Pandemic sparks rise in social enterprise start-ups in North East. The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a wave of people launching businesses with a social purpose. The coronavirus pandemic has reached into many parts of society and caused millions of people –...
Can Brighton’s eco-friendly electric car club pioneer the future of driving? Would you give up your car for an on-demand electric vehicle? Here’s how a new scheme being dreamed up in Brighton could work… If any UK city was going to shun petrol and...
How the Share Shed is bringing sustainability to its local Devon community. Here’s a brilliant idea to help save the planet. Involving the local community in and around Devon, co-founder Mirella Ferraz and her team are onto a sure-fire hit with Share Shed. In a...
The social enterprise helping underprivileged communities access clean drinking water. JanaJal, which provides clean drinking water at nominal rates via its water ATMs, has dispensed more than 90 million litres of safe drinking water and eliminated more than 15...
The Refugee tailors reconnecting with their craft. In November 2020, the Espero Association opened a couture workshop in Antony, south of Paris. The organisation aims to offer a group of uniquely talented refugees their first professional experience in France. Major...