivalent of over 66 single-use plastic bottles Uses over 65g of repurposed materials including boxes uniquely cut from repurposed cardboard. SUDZERØ is a high-performance, low-impact product helping organisations meet their Net Zero goals without compromising on quality or cost. This is a soap that challenges the ‘all foam and no action’ status quo. Kirsty Wivell, SUDZERØ Launch Manager said: “We’re proud to bring SUDZERØ to market to drive circularity, Net Zero and social value and to prove that innovation can go hand in hand with creating valuable jobs for people in our communities, and saving money too.” Turning Ambition into Action SUDZERØ has been a vision since Amplify Goods was founded in 2021, driven by a mission to create the most circular soap on the market and help organisations reach Net Zero while generating real social value. SUDZERØ has been trialling with key supply chain partners since May this year in readiness for the launch. Schools and universities alone use an estimated 20 million litres of soap annually. If just this sector switched from liquid soap to SUDZERØ, it could save over 44,000 tonnes CO2e - which is the equivalent of 22,000 long haul flights from London to New York, or the carbon that 2 million mature trees can absorb each year. It could also save up to 582,000kg of plastic and generate over 81,000 hours of paid work for people facing barriers to employment in the UK. Camilla Marcus-Dew added: “Now imagine small businesses, offices and football stadiums joining the movement too. Could something as simple as hand wash help build a better society? Amplify Goods is proving it can. “This is more than hand wash. By choosing SUDZERØ, customers support a growing social enterprise, reduce their environmental impact, and contribute to a model of business that puts people and planet first”. Business for Good Amplify Goods is a certified social enterprise redefining what everyday products can do. With a track record creating net-positive suds and scents designed to eliminate single-use plastics, support a circular economy and create stepping-stone opportunities for people often excluded from work. Working with major distribution networks across the UK and Ireland, Amplify Goods products help organisations big and small turn ambition into action within their supply chains. “At Amplify Goods we design for impact - reducing waste and single-use plastic, avoiding unnecessary and harsh ingredients, encouraging reuse and refill, and creating real social impact,” said Pasha Michaelsen, Co-Founder Amplify Goods have an honest, action-oriented approach to impact with a dual mission to soften their footprint on the planet and strengthen their handprint in communities. From working with diverse, local, SME suppliers, having verified carbon- and plastic-neutral operations, to reinvesting over 50% of profits into initiatives at the intersection of climate and wellbeing. Amplify Goods show what a net-positive business can look like. Amplify Goods’ vision is that all suds and scents circulating in the UK are designed for impact and packed with purpose—so that no brand is ‘all foam and no action’. Be First to Make the Switch Whether you're a school, business, venue or organisation on a Net Zero journey, SUDZERØ helps you cut carbon, costs and plastic, while creating real social impact in the UK. Pre-order SUDZERØ today and be part of the movement transforming hand wash into a force for good. Join the refill revolution. Pre-order now at amplifygoods.org/sudzeroOr contact us directly at interest@amplifygoods.org

We're delighted to announce the shortlist for the UK Social Enterprise Awards! The Awards are a celebration of everything that makes the social enterprise sector so special, and this year's shortlist really does show the strength, impact and diversity of the social enterprise movement up and down the country. The current shortlist will be joined by some of the winners from the Northern Irish Social Enterprise Awards, the Social Enterprise Awards Scotland, and the Social Business Wales Awards. Here's who's made the shortlist this year: UK Social Enterprise of the Year Sponsored by Keegan & Pennykid The overall award for a social enterprise that has a clear vision, excellence in impact, and that has demonstrated and promoted social enterprise beyond the sector. Centre for Information Resilience CIC Change Please London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) Platfform Tarem Services Limited Useful Simple Trust One to Watch Award Sponsored by PwC The One to Watch Award is for a start-up social enterprise. Key to winning this award is an ability to clearly articulate their future vision and how they are going to achieve it. BALDILOCKS Circular Design Forests With Impact Little Green Change Remade Worcestershire CIO Prove It: Social Impact Award Sponsored by Linklaters For a social enterprise that can truly demonstrate and communicate their impact with their stakeholders. ChangeKitchen CIC Change Please Community Shop The Skill Mill Turning Point Waste to Wonder Worldwide ‘Buy Social’ Market Builder Award Sponsored by Corps Security For a social enterprise, public sector body or private sector organisation that has demonstrably made efforts within its own organisation and remit to create more opportunities to buy from social enterprises. BDO LLP CBRE Global Workplace Solutions Ernst & Young LLP Foodbuy National Highways Siemens Plc Social Investment Deal of the Year Sponsored by Good Finance For an organisation that has been part of a great investment deal in the last 12 months that has helped the social enterprise to grow or the movement as a whole to develop and flourish. Big Issue Invest - Great Oaks College Charities Aid Foundation - Oaks Rise CIC  Firstport - Farmer Jones Academy CIC Livv Investment - Make CIC Resonance - Community Ventures Ltd Middlesborough   Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) - Social adVentures Wales Council for Voluntary Action - The Community Impact Initiative CIC and Tai Heulwen CIC Public Services Social Enterprise of the Year Sponsored by GLL For a social enterprise for whom the majority of their income comes from the public sector and which delivers public services (for central or local government, NHS, criminal justice or other statutory body). Cumbria Health East Coast Community Healthcare FCMS (NW) Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise Platfform The National House Project (NHP) Consumer Facing Social Enterprise of the Year Available to sponsor For a social enterprise that delivers a retail product or service to the general public. Community Shop Oakhaven Care Tea People Ltd The Dusty Knuckle Bakery Y.O.U Underwear Zaytoun Education, Training & Jobs Social Enterprise of the Year Available to sponsor For a social enterprise in the education, training or employment sectors that can demonstrate excellence in vision and strategic direction, and clearly evidence their social, environmental and community impact. Britain's Bravest Manufacturing Company ICENA LTD Social Enterprise Kent CIC The Community Impact Initiative CIC Well Grounded Jobs CIC WYK Digital Environmental Social Enterprise of the Year Sponsored by Landmarc For a social enterprise in the green and environmental sector with a clear evidenced environmental impact. ChangeKitchen CIC Seagulls Re-Use Ltd The Skill Mill Useful Simple Trust Waste to Wonder Worldwide Y.O.U Underwear Social Enterprise Building Diversity, Inclusion, Equity & Justice Award Available to sponsor Social justice is fundamental to the social enterprise movement. This category is open to all social enterprises who are addressing issues around diversity, inclusion and equity. Growing Well Hatch Enterprise Nemi Teas QueerAF CIC Signalise Co-op Wonder Women CIC Social Enterprise Women’s Champion of the Year Available to sponsor For a woman working in the senior leadership team of a social enterprise who represents excellence in her field of work. Felicia Mattis-Rome - Business Launchpad/Tooting Works Dawn Hewitt - CHUMS CIC Anna Lane - Women in Banking and Finance Camilla Rigby and Rachel Mostyn - Women's Work Lab Ria Hebden - Wonder Women CIC Hannah Oyewole - Young Ladies Club International Impact Award Available to sponsor For a social enterprise working internationally, and which are having a big impact in their field. This award is open to UK-based organisations only with existing international operations. Change Please Stand4 Socks Tea People Ltd The Centre for Information Resilience CIC UK Starfish Project WildHearts Office Ltd Community-Based Social Enterprise of the Year Sponsored by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation This award is for a social enterprise that trades for the benefit of their community, making a real local impact. Bath Spa University Social adVentures Social Enterprise Kent CIC Spark York CIC Tap Social Movement Therapeutic Activities Group CIC Social Enterprise Innovation of the Year Sponsored by Fusion21 A new award is recognising a social enterprise that has brought something truly innovative to market in the past year. Amplify Goods CHUMS CIC City Health Care Partnership CIC GLL Tarem Services Limited WYK Digital Tech for Good: Technology Social Enterprise of the Year Sponsored by Mitie For a social enterprise that uses technology to achieve social impact. Beam Up Ltd Digital Boost Nimbus Disability Pocket Power Signalise Co-op Talent People We are pleased to be working with Cwmpas, Social Enterprise Northern Ireland and Social Enterprise Scotland to deliver the Awards. Awards Sponsors If you're interested in sponsoring the Awards read through our sponsor pack or contact christopher.morgan@socialenterprise.org.uk.

North Northamptonshire has been officially named a Social Enterprise Place by Social Enterprise UK - marking it as a national hub for businesses tackling social and environmental issues through enterprise. This status – awarded to just 35 places across the UK - brings national recognition to the area’s thriving network of social enterprises – organisations that reinvest profits to benefit local people and the planet. Social enterprises are businesses that reinvest their profits to tackle social or environmental issues. In North Northamptonshire, they include community cafés, ethical retailers, arts organisations, employment services and transport schemes – all delivering local impact while supporting the economy. Alison Holland, Chair of North Northamptonshire Social Enterprise Network (NNSE) and founder of social enterprise Brightwayz, co-ordinated the bid to become a Social Enterprise Place. “This is a major step forward for North Northamptonshire,” said Alison. “Being recognised as a Social Enterprise Place gives our local businesses a stronger voice and a platform to grow their impact. “Social enterprises are amazing at addressing social and environmental issues in nimble, creative, ethical, effective ways. We know there is strength in numbers and that by being better connected to other Social Enterprise Places we will be able to learn a lot - and share a lot too. This award is not just about local social enterprises but also about those partners around us such as North Northamptonshire Council who collaborate with and support us”. Peter Holbrook, Chief Executive of Social Enterprise UK, said: “Congratulations to North Northants on being named a Social Enterprise Place. Social enterprises make a huge contribution to the county - from providing community energy and affordable housing to running leisure centres, creative projects, workspaces, credit unions and social care. “Of course, this isn’t possible without the strong resilient network of purpose-led businesses in the area, and North Northants’ social enterprises are already playing an incredibly important role in supporting communities, providing critical services to the public, improving the environment, and helping to grow the local economy. “We hope that getting Social Enterprise Place status will help act as a lightning rod to galvanise the social enterprise community, supercharge the sector's growth and deliver the economic transformation needed for the communities of North Northants so that they can realise their full potential.” Cllr Jan O’Hara, Executive Member for Planning and Economic Growth at North Northamptonshire Council, highlighted the importance of social enterprises in the local economy: “It’s great to see how our local social enterprises are coming together and thriving. Congratulations for achieving this status and we are proud to be supporting this. The newly published North Northants Economic Strategy recognises the importance of local social enterprises for the future growth of the county alongside all the community benefits and added social value these businesses bring.” The NNSE network connects, supports and promotes social enterprises in the county. The group currently has more than 40 social enterprises and welcomes new members from across the area. Its aim is to ensure these organisations have the financial, practical and collaborative support they need to grow and deliver real social and environmental benefit. NNSE is also one of six Aspire NN partner organisations. Aspire NN, funded by North Northamptonshire for three years, supports the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector across North Northamptonshire. Membership of the NNSE network is free to local social enterprises. See www.nnse.org.uk for more information.