The winners of the prestigious Purpose Coalition Awards 2023, Breaking Down Barriers, were announced today, recognising the work and innovation that individuals and organisations have demonstrated in breaking down barriers to opportunity and boosting social mobility.

Mandatory socioeconomic tracking and legislation on socioeconomic discrimination are key to making genuine progress on social mobility and ensuring that career opportunities are accessible to everyone.

The Purpose Coalition is proud to announce the shortlist of winners for the Purpose Coalition Awards 2023, Breaking Down Barriers, partnered with Sodexo.

Purpose Coalition member Shoosmiths crowned ‘UK Law Firm of the Year – Large sized firm’ at the British Legal Awards

How long you live and how well you age are down to a postcode lottery, with the gap in wealth and health between the richest and poorest growing as people get older.

An insight into how organisations can track their progress on social impact was published yesterday with the launch of Aldermore Group’s second Report to Society at a roundtable in the House of Commons.

This country has always had an academically-driven education system and our political debate continues to centre around that. But in recent years, an increasing focus on skills, apprenticeships and technical education demonstrates a broader truth that applied learning matters, and it matters across the whole of education.

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) today launched a Levelling Up Impact Report in partnership with the Purpose Coalition which assesses where it is delivering a positive social impact and identifies where it can go even further.

Recognising the significance of its Levelling Up Impact Report, launched earlier this year, the University is a finalist in the Corporate Reporting Awards 2023.

Ramsay Health Care UK, one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England, has launched its Social Impact Report in the heart of Westminster.

At a recent industry event on social mobility, a guest who had recently completed a degree apprenticeship with a major telecommunications company admitted that it was only once he started his course that he understood there was no catch.

Newcastle and Northumbria Universities have joined forces to address the social and economic disparities that are prevalent in the North East of England. Their Vice-Chancellors, Professor Chris Day CBE and Professor Andy Long FREng, discuss the Collaborative Newcastle Universities Agreement (CNUA), and why they believe the role of universities as place-based drivers of social mobility and inclusive and sustainable economic growth in their cities and regions is more important than ever before.

Recent months have seen increasing scepticism about the validity and transparency of ESG ratings and how genuinely they represent an organisation’s environmental, social and governance credentials.

UK Government Minister for Scotland John Lamont visited the headquarters of SMS plc in Glasgow to meet employees and apprentices and hear more about the company’s work to drive forward the UK’s Net-Zero agenda. 

The Purpose Coalition is proud to announce the launch of The Purpose Coalition Awards 2023 - Breaking Down Barriers, partnered with Sodexo.

As an anchor institution, Cardiff Metropolitan University has a long tradition of making a positive impact on its students and the communities it serves, far beyond its own campuses.

As winter approaches and people are thinking about turning on their heating and eating more warming food, a stark reminder has been delivered that for millions of people in the UK, these things will simply not be an option.

Breaking down the barriers that women can face at work is a crucial part of making the most of our workforce and ensuring that everyone has access to opportunity.

A new report launched by Hitachi Rail and the Purpose Coalition assesses the importance of investment in the rail industry in Britain, particularly looking at its socio-economic impact.

The best place-based organisations forge strategic partnerships that drive economic growth in their local areas. Universities are playing an increasingly important part of that coalition of the willing, collaborating with other local bodies to deliver opportunity.