Latest development in long-running saga that has seen dozens of disabled former employees left in hardship and an ex-management team member and well known social entrepreneur embroiled in a legal case with the company’s new owner.
The UK’s social enterprise membership body launched the campaign to support the former social enterprise's employees – who were left in financial difficulty after the company failed to pay them thousands of pounds in wages and redundancy payments.
Leading UK social enterprise buys 28-year-old coffee bar chain, taking on 370 staff, as part of pandemic-assisted acquisition strategy to create more social businesses.
Former marketing manager made redundant from high profile social enterprise Clarity & Co. says her startup can show cleaning companies how to do it better.
Supermarket chain launches investigation, MP raises issue of “unpaid wages” in Parliament, leading social entrepreneur calls for more “teeth” for accreditations – but Clarity claims its ethos of supporting people with disabilities remains.
The sale of 166-year-old Clarity & Co. to a South African owner has secured all 85 jobs. Statement promises new company “will continue to operate as a social enterprise”.
What does the day-to-day work of a social enterprise look like around the world? Our photo feature brings you right to the front lines, thanks to beautiful, compelling images submitted by our readers – this time in Pakistan, Australia and the UK.
Even the greatest products rarely sell themselves – so we asked marketers at top social enterprises Hey Girls, Clarity, Mamoq and Hubbub to share their top tips. The second in our two-part guide.
