Tees Valley Community Asset Preservation Trust is a registered charity (CIO) which was established in 2015 in response to local government spending cuts. Its principle aim is to save community centres, sports facilities and village halls from closure by stepping in to offer free advice and support to organisations who feared losing their buildings due to funding cuts.
Café van Gogh is a restaurant with a social and environmental mission in Brixton. Apart from serving delicious vegan and seasonally changing food, the restaurant also provides employment and training opportunities for people additional needs, like learning disabilities and mental health challenges.
Greenwashing describes the process of disseminating false or misleading information about how a company’s products are deemed environmentally sound. In the context of investment and social investment, this particularly refers to un-substantiated claims about the sustainability characteristics of an investment product.
