Breaking the Mould

Dive into the world of food waste and charity partnerships with Charlotte Hill, CEO of The Felix Project, a London-based organisation that's become a go-to partner for businesses looking to make a real difference.

With a vision "of London where no-one goes hungry and good food is never wasted," the Felix Project rescues surplus food and distributes it to those in need, providing millions of meals annually. The charity’s innovative approach is solving critical social issues providing businesses with unique opportunities to fulfil their ESG commitments.

Together we explore:

Dive into the world of food waste and charity partnerships with Charlotte Hill, CEO of The Felix Project, a London-based organisation that's become a go-to partner for businesses looking to make a real difference.

Toast Brewing isn’t your average brewery. It is proof that you can brew up a successful business while leaving a positive impact on communities and the planet. The trailblazing B Corp founded in 2016 by Louisa Ziane is on a mission to tackle the global issue of food waste, one slice of bread at a time, while creating tasty lagers! 

Toast’s purpose has been embedded into the business from the very start. From their "Equity for Good" investment model to partnerships amplifying social impact and employee wellbeing, every facet has been designed with people and planet at the core.

With Louisa, we talk about: 

Tune in to hear how this pioneering brewery is reshaping business as usual and gain insights for integrating purpose throughout your own operations.

More about Toast: https://www.toastbrewing.com/

More about ActionFunder: https://www.actionfunder.org/

Toast Brewing isn’t your average brewery. It is proof that you can brew up a successful business while leaving a positive impact on communities and the planet.

“The year before, we had a 240% increase in terms of people turning to us as a landlord for financial support”. How can housing associations best support the people that live within their walls? Creating an environment for communities to thrive is essential to Sovereign Network Group.

Andrew Cooper, Head of Partnerships and Funding at SNG, tells us all about how the housing association is planning to invest 100 million into communities over the next 10 years through their community foundation, the brilliant partnerships they form along the way, and the opportunities and challenges too. 

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More about SNG: https://www.sovereign.org.uk/

More about ActionFunder: https://www.actionfunder.org/

If you often find yourself wondering what social value means, how your business can create positive change and how to best report on that change, you’re not alone. And most importantly you’re at the right place.

More about Social Value Portal: https://socialvalueportal.com/

This minisode is an extract from our conversation with Léyoh Goodall, Vice President  of sales at Social Value Portal. SVP works with businesses who are dedicated to create, measure and report on social value. Here we answer an important question: What makes a great impact report?

You can listen to the full conversation next week on Breaking The Mould. We take a close look at social value, using tech to deliver tangible change and more! 

‘There’s no business in existence that puts more back into the natural world than it takes from it’

But there are business leaders out there, doing their best to mitigate their business’s impact and create good. 

Richard Walker, Executive Chairman of Iceland Foods is one of them.

In addition to his work at Iceland, Richard is wearing many hats: he’s an advocate and leading figure for sustainable businesses, a published author and former chair of Surfers Against Sewage to quote a few.

In this episode, we talk about his mission to democratise sustainability. 

We touch on: 

Going beyond providing ‘Bricks and Mortar’ for their residents, that’s the aim of Clarion Futures, the charitable arm of Clarion Housing Association. 

Meet Sarah Mitton, Age Friendly Community Manager at Clarion Futures. Sarah and her team are on a mission to turn houses into homes, where residents feel part of a community, listened to and can access wellbeing and development opportunities. 

Together we talk about how housing associations can go beyond the provision of housing, to create healthy communities by working closely with local actors. 

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This month, we're talking with Piers Linney. Piers is an entrepreneur and TV personality as well as a philanthropist and believer in businesses as a force for good!

Piers’ comes back on his journey to success and the challenges he faced as a mixed race man. We talk about ways businesses can become more inclusive and a force for good. And we touch on Artificial Intelligence and the possibilities it can open for businesses and the third sector.