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Social Impact Investing - Big Issue Invest
WEBWe invest in Social Enterprises, Social-Purpose Businesses and Charities creating core solutions to end poverty in the UK. Founded by impact entrepreneurs John Bird and Nigel Kershaw, from the Big Issue Group, we are one of the leaders in social impact investing. Since 2005, we have invested £90m across more than 600 investments, all sharing ...
Big Issue Group - Big Issue
WEBThe Big Issue Group is a growing social enterprise and B-corp. Founded in 1991, today we are needed more than ever. We exist as a social business to create impact and make a profit, always re-investing this profit back into extending our mission, to help millions of people in the UK affected by poverty to earn, learn and thrive. The Big Issue ...
These are the charities that collect furniture from your home to …
WEBAug 29, 2023 — The British Heart Foundation (BHF) – one of the main charities that collect furniture – saves 71,000 tonnes of items going to waste a year, including 180,000 sofas. By avoiding the landfills BHF estimates that they have been able to save 135,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions being released into the atmosphere.
News - Big Issue
WEBSubscribe to your local Big Issue vendor. When you subscribe through your local vendor, they’ll earn up to £50 a year. You’ll be helping them to work their way out of poverty and you’ll receive the Big Issue magazine through your door every week. FIND MY VENDOR.
What you need to know about UK inequality - The Big Issue
WEBJun 21, 2022 — The gap between rich and poor in the UK is among the worst in Europe. The Big Issue outlines the facts and figures of UK inequality. The wealthiest 100 people in the UK have as much money as the poorest 18 million people. Image: "1 million using Foodbanks" by Walt Jabsco. Inequality in the UK is among the worst in the developed world, according ...
How does The Big Issue help the homeless?
WEBNov 28, 2023 — How does The Big Issue help homeless people? From an award-winning magazine to investment in sustainable social enterprises, The Big Issue has been dismantling poverty through opportunity for more than 30 years. The Big Issue. 28 Nov 2023. (From left to right) Daisy Hampson, Big Issue frontline worker, Jon Gregg, Big Issue vendor, Lord John ...
The future of work - Big Issue
WEBThe future of work. Issue 1461. Follow us. Jobs of the future. The pandemic has transformed our working lives. Where we work, how we work and what jobs are available are some of the biggest post-Covid issues so in a special edition we explore them: What will the jobs market look in the months and years to come?
Big Issue Support Services - Big Issue
WEBSince we launched the Big Issue in 1991 our national support service teams have enabled over 108,000 vendors to earn more than £154M in income through selling the Big Issue magazine. Since 1991, Big Issue vendors have sold over 229million copies of the Big Issue magazine. Our team help vendors get set up to sell the magazine, by checking their ...
Joel's story - Big Issue
WEBApr 20, 2017 — Joel's story. The Big Issue Foundation. 20 Apr 2017. From homeless and desperate to getting a job and personal security. This has only been possible with critical help from The Big Issue that has completely transformed my life. It’s Friday morning, and my last day working at international law firm, Freshfields.
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