Social economy

SENI: Looking to another decade of progress

The social economy sector in Northern Ireland plays a vital role at the heart of the economy, trading as businesses…

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Mental health thought leadership

Leigh Carey, CEO of The Hummingbird Project, tells Joshua Murray about the organisation’s role as a thought leader in the…

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Social value: Manage, measure, and make it meaningful

Contracting authorities understand and want the benefits of social value through public procurement. To achieve this, the focus must shift…

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Developing an all-island social economy

There is an opportunity to develop a co-ordination framework for greater cohesion on the development of social enterprise on the…

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Building a sustainable legacy through social impact

Incorporating social value into construction projects offers advantages beyond the function of the construction project providing economic value to communities…

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Contracting partnerships that go further

Seamless, reliable supplier relationships. That is usually the main aim for businesses and authorities looking to partner with external providers.…

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Placing social value at the heart of public procurement

Finance Minister Conor Murphy MLA outlines the initial impact of the newly introduced policy of mandatory scoring of social value…

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Profit with purpose

Much has been said about the current economic situation and the increasing pressure that rising fuel, energy and food costs…

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Knowing the value

Having established the social enterprise in 2015, Madlug CEO Dave Linton has created a corporation which has donated over 56,000…

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APG on social enterprise re-established

The all-party group (APG) on social enterprise has been re-established following the Northern Ireland Assembly elections in May 2022. Without…

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