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Compass supports VCSEs with £16 million spend

Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) are continuing to be supported by Compass Group UK & Ireland with the company reporting a £7.4 million spend (in 2024), which is a 60 per cent increase from the previous year. The business ...

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Sodexo Stop Hunger’s National Volunteers’ Week marks a record year

The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation National Volunteers’ Week 2025 has recorded its highest number of volunteering hours for the annual event. Around 200 volunteers recorded over 1,000 volunteering hours between 2-6 June, in what is the Stop Hunger Foundation’s 20th ...

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Sodexo’s Stop Hunger Foundation hits fundraising high as it marks 20th anniversary

Sodexo’s Stop Hunger Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary last night at Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club’s American Express Stadium. The annual fundraising dinner brought together colleagues, charity partners, clients and supply partners to raise £292,300 for initiatives tackling food ...

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B Corp status for Magenta Associates

Employee-owned communications consultancy Magenta Associates joins a global movement of for-profit businesses committed to creating a more sustainable, ethical and equitable economy having become a Certified B Corporation. Nonprofit network B Lab provides B Corp Certification to companies that meet ...

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Magenta launches impact report service

A new impact report service to help organisations share meaningful environmental and social progress at a time when scrutiny around greenwashing and ESG accountability has never been higher has been launched by employee-owned communications consultancy, Magenta Associates. Designed for companies ...

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Morris & Spottiswood Group generates £79m for UK communities in 2024

Construction end-to-end service provider, Morris & Spottiswood Group, has generated £79 million of social value throughout 2024 for UK communities. This figure has been generated through a range of initiatives – from facilitating accessible arts and culture programmes to enabling ...

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New, independent contract catering player joins the foodservice market

Fuelling Minds Catering Management Ltd is a bespoke contract catering company specialising in workplace and independent school catering services. Founder, David Anderson, who left his role as Managing Director (South) for Wilson Vale to establish the business recently announced the ...

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SBFM wins award for social impact in sustainability

SBFM has been crowned winner of the Social Impact in Sustainability Award at the Yorkshire Sustainability Excellence Awards, which took place at Swinton Park in North Yorkshire on the 24 April. The soft FM service provider won for the success ...

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Sodexo achieves recognition for commitment to social impact

Sodexo UK & Ireland has received the Ambassador Charter Mark Award by the Social Recruitment Advocacy Group, becoming the first organisation to achieve this highest level of recognition. This milestone reflects Sodexo’s long-standing commitment to creating social impact in the ...

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BM partnership aims to empower London’s most disadvantaged women

In partnership with law firm Hogan Lovells and social enterprise Luminary Bakery, BM Caterers has opened a new café to empower women who have experienced homelessness, domestic abuse, violence, or sexual exploitation. Located at 49 Farringdon street, the café, overseen by BM’s ...

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