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Lucy Wells became a London Fellow in October 2017 and is now living in New York, where she discovers two social enterprises — one producing toilet paper and the other one renting out clothes.One of the joys of recently moving to the States is I...

Ariane Nikpur, Programme and Marketing Analyst in the On Purpose London team, writes about Bulk Market, the only zero-waste supermarket in London.I don’t know about you, but I’ve often felt that after my weekly supermarket shop, I bring back at...

Patsy Doerr, Thomson Reuters Global Head of Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and Inclusion spoke to October 2016 Fellow Katie Fish about creating purposeful change at Thomson Reuters, taking impact seriously and what inspires her.Patsy...

Reka Budai writes about the On Purpose Feastival which she and her October 2016 cohort organised across four social enterprise restaurants in London, with over 100 diners enjoying their evening of food and conversation.As our On Purpose year...

Orlena Yee, On Purpose Associate in the April 2017 cohort and currently working at Community Links, writes about the dilemma of eating (or not eating) fish and her efforts to achieve a more sustainable lifestyle.I love fish. If a choice had to be...

Jo Alexander, who’s currently working as an Associate of the April 2017 cohort with A Blueprint for Better Business, reflects on economic inequalities, their extent and implications for our society.Economic inequality is a topic that I’m noticing...

Premila Sattianayagam, Associate of the April 2017 cohort in London, writes about her experience with African Prisons Project, which is her first placement, and her visit of prisons in Africa.Acknowledging the humanity:“If the world knew the...

Alex Watson, On Purpose Fellow, writes about the potential of companies, that put purpose before profit, to create social or environmental benefits and at the same time generate enough revenue to be financially sustainable.“We have four...

Tom Rippin is the CEO of On Purpose and writes about the hurdles that social enterprises need to overcome in order to have a global impact.The time of “heropreneurs” has past. Over the past decades there has been increasing glorification of the...

Jo Alexander, On Purpose Associate in the London April 2017 cohort, writes about the change in workplace culture she experienced when moving from a large multinational to a small charity. I used to work for a global oil and gas company, which was...

Marc Violo, London October 2016 Associate, summarises the digital tools for cost-effective and efficient marketing, sales and operation.In this day in age, all organisations should be digital by nature. Private, public, start-up or well...

Sajni Shah, London April 2017 Associate, writes about how her current placement HCT group helps children with special education needs to get to and back from school.“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at...