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B Corp Month is now in full swing, celebrating businesses that are using their power to drive positive social and environmental change. At On Purpose, we’re proud to be part of this movement of more than 6,000 inspiring B Corp businesses...

People are known for different things amongst their friends. Within my friendship group, I am the one who hates waste. Passionately, vocally, perhaps obsessively. And friends have admitted to feeling bad throwing away food in front of me. As an...

The right to protest is a fundamental cornerstone of any vibrant and tolerant democracy. We’ve all seen the important role that protest has played in movements, such as Black Lives Matter and the Iranian ‘Mahsa Amini protests’, to increase...

A Moment of Change is a podcast created by On Purpose London Associates. Series 3 of A Moment of Change will discuss systems change with key leaders working in various areas of social and environmental impact. In this episode, associates Jonny...

Systems thinking around human rights is not something new. The 10th of December marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the General Assembly of the United Nations . The year was 1948 when...

Why did you decide to join On Purpose as Programme Delivery Manager? After working in an area of social impact I was deeply passionate about for five years, I wanted to bring in something different to refresh my connection with social change....

The cost of living is high on the news agenda at the moment. And rightly so. Too many people are having to make choices - such as between heating and eating - which should have been consigned to the history books when we left the Victorian age....

A Moment of Change is a podcast created by On Purpose London Associates. Series 3 of A Moment of Change will discuss systems change with key leaders working in various areas of social and environmental impact, delving into the practicalities of...

In our weekly marketing meeting a few weeks back, one of the agenda items was “Black History Month - coming up” and the topic for discussion was what should we do for it. I felt that familiar feeling in my stomach that occurs anytime this agenda...

During their time on the Associate Programme, our Associates work in two purpose-driven organisations and get hands-on experience with challenging industry projects. Placement hosts can be social enterprises, social divisions of for-profit...

On 18th April 2019 I lost my Dad to suicide. That moment will be forever imprinted in my mind. I remember my blood curdling scream, blocking out all life. Being suspended in a never ending moment of silent sickening horror. In the months and...

Last Friday saw Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK’s new chancellor, announce his first budget - or his mini-budget to be precise. A Chancellor’s first budget is their opportunity to set a new course for the country, to share their vision for the UK’s...