Briefing for Charities & Social Enterprises | 15 October
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Cabinet Office survey on the National Procurement Policy Statement – an opportunity for mission driven procurement?
The Procurement Act 2023, which promises a major overhaul of public procurement law, will now take effect on 24 February …
Green claims, greenwashing and green hushing: Developing a strategy for purpose-driven businesses to talk about impact
Bates Wells convenes the Impact Counsels’ Forum, a regular meeting of senior lawyers and other leaders working at purpose-driven businesses …
Realise your purpose: How Immigration and hybrid working are shaping the future of workforce diversity
Realise Your Purpose is a Bates Wells campaign to help commercial organisations consider, decide on and implement their ESG goals. …
A social investment power for statutory charities and Royal Charter bodies
By this stage, most charities have likely considered whether they could, and should, engage in social investments: activities which may …
Eleonor Duhs published in PDP journal: The Problem with Data Sharing
In certain contexts, data sharing crosses the line between being useful from being absolutely vital. Yet, significant misunderstandings about the …
Strategic litigation: how charities can use the law as a force for good
Strategic litigation is an exciting and increasingly important topic and charities are at the forefront. From challenging government policies to …
You’re invited | Charities and Intellectual Property – the crucial elements | 22 October 2024
Charities interact with intellectual property (“IP”) in lots of different ways. There is typically IP in names, logos, websites and …
The Employment Rights Bill – what now? | Join our webinar on the 23 October 2024
The Labour Government has repeatedly promised to deliver the “the biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation” including …
Our B Corp recertification results: a commitment to being, and doing, better
In August we received the news from B Lab that their extensive verification checks had been completed and our third …
Purpose & Impact: your roundup
Welcome to your roundup – a monthly selection of news hand-picked to keep you up to date with what’s going …
Watch again | Strategic litigation: how charities can use the law as a force for good | 24 September 2024
In this webinar, we were joined by Paul Benson (ClientEarth), Jake White (WWF UK), Joss Saunders (Oxfam) and Bonike Bracewell …