Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are no longer optional extras. Customers, employees, investors and public sector buyers increasingly expect businesses to show how they treat people, communities and the planet, and to prove it.

As a Community Interest Company, we hold ourselves to the same standard: our profits are reinvested for community benefit, we buy from social enterprises wherever we can, we recycle at both our hubs, and our Board provides independent oversight. That experience shapes how we help businesses turn their ESG and CSR commitments into real, lasting impact.

How we help businesses deliver on ESG and CSR
Most businesses want their ESG and CSR commitments to mean something, but turning good intentions into real, evidenced impact is hard. We help you do it, combining over 25 years of social enterprise expertise with direct links to the communities and organisations that create social value every day.

1. ESG and CSR strategy
What we do: review where you are now, identify the social impact that fits your business, and help you build a practical, social value-led ESG and CSR strategy.
What you gain: clear priorities, a strategy your team can act on, and commitments that stand up to scrutiny.

2. Social value evaluation
What we do: independently assess the social value your organisation creates, and where it could create more.
What you gain: credible evidence for annual reports, stakeholders, investors and tenders.

3. Social enterprise supply chains
What we do: connect you with social enterprise suppliers, so your everyday spending creates jobs and opportunity in local communities.
What you gain: a more diverse, inclusive supply chain, and social impact built into what you already buy.

4. Social value and procurement guidance
What we do: help you understand and respond to social value requirements, including the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 and the Procurement Act 2023.
What you gain: confidence when bidding for public sector contracts, and social value commitments you can deliver.

5. Community partnerships and sponsorship
What we do: give you direct ways to invest in Birmingham’s communities, from sponsoring Community Mondays, our free weekly sessions for women at Women’s Enterprise & Community Hub, to partnering with the Social Economy Drive and its Social Economy Awards.
What you gain: visible local impact, a stronger CSR profile, and meaningful ways to engage your people with the communities around you.