Tagged - procurement

The shadow business and industry minister – and possible future party leader – pledges “integral” role for social enterprise in a Labour-led economy.

New fund aims to help social enterprises and charities to grow – and to access a bigger share of housing association contracts.

Central government signals new commitment to contracting as a force for good, with new requirements and mandatory training for thousands of staff.

£260bn is spent every year in the UK on business procurement. With a smart salesman at the helm of Wildhearts Office, some of this massive spend is now supporting entrepreneurs around the world.

Labour MP Frank Field joins leading social enterprise sector figures to call for a level playing field in the £130m Work and Health Programme.

Household favourite Johnson & Johnson is aiming to spend £15m in the social enterprise sector to make its supply chain more socially and environmentally responsible.

It is time to start talking about impact estimation instead of impact measurement argues director of Pro Bono Economics Sue Holloway. 

Neil Stewart is the man handing out contracts to service providers and he'd like to see more of the money providing a social value.

The way in which foundations are run must radically change argues CEO of The Social Investment Consultancy Jake Hayman, who has had it with the foundations that "turn social leaders into perpetual beggars".