It’s time to close the UK’s life expectancy gap
Where you are born should not determine how long you will live. Unfortunately, this is becoming an increasing reality in the United Kingdom.
Hertfordshire MP Julie Marson visits Rivers Hospital
Julie toured the hospital with Hospital Director, Chloe Senneck, to see the services offered at the hospital, which include Orthopedics, Oncology and Ophthalmology. During the visit, the local MP also met with Consultants and nurses working at the hospital to deliver care for patients.
Breaking Down Barriers Commission announces strategic partnership with further education providers to tackle inequality
A collaboration with London’s largest further education provider, Capital City College Group, and leading countrywide college group, NCG, will explore ways in which they can make a difference for their students, staff and the communities they serve while leveraging their sector leads.
You’ll never guess why London’s iconic Ferris wheel just turned purple (May 2024)
Spotted London's massive observation wheel glowing an bizarre purple hue these past few nights? We've got the scoop on the unexpected reason behind the curious colour-changing spectacle.
Purpose Coalition Unveils Teleperformance Social Impact Report
The Purpose Coalition today announced the launch of the Teleperformance Social Impact Report, in collaboration with Teleperformance in the UK, a global leader in customer experience management and digital integrated business services.
Merlin Entertainments Showcases Its Social Impact With New Report Launch
Merlin Entertainments, a global leader in branded entertainment destinations, this week launched a report with the Purpose Coalition setting out its social impact in the UK.
Royal Holloway, University of London, partners with Breaking Down Barriers Commission to drive equality of opportunity
The University offers inclusive education and research to over 12,000 students across its Surrey and central London campuses.
Camden Council Leader Georgia Gould joins Purpose Coalition to explore the future of Citizens Assemblies
Citizens' Assemblies are a new concept, not just in Britain, but around the world. Assemblies come together to learn about a discuss issues, and reach conclusions about what they think should happen in society.
Liverpool Hope University and the Purpose Coalition launch new report to guide its social impact journey
The report, developed in partnership with the Purpose Coalition, details the activities that the University is already undertaking which promote social mobility and features a series of recommendations that will help to broaden its impact in the future.
Delivering social impact: Anchor celebrates report launch at House of Commons
The social impact of Anchor, England’s largest provider of specialist housing and care for people in later life, is documented in a report which was launched at the House of Commons on Tuesday 30 April.
Wise Group and Purpose Coalition host skills roundtable as part of the Commission on Breaking Down Barriers to Employment Opportunity
The Wise Group and The Purpose Coalition has held a skills roundtable in Westminster, co-chaired by Wise Group CEO Sean Duffy and Crossbench Peer Lord Walney on the future of skills, as part of the Breaking Down Barriers to Employment Opportunity Commission.
Business and Trade Select Committee Chair Rt Hon Liam Byrne joins senior business leaders for Westminster roundtable
Senior business leaders today joined Chair of the Business and Trade Select Committee and former Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP, at a major roundtable in Westminster that explored the leadership role that British business can play in tackling barriers to opportunity in partnership with the next government.
Labour MP candidate Luke Charters visits Clifton Park Hospital in York to see high quality healthcare in action
Luke Charters - Labour’s Candidate for York Outer in this year’s General Election – has visited Clifton Park Hospital in the constituency to meet local doctors, nurses and wider staff working at the hospital to deliver high quality healthcare to patients across York, and further afield.
Nick Forbes CBE visits Ramsay Health Care UK’s Tees Valley Hospital to see people caring for people in action
Purpose Coalition Engagement Director and former Member of Keir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet, Nick Forbes CBE has visited Purpose Coalition partner and leading independent healthcare provider, Ramsay Health Care UK, to see first-hand its work at Tees Valley Hospital.
The Breaking Down Barriers officially launches in Parliament – a new social contract to power-up Britain.
The Purpose Coalition’s new Breaking Down Barriers Commission has officially launched in Parliament - an important initiative to tackle inequality with a renewed partnership between government and industry.
Purpose Coalition introduces the fifteenth Purpose Goal - Working in Partnership
Goal 15 - Working in Partnership - will promote the need for organisations to work in partnership to boost equality of opportunity. By fostering strategic alliances with unions and citizens assemblies, organisations can harness diverse talent and perspectives, and ensure their initiatives are grounded in the needs of real-world communities.
Wendy Morton MP visits Pertemps office in Aldridge to see how its commitment to breaking down barriers is making a difference in the West Midlands
Pertemps is the UK’s largest recruitment agency, with over 200 offices across the UK. It directly employs 1,550 members of staff, manages up to 40,000 temporary workers for clients at any one time and places around 12,000 candidates in permanent roles each year.
Northern Gas Networks Partners with the Breaking Down Barriers Commission to Foster Inclusive Opportunities
The collaboration marks a significant commitment from NGN to leverage its industry leadership and resources in breaking down systemic barriers, ensuring equal opportunities for all.
Former Transport Secretaries call on PM to help save Hitachi
As Transport Secretaries from 2011 to 2016 we had a vision that rail manufacturing could do for the North East what Nissan’s commitment to car manufacturing had done. It was a vision that Hitachi Rail shared when they chose Newton Aycliffe for their European rail manufacturing headquarters.
Multiplying opportunity – how learning maths as an adult in Essex is adding up
Ensuring that everyone can make the most of their potential means ensuring that people have the basic skills that will help them take advantage of any opportunity that comes their way.