Wow, never a fan of #offsetting as it undermines focus on #emissions reduction & doesn't work - but this is big: more than 90% of #rainforest #carbon #offsets by biggest provider are worthless, analysis shows. theguardian.com/environment/20… #co2 #sdg13 #climate #forest #deforestation

Charity department store opens in 'UK first' bbc.in/3wCUU2u

Check out our CEO Tim Rooney talking with Heidi Fisher MBE on the Make an Impact CIC podcast! Listen to him discussing the credit market, the issues people face and how Salad does things. #NHS #Publicsector #finance #fintech #podcast makeanimpact.buzzsprout.com/507019/1220516…

On International Women's Day... gratitude to all the amazing women I have the absolute pleasure to work with 💜 @sarahbeaumont | Heidi Fisher MBE | Dr Birgit Kehrer | #FionaJeffery | cathy | #JillHarlow | #KellyDaniel #IWD2023 #IWD #BossingIt #curiouslife #fuelledbyflatwhite

Doing good in the world? Then it is incumbent on you to build the foundations of a sustainable business, says Yinka Ewuola This new episode of the Make an Impact podcast with Heidi Fisher MBE is available to listen now: buzzsprout.com/507019/12361157

The perfect awards where arranging childcare isn't necessary, just bring them with you. If only everyone thought like this. Get nominating 😊.

📢 New book publication day📖 Public services under pressure like never before. Traditional approaches haven't been working for many people. But despair alone is useless and there's another way. Social enterprises. e3m.org.uk/vitalising-pur… #VitalisingPurpose (1) #SocEnt

Been a privilege to work with so many people determined & committed to make public services best they can be in serving people's needs for new E3M Soc Ent Leaders book, with foreword by Victor Adebowale (2) e3m.org.uk/vitalising-pur…

Fantastic, thoughtful essays from authors including Dr June O'Sullivan OBE, Sandra Hamilton Social MBA, Heidi Fisher MBE, Catch22 (Naomi), Richard Selwyn, Julian Blake, Edward Finch, Tej Dhami (The Change Coefficient), Vanessa, a P3 Gainsborough resident, Carolyn Wilkins OBE, &.. (3)

Book available in Amazon too, and will be in other bookstores soon #VitalisingPurpose amzn.eu/d/7ruIPQf #socent

In 1998, Citibank and The Travelers Insurance Company merged. They hired legendary designer Paula Scher to create a new logo. In their first meeting, on a napkin, Scher drew what became the iconic Citi logo. As Scher got up to leave the room, someone from the Citi team asked,

Coverage in Financial Times of Fair4All Finance's new report 'As One Door Closes' on Illegal Money Lending suggests huge growth in illegal money lending with 3 million people having used them over the past three years. #LoanSharks #ResponsibleFinance ft.com/content/1e27d9…

Today's addition to our #VitalisingPurpose series of podcasts features Heidi Fisher MBE of Make an Impact CIC talking about maximising social value... vitalisingpurpose.buzzsprout.com/2204872/131168… #socialvalue #socialimpact #impactmeasurement

"When it comes to designing out the poverty premium – we can’t see the regulation tackling it yet.” Martin Coppack, Fair By Design, Director on the new Consumer Duty for Chartered Banker Magazine. Full article on inclusive product design⬇️⬇️⬇️

Fab first FORUM today, facilitated by Sarah Crawley Beaumont & supported by West Midlands Combined Authority as we delved into ACCESSING NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES. Collaboration, Clusters & Consortia-building were key topics. Thanks to speakers #CharlesRapson Heidi Fisher MBE Chet P - FRSPH #DirkRohwedder #socent

Great to be at the Enterprise Development Programme conference in Birmingham today with Social Investment Business and Access. Looking forward to delivering 2 Measuring Impact workshops later #enterpriseconf23 #socialimpact

The Social Economy FORUM talks Collaboration, Clusters & Consortia-building FORUM #1: At A Glance  bssec.org.uk/the-social-eco… #socent #socialeconomy #WestMids #Birmingham #Coventry #Dudley #Sandwell #Solihull #Walsall #Wolverhampton West Midlands Combined Authority Chet P - FRSPH SSE in the Midlands Heidi Fisher MBE

Around 1 in 5 people from minority ethnic groups have experienced discrimination due to race when dealing with financial providers in the UK, new research from Fair4All Finance finds. fair4allfinance.org.uk/levelling-the-…

Winning the #SocialImpact award sponsored by @Keyfund was “like a special quality stamp that gets you further” for Proper Job Theatre. If you want to be a #SEYHAwards 23 winner get your nomination in via bit.ly/468TZ9t. #socialenterprise #socialvalue #impact. Closes 22 Dec

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation Joseph Rowntree Foundation poverty report out today makes grim reading, millions'd need to DOUBLE incomes to escape poverty & over 14m in the UK fit its poverty defintion:- jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-202… It asked me in advance for a comment in its press release, I added "I