Frustrated former minister who helped birth UK’s social investment policy warns powerful department for business is now falling behind on major global shift towards purpose-led business and ESG.
The direct link between the social investment market and growing social enterprise appears to be slipping, writes the Social Enterprise UK chair – it's time to hear what social entrepreneurs need.
"No looking back and no preconceptions," promises Lord Victor Adebowale as he begins to dig into UK's £3.5bn social investment market – with consultation of social enterprises to begin shortly.
The new chair of Social Enterprise UK set out his stall at an event marking a year of the Buy Social Corporate Challenge, which aims to get corporates procuring from social enterprises.
Veteran of homelessness and social care Lord Victor Adebowale is to lead the board at Social Enterprise UK. The peer says he hopes to "present the public with a clear view of what social enterprise can offer."
In the third of our Black Cab Interviews, we enjoyed the company and opinions of Turning Point's CEO and member of the House of Lords Victor Adebowale. He had something to say about his fellow members, as well as fairness and collaboration.
