After weeks of waiting, we now know what the new Government is going to do to help social enterprises, and other businesses, through the winter and the current energy crisis. Here is a quick analysis of what all the announcements mean for our sector.
A group of 30 large companies have spent over £250 million with social enterprises by bringing them into their supply chains through Social Enterprise UK’s Buy Social Corporate Challenge.
Social Enterprise UK responds to the Labour Party’s new National Procurement Plan which would mandate the use of social value in all national government contracts
Our response to the mini-Budget
22 September 2022 Yesterday’s Energy Bill Relief Scheme is a vital intervention which will give our members some of the help they need over the winter months. The UK Government have published guidance on their website going into more detail about how the scheme works, information on how bills will be reduced and examples of … Continued
Our response on what the energy bill relief scheme will mean for social enterprises.
Greater Manchester based pop-up TV studio and newsroom Media Cubs has worked with their biggest number of children yet – more than 750 new young people in the six-week summer holidays – transforming them into ‘mini reporters’ to increase confidence, skills and aspirations. A total of 154 children were asked about their experience of the Media … Continued
Commenting on Patagonia’s shift to investing its profits into fighting the climate crisis, Peter Holbrook, Chief Executive of Social Enterprise UK, said: Patagonia’s decision to become a social enterprise proves that global brands can make the shift to build their business around purpose, while still delivering profit and aiming for growth. The company’s Board has explicitly … Continued