Thought Leadership

July 2021 We interviewed Chief Executive of Social adVentures, Scott Darraugh to find out more about their story, their incredible work over the pandemic (including transforming a café into a social supermarket tackling food poverty) and what the future has in store for social enterprises working in health and social care. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYhBRTokRmc

June 2021 We were joined by social enterprise experts and friends from Colombia and Jamaica to learn about the role of social enterprise in delivering the Sustainable Development Goals, how they are making a difference to disadvantaged communities and addressing inequality in South America, the Caribbean and the UK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcDCTbQmviE

March 2021 We were joined by social enterprise leaders from Thailand and Singapore to learn about the rise of social enterprise, the middle class and the economies of South East Asia, the potential Asian Century, the idea of Singapore-on-Thames, inequality, and social enterprise as a global movement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SrQ6bHRumI View Da's slides on the state of social enterprise in Thailand here. View Casper's slides on Singapore's social enterprise sector here.

February 2021 We were delighted to be joined by Gareth Hart from the Plymouth Social Enterprise Network and Jodie Marshall from the Sheffield Social Enterprise Network for a public discussion on how social enterprises are driving change at a local level. Both Plymouth and Sheffield are accredited Social Enterprise Places, recognised as hotspots of social enterprise activity. Watch the recording below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOAacXQecxs

January 2021 Our content manager, Shehan Perera, interviewed Yvonne Field, the Founder and CEO of The Ubele Initiative talking about their work tackling racial injustice There’ll also be a Q&A session, so you’ll have the opportunity to ask Yvonne your questions. You can watch the recording below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt299gN8xrc