Justine Greening talks about the opportunity crisis that is facing the UK and how committed members of the Purpose Coalition are doing their bit to solve it.

One of the country’s leading recruitment specialists, Pertemps, today announced its partnership with the Purpose Coalition on a Levelling Up Impact Report which will set out its contribution to the levelling up agenda in the UK.

Justine Greening shares her thoughts on the recently launched Levelling Up White Paper.

“With the government’s long anticipated White Paper on levelling up about to be published, it is worth reflecting on how much the landscape has changed since it was first mooted”

In her latest blog, Anne Milton discusses new research that has estimated that persistent ill-health in England’s most left behind communities costs the country almost £30 billion a year in lost productivity.

GB Railfreight (GBRf), the best performing rail freight operator in the UK, today announced its partnership with the Purpose Coalition on a Levelling Up Action Plan which will set out its contribution to the levelling up agenda in the UK.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation (NCIC) has joined a growing number of organisations by committing to a new system of measuring social impact.

In her latest blog, Justine Greening discusses the importance of taking the time to properly evaluate and measure a project.

In this issue, Robbie Moore - MP for Keighley and Parliamentary Co-Chair of the Levelling Up Goals explains progress taking place to level-up on the ground.

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has joined a growing number of purpose-led organisations by committing to a new set of levelling up measurements.

Amazon has become the latest organisation to feature in the Levelling Up Goals seminar series, discussing how it is delivering opportunities for communities across the country and how business more broadly can drive social mobility.

Rising to the challenge are new banks which are changing the status quo. Aldermore, a multi-specialist lending bank, aims to open up access to those people and businesses who find it difficult to get finance and advice from the traditional financial sector.

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with former Public Health Minister Rt Hon Anne Milton and signed up to a new set of levelling up measurements.

North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) has joined a growing number of organisations by committing to a new way of measuring social impact.

Levelling up by making full use of the talents of men and women equally benefits both employee and employer. It also makes sound, long-term economic sense for the country.

Virgin Money’s ambitious plan to shape the future is one that all businesses should consider. Truly purpose-led organisations are guided by the good they can do for their staff and, by extension, for their communities.

In her latest blog, Anne Milton discusses the impact that low vaccination rates could have on health inequality.

There is substantial evidence that a lack of social connection significantly contributes to poor health. The Campaign to End Loneliness has said that it increases the risk of premature mortality by 26%, bringing health risks that can be greater than many of the factors that are more widely discussed, such as obesity or smoking.

Donna Catley, Chief People Officer, Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been appointed as an Independent Member of King’s College London Council.

Social mobility leaders and some of Britain’s biggest employers have joined forces to launch a new Equality of Opportunity Coalition aimed at driving fairer access to UK opportunities.