AI Impact: How should purpose-driven businesses consider the impact of their AI usage?
We regularly bring together people from across the impact space, including investors, B Corps, social enterprises, foundations and ecosystem support organisations, to discuss key themes of purpose-beyond-profit. At a recent roundtable, we explored how purpose-driven businesses can understand the risks and impacts of AI, and how in-house legal teams can develop strategies to support responsible …
EHRC Code of Practice coming into force on Wednesday 5 August
The new EHRC Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations comes into force on Wednesday 5 August. This updated Services Code will provide guidance on the application of the Equality Act 2010 in light of the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment For Women Scotland, which courts and tribunals must take into account when deciding claims …
EPC reform: raising the bar – big changes ahead for landlords and tenants
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are a familiar part of the UK property landscape, rating buildings from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient). They are required when properties are built, sold or let, and form the basis of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES). For landlords, a property must have a minimum EPC rating of …
Innovate for Impact: Building cyber resilience: Lessons from the front line of a ransomware attack
At our recent Innovate for Impact: Empowering charities through technology event, one message stood out above all others: cyber resilience is not just a technology issue — it is an organisational one. As charities increasingly rely on digital tools to deliver services, engage supporters and manage sensitive information, the impact of a cyber incident can …
Innovate for Impact: Managing IT supplier relationships: Risks, red flags and reducing the impact of disputes
What makes an IT supplier relationship succeed – or fail? At our recent event, Innovate for Impact: Empowering Charities through Technology, panellists explored the challenges organisations face when delivering technology projects and managing relationships with IT suppliers. While the projects discussed varied widely, a number of recurring themes emerged: misaligned expectations, underestimated complexity, supplier dependency …
Innovate for Impact: How technology can empower charities to drive positive change
At our recent Innovate for Impact: Empowering Charities Through Technology event, panellists discussed how charities are using technology in practice to improve services, better understand the needs of their communities and support their wider objectives. The discussion explored both the opportunities and challenges presented by new technologies, with speakers drawing on their own experiences of …