In the latest On Purpose blog, Alex Stephens (October 2013 Associate) considers the issue of ‘energy poverty’ in India and beyond.
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As we know, social enterprise is taking an increasing role in helping us to tackle some of the world’s major social and environmental challenges. Social enterprise is now growing out of its infancy and in this transition some of the focus needs...
Continue readingThis post is part of a short series on Social Impact Measurement, and the second part of a two-part piece by Felix Beaulieu. In the first part, Felix Beaulieu described the converging trends which have driven the need to define and measure…
Continue readingThe January 2012 cohort will finish the programme as Associates at the end of December. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavours but know they will not be too far away due to the ever-growing strength of the On Purpose network and...
Continue readingNicole Szanto is a graduate student at Hult International Business School working towards a Masters in International Business. Prior to starting her degree, she lived in the United States where she did her undergraduate and created her own small...
Continue readingAudrey Lang, October 2015 Fellow, talks to Rosey Hurst, the CEO and Founder of Impactt, about global supply chains and labour conditions.
Continue readingWhy are there too few scaled and investment ready social businesses? What is the role of philanthropy in overcoming this issue? From Blue Print to Scale, a report produced by Monitor Group in collaboration with Acumen Fund, argues that…
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Continue readingFew will disagree that the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics have been an example to us all of the power of sport to unite, to inspire and to achieve.
Continue readingI’ve been freelancing for 5 years or so now, so I’m very used to working to contract lengths and deadlines. In fact I love working to contracts. So why is On Purpose any different?
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