Critical facilities and asset management services provider, Amey, in partnership with workforce solutions and recruitment specialist, Hays, have launched a new business support programme as part of their sustainable procurement commitments. The Amey Hays Social Enterprise Initiative programme will provide ...
Read More »Wates and Impact Hub London expand social enterprise programme to boost local communities
Eight SEs have won a spot on a unique business support programme led by Wates Group and Impact Hub London, giving them an opportunity to expand nationally and secure larger contracts. The seven-month Assisting Social Enterprises to Succeed (ASSETS) programme ...
Read More »Corps raises £11,000 for veteran’s mental health charity
Corps Security has raised over £11,000 for veteran’s mental health charity, Combat Stress by cycling from Glasgow to London during a seven-day challenge in April. The Tour De Corps team cycled the length of the country, beginning at the Corps ...
Read More »Compass partners with Giki to empower its workforce to reduce their carbon footprint
Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced a new partnership to enable its 45,000 strong workforce to reduce their personal carbon footprints by an estimated 400kg CO2e each per year. The food and support services provider says the decision to ...
Read More »Compass supports social enterprise expansion
Compass Group UK & Ireland is extending its current work with social enterprise, Change Please. The new collaborative agreement will see Compass operate retail sites on behalf of Change Please, with an ambition to enhance national coverage and together deliver ...
Read More »Elior UK donates £15,000 to fund trainees
Contract catering firm, Elior UK, has committed to fully fund five trainees – at a total cost of £15,000 – through a training and employment programme provided by social enetrprise, Change Please. As well as funding training, Elior UK will ...
Read More »University teams to tackle food insecurity with funding from Sodexo
Five university teams have won funding from Sodexo to tackle food insecurity. A Dragon’s Den-style competition involving 85 students from 26 universities throughout the UK was held last month by the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation in partnership with social enterprise and ...
Read More »Billion-pound Buy Social Corporate Challenge raises the bar for businesses to procure with purpose
A group of 30 major UK businesses have spent a landmark £250 million procuring services and products from social enterprises and helped create 2,700 jobs in an ongoing programme from Social Enterprise UK, new figures reveal. The Buy Social Corporate ...
Read More »CBRE teams up with Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland
CBRE’s Global Workplace Solutions business has entered into an exclusive agreement with Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland (SERI) to drive social enterprise participation in the corporate sector across Ireland. As of 1 September 2022, CBRE and SERI are now participating ...
Read More »Amey sets up refugee placement programme in partnership with Renaisi
Infrastructure services and engineering company, Amey, has partnered with social enterprise, Renaisi, to access and broker the skills of refugee professionals, who represent a largely untapped pool of talent that can bridge current skills gaps and increase diversity in organisations. ...
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