With a shared passion for organic, seasonal and local food, childhood friends Lisa Stockton and Ellie Pennington teamed up to launch social enterprise Happy Kitchen.
With a shared passion for organic, seasonal and local food, childhood friends Lisa Stockton and Ellie Pennington teamed up to launch social enterprise Happy Kitchen.
Alison Cole and Ann Nguyen believe that designing human solutions does not necessitate an expensive graduate degree. They are designing a prototype for free and meaningful graduate level education in an ecovillage in Auroville, India!
50FIFTY takes the Union Jack and mixes it with national flags from all over the world to create striking, iconic clothing.
Sally loved travel, but wasn't so fond of the effect that mass tourism has on local people and the environment. So she set aside a planned legal career to develop ethical travel website Your Safe Planet.
With his company The Urban Revolution Group going from strength to strength, Chris is now launching a new venture in the challenging but exciting world of Chinese media.
Whether she’s creating bags made from seat belts or replacing Valentine’s roses with snowdrops, Cyndi Rhoades is helping one person at a time live a more sustainable life.
David Erasmus turned his back on a hugely successful career in advertising to set up social enterprises in the UK and abroad that would help to address some of the world’s biggest issues.
When Andrea Photiou decided to follow her dreams by pursuing a career in radio she created Playvybz, an online radio station which is global in scope but local in heart.
"When I see the huge amount of people sending me emails with great ideas for social enterprises, asking me for advice, and when I meet the young social entrepreneurs themselves at events, I know that social enterprise is the up and coming trend in the UK.
Robert Wilson set up READ International to recycle books and other educational resources by redistributing them in Tanzania.
Full-time student, social entrepreneur and cricket captain James Clegg is the chairman of Operation Hoodie, an organisation raising funds for Cancer Research UK.
James Tuthill’s graduation concept of the eglu led to him and three friends from the Royal College of Art in London, Johannes Paul, Simon Nicholls and William Windham, all in their mid-twenties, to form Omlet in 2004.
Read International (Recycling Education Allowing Development) was set up by 22-year old Robert Wilson in 2003 whilst at university.
Laurence is the founder of Simply Soaps which uses natural ingredients sourced from around the world to make high quality soap and skincare products.
Tom works tirelessly as an innovator of ethical entrepreneurial ideas, exploring the roles that social entrepreneurship can play in supporting community centred conservation initiatives. He set up Blue Ventures, Tip the Planet and Bright Green.
Heather started Striding Out with a £5,000 loan from her parents. It's a pioneering support network that provides business help and training to young entrepreneurs and provides consultancy to government and academia on enterprise and social enterprise.
Richard Reed co-founded Innocent Drinks with two friends in 1998. The company - which prides itself on acting responsibly - has grown quickly and now has a turnover of £76 million.
Emily Cummins is a serial ethical inventor and entrepreneur. Her latest invention is a solar-powered fridge that she developed on her self-funded gap year in Africa.
Grant set up a fairtrade organic coffee service company in 2005. Mozzo is dedicated to sourcing, sharing and serving the finest ethical espresso experiences. Here are his answers to our questions about being in business.
