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Graduate Planet CIC funds pioneering environmental workshop for 60 schoolchildren

March 19, 2019
by Alun Severn
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We’ve written before here about Graduate Planet CIC, the specialist social enterprise recruitment consultancy which uses its surpluses to support environmental action. Its founder Kate Evans recently worked with energy data specialists SPS International in Warwick to help the co
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The changing face of social enterprise — creating social value through inter-trading

May 10, 2018
by Alun Severn
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We wrote recently about Graduate Planet CIC in one of our ‘changing face of social enterprise‘ stories. It’s a new-start social enterprise recruitment consultancy which uses its surpluses to support environmental action. Its founder Kate Evans was one of the spe
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Could your community building be suitable for Community Energy Birmingham’s next phase of large solar power installations?

February 07, 2018
by Alun Severn
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This just in from Community Energy Birmingham… Community Energy Birmingham is a renewable energy co-operative that funds, installs and operates renewable energy in community buildings in Birmingham. We are a community benefit society with an open membership and we are run in acc
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Co-Wheels car club secures £40K social investment to help fund expansion

May 11, 2017
by Alun Severn
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    Co-Wheels Birmingham is your local eco car club, operated social enterprise Green Revolutions CIC. Its members drive low-emission, well-maintained cars –without the hassle and cost of ownership, insurance and and maintenance. Since launching in 2013, Co-Wheels now
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Investment for energy entrepreneurs

March 09, 2015
by Alun Severn
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Ignite is the UK’s first impact investment fund with a focus on energy. Set up through Centrica, Ignite believe that energy entrepreneurs have a vital role to play in building a better society and are here to help them achieve their potential. Centrica are investing people and money i
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