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Wasps (Workshop & Artists Studio Provision Scotland) is an organization that provides affordable studios to support artists, arts organizations, and creative businesses. They currently house about 900 artists and 33 organizations at 19 buildings across Scotland.
FARE, standing for ‘Family Action in Rogerfield and Easterhouse’, is a social enterprise based in the East end of Glasgow, Scotland. Over the past few years, Fare has proven to be innovative through their ‘StreetwYze’ campaign, aiming to educate young children of the dangers and consequences of being associated with gangs. StreetwYze is an eight-week programme delivered to young children in their final year of primary education - as the period of transition from primary to high school is when many are at their most vulnerable due to the peer pressure of joining gangs.
AMS is a Scottish incorporated organisation (SCIO) established in 2008 in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland by Andy McLaren and Robert McHarg. The company’s primary objective is to improve the quality of life and life chances of young people growing up in areas of social deprivation. Robert and his team work across 30 different communities over 6 evenings a week, delivering different activities to over 2000 young people. By using a collaborative approach, AMS engage with families in poverty and introduce them to a range of activities to give young people a chance to be involved in community life. This has led to a substantial reduction of crime and anti-social behaviour in the East End of Glasgow.
The innovation for the service offered by The No.1 Be-friending Agency arose from a societal need for the service. Audrey identified a gap where elderly members of society required both care and companionship which led to The No.1 Be-friending Agency identifying an opportunity to provide care services which could subsequently enable the befriending service to be financially viable. Consequently, Audrey details “what is innovative about what we do is actually about the business model”.
Aspire Community Solutions is a Social Enterprise based in Paisley providing a variety of services in Construction, Landscaping/Groundworks and Cleaning services across Scotland, while delivering Social Impact and change. Meeting the requirements of Goals one, four, eight, ten and fifteen, Aspire community Solutions helps to reduce poverty, encourage education and inspire individuals to maximise their potential. In addition, improving greener spaces and without a specific demographic, Aspire manages to achieve all five goals.
Haven Recycle is a social enterprise that reuses or recycles discarded electronic items in a sustainable way and in the process provides stable and inclusive employment for disabled people within Glasgow. They have been established for around 10 years and are a division of Rehab Enterprises, Ireland's largest employer of people with disabilities and disadvantages. They are a "supported" business, which means they receive funding and grants from the Scottish government in return for giving fruitful employment and development to disabled adults. Haven Recycle serves both corporate customers and public bodies, which are looking for environmentally friendly options to dispose of un-required electronic and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) devices. They offer services such as secure data destruction, reuse and recycle through asset recovery, and resale to both corporate and private customers.
WEEE recycling is a service whereby Haven will reuse or recycle anything with a plug or a battery, including monitors, computers, white goods, and mobile phones. Anything that cannot be reused is broken down into components and passed to selected downstream suppliers who share their commitment to zero landfill.
However, their main focus is on the asset recovery service they provide. According to Sharon Martin, their ethos is:
“that reusing is preferable to recycling and recycling is preferable to scrapping to landfill."
Through asset recovery, equipment can be refurbished for reuse, resale, or used as charitable donations. They can also be dismantled with internal components then being reclaimed for use elsewhere by being re-marketed to proven suppliers with similar ethical contracts.
GreenPower harnesses not only the energy of the sun, wind and rain, but also the competitive and independent spirit of entrepreneurs to achieve their goals. By being conscientious of the environment and the local community, the organisation operates in accordance with several of the Sustainable Development Goals. Namely, Goals 7, 12, 14 and 15, which all come together through both the company's operations and their internal culture.
Projekt 42 is a gym which endeavours to enhance the living standard of its clients through demonstrating the positive link between improving physical fitness and mental health. The organisation strives to make exercise and fitness accessible and affordable for all through “building happy bodies and strong minds”. The work of Projekt42 can be linked to 3 out of the 17 goals;
● GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being
● GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality
● GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
As a community-based charity and social enterprise, The Ecology Centre, based in Fife, focuses on communicating the transformational effect that a connection with nature can offer for a variety of individuals within the local community. The Centre provides a range of products and services which aim to benefit society through, for example, the reduction of mental health issues, whilst having a lasting effect on the surrounding environment. The organisation’s extensive portfolio of activities, events and projects contribute toward four of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), namely; goal three, Good Health and Well-being; goal ten, Reduced Inequalities; goal twelve, Responsible Consumption and Production; and goal fifteen, Life on Land.
Lorn and Oban Healthy Options Ltd (henceforth, Healthy Options) is a social enterprise based in Oban, in the West of Scotland. Healthy Options has built its business by providing tailored exercise programmes for individuals that have suffered from falls and accidents or suffer from chronic physical or mental health conditions. The National Health Service (NHS) refers clients to Healthy Options, who then create a programme to improve their overall wellbeing. The organisation currently has clients from various socioeconomic backgrounds, therefore only those who can afford to pay are asked to. Clients who are on government benefits are exempted from payment. Despite having clients paying to use their service, any payment that is required is made to the sports facilities used and not Healthy Options itself.
Remake-up was founded in 2014. These treatments were not widely used and therefore, represented a gap in the market. The founders Pedro Santos and Cristina Bernardino seized this opportunity to create something unique.
Health by Science is Scotland’s first personal training/ physiotherapy social enterprise that strongly believes that their social enterprise model could offer a new paradigm for physiotherapy and personal training in the United Kingdom. Their physiotherapists work closely with strength coaches to provide a full spectrum of services, from rehabilitation to high-performance coaching. The interviewee, Stuart Maytham, emphasised their focus on rehabilitating stroke survivors discharged from the NHS. He also highlighted their input to educating physiotherapy and sports science students. Therefore, the innovation contributes to SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being and SDG 4: Quality Education.
Prep Table is a social enterprise, legally classified as a company limited by guarantee, using food to support people in difficult housing situations; such as homelessness, at risk of being homeless or in temporary accommodations. Based in Edinburgh, Prep Table has been working with multiple charities, including Rock Trust, Streetwork, Salvation Army and Four Square Homeless Charity in the one year since its inception. These charities are mainly focused on tackling poverty and helping people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless, with Rock Trust specifically working with young people between the ages of 16 - 25. This is done by providing support in finding accommodation and employment or giving opportunities for work experience and volunteering, in order to regain control over their lives and prevent further homelessness.This organisation contributes to the fulfilment of five different Sustainable Development Goals; goal 1: no poverty, goal 2: zero hunger, goal 3: good health and well-being, goal 10: reduced inequalities, and goal 12: responsible consumption and production.