ClaireLouise4 days ago6 minNew World Order. The Kruger Report 2020Last month saw the publication of ‘Levelling up our Communities: proposals for a new social covenant” Report by Danny Kruger MP. This was...
ClaireLouiseOct 54 minDefining Success in Social Impact Poll#2 ApprenticeshipsThe second LinkedIn scenario in the series ‘Defining Success in Social Impact’ had a great level of response, with comments provided by t...
ClaireLouiseOct 54 minDefining Success in Social Impact Poll#1 Workforce InclusionA couple of weeks ago, I posted a question in the first of a series in ‘Defining Success in Social Impact’ Many thanks to those who parti...
ClaireLouiseAug 113 minSocial Impact guidance on addressing Food Poverty. Review of enquiry into Covid-19 and Food Supply.In April 2020, MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee launched an enquiry into Covid-19 and food supply. This report ha...
ClaireLouiseJul 292 minLocal Government Association and the UN Sustainable Development GoalsThe Local Government Association (LGA) has recently issued some excellent guidance for councils on how to connect with the UN Sustainable...
ClaireLouiseJul 52 minZoom Bombing and the Patriarchy. Why is invasion by small children so newsworthy?In the past few weeks, there will be few of us with young children who have not held a certain anxiety during any video call that family w...
ClaireLouiseJun 82 minLet’s talk Dirty… Peat restoration as Carbon StrategyBusinesses are under increasing pressure and responsibility to work towards Net Zero Carbon emissions. This isn’t just the remit of the m...
ClaireLouiseJun 22 minWhat can business do to tackle social inequity?I’ve just attended a fascinating international webinar hosted by the Shared Value Initiative, with a no holds barred discussion around th...
ClaireLouiseMay 122 minThe Office is dead, long live the V-Office.Last year I posted a short video discussing skills shortages in rural areas and how businesses might address this. The current situation ...
ClaireLouiseMay 33 minFundraiser bashing - the sport continues...This article is a response to a recent thread on LinkedIn by a Fundraising and Marketing professional who commented about tired opening l...
ClaireLouiseApr 282 minDelivering Social Value through supply chain - the impact of Covid-19 I attended an excellent webinar with the Social Value Portal yesterday, to understand the impact of Covid-19 on Social Impact delivery. ...
ClaireLouiseApr 103 minBusiness and Employee Guidance: How to effectively support your local communityAt this time, many businesses and individuals are keen to offer their support to the most vulnerable in society. At the same time, busine...
ClaireLouiseMar 262 minOur Daily Bread: Localism and Supply Chain Resilience in times of uncertainty.We all need our daily bread. And pasta. And toilet roll. Recent and current scenes of empty supermarket shelves and shoppers fighting ove...
ClaireLouiseMar 182 minBusiness Innovation in a time of global crisis.As I write this article, the World Health Organisation has declared Coronavirus a pandemic, with over 200,000 cases worldwide now identif...
ClaireLouiseFeb 253 minWellbeing and Mental Health - get your facts straightFor better or worse, Wellbeing is all around us. Some organisations have embraced it with open arms, others with an element of uncertain...
ClaireLouiseJan 282 minA changing Supply Chain: Understanding Social Impact RequirementsThe Social Value Act (SVA) has been in force since 2013. A small Act of Government, this has slipped completely under the radar of the ma...
ClaireLouiseDec 10, 20192 minFlexible Working – is it CSR? What’s the Social Impact?Flexible working might not be considered a classic Social Responsibility issue. Businesses who have embraced a culture of flexible workin...
ClaireLouiseNov 28, 20192 minGhosting the MachineFor anyone who’s not come across the term, Ghosting is where someone that you’re recruited doesn’t turn up to work on their first day. Ir...
ClaireLouiseNov 19, 20193 minLeading a double life? Emotional Intelligence and Authenticity in the WorkplaceHow many of us take a deep breath and become somebody else as we walk through the door at work? I know I’ve been guilty, for a variety of...
ClaireLouiseNov 14, 20192 minFrom Pie and Pea Suppers to £1bn salesGreggs recently announced record-breaking sales, topping £1bn in 2018. I was fortunate enough to hear Ian Gregg speak at a fantastic LA23...
