The best place-based organisations forge strategic partnerships that drive economic growth in their local areas. Universities are playing an increasingly important part of that coalition of the willing, collaborating with other local bodies to deliver opportunity.

International defence and security company Leonardo has opened its 8th site in the UK, a high-technology science and engineering facility in the Newcastle Helix innovation cluster.

The Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression at the Department for Work and Pensions, Mims Davies MP has joined pro-social mobility Purpose Coalition employers for a Westminster roundtable on the menopause and women’s health in the workplace - to break down barriers to opportunity. 

The first in-depth study into the impact of ill-health on the UK’s working population has highlighted worrying trends of long-term sickness in two particular groups - women across all age ranges and young men aged 16-24, with a sharp increase in mental health issues.

Loneliness is reported to be three times higher in the LGBT+ community. People in it are more likely to be single childless, living alone, in less frequent contact with their families and generally at greater risk of social isolation.

In a collaborative effort to drive social mobility, The Purpose Coalition partnered with Sodexo at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to host the Purposeful Business Reception

The NHS and the services it provides will be one of the most important issues at the next general election. There are currently 7 million people on waiting lists, and 100,000 vacancies in the NHS so there is huge interest in Labour’s commitment to building an NHS fit for the future, and what that might look like.

Britain has a long-standing manufacturing economy which has driven world-class innovation and design. As technological change continues at pace, it is more important than ever that we have the skills that will enable us to take advantage of that, while at the same time delivering opportunity to individuals and communities across the country.

There’s no doubt that going to university can be transformational, particularly for those from less privileged backgrounds. Universities can offer their students the chance to improve their lives with more rewarding and better-paid jobs.

Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone to our economy, key to unlocking opportunity and improving social mobility. They employ 16.4 million people with an estimated £2.1 trillion turnover. They offer people the chance to run a business on their own terms,often in communities and regions where traditionally opportunities have been limited.

Labour’s fifth mission in Government – breaking down the barriers to opportunity – highlighted the importance of a curriculum that ensures young people leave school ready for work and ready for life.

With a Labour leadership committed to shifting control from Westminster to local communities, place-based organisations will play a key role in ensuring that economic growth and social impact is shaped by - and improves the lives of - the people who live there.

Equipping the UK with the skills needed for a green, digital, high tech economy is vital if the country is to get back on track, and universities can play a leading role in making sure that the next generation’s technical education is fit for the future.

A groundbreaking report which assesses what students need to get the best out of their university experience was the focus of an event hosted by Staffordshire University and the Purpose Coalition today, on the first day of the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.

Women’s health issues have all too often been a taboo subject in the workplace, scarcely acknowledged and barely discussed. Their performance, their productivity, their retention and their morale all suffered as a result. Clearly bad news for women, but also bad news for business.

The Purpose Coalition launched a new report with Newcastle and Northumbria Universities today which assesses the impact of placed-based organisations on social mobility.

Rt Hon Justine Greening joins leading Purpose Coalition member Sodexo in reaffirming its continued commitment to being a purpose driven organisation and creating a positive impact on People, Planet, Places, and Partners at its annual senior leadership conference.

The UK population is aging. By 2030 half of all adults in the UK will be over 50. A third of the UK workforce is already this age. At the same time there is also a shortfall of young people entering employment.

Helping young people to understand the skills they have already accumulated during their academic education and how those can be applied to practical, real-world challenges will equip them for a more productive and prosperous future - that was the message from an event hosted by Young Enterprise and the Purpose Coalition at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester today.

Leading broadcaster, Channel 4, today launched a new report with the Purpose Coalition which assesses its social impact and explores how it can go even further in making a significant contribution to social mobility.