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Critical thinking for a global society

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25 May 2022

Natasha Robson

In a complex world of free-flowing information and misinformation, where we are often being sold to without realising it, clear thought is more vital than ever. Natasha Robson explains how she is educating people to think about their thinking

Off the streets and into a job

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24 May 2022

Christy Acton

Christy Acton, founder and CEO of Birmingham non-for-profit Standing Tall, says businesses can make a huge difference by creating stable jobs for people who’ve experienced homelessness

We need children to discover real food at school

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18 May 2022

Anthony Davison

The Big Barn project helps schools and their pupils become the centre of a sustainable, healthy, inclusive, food community, with the children learning about how much fun – and how delicious – home grown produce is. Anthony Davison invites you to get involved.

Inclusion begins with collaboration

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16 May 2022

Karl Brown

Solicitor Karl Brown FRSA writes about how his experience of a lack of diversity in the Bristol property business spurred him to create the Bristol Property Inclusion Charter

Prioritising social value in supply chains

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04 May 2022

Aoise Keogan-Nooshabadi

The pandemic and the increase in extreme weather events has exposed the fragility of our global supply chains. Meanwhile, new Government procurement policy means a consideration of social value is no longer an optional extra for business. Aoise Keogan Nooshabadi, FRSA, looks at the ethical, practical and economic benefits of buying and supplying closer to home

Want to rebuild your life? First prove you’re alive

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13 Apr 2022

Lauren Anders Brown

War and forced migrations mean hundreds of thousands of displaced people lack the documents to find work, start a new life, or even prove they exist. Lauren Anders Brown, co-directed Forged, about the Syrian conflict. She argues that we desperately need a universal, non-governmental ID system

How to stop human traffickers exploiting the war in Ukraine

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12 Apr 2022

Eirliani Rahman

Amid the horror of the Russian invasion, criminals see opportunities. Eirliani Abdul Rahman, who works to help abused and trafficked children, and adult survivors of the brutal trade, says many thousands of innocent victims are slipping through the cracks.

Investing in the brain...to strengthen democracy

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07 Apr 2022

In a world economy dominated by intangible assets, intellectual capital and innovative practices, our economic prosperity and security need the best knowledge workers. A new paper argues building brain infrastructure at the national level is crucial.

Using the ‘nowhere office’ revolution to narrow the disability employment gap

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04 Apr 2022

Catherine Hale

With the growth in home-working, everyone seems to be saying the future of work is flexible, as the government push new legislation. But Catherine Hale, FRSA, says that for disabled people, proposed laws don’t go nearly far enough